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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (13 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: We will take the response from the Minister of State, Deputy McGinley, first and then from the Minister, Deputy Deenihan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (13 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: The Minister of State, without interruption, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (13 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: We have spent almost 15 minutes on the first questioner. Others have been here since 2.15 p.m. and are waiting to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (13 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: Can we have the answers to those three questions from the Minister of State? We will then go to the Minister to answer the questions that were asked as Béarla, and then to other committee members.

Topical Issue Debate: Death of Ms Savita Halappanavar (14 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: Deputies Patrick Nulty, Mick Wallace, Clary Daly, Joan Collins, Richard Boyd Barrett, Joe Higgins and Catherine Murphy have 14 minutes in total to make an initial statement, and the Minister has four minutes to reply. Deputies have two minutes each and I will call them in that order. The first speak is Deputy Patrick Nulty.

Topical Issue Debate: Death of Ms Savita Halappanavar (14 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: Thank you, Deputy. Your time is up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Environmental Issues and Irish EU Presidency: Discussion with EU Environment Commissioner (19 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: We shall discuss the environmental issues likely to arise during the Irish EU Presidency January-June 2013 with Mr. Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for the Environment. I welcome Mr. Janez Potočnik, also Ms Barbara Nolan, head of representation, Mr. William Neale, member of cabinet, and Mr. Joe Hennon, spokesperson. I draw to the attention of witnesses the fact that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Environmental Issues and Irish EU Presidency: Discussion with EU Environment Commissioner (19 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: I thank the Commissioner and call on Deputy McLellan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Environmental Issues and Irish EU Presidency: Discussion with EU Environment Commissioner (19 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: I thank the Commissioner. I welcome Mr. Jonathan Claridge, the Commission representative in this country. I thank him for his help in organising today’s meeting and in previous weeks. I thank the Commissioner and his officials for being present with us this afternoon for a fruitful engagement. We acknowledge the time the Commissioner has given us. We are aware that he has a busy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Business of Joint Committee (19 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: An informal meeting will take place tomorrow with Jacobs Engineering in committee room 4 at 2.15 p.m. All members are invited. There is also a meeting on 27 November.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Resolution Processes (20 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will advise on a mortgage situation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; the options available to the person concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51478/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (20 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends to change Section 129 of the Local Government Act 2001 to facilitate the disbanding of the county development board in each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51178/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (20 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the powers that county managers have to amend or disband the following agencies which are structures or sub-structures of the county development boards, county childcare committees, joint policing committees and volunteer centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51179/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Exemptions (20 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if persons (details supplied) in County Cork are entitled to an exemption from the household charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51182/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (20 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, who was deemed to be within the guidelines for a general practitioner visit card, has been refused same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51176/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Special Educational Needs (20 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Health the way he intends to ensure that plans by the Health Service Executive to reconfigure therapy resources such as speech therapy, occupational therapy, and physiotherapy into geographic-based teams will not adversely affect children in special schools in view of the fact that it means that therapists in special schools will now have to travel to mainstream...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education, Quality Assurance (21 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will explain the inspection and monitoring arrangements that are in place in establishments providing FETAC courses to ensure proper standards of course content and delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51788/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Review (21 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Health the reason more than 7,000 medical card holders aged over 70 years in County Donegal were recently written to by the Health Service Executive and informed that their cases were being reviewed despite previous assurances that they would be renewed in 2015; the way he intends to address the concerns that have arisen from the situation; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (22 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects the Law Reform Commission to report back to him on their examinations into the difficulties with Section 10 of the Non-fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 in terms of demonstrating the need to demonstrate persistence in instances of harassment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51991/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (27 Nov 2012)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding has been sanctioned for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; the timeframe for the completion of the proposed project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52960/12]