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Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: It is being reintroduced. It will create much farming activity in buildings again, which will help as we approach the ending of milk quotas and with regard to the initiatives and the targets of 2020. It is amazing listening to Fianna Fáil tonight. One of the most regressive developments that ever happened in rural areas, which affects my county and Deputy Moynihan's county, was the closure...

Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: Who had the golden share? The Fianna Fáil Government did. Fianna Fáil handed over the sugar industry, a viable industry in this country, and now we are trying to get back what we should never have let go. That was one of the regressive steps. Ireland, in general, both urban and rural, has not got over what happened on that occasion.

Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: Who had the golden share? Had the previous Government the golden share?

Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: Fianna Fáil sold out the sugar industry.

Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: It is as simple as this, it sold it out. It had the opportunity to keep the sugar industry here and let it go, which will have a knock-on effect on rural Ireland which we will never get over.

Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: Fianna Fáil wanted to ensure that we had a new town centre in Carlow, and now what do we have? We have a 300 acre site. It is a disgrace - not only in Carlow but, I am sure, in Mallow and around the country.

Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: I commend the Minister for the actions he has taken in ensuring that agriculture has been brought to the forefront again. Over the past two to three years, agriculture has been shown to be one of the key drivers of this economy. I commend the Minister's amendment.

Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: We did not close them.

Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: Like my colleague I would also like to refer to 1977, when a Fianna Fáil Government, led by the then Minister for Economic Planning and Development, Martin O'Donoghue, wanted to buy an election and decided to eliminate household rates. Since then local government has suffered drastically. At that time the total amount collected in local rates was £78.7 million, which equates to €460...

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (8 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will have work done to their home under the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland warmer homes scheme. [39324/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (8 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: Question 64: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason a person (details supplied) who owns only one property is being charged non principal private residence in view of the fact that the reason for renting is that they lost their job in Dublin, were lucky enough to secure other employment in Kilkenny, moved to Kilkenny and is renting a property there...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (7 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: Question 19: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average number of years that principals in primary school serve; and if he could give comparable figures for periods in the past. [39104/11]

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value Added Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: Five minutes have been used up already.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his capital budget for the next five years for County Carlow schools and County Kilkenny schools separately. [38819/11]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (6 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a Labour Court recommendation LCR 19293 dated 22 July 2008, recommending that a pension scheme be introduced without delay for community employment scheme supervisors and assistant supervisors, has to date not been implemented; and the reason claims for a pension scheme have been rejected. [38814/11]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (6 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: Question 232: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of EU directives within his Department that have not been acted upon; if he will provide a list of same; and the deadlines on them. [38558/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (6 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: Question 382: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 511 of 11 October 2011, when an operation will be carried out on a person (details supplied) in County Carlow and if he will expedite a response. [38411/11]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (1 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants in schools in County Carlow, and how this compares to the last school year. [38155/11]

Written Answers — Job Initiative: Job Initiative (1 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way she proposes to deal with the anomaly where a person who leaves a FÁS course to take up a JobBridge internship loses their free child care entitlement. [38157/11]

Written Answers — Unfinished Housing Developments: Unfinished Housing Developments (1 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: Question 120: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money that has been paid to local authorities for work on unfinished housing estates; and if he will provide a breakdown by county. [38156/11]