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Written Answers — Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal (20 Apr 2010)

Bobby Aylward: Question 587: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the delay in processing a claim under the criminal injuries compensation tribunal for persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and when this case will be finalised. [15351/10]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (21 Apr 2010)

Bobby Aylward: Question 192: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if an application will be approved for additional acreage for inclusion in the forestry premium scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny where an inspection has been carried out. [15994/10]

Written Answers — Sheep Production: Sheep Production (29 Apr 2010)

Bobby Aylward: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when his Department will be making payments under the recently announced grassland sheep scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16771/10]

Written Answers — Sheep Production: Sheep Production (29 Apr 2010)

Bobby Aylward: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the funding that is allocated to the new grassland sheep scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16772/10]

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (6 May 2010)

Bobby Aylward: Question 160: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will arrange with her Department to have a leaving certificate issued to a person (details supplied) in respect of a subject which they repeated in 1986 and where the request has been submitted. [18521/10]

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 May 2010)

Bobby Aylward: I will do my best to keep going and I will waffle on for a while. I am very pleased to have this opportunity to consider this Bill, to explore particular aspects of the draft and the likely implications of some of its provisions. Even though I am from County Kilkenny, which is an inland county, I have connections to Wexford and Waterford, Dunmore East in particular. I travelled and...

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 May 2010)

Bobby Aylward: At that time everything was legal. A person could sell them off the dock but not now. I fully accept the bona fides of Fine Gael in seeking to promote this Bill but I am not at all convinced it will have the desired effect. It is ill conceived and deficient in many respects. The thrust of the proposal is to provide adequate conservation measures for fish stocks. It goes without saying...

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 May 2010)

Bobby Aylward: Yes. I had to vote and compromise. I did not think I would be standing here on my own, but it has to be done. I see the good in regulation. I recall when the monofilament nets, some of which were one or two miles long, were removed. They were taking all the salmon from this country and letting them into our rivers - I come from a very rich county of rivers, comprising the Barrow, Nore,...

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 May 2010)

Bobby Aylward: No, it is all about scientists and conservation. We are very well behaved and law abiding people in our area. We stick to the rules and regulations.

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 May 2010)

Bobby Aylward: The stocks in the Barrow are very low and its conservation levels will not be reached for years. The Slaney in Wexford is also a problem - I will let the Minister of State discuss that. I do not know what the situation is there.

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 May 2010)

Bobby Aylward: I am trying to give an example of what happens when one introduces the correct regulations.

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 May 2010)

Bobby Aylward: We have drift net fishermen who hope to resume fishing; I do not know whether that will ever happen. At the current time the fish are not returning. Overall, it main issue is the survival of fish and keeping fish stocks-----

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 May 2010)

Bobby Aylward: The fishermen will not survive unless the stock survives, which is also very important. One has to have a bit of both. Whiting, herring and mackerel are very important and are needed to keep the industry going.

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 May 2010)

Bobby Aylward: It has two ports.

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 May 2010)

Bobby Aylward: That was the least of the Deputy's vices.

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 May 2010)

Bobby Aylward: Why are the salmon coming back now? Will the Deputy explain that?

Nurses and Midwives Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2010)

Bobby Aylward: I thank my colleague, Deputy Kelly, for sharing time. I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak in support of and to praise the Bill before us today on Second Stage. At the outset, I extend my congratulations to the Minister, Deputy Mary Harney, for bringing the Bill to fruition and for producing a pragmatic and comprehensive piece of draft legislation. The Bill has been in gestation...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (13 May 2010)

Bobby Aylward: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will carry out an immediate investigation into the case of a person (details supplied) in County Laois who had an operation in 2007 at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin and who is still waiting for a follow up operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19708/10]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (18 May 2010)

Bobby Aylward: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he will provide an update of the Irish legislative position regarding the implementation of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive 2005/29/EC which protects business to consumer relations and also the Misleading Advertising Directive 2006/114/EC which covers business to business transactions (details supplied)....

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (20 May 2010)

Bobby Aylward: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will arrange to have a medical card issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [21230/10]