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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commercial Rates Exemptions (26 Jan 2016)

Noel Harrington: 272. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if Social Protection branch offices that are used exclusively for Social Protection business are exempt from rates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2823/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (21 Jan 2016)

Noel Harrington: 96. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to defer an order for refusal to remain in the State by a national of the United States of America (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2593/16]

Topical Issue Debate: Inshore Fisheries (20 Jan 2016)

Noel Harrington: I thank the Minister of State for her response. I note that what was not read into the record from the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine's report to the Dáil was the establishment in the near future of a mutual fund based on funding from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, EMFF. I congratulate the Minister on achieving a €240 million fund for the fishing sector...

Topical Issue Debate: Inshore Fisheries (20 Jan 2016)

Noel Harrington: I was referring to the Department's own harbours.

Topical Issue Debate: Inshore Fisheries (20 Jan 2016)

Noel Harrington: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, for attending this afternoon to address this topical issue. I also thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for selecting this matter. It is topical and is causing some distress for the inshore fishing fleet throughout the country, in particular those along the south-west coast who have been hit extremely hard. The Minister of State will...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (20 Jan 2016)

Noel Harrington: 40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the disability allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2404/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (19 Jan 2016)

Noel Harrington: 102. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application under the carer's allowance scheme by persons (details supplied) in County Cork in November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1933/16]

Flooding: Statements (13 Jan 2016)

Noel Harrington: I welcome the opportunity to speak this evening on the flooding that has hit this country extremely hard in recent months. I compliment the response of the State agencies, the Department, the Defence Forces, the local authorities, the Civil Defence and the countless volunteers throughout the country in towns and in the countryside who have worked to tackle what has been a national emergency....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance for Household Flooding: Discussion (13 Jan 2016)

Noel Harrington: I thank the officials who have come in to make a presentation and acknowledge the work many of the agencies have done over the past six to eight weeks. I acknowledge the work of those in the Defence Forces, local authorities, the Red Cross and volunteers in a range of areas with different issues and problems. When the humanitarian scheme was announced and being administered, even staff in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance for Household Flooding: Discussion (13 Jan 2016)

Noel Harrington: I asked about information on applications received to date, as opposed to what has been paid out or approved for payment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance for Household Flooding: Discussion (13 Jan 2016)

Noel Harrington: How many applications has the Department received that are being processed but have not yet been approved or rejected?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance for Household Flooding: Discussion (13 Jan 2016)

Noel Harrington: The assumption is that if nothing has been refused and decisions are taken almost immediately, there have been 270 applications.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (13 Jan 2016)

Noel Harrington: 43. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the disability allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46450/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Station Closures (13 Jan 2016)

Noel Harrington: 273. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Question No. 231 of 30 April 2014, if he will provide an update on a property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1219/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Portfolio (13 Jan 2016)

Noel Harrington: 302. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the proposals the Industrial Development Agency Ireland and Enterprise Ireland have for projects in a town (details supplied) in west Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1187/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (13 Jan 2016)

Noel Harrington: 392. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme; when the person will receive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1184/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (13 Jan 2016)

Noel Harrington: 747. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an application for a project (details supplied) in County Cork under the summer works programme will be processed; when a decision will be communicated to the applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46502/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Additional Uses of Natural Gas: Gas Networks Ireland (16 Dec 2015)

Noel Harrington: I welcome the representatives of Gas Networks Ireland and thank them for their presentation. The presentation painted an optimistic environment, particularly for the delivery of CNG in the transport sector. They touched on the climate change conference in Paris. The agreement that was reached essentially means we are talking about zero emissions between 2030 and 2050. The implications for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Additional Uses of Natural Gas: Gas Networks Ireland (16 Dec 2015)

Noel Harrington: What does Mr. O'Sullivan see as the next step? Is this a situation where if one builds it, they will come?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Additional Uses of Natural Gas: Gas Networks Ireland (16 Dec 2015)

Noel Harrington: Is Mr. O'Sullivan saying that he needs to get the industry behind him before he builds the network?