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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Roadworthiness Testing (4 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 42. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding vehicle inspections in the Limerick area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52153/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (4 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way a person (details supplied) in County Mayo can submit an appeal to the student grants appeal board when there is a review of the Student Universal Support Ireland grant application ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52040/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration (4 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the recent reports into the use of donations and proceeds from shops to top up the salaries of chief executive officers and other officials in sections 38 and 39 organisations funded from the Health Service Executive, if he will seek clarifications from the institutions who are funded by his Department to determine if similar...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Staff (4 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 109. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the grades and numbers for each employee at all levels that will be employed by Irish Water and the salary scales for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52038/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration (4 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 147. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the recent reports into the use of donations and proceeds from shops to top up the salaries of chief executive officers and other officials in sections 38 and 39 organisations funded from the Health Service Executive, if she will seek clarifications from the organisations funded by her Department to determine if similar...

Order of Business (3 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: Fianna Fáil took a man out of Antarctica today.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: Is it about the South Pole Bill?

Order of Business (3 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: A Eurovision entry.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: The "March of the Penguins".

Order of Business (3 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy ran away with it before.

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Patrick O'Donovan: Is Deputy Martin one himself?

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Patrick O'Donovan: We saw where that led his party before.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: I have one final question. Would Mr. O'Connor like to live beside a pylon?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: That is okay. I thank Mr. O'Connor.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank Mr. O'Connor for attending. In the event that he became chairman of EirGrid, what would he deem to be appropriate action for him to take if it came to light that a consultation process was a sham?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: Apart from re-opening the consultation, is there any action that Mr. O'Connor would deem necessary as a chairperson of a State company, knowing that a consultation has not engaged with the stakeholders properly? Would he take any action other than to re-open the consultation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: From his previous experience, would Mr. O'Connor not deem that the ultimate deciding person, the chief executive officer or a person at that level, should at least be held to account? I am not from the areas affected, but I sat through all of the committee proceedings on this issue. From a State company's point of view, listening to what people from the affected areas had to say was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: I will move on to an issue relating to Mr. O'Connor's previous role as chairperson of An Bord Pleanála. Does he recall the number of instances in which inspectors recommended a particular action to the board in respect of a planning application and the number of times that he, as chairperson of the board, asked that the decision be overturned?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: This matter probably has a bearing on the consultation undertaken by the company to which Mr. O'Connor may be assigned as chairperson. If an inspector examines a planning application on the ground, reviews the local authority's file, considers the local community's input and makes an assessment and recommendation to the board, which is not on the ground and does not put the same amount of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Assessments (3 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 75. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is any circumstance in which a home owner may have the valuation of his or her property altered (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51730/13]