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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Exemptions (12 Nov 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: 55. To ask the Minister for Finance if artists who earn an income from the sale of their creative work and who are resident outside the State are liable to pay USC on their earnings from the sale of their products in this state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43373/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centre Provision (13 Nov 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: 156. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the building of a new primary care centre in Kells, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43539/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 Nov 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: 199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the school building project in Ashbourne, County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43538/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (13 Nov 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: 214. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the funding plans for social housing in County Meath in the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43541/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Committee (13 Nov 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: Apologies have been received from Deputies Seán Crowe and Timmy Dooley.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Committee (13 Nov 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: Thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Committee (13 Nov 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: The one that landed on the comet?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Committee (13 Nov 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: Great.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Committee (13 Nov 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: Someone said to me that if we were successful in landing what was little more than a washing machine on a comet moving at 4,000 mph four billion miles away, maybe one of the Irish forwards could stick a ball in the back of a net tomorrow night from 12 yards.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Committee (13 Nov 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank everyone for taking part. It was a good team effort.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Committee (13 Nov 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: Which Minister was that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Committee (13 Nov 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: That is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Committee (13 Nov 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: We will move into private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council Meeting: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (13 Nov 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: We had a number of items of business to conduct in private session. Apologies for the late start to today's proceedings. We received apologies from Deputies Seán Crowe and Timmy Dooley. Before I kick off the proceedings, can I just remind witnesses, guests and Members to switch off their mobile telephones. It is not sufficient to put them onto silent mode. They could interfere with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council Meeting: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (13 Nov 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank the Minister of State for what was, as usual, a very comprehensive contribution. I will start off as I have a couple of quick questions. The Minister of State took part in some of the joint committee's deliberations on the Europe 2020 strategy prior to his elevation to his current position. We published this morning a report on foot of our review of the strategy which looks at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council Meeting: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (13 Nov 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: We will not name any of them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council Meeting: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (13 Nov 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: The Minister of State mentioned towards the concluding part of his contribution that the friends of the Presidency group will meet again in early December and said that to date there have been three meetings to which we have actively contributed on issues such as how national parliaments might be supported in their EU engagement. As the Minister of State will be aware, this committee has had...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council Meeting: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (13 Nov 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: That gives us a chance to give the Minister of State our views.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council Meeting: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (13 Nov 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: Excellent. I thank the Minister of State and wish him well at the General Affairs Council meeting. We look forward to hearing back from him in the near future.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Enlargement Strategy: Centre for European Policy Studies (13 Nov 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: On behalf of the committee I welcome Mr. Erwan Fouéré from the Centre for European Policy Studies. I remind members of the long standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should criticise or make charges against a person either by name or in such a way as to make him or her identifiable. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the 2009 Defamation Act, witnesses are protected...