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Public Accounts Committee: Enterprise Ireland - Annual Report and Financial Statement 2011 (31 Jan 2013)

John Deasy: My two cents is that local authorities are dysfunctional when it comes to the commercial world. Local enterprise offices should not be placed within local authorities at all. The role of Enterprise Ireland as a guardian of what occurs after the legislation is passed will be incredibly important. Local authorities are political organisations and are in many respects inefficient. They are...

Public Accounts Committee: Enterprise Ireland - Annual Report and Financial Statement 2011 (31 Jan 2013)

John Deasy: That is fair enough.

Public Accounts Committee: Enterprise Ireland - Annual Report and Financial Statement 2011 (31 Jan 2013)

John Deasy: Mr. Ryan has cited those figures and I accept them. I am talking about the unemployment figures, which speak for themselves. It is indisputable that some parts of this country are experiencing massive levels of unemployment. I am trying to get across the idea that, from a policy standpoint and based on those figures, the organisation needs to identify and accept that. I accept everything...

Public Accounts Committee: Enterprise Ireland - Annual Report and Financial Statement 2011 (31 Jan 2013)

John Deasy: I have one last question. It is appropriate that I should speak on behalf of my own constituency. This issue affects the western side of my county. Enterprise Ireland has been in talks with individuals who came together to put together a proposal to Enterprise Ireland for Cappoquin Chickens, the food processor. Effectively, the company brings commercial life into the west of the county....

Public Accounts Committee: Enterprise Ireland - Annual Report and Financial Statement 2011 (31 Jan 2013)

John Deasy: I want to impress on Mr. Ryan the singular importance of that operation to that part of the county because of the dearth of an industrial commercial base in that area. It is absolutely critical.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Funding (5 Feb 2013)

John Deasy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on her plans to introduce in 2013 a community employment-type scheme to assist councils in the upkeep of the country’s rural roads network; and if she intends to expedite such a scheme in view of the numbers of tourists expected to travel on Irish roads during The Gathering. [5979/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Derelict Sites (5 Feb 2013)

John Deasy: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of those properties excluding housing estate dwellings that were listed on the 2012 Derelict Buildings Register in each of the following local authority areas (details supplied). [5978/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dormant Accounts Fund Grants (5 Feb 2013)

John Deasy: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of those County Waterford-based projects that have received moneys from the dormant accounts fund, through which Pobal, under the auspices of his Department, has dispensed more than €148 million to date. [5980/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (7 Feb 2013)

John Deasy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills which States of the United States is an Irish Primary teaching qualification recognised as a valid teaching qualification. [6510/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (13 Feb 2013)

John Deasy: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the concerns about EU plans to publish individual farmers' common agricultural policy details, including their addresses, on a website that could potentially be used by criminals. [7584/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Car Park Charges (13 Feb 2013)

John Deasy: To ask the Minister for Health if he is concerned at reports of the fourfold increase in car parking charges at hospitals in the past two years to meet budget shortfalls [7585/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services (13 Feb 2013)

John Deasy: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts that have been made to assist Waterford Airport replace the loss of Aer Arann services to London and Manchester since the start of 2013. [7586/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition Authority Reports (19 Feb 2013)

John Deasy: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the Competition Authority’s study of Irish ports, will be published. [8972/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development (19 Feb 2013)

John Deasy: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to publish the review of national ports policy; and if the process is still open to submissions. [8971/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Capital Investment Programme (19 Feb 2013)

John Deasy: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the tourism-specific funding programmes that are likely to be available under the new EU Multiannual Financial Framework, 2014-2020. [8973/13]

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2013)

John Deasy: I will stick with the living city initiative in the Bill. It relates to the urban regeneration of Waterford and Limerick. The specific provisions are badly needed and will amount to real money. Although I cannot speak for Limerick, Waterford city centre needs investment. It has suffered and changed considerably since the economic downturn. Recently, someone told me that 150 premises were...

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2013)

John Deasy: He was succeeded by his son the Prince Regent who ruled until 1820. Mad King George died in 1820 and his son became George IV. He ruled until 1830 when he was succeeded by his brother, William IV, who ruled until 1837. Many regard that date as marking the end of the Georgian era. When it comes to architecture one could ask what is the cut-off point. Georgian-style architecture kept being...

Other Questions: Undocumented Irish in the USA (20 Feb 2013)

John Deasy: I listened to the Tánaiste's earlier response to Deputy Brendan Smith with regard to the best advice being that comprehensive legislation was the best way of securing a deal on the undocumented issue. I disagree with that. It has not been the only advice and in fact, the people who have been advising that this is not the best way of getting a deal for the Irish have been proven right,...

Other Questions: Undocumented Irish in the USA (20 Feb 2013)

John Deasy: The names the Tánaiste read out are, in many cases, the usual suspects. The reality is that over the last ten or 15 years we have lost sway on Capitol Hill and we have lost sway in particular with the Republican Party. Unless an executive order is signed, this needs to go through Congress. The House is held by the Republicans and the opinion of that party on immigration has hardened...

Other Questions: Undocumented Irish in the USA (20 Feb 2013)

John Deasy: Is the Tánaiste inviting me to come to Washington with him on St. Patrick's Day?