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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Springboard Programme (30 Apr 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase the number of courses that are available to those on jobseeker's allowance on the Springboard and Skillnet website. [17070/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Springboard Programme (30 Apr 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if participants who are on jobseeker's allowance and who are doing a course through Springboard have to pay to do their examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17071/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (6 May 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 534. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the new planning guidelines for wind farm developments will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17424/15]

Challenges Facing the European Union: Statements (7 May 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank Deputy Halligan for his kind remarks. I welcome this debate on the challenges facing the European Union. As Chairman of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs, it is a pleasure to speak on this issue on Europe Day. It is fitting that we mark Europe Day and recall that Europe, notwithstanding the flaws and many difficulties with which we are faced, about which we heard...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Changing Attitudes towards the European Union: Discussion (7 May 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: We have quite a number of guests today, so I will limit each speaker to about three or four minutes. I ask members to limit their contributions as well. It is a Thursday and I know some members have constituency engagements. We have a photo shoot at 3.15 p.m., so we need to be done and dusted by then. The photo shoot is for Europe Day and all committee members and the Ceann Comhairle will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Changing Attitudes towards the European Union: Discussion (7 May 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: Thank you for that contribution Mrs. Wall. It was very interesting. Our next speaker is Ms Maureen Kavanagh, chief executive of Active Retirement Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Changing Attitudes towards the European Union: Discussion (7 May 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank Ms Kavanagh. We will now hear from the post-Maastricht generation. Those people born not only since we joined the EU, but since the Single Market came about.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Changing Attitudes towards the European Union: Discussion (7 May 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: Ms Coady thinks this committee should be more involved in the structured dialogue process. It might be useful if she could send us a letter outlining how we could do that and what would be useful. We would certainly consider it at a future meeting and bring the witnesses back to discuss that issue specifically.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Changing Attitudes towards the European Union: Discussion (7 May 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: Thank you, wise Deputy Byrne. We are going to hear from Ms Noelle O'Connell and then Deputy John Halligan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Changing Attitudes towards the European Union: Discussion (7 May 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: I invite Deputy Halligan to begin the session with the initial questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Changing Attitudes towards the European Union: Discussion (7 May 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: To what extent can we engineer a sense of belonging to Europe? The visits to Brussels help to increase knowledge and awareness of Europe and the European project. I note that the ERASMUS programme helps younger people to understand more about what Europe means. What more can be done to try to engineer a better understanding of belonging to the European project? In particular, what can be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Changing Attitudes towards the European Union: Discussion (7 May 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: It seems the way the subject is being taught is not ideal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Changing Attitudes towards the European Union: Discussion (7 May 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: Or read a book.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Changing Attitudes towards the European Union: Discussion (7 May 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: That is borne out by the turnout figures for European elections among young people, although our figures are not as low as they are in some countries. In Slovenia, for example, I understand the figure is 13%, or one in seven. Nevertheless, it is an issue we need to address.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Changing Attitudes towards the European Union: Discussion (7 May 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: This is a good time to bring in Noelle Ms O'Connell. I understand European Movement Ireland does a lot of work with schools and other organisations to improve knowledge of EU matters. Ms O'Connell might wish to pick up on some of the points the delegates from Youth Work Ireland have raised and address some of the questions put by members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Changing Attitudes towards the European Union: Discussion (7 May 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: I apologise for interrupting Ms O'Connell. A vote has been called in the Dáil, which means we will have to suspend business in four minutes or so. If Ms O'Connell can conclude in that time, it would be great. Otherwise, we will have to come back in about 20 minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Changing Attitudes towards the European Union: Discussion (7 May 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: Before we go into private session, I ask that our guests meet us on the plinth at the front of the complex at 3.15 p.m. for the photocall that has been arranged. I thank them for attending and I apologise for rushing proceedings but a vote is taking place elsewhere. We will now go into private session briefly in order to agree to send a letter to the Taoiseach in respect of migration. Is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (12 May 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 607. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he expects high speed fibre broadband will be extended to a townland (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18212/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (19 May 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 88. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will next review the rent supplement limits for County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19684/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Claims Agency (19 May 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 132. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is the policy of the State Claims Agency to appeal every decision of the High Court which is awarded against the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19568/15]