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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (22 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: 415. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí allocated to County Meath broken down by local Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44732/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (22 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: 417. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí allocated to County Louth broken down by local Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44734/13]

Cochlear Implants: Motion [Private Members] (17 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: This time last year I had no idea what bilateral cochlear implants were. Now, 12 months on, I have no excuse. I know exactly what they are, what is involved in getting them and what they mean to the many children who, sadly, have heretofore been denied the prospect of obtaining the ability to hear like most of the rest of us. This challenge was first brought to my attention by the local...

Order of Business (17 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: The Deputy's party had 80 years to do it.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (16 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: 100. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reasons an organisation (details supplied) in County Louth was denied funding from his Department to participate on a court accompaniment training programme funded by the Department [43708/13]

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: Blame the banks.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (15 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: 22. To ask the Minister for Finance if he or the Revenue Commissioners have undertaken research into the area of making child care deductible for tax purposes; if he has considered such a measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43093/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Provision (15 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: 276. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects the new courthouse in Drogheda, County Louth to be fully operational; if he and the Courts Service envisage that the new development will facilitate sittings of the Circuit Court; the overall cost of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43596/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Services Provision (15 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: 373. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will consider amending section 41 of the Adoption Act 2010 in view of the distressing situation in which a number of young families intending to adopt children from Russia find themselves, who have pre-2010 declarations and who were in the process with the relevant authorities of bringing matters to a conclusion before 31 October;...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: After-School Support Services (15 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: 375. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to introduce statutory regulation of the after school sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43090/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Cafés Provision (15 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: 376. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when an announcement will be made regarding awarding of grants to youth cafes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43091/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Tax Code (15 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: 377. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department has made submissions to the Department of Finance in relation to the area of making child care deductible for tax purposes; her views on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43092/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (15 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: 441. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the timeframe for completion of two primary care centre projects (details provided) in County Meath; the progress to date in advancing the projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43595/13]

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: Separate, in more ways than one, from the rest of the staff who are simply-----

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: I wish to raise another couple of points in respect of expenditure. Appendix 3 of the report contains a list of books purchased through the president's office, including: I Never Fancied Him Anyway by Claudia Carroll; Top Tips of the Baby Whisperer; and Mixed Doubles by Jill Mansell. These books appear to fall into the categories of chick lit and family planning and child raising, which is...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: Some €7,250 was spent on the procurement of fine art during the period to which the review relates. Two pieces of said fine art could not be physically verified, which is a nice way of saying they have disappeared. Is Dr. Neavyn in a position to identify what are those two pieces of art, what is their value and what he believes might be there location?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: Is Dr. Neavyn at liberty to indicate to whom that gift was given?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: Okay. On the Manor Village student accommodation, which is dealt with in the Quigley report, approximately €7.5 million was required to buy out the investors last month. This matter is referenced on page 11, in section 4. Is Dr. Neavyn in a position to clarify whether anybody associated with Waterford Institute of Technology - whether it is a member of the governing body, the...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: So no members of the executive board or the governing body or staff were-----

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: This did not conform with the institute's travel policy in terms of identifying the best use of resources and ensuring that public transport would be used if that was a cheaper alternative. It did not comply with the institute's policy at that time. The current governing body of the institute believes that the specific transactions relating to flights were unnecessary and did not represent...