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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Back to Education Allowance: Discussion on Public Petition Received (19 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: There may have been some crossed wires. Anybody we invite before this committee, be that a senior official or a Minister, is asked to deal with general policy issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Back to Education Allowance: Discussion on Public Petition Received (19 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I apologise for the confusion. This meeting marks a milestone in that it is the first time a petitioner has appeared before us. We discussed a number of petitions with relevant Ministers and Departments but it is the first time a petitioner came to the committee to present evidence. Where specific cases are brought to the attention of the committee, we try to refer petitioners to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Back to Education Allowance: Discussion on Public Petition Received (19 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I should have explained that, predictably, many of the questions will be for Mr. Egan, but if Ms O'Brien or Mr. Walshe want to respond to a question they should feel free to indicate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Back to Education Allowance: Discussion on Public Petition Received (19 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Does Mr. Egan wish to respond?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Back to Education Allowance: Discussion on Public Petition Received (19 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: This has been a useful exercise. I thank Mr. Walshe for making himself available to discuss the issues arising from his petition. I also wish to thank Ms O'Brien and Mr. Lynch of the INOU and Mr. Egan and the team of officials from the Department. We are grateful for their attendance and for their co-operation in dealing with members' questions. I propose that we adjourn until 4 p.m....

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: He should not try to defend it. I ask that he give a commitment to the House this morning that he will sit down with his Cabinet colleagues, and particularly with the Minister, Deputy Quinn, reconsider this measure and ensure that from September no special needs child is targeted as part of his drive to achieve savings in the education budget.

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: In the foyer of these Houses we proudly display the 1916 Proclamation. The Tánaiste will know well one of the main lines in that Proclamation, namely, cherishing all of the children of the nation equally. The decision yesterday announced by the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, and the Minister, Deputy Quinn - he was nowhere to be seen yesterday; it is welcome that he is...

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Tánaiste has got to reflect on this issue. This is Orwellian stuff. All of us got e-mails last night from teachers and principals across the State describing clearly the real impact on the children involved in their schools. This is defending the indefensible. I will read from the Labour Party manifesto for the last election. It states, "Labour will support schools, parents and...

Order of Business (20 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: In April, the Government facilitated the passage through Second Stage of the Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Bill 2013. As the Tánaiste will be aware, my colleague, Deputy Ó Caoláin, designed this Bill to facilitate access to the courts to all victims of symphysiotomy. These elderly women are waiting for this. The Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, of which...

Other Questions: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (20 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 8. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details and the projected monetary value of the savings in consultancy contracts his Department expects to make. [29565/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (25 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 114. To ask the Minister for Health the services to be provided at individual smaller hospital sites as signalled in the Framework for Smaller Hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30406/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Cover (25 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 132. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take on private health insurers passing on to customers the cost of over-charging for hospital treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30409/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Design (25 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will assess the land of farming families as an asset to be considered under the application process for a student grant. [30127/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (25 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 449. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason significantly incorrect information was sent from the Garda Vetting Unit to potential employers in County Donegal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal. [30157/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (25 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 458. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department or An Garda Síochána have received any complaints or requests for an investigation as a result of a BBC Panorama programme in 2001 which revealed that a large amount of hacked material forming part of the Leveson Inquiry in Britain was filtered through this State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30309/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gender Proofing of Policies (25 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 462. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he intends to open Strands 2 and 3 of the Equality for Women Measure 2010-2013 funded by the European Social Fund through the Human Capital Investment Operational Programme 2001-2013 and his Department in view of the fact that Strand one of this programme, Access to Employment has been reopened and that projects with a proven track record...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (25 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 501. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts he has made to draw down financial support from the EU crisis fund to alleviate the severe financial difficulties encountered by farmers here following the recent fodder shortage crisis. [30122/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (25 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 502. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he intends to take in the time ahead to assist farmers impacted by the fodder crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30123/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (25 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 503. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans under the Common Agricultural Policy, Pillar 2, to compensate farmers who have lost out financially following the phasing out of the REP scheme and cuts to disadvantaged area payments. [30124/13]

Order of Business (26 Jun 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We will be debating a Bill on Cork jail in the next few days. Unfortunately 90% of the cells planned for the new jail will be shared cells where people will have to use the toilet in front of one another. That is against the direction in which we want our penal system to go. When will the Government bring in the Fines (Amendment) Bill that will prevent people going to jail for non-payment...