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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (21 Feb 2013)

John Deasy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite new technological universities in view of the fact that our intake of skilled ICT workers from overseas will increase from 700 to 1,900 in 2013. [9413/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ports Development (21 Feb 2013)

John Deasy: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the input, if any, his Department has had into the review of Irish ports with a view to ensuring better regional balance within our €124 billion export sector. [9415/13]

Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2013)

John Deasy: What about the citizens you disabled?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Feb 2013)

John Deasy: What is the timeline?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Feb 2013)

John Deasy: The end of March.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 18 - Salary Overpayments to Teachers
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (28 Feb 2013)

John Deasy: Mr. Ó Foghlú will be glad to hear that I wish to raise just one issue. I believe Deputy Dowds touched upon the costs and benefits of prefabs as opposed to permanent builds in schools. In his opening statement Mr. Ó Foghlú explained the capital resource challenges that exist within the Department. I will use the specific example of Kilmacthomas national school in...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 18 - Salary Overpayments to Teachers
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (28 Feb 2013)

John Deasy: Will Mr. Ó Foghlú have his departmental officials examine the specific example and revert to me? These are the figures which have been provided to me by the school as dealt with by the architect in question. It seems contrary to the direction I thought the Government was going in. The differential here is too little in the case of the particular school and the matter requires...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 18 - Salary Overpayments to Teachers
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (28 Feb 2013)

John Deasy: If my figures are correct and €160,000 has been provided in grant aid by the Department and the overall cost of two permanent build classrooms is €200,000, Mr. Ó Foghlú might concede that there may be a problem which needs to be revisited.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (5 Mar 2013)

John Deasy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the limbo endured by aspirant providers due to the setting up the new Quality and Qualifications Ireland; when new applications for FETAC level accreditation will be accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11707/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (5 Mar 2013)

John Deasy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in issuing files from the invalidity pension section to the appeals office; if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford who requested an appeal on 27 March 2012 and whose file has not yet reached the appeals office; if she will ensure that information between the sections in her Department...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (5 Mar 2013)

John Deasy: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the proposed Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011 in view of the EU Commission's concerns about Irish legal costs and the need for system reforms and independent regulation. [11593/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (5 Mar 2013)

John Deasy: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide funding for urgent improvements to the harbour slipway at Dunmore East, County Waterford, in view of the importance of this work being carried out before the summer. [11708/13]

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts and Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 6 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Financial Outturn for 2011
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 3 - Banking and Insurance Measures
Chapter 5 - EU Financial Transactions (7 Mar 2013)

John Deasy: I will start with a question on standard variable rates, SVRs. Many people with these are feeling victimised. On the one hand, the Taoiseach stated yesterday that the issue of mortgage arrears was one of our greatest problems while, on the other, the CEOs of AIB and Bank of Ireland have teed up another increase in SVRs. These banks are wholly or partially owned by the State. The public...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts and Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 6 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Financial Outturn for 2011
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 3 - Banking and Insurance Measures
Chapter 5 - EU Financial Transactions (7 Mar 2013)

John Deasy: That is fair enough. The number of people in question who are on variable rates versus tracker mortgages is small. There is an element of injustice. They believe that they are being targeted constantly, in that their rates are being pushed up while tracker mortgages are protected from the banks by the European Central Bank, ECB. Does Mr. Moran understand my point? The line is that we...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts and Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 6 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Financial Outturn for 2011
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 3 - Banking and Insurance Measures
Chapter 5 - EU Financial Transactions (7 Mar 2013)

John Deasy: -----the Department helping by reducing borrowings, which would filter down to the banks. Bankers have complained to me that they cannot borrow money cheaply. The small cohort of 50,000, 60,000 or 70,000 people are feeling victimised. If one believes what one reads in the newspapers, they are facing another increase.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts and Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 6 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Financial Outturn for 2011
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 3 - Banking and Insurance Measures
Chapter 5 - EU Financial Transactions (7 Mar 2013)

John Deasy: The Department needs to take a look at its policy in this area and its constant targeting of this particular cohort. It should perhaps engage with the banks on how else they could become profitable-increase their profit base by other methods as opposed to raising variable interest rates steadily over time. The figures I have seen suggest the norm before too long across the board will be...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts and Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 6 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Financial Outturn for 2011
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 3 - Banking and Insurance Measures
Chapter 5 - EU Financial Transactions (7 Mar 2013)

John Deasy: My next question relates to property tax and where the money collected will go. Media reports differ on how it will be apportioned. A figure of 60% has been mentioned when it comes to funding local authorities, with the remainder going into a general fund. What is Mr. Moran's understanding of where property tax receipts will go and how they will be used?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts and Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 6 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Financial Outturn for 2011
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 3 - Banking and Insurance Measures
Chapter 5 - EU Financial Transactions (7 Mar 2013)

John Deasy: No determination has yet been made on where the money will go.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts and Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 6 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Financial Outturn for 2011
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 3 - Banking and Insurance Measures
Chapter 5 - EU Financial Transactions (7 Mar 2013)

John Deasy: My next question relates to the Finance Bill and the definition of the living city initiative in respect of Limerick and Waterford. I previously raised the issue of the definition of a Georgian house during the debate on the Bill in the Dáil. The definition in this regard as per the Bill is "a building constructed in the period 1714-1830 for use as a dwelling and comprising at least...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Appropriation Accounts and Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 6 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Financial Outturn for 2011
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 3 - Banking and Insurance Measures
Chapter 5 - EU Financial Transactions (7 Mar 2013)

John Deasy: I apologise, I did not mean to lecture Mr. Moran.