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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (26 Feb 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to make sure graduate teachers are offered substitution positions in preference to retired teachers when there is availability of graduate teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9813/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (26 Feb 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there are any plans for an inter Departmental report to investigate the activities of mother and baby homes that operated here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9538/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Exemptions (27 Feb 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the list of houses in certain unfinished developments has been finalised for the local property tax yet; the way the estates are being qualified for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10725/13]

Topical Issue Debate: EU-IMF Programme (28 Feb 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important topic. In November, the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, and other eurozone finance Ministers agreed a deal for Greece that has not yet been made available to any other country. The special deal is that the interest and capital earned on the ECB purchase of Greek bonds will be returned to Greece. This represents...

Topical Issue Debate: EU-IMF Programme (28 Feb 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: I note the Minister for Finance has joined us in the Chamber. He once said one of the few good things to come out of Greece was feta cheese. I believe this deal the Greeks got with the ECB was also something good that came out of Greece. Notwithstanding the fact we are in a different programme, did a deal on the promissory notes, closed down IBRC and have had other successes over the past...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (28 Feb 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: We have received apologies from Deputies Paschal Donohoe, Seán Crowe and Joe O'Reilly and from Senator Fidelma Healy Eames. I ask members to turn off their mobile telephones. It is not good enough just to put them on silent mode. They must be switched off because otherwise they will interfere with the recording equipment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ireland's Role in the Future of the European Union: Discussion (28 Feb 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: The first item on the agenda is the future of the European Union and Ireland's role in it. We are joined by representatives of the Irish media. On behalf of the committee I welcome Mr. Dan O'Brien, The Irish Times, Ms Ann Cahill, Irish Examiner, and Mr. Sean Whelan, RTE. Today's meeting is the second in a series of meetings on Ireland and the future of the European Union, and today we are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ireland's Role in the Future of the European Union: Discussion (28 Feb 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: A number of speakers would like to ask questions. I have a question for each of our guests. Ms Cahill spoke about the likelihood of the Germans' showing additional solidarity and she questioned how much extra solidarity we would get. Will she tell us about the level of awareness in Germany of the London Debt Agreement of 1953-54, when 50% of German debts from the First World War were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ireland's Role in the Future of the European Union: Discussion (28 Feb 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: We have limited time remaining. Mr. Whelan must leave by 3.30 p.m., so I will call him first. I ask the witnesses to limit their contributions to approximately four minutes and that should see us through.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ireland's Role in the Future of the European Union: Discussion (28 Feb 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: I think we would need a full day to discuss that issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ireland's Role in the Future of the European Union: Discussion (28 Feb 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: Yes. On behalf of the committee, I wish to express our appreciation to our guests. It is very thought provoking. This is the second in a series of 12 or 13 meetings we will have over the next few months. Your thoughts and comments today will help to inform our views. Thank you for appearing before the committee today.

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: It is not easy, Chairman.

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013. The exemptions from the tax are to be welcomed, particularly those that relate to the new Personal Insolvency Act. It is important that we remember how difficult it is for people out there. We need to continue to work to get the country's finances right. I am pleased to see the importance of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (5 Mar 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when he expects action point 175 from the Action Plan 2013 to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10950/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance (5 Mar 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: To ask the Minister for Health the way he will address the mobility allowance and the motorised transport grant legality issue in order that the grants can resume within the four month timeline that has been announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11398/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (5 Mar 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: On behalf of the committee I welcome the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Eamon Gilmore. The Tánaiste will attend the General Affairs Council meeting next week in Brussels. This afternoon he will outline to the committee the issues to be addressed at the General Affairs Council. The Tánaiste will chair the meeting, which will focus on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (5 Mar 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: The Tánaiste will be pleased to learn that the committee has taken a role in preparing a paper on how we can enhance the involvement of national parliaments in the European semester. We will be discussing the matter with our colleagues from 20 different states in Copenhagen next week. We hope the outcome will be a set of recommendations that we can offer to President Van Rompuy with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (5 Mar 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: Someone's telephone is interfering with the equipment. If someone has a telephone switched on, can it be moved away from the microphones?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (5 Mar 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: Could the Senator move her telephone away from the microphone because I have been told it is interfering with the recording?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (5 Mar 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank the Minister for his attendance and for engaging in the debate. On behalf of the committee I wish him all the best for next week's meeting. The committee will meet next Thursday. The meeting will be attended by Emer Costello, MEP, Gay Mitchell, MEP, and Paul Murphy MEP. The meeting will provide an opportunity to discuss not just the future of Europe which is the main purpose of...