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Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Where did they expect that money to come from or do they expect to see water charges rise through the roof?

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Perhaps this is what they want. Finally-----

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the amendment. I welcome the fact that a Bill I have been seeking for a considerable period of time is back in the House because unlike previous speakers, I think there is a lot in this Bill that means an awful lot in terms of the creation of badly needed employment, including in my constituency. From that perspective, I welcome the fact that the Bill...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I did not interrupt you so please spare me. A huge number of people pay for their water. The reason they do so is because if they did not come together as a group of citizens and provide a water service for themselves, nobody would do it for them. On the previous occasion we discussed water services, I said that there seems to be a wish among some Deputies to maintain apartheid in respect...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy does not have to shout at me because I am not listening. I have listened to enough of what she has said so she should afford me some courtesy and let me speak. I know courtesy does not come that easily to some people in here but she might just listen. Many people in my constituency have to drill their own wells. They have to drill several hundred if not several thousands of...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: This relates to the amendment because it is about the water conservation grant, which is designed to ensure that people can have a safe and potable water supply, including in a rural area where one might have groundwater that is at risk of contamination from cryptosporidium and septic tanks that do not function properly. In these cases, a person must buy an ultra-violet light to kill the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Jul 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Do they come under "miscellaneous" or something?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Jul 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Is there a requirement to tender? If someone is appointed as a coroner, is he or she a coroner for life?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Jul 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Last week, officials from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government were before the committee and the Chairman and I mentioned the membership, structure, remit and role of the National Oversight and Audit Commission. We asked about the possibility of having a report forwarded to us on its deliberations. Will we have an opportunity to discuss this with the Department?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Jul 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Is there a possibility that the National Oversight and Audit Commission will be invited to appear before the Committee of Public Accounts? I know it deals with local government funding but-----

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota Cessation (1 Jul 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 6. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details, in tabular form, of the increase in milk production by county and by month in comparison to 2014 since the abolition of milk quotas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25846/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Credit Availability (30 Jun 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 191. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details on the personal microcredit scheme to be operated through credit unions; details on the pilot scheme to be put in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26189/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Penalties (30 Jun 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 333. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide, in tabular form by county, since 2010, the number of penalties and the total amounts involved imposed on farmers and landowners by his Department as a result of practices required by the National Parks and Wildlife Service to be carried out by the landowners to protect habitats within special areas of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Ambulance Service Provision (30 Jun 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 350. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide, in tabular form by county, for 2014 and for 2015 to date, the number of call-outs by the air ambulance operated by the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26216/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (30 Jun 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 365. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the Spent Convictions Bill; when the legislation will be brought before Dáil Éireann for progression. [26017/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (30 Jun 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 404. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25696/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (30 Jun 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 540. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when refurbishment and extension work will take place at a college (details supplied) in Dublin 16; the duration of such works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26167/15]

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 25: Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 5: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Special Report No 84: Transhipment of Waste (25 Jun 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank Mr. McCarthy. I invite the Secretary General, Mr. McCarthy, to make his opening statement.

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 25: Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 5: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Special Report No 84: Transhipment of Waste (25 Jun 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank Mr. McCarthy. May we publish his opening statement?

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 25: Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 5: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Special Report No 84: Transhipment of Waste (25 Jun 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank the Chairman for the short-lived promotion. I was delighted.