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Order of Business (7 Oct 2014)

Michael Moynihan: The social welfare Bill. I ask that the clause be excluded from the legislation, and any future legislation.

Order of Business (7 Oct 2014)

Michael Moynihan: There is no choice.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Installation Aid Scheme Eligibility (7 Oct 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 229. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the significant difficulties being experienced by younger farmers who have missed out on the previous installation aid scheme and who will not qualify for the new scheme; his plans to introduce measures to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37693/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (7 Oct 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 248. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a disadvantaged area payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; the reason they have not received same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38115/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Expenditure (7 Oct 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will commit to protecting the student maintenance grant at its current level in budget 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37881/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (7 Oct 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 466. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase further the student contribution charge in budget 2015; if she acknowledges the difficulty this charge causes already hard pressed families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37882/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (7 Oct 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the €25 million in higher education funding that has been held back from the higher education budget in the past two years will be returned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37883/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (2 Oct 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties being faced by small schools which could lose a teacher due to the school having a very small number of pupils short of the Department's guidelines for pupil-teacher ratio, in particular schools that may be short a few pupils for the deadline on 30 September 2014 but are expecting pupils to...

Topical Issue Debate: Broadband Service Provision (25 Sep 2014)

Michael Moynihan: There is a major issue here with the Government accepting there is a crisis in broadband provision in some rural communities which needs to be addressed forthwith. When will the Banteer exchange be upgraded? What are those reliant on the service who have had a complaint about it for the past several months to do in the meantime? It is high time there was a crisis meeting between the...

Topical Issue Debate: Broadband Service Provision (25 Sep 2014)

Michael Moynihan: I welcome that the Minister is here for the debate because this is a reflection on every community, not only those in rural areas. There has been an issue with the broadband services provided through the Eircom exchange in Banteer in County Cork over the past couple of months and I am dealing with a number of businesses and consumers who are looking for broadband. At the outset, broadband...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (17 Sep 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 438. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive their agri-environment option scheme payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33034/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (17 Sep 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 1379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date of the proposed amalgamation of national schools in an area (details supplied) County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33960/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Wind Energy Generation (17 Sep 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 1633. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he expects the commencement of negative pricing of wind energy exported over the east-west interconnector; if he will clarify whether there is any clause in the pricing arrangements made between the UK and Ireland that allows for negative pricing between Ireland and Northern Ireland, and between Ireland and the...

Other Questions: Ministerial Priorities (17 Jul 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 10. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to outline his priorities for his Department for the coming 12 months and the key goals he is setting for the coming two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31425/14]

Other Questions: Ministerial Priorities (17 Jul 2014)

Michael Moynihan: I would like the Minister to set out his priorities for the next 12 months and his key goals for the coming two years.

Other Questions: Ministerial Priorities (17 Jul 2014)

Michael Moynihan: I would see a number of issues as priorities in the highly unlikely event that I would ever sit in the Minister's seat. The priority on the communications side has to be broadband. We have a two-tier society in relation to broadband. People in some places can get broadband but people in other places cannot. The new broadcasting charge is a huge issue for the independent radio networks,...

Other Questions: Ministerial Priorities (17 Jul 2014)

Michael Moynihan: The independent networks, which are 25 years old this year, have provided a fantastic service throughout the land. Value for money is an issue within the State broadcaster. We cannot continue to ignore the huge issues in relation to the State broadcaster. It is vitally important for us to look at them. The other issue I raised was the complete under-utilisation of our inland fisheries as...

Other Questions: Hydraulic Fracturing (17 Jul 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 9. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the Environmental Protection Agency will complete its review of hydraulic fracturing; his position on hydraulic fracturing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31427/14]

Other Questions: Hydraulic Fracturing (17 Jul 2014)

Michael Moynihan: The question is on the same theme as the previous question. When will the Environmental Protection Agency complete its review of hydraulic fracking? What is the position of the Minister of State on hydraulic fracking?

Other Questions: Sale of State Assets (17 Jul 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 6. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to set out the final revenues raised by the sale of Bord Gáis Energy; the way the resources generated by the sale will be used by Government; the spend on consultants and other expertise during and on completion of the sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31426/14]