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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Vessels (18 Jun 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 17. To ask the Minister for Defence the consideration that has been given by his Department to additional replacements and further modernisation of the naval fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25609/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Eligibility (18 Jun 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will issue on an appeal under the summer works scheme in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26244/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (18 Jun 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 170. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details in tabular form by hospital for the amounts of uncollected revenue from private health insurance companies for 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26166/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 Jun 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 174. To ask the Minister for Health the current situation regarding waiting lists for bariatric surgery; his plans to reduce the waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26195/14]

Other Questions: Special Protection Areas Designation (19 Jun 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 9. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the engagement his Department has had with the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht on the development of a scheme to adequately compensate farmers and landowners whose lands have been designated for the protection of the habitat of the hen harrier; and if he will make a statement on the...

Other Questions: Special Protection Areas Designation (19 Jun 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: This question relates to difficulties, of which the Minister of State is acutely aware, being experienced by farmers and landowners in certain parts of the country for a number of years. They arise in respect of the protection of habitat for certain birds and in particular the hen harrier, which is a bird being protected under the European Union directive in east and west County Limerick, as...

Other Questions: Special Protection Areas Designation (19 Jun 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome the suggestion in respect of afforestation because much of the land in question - the Minister of State is familiar with the quality of the land to which I refer - is suitable for very little other than afforestation. Moreover, given the habitat in which the bird apparently wishes to reside, it has picked what probably is some of the most disadvantaged land in which to have its...

Other Questions: Special Protection Areas Designation (19 Jun 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: There is no scientific evidence that any threat on its own, be it wind, forestry or intensive farming, has anything to do with the depletion of numbers of this bird. Even after all the schemes that have been initiated over many years, the numbers of pairs of these birds that are breeding are dropping anyway.

Other Questions: Special Protection Areas Designation (19 Jun 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: I will finish by noting this is an issue of huge importance in my part of the country, as the Minister of State is aware.

Other Questions: Special Protection Areas Designation (19 Jun 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: I ask that both Departments would sit down together with the relevant stakeholders in this regard.

Other Questions: Special Protection Areas Designation (19 Jun 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: I will be brief. I will ask again about the Minister of State's Department, the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, the farming organisations and the wind energy people because a great deal of this land is suitable for very little other than afforestation, wind and things like that. This issue is not restricted to County Limerick but occurs across the country. My greatest...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Local Enterprise Offices Remit (19 Jun 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider providing assistance to the local enterprise offices to ensure that they can provide a services with a rural-agriculture dimension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23713/14]

Order of Business (24 Jun 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: There is a foreign channel breaking through. On the Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012, I understand this Bill has been on the Seanad Order Paper for a considerable time. The Taoiseach will know that it is important legislation given that a number of local authorities have commenced the revaluation process. When can we expect that Bill to come before the Dáil?

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (24 Jun 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 329. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of members of Aosdána; the amount paid by member by way of stipend; the number of assembly meetings held in 2013 and to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27238/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Birth Certificates Administration (24 Jun 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 515. To ask the Minister for Health when and the reason the cost of a birth certificate was increased from €6 to €20; if his attention has been drawn to the financial difficulties facing those who need to replace a certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26784/14]

Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: Fianna Fáil had 14 years to wreck the country. Is the party looking for an MEP?

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome the opportunity to speak about the Bill. From my viewpoint of representing the mid-western region, the Bill is long overdue. The reason the Bill is important will have been clearly visible to anyone who has been using Shannon Airport in recent years. The carpark at the airport, which is a good indicator of how an airport is performing, was getting increasingly easier to access,...

Beef Industry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Jun 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on an important motion. I welcome the acknowledgement in the contribution of the Minister of State that the Department sees the plight of farmers across the country. The Minister of State knows my constituency very well and it suffers from a double whammy of severely disadvantaged land and a constituency based on the milk and beef sectors. From attending...

Beef Industry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Jun 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: That is why he left.

Beef Industry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Jun 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy told a different story in the west.