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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: Could I interrupt the Minister of State? There are approximately five or six pages left in her speech. Everybody has had a copy of her speech since yesterday, so could I ask the Minister of State to proceed to the conclusion, which will give us more time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: I thank the Minister of State for facilitating our request. Before calling other speakers, I have one or two questions. In her opening statement, the Minister of State mentioned the Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas, CEDRA, report, and I have a couple of questions about it. What is the most challenging issue in implementing the report's recommendations? With the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: We can take contributions from two members each time before the Minister of State answers. If we keep the contributions limited to questions, it would be a productive use of both our time and that of the Minister of State. Members may have approximately five minutes each.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: Will the Minister of State refer to Deputy Dowds' walking Bill? I will then call the next two speakers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: The Minister of State should respond to Deputy Stanley in conclusion and refer to the Bill, and we will then move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: No, Deputy Ó Cuív cannot. The Minister might refer to the walking Bill now and then we will move on to the next two speakers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: We have it in the work programme for 2015.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: I thank the Minister of State. I call Senator Ó Clochartaigh, followed by Senator Landy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: No intrusions, thank you, Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: Excuse me, Deputy, but I gave colleagues instructions to ask questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: The Deputy has 20 seconds of speaking time remaining.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: The Deputy's time has concluded.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: If the Minister of State does not have information to hand on any of the issues raised, she may circulate it to Deputy Ó Cuív in the next couple of days.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: I thank the Minister of State and her officials for their engagement, which is much appreciated. I look forward to further discussions with them on a myriad of issues and wish the Minister of State well in her role.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Data (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of teachers and pupils for the school year 2014/2015 in certain schools (details supplied) in County Cork. [7718/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 518. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of capital funding invested by her Department in schools (details supplied) in County Cork, since 2008, broken down by school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7719/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 550. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if extra special needs assistant hours will be approved in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8119/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (24 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 552. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if extra special needs assistant hours will be approved in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8135/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Proposed Legislation (17 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 222. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on draft legislation relating to when a regulated financial entity sells its loan book to an unregulated entity; his views on concerns raised by the Central Bank of Ireland regarding the draft legislation only applying to the credit servicing firms, to which management of these mortgages is outsourced, rather than the vulture...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (17 Feb 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 269. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a compensation scheme is available in respect of the extensive bloom of the harmful algal species Dynophysis, known as red tide; if a compensation package complying with European Union regulations will be provided to all producers suffering closures from same to ensure that the sector remains feasible and in a fit state to...