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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (6 Oct 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 287. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the work that will be carried out in an area (details supplied) in County Meath to prevent further flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34187/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (6 Oct 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 418. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will increase the number of gardaí stationed in a town (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34174/15]

Building on Recovery: Statements (7 Oct 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: I welcome the capital investment plan of €27 billion over the coming years. The plan is possible thanks to the work the Government has done to get the country back on track. Not many years ago, members of the Opposition were crying that the troika should take away its money. Had we done it, we would have no money today to invest in the plan. For people to sit here and criticise the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (13 Oct 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 286. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for delay in performing a tonsillectomy procedure in Crumlin Children's Hospital in Dublin 12 for a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35480/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Accountability Report 2014: European Movement Ireland (21 Oct 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: We are delighted to have before us European Movement Ireland, EMI. I welcome back to the committee Ms Noelle O'Connell who is the executive director of EMI. Ms O'Connell will talk to us today about the performance of Ireland's Parliament and Government's in regard to participation in the European Union. Members will also have an info-graphic in front of them outlining the various response...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Accountability Report 2014: European Movement Ireland (21 Oct 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: Does that refer to an actual speech or a contribution? For example, what I am saying now is counted as a speech in the metrics. Is it the same in the European Parliament? Is an intervention in a committee a speech?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Accountability Report 2014: European Movement Ireland (21 Oct 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: The Deputy is not too bad, himself.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Accountability Report 2014: European Movement Ireland (21 Oct 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: The Deputy is suggesting not just the metrics, but a qualitative analysis of them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Accountability Report 2014: European Movement Ireland (21 Oct 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: Thank you, Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Accountability Report 2014: European Movement Ireland (21 Oct 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: On that note, we had ten amendments accepted by the Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union, COSAC, on the 2020 strategy. That was unprecedented for us, but it is not reflected in this report. That said, the general consensus is that this is a worthwhile document. A bit of qualitative analysis with it would be most helpful, but that is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Accountability Report 2014: European Movement Ireland (21 Oct 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: Over to Ms O'Connell. We must finish by 1 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Accountability Report 2014: European Movement Ireland (21 Oct 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: She might answer as many questions as possible in the next three or four minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Accountability Report 2014: European Movement Ireland (21 Oct 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: This has been a very worthwhile exercise. What has been said certainly gives us food for thought. As Ms O'Connell said, it is a developing process. I thank Ms O'Connell and Ms Flynn for coming before us and explaining it so well. We will suspend briefly to allow the witnesses from the Better Europe Alliance to take their seats.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Country-Specific Recommendations of the European Semester: Better Europe Alliance (21 Oct 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: We are delighted to be joined by the Better Europe Alliance, the representatives of which will discuss the organisation's response to the 2015 country-specific recommendations. Members and guests will be aware that this forms part of the European semester process - the new process for better budget monitoring and enhanced co-ordination between the governments of members states and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Country-Specific Recommendations of the European Semester: Better Europe Alliance (21 Oct 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank Mr. Ginnell. We have a number of questions already, the first of which are from Deputy Joe O'Reilly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Country-Specific Recommendations of the European Semester: Better Europe Alliance (21 Oct 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: I remind Deputies and Senators that they should stick to two minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Country-Specific Recommendations of the European Semester: Better Europe Alliance (21 Oct 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: One positive outcome of the Juncker investment plan is that Ireland has received €70 million, 50% of the required funding, for 14 additional primary care centres. We can therefore expect to see even more primary care centres developed over the coming years. I ask Mr. Ginnell to reply. Ms Deane or Ms O'Donnell may also want to reply to questions. I ask that each take approximately...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Country-Specific Recommendations of the European Semester: Better Europe Alliance (21 Oct 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank Mr. Ginnell, Ms Deane and Ms O'Donnell for appearing before us to discuss the country-specific recommendations. Last week, I visited Berlin to meet parliamentarians from across EU member states. One of the questions that arose was the level of engagement among member states on country-specific recommendations. Believe it or not, Ireland is ahead of many other member states which...

Report of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs on Voting Rights of Irish Citizens Abroad: Motion (23 Oct 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: I move:That Dáil Éireann shall consider the Report of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs entitled ‘Voting Rights of Irish Citizens Abroad’, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 12th November, 2014. I welcome this timely debate on a very important topic that is very relevant to us. Before I outline the findings of the committee and the...

Report of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs on Voting Rights of Irish Citizens Abroad: Motion (23 Oct 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Coffey, for his contribution to today's debate. I will come back to the substance of his contribution. I also thank other Members of the House - Deputy Timmy Dooley from Fianna Fáil, Deputy Michael Colreavy from Sinn Féin and Deputy Bernard Durkan from Fine Gael. I further acknowledge the contribution of the other members of the joint...