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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Animal Welfare (4 Dec 2013)

Clare Daly: 84. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his attention has been drawn to reports of illegal deer hunting around the country; and the safeguards that exist to prevent illegally shot deer entering the food chain and being passed on to restaurants for sale. [52057/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hare Coursing (4 Dec 2013)

Clare Daly: 130. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will bring forward regulations outlawing or suspending hare coursing during periods of freezing weather, snow or hail, and heavy winds as these conditions lead to a sharp increase in damage to both dogs and hares. [52053/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (4 Dec 2013)

Clare Daly: 143. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the course of action that will be undertaken to deal with those responsible for the burning to death of a horse in Tallaght last week as highlighted by the Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. [52216/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (4 Dec 2013)

Clare Daly: 144. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason an index register of domestic adopted children is available for public scrutiny but internationally adopted children's records are closed; and her plans to change this issue. [52060/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (4 Dec 2013)

Clare Daly: 145. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the nationalities of children in care on a county basis for the past 10 years. [52061/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Residential Institutions Issues (4 Dec 2013)

Clare Daly: 158. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mother and baby homes that were inspected in the State prior to and after the passing of the 1952 Act; under what authority were they carried out and the actions taken; and where the records of such inspections can be found and viewed [52059/13]

Other Questions: Fire Safety Regulations (5 Dec 2013)

Clare Daly: 31. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the latest evacuation of residents due to non-compliance with fire safety building regulations in Navan and following similar exposure of non-compliance with fire safety regulations in the Fingal, Dublin city, south Dublin and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown council areas, if he will list the councils which have...

Other Questions: Fire Safety Regulations (5 Dec 2013)

Clare Daly: My question relates to fire safety. While Priory Hall has hit the headlines, other housing developments in all four Dublin local authority areas and Navan have been evacuated for fire safety reasons. The Minister's response thus far has been to state fire safety is a matter for local authorities. What action have local authorities taken in this regard? What does the Minister propose to do...

Other Questions: Fire Safety Regulations (5 Dec 2013)

Clare Daly: Two important issues arise from the Minister's reply. The new regulations will not meet the challenges on the ground. This will remain the only country which does not have an effective government-backed audit or inspection scheme in the area of building regulations. Such a scheme is essential. The Minister will note that the Latvian Prime Minister was forced to resign as a result of a...

Other Questions: Fire Safety Regulations (5 Dec 2013)

Clare Daly: The Minister has details of the case because the residents have been in direct contact with him and the Taoiseach.

Other Questions: Fire Safety Regulations (5 Dec 2013)

Clare Daly: The Department has definitely received them. I am not exaggerating in pointing out that the residents have expended tens of thousands of euro on professional reports. They started a process with the local authority in 2008, long before the Priory Hall case came to light. At the time they were asked to submit information on the matter and told that the local authority would examine it....

Other Questions: Fire Safety Regulations (5 Dec 2013)

Clare Daly: I was delighted to receive it and I will take up the Minister's offer.

Other Questions: Pyrite Resolution Board Membership (5 Dec 2013)

Clare Daly: 36. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to his statements, echoed by the manager of the Pyrite Resolution Board that Homebond's staff will be available for the pyrite remedial works scheme, the exact nature of Homebond's claimed expertise in assessing structural damage caused by pyrite-induced heave and in designing, monitoring and certifying subsequent...

Other Questions: Pyrite Resolution Board Membership (5 Dec 2013)

Clare Daly: Residents are gravely concerned about comments from the Minister and departmental officials indicating that HomeBond may be involved in the pyrite remediation process. They also dispute the Minister's claim that the company has particular expertise in the area of pyrite remediation. I ask him to substantiate that claim.

Other Questions: Pyrite Resolution Board Membership (5 Dec 2013)

Clare Daly: It is almost a year since the late Minister of State, Deputy Shane McEntee, announced the scheme. A year on, the scheme has not yet accepted live applications. Now that Engineers Ireland has established the register of competent persons and the training has been done, will building condition assessments, which in many instances residents have paid for, be accepted and will those files and...

Other Questions: Pyrite Resolution Board Membership (5 Dec 2013)

Clare Daly: I do not accept that at all.

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2013)

Clare Daly: To pick up on some of the points that have been made, we are all very much aware of the problems that have been experienced by members of defined benefit schemes that have gone into a wind-up situation, essentially leaving people pauperised in their retirement. In taking their case the Waterford Crystal workers did us all a favour and showed up the Irish State as being behind its peers in...

Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (5 Dec 2013)

Clare Daly: This is becoming a bit of a habit. Two weeks ago I unfortunately tabled a Topical Issue to deal with hundreds of job losses in the aircraft aviation maintenance sector and now 1,000 jobs in the pharmaceutical sector are on the line. Some 570 of those jobs are in Swords in my constituency. I know that plant well. It is an operation that has been in existence for well over ten years. It...

Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (5 Dec 2013)

Clare Daly: I refer to the MSD operation. The Minister of State has made the point that the company continues to employ staff and has made a substantial investment in other locations. As a substantial investment was made relatively recently in Swords, it is no guarantee of protection. The Minister, Deputy Richard Bruton, met MSD management over one month ago. Was the issue discussed? Did management...

Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (5 Dec 2013)

Clare Daly: The Minister of State has not answered any of the questions.