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Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: What percentage of the framework agreements in place are mandatory?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: Does Ms McGrath have a rough estimate?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: It would be fair to say the majority of them are mandatory.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: No. I just wanted to know how many of the total framework agreements in place were mandatory.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: To make a point related to the Chairman's remarks, I thank the OPW for many of the properties and work it does in communities. The Chairman mentioned one in his own constituency. In my constituency, I have the Phoenix Park, including Farmleigh House, the Botanic Gardens and many other sites dotted across the city. The OPW staff at those sites do a tremendous job. I want to recognise that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Developments: Discussion with Bavarian Parliament (23 May 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: On behalf of the joint committee, I will respond to that question. I acknowledge the fact that all of my colleagues who are from different parties could have different answers to Professor Männle's question. I will, therefore, make three points that may be helpful to the visiting committee. The first point, as Professor Männle said, is that under the Lisbon treaty, new powers...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Developments: Discussion with Bavarian Parliament (23 May 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: Decisions on subsidiarity are made at sectorial policy level.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Developments: Discussion with Bavarian Parliament (23 May 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: Does any other member wish to contribute?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Developments: Discussion with Bavarian Parliament (23 May 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I call on Deputy Durkan and Senator Healy Eames.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Developments: Discussion with Bavarian Parliament (23 May 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: That does not need translation but we would all obviously disagree with him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Developments: Discussion with Bavarian Parliament (23 May 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I would like to give other colleagues an opportunity to put their questions before asking our witnesses to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Developments: Discussion with Bavarian Parliament (23 May 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: Sure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Developments: Discussion with Bavarian Parliament (23 May 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank all members of the committee for their questions and contributions and invite the delegates to respond. Maybe we will begin with the youth issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Developments: Discussion with Bavarian Parliament (23 May 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I was just about to explain. The Dáil has resumed. As a result, colleagues must attend either the Dáil, the Seanad or other committee meetings. No one is leaving out of discourtesy to our guests.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Developments: Discussion with Bavarian Parliament (23 May 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: On behalf of the committee, I thank our guests for attending. I assure them that Germany's respect for and friendship with Ireland is reciprocated. We hope that the rest of their trip goes well. Before I conclude the meeting, I remind the two of my colleagues who are present that, if they can make it, we have been invited to an EU Presidency conference tomorrow at Farmleigh on the western...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (28 May 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: 299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider phasing in the larger pupil-teacher ratio in vocational education committee schools over a longer time period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25919/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (28 May 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: 300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider removing the cap on the number of students in vocational education committee controlled schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25920/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (28 May 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: 360. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason behind a decision to deduct €6.40 from the jobseeker's allowance of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25172/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Claim Durations (28 May 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: 377. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 326 of 14 May 2013, if she will outline the average duration of time spent on jobseeker's allowance for each age category laid out in that reply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25356/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pathways to Work Strategy (28 May 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: 421. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date on delivering on the targets outlined in the pathways to work strategy, namely to ensure that 75,000 of those long term unemployed in 2012 will move into employment by 2015, to reduce the average time spent on the live register from 21 months to less than 12 months; if he will ensure that employers have access to and are...