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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála Appeals (7 Mar 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of all An Bord Pleanála decisions where the board has overturned the decision of the local inspectors report on a project in the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012; the number of times local groups who were opposed to the projects have paid for their submissions to the process including...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ireland's Role in the Future of the European Union: Discussion (7 Mar 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: On behalf of the committee, I welcome the Dublin MEPs, Mr. Gay Mitchell, Ms Emer Costello and Mr. Paul Murphy. Today's meeting is the third in a series dealing with Ireland and the future of the European Union. We are considering issues such as financial, budgetary and economic policy integration in the EU, democratic accountability, legitimacy, political union and the implications for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ireland's Role in the Future of the European Union: Discussion (7 Mar 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank Mr. Mitchell, MEP for his presentation. While Mr. Murphy was scheduled to contribute next and we are still awaiting his slides, which are difficult for members of our age to read, we will hear next from Ms Costello, MEP.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ireland's Role in the Future of the European Union: Discussion (7 Mar 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: We were hoping that would be the case. This is the first occasion on which MEPs have attended despite that the committee has been meeting on Thursday afternoons for almost two months now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ireland's Role in the Future of the European Union: Discussion (7 Mar 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank Ms Costello.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ireland's Role in the Future of the European Union: Discussion (7 Mar 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: We are under pressure for time so I ask members to limit their contributions to a maximum of three minutes. I will tell them when their time has concluded. That will give us a chance to hear replies from our guests.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ireland's Role in the Future of the European Union: Discussion (7 Mar 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: Latvia.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ireland's Role in the Future of the European Union: Discussion (7 Mar 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: Let us get back on track.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ireland's Role in the Future of the European Union: Discussion (7 Mar 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: Before I ask our guests to respond, although the three MEPs present are from Dublin they are the leaders of their various groups. We invited Pat the Cope Gallagher, MEP, on behalf of Fianna Fáil and Ms Marian Harkin, MEP, who could not attend today but they will be coming before the committee on a different day. We will hear from MEPs from across the country.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ireland's Role in the Future of the European Union: Discussion (7 Mar 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: I will now ask Deputy Donohoe to take over as Chairman for the remainder of the meeting.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (12 Mar 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the role that he has in the location of speed cameras on the road network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12740/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (12 Mar 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to speed up the processing of Garda vetting applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12758/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (12 Mar 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 to pass all stages; and when he expects the savings proposed in it to be passed on to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12532/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Reports (12 Mar 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: To ask the Minister for Health if his office has received a report (details supplied); if not when does he expect to receive same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12745/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driving Licences (12 Mar 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is to be a role for scanned photographs within the SAFE process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12526/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ireland's Role in the Future of the European Union: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Mar 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: I ask members to switch off their mobile telephones. It is not sufficient to leave them on silent mode, they need to be switched off. The first item on our agenda is Ireland and the future of the European Union. On behalf of the Committee, I welcome Professor Brigid Laffan and Dr. Gavin Barrett, both of whom are from University College Dublin. Today's meeting is the fourth in a series...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ireland's Role in the Future of the European Union: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Mar 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: -----of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they are to give this committee. If they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence in relation to a particular matter and they continue to so do, they are entitled thereafter only to a qualified privilege in respect of their evidence. Witnesses are directed that only...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ireland's Role in the Future of the European Union: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Mar 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: Yes. That would be sensible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ireland's Role in the Future of the European Union: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Mar 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: The committee regularly invites MEPs to meetings. None of them is in attendance this week because it is Strasbourg week but we do hope for improved attendance from MEPs at future meetings. On Monday, we had a fruitful meeting in Copenhagen at which I presented a paper to representatives of 20 different member states. It dealt with how we co-ordinate the role of national parliaments at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ireland's Role in the Future of the European Union: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Mar 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: Yes, or as much as possible in seven or eight minutes. At that stage we will ask Professor Laffan to speak.