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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Waste Management Regulations (3 Nov 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 478. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his views on the spreading of human waste as slurry or fertiliser on Irish farmlands; the measures in place to protect the environment and human health in respect of this matter and to ensure no negative impact or nuisance is caused to the persons living close to where the human waste is being spread; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Farm Waste Management (3 Nov 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 1108. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the spreading of human waste as slurry or fertilizer on Irish farmlands; the measures that are in place to protect the environment and human health in relation to this matter and to ensure that there is no negative impact or nuisance caused to the persons living close to where the human waste is being...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Emergency Services Personnel (3 Nov 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 1128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is aware of the situation of workers in the emergency call answering service run by Conduit company and British Telecom Ireland; that workers are paid well below the living wage of €11.50 per hour; that they are refused collective union representation; and that they often cannot receive the annual leave to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Emergency Services Personnel (3 Nov 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 1129. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will ensure the Conduit company respects its workers’ basic human right to collective bargaining by engaging in meaningful discussions with the Communications Workers Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37419/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Committee (4 Nov 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: Apologies have been received from Deputies Timmy Dooley, Joe O'Reilly, Senators Aideen Hayden and Terry Leyden. I propose that we go into private session to deal with a number of items. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Economic and Monetary Union: Discussion (4 Nov 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: Today, we are to conclude our consideration of the five presidents' report, Completing Europe's Economic and Monetary Union. We are joined by two very distinguished guests, Mr. Michael Tutty and Mr. Alan Dukes, from the Institute of International and European Affairs, IIEA. They are both very welcome. The IIEA has published its views on the report and today our witnesses will explain the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Economic and Monetary Union: Discussion (4 Nov 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: The committee has debated many of these points in the past. I share many of the delegates' concerns. I was interested to hear Mr. Tutty's point on the proposed European fiscal board. He would be concerned if it were to become involved in assessing the position of each individual country as this would be duplicating the work of the national councils. That is true to a degree but such a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Economic and Monetary Union: Discussion (4 Nov 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: Who wishes to start off?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Economic and Monetary Union: Discussion (4 Nov 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: More leaks than Irish Water.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Economic and Monetary Union: Discussion (4 Nov 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: Is Mr. Dukes referring to "we" as the Irish or the European area?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Economic and Monetary Union: Discussion (4 Nov 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: Could Mr. Dukes expand on that? When he says the European system has not been used as it could have been used, is he referring to the European Central Bank, the eurobond or what? What could have been done that was not done?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Economic and Monetary Union: Discussion (4 Nov 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: The five presidents' report does not mention mutualisation at all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Economic and Monetary Union: Discussion (4 Nov 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: Mr. Dukes makes no explicit mention of the Germans, although in the presentation we had a discussion on whether the Germans could be more relaxed. Indeed, a country specific recommendation was that they should be more relaxed in their budgetary stance. Does Mr. Dukes see things changing in Berlin any time soon? Also, how does he think we as a nation, combined with our European colleagues,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Economic and Monetary Union: Discussion (4 Nov 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: Indeed, and following up on that and on Mr. Tutty's last point about the timescales, this has implications for the renegotiation strategy the British Government is undertaking with regard to its membership. Does Mr. Tutty believe more detailed proposals potentially could derail his attempts to keep the United Kingdom within the EU? Does he believe it might be seen as unhelpful and that this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Economic and Monetary Union: Discussion (4 Nov 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: We are all heartened by the start made by First Vice President Timmermans on communications between national parliaments. It is a noted improvement on the situation with the previous Commission. On that positive note, I thank both witnesses for attending and for their helpful comments. Today's meeting is our last one on the five presidents' report. We will make a political contribution...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Levy (5 Nov 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 114. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there are plans to link the payment increase to public sector pensioners to the consumer price index, and if so, the timescales for doing this. [38832/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Levy (5 Nov 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 115. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a timeframe for the removal of the cuts made to public sector pensioners on an income over €32,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38833/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education (5 Nov 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 165. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is aware of a family (details supplied) in County Meath whose child has missed out on 24 weeks pre-school education, due to being born 11 days after the deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38840/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ambulance Service Provision (5 Nov 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 179. To ask the Minister for Health how an organisation (details supplied) in County Meath will be provided with an ambulance from the Health Service Executive which is surplus to current operating needs; if this will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38834/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (12 Nov 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: Apologies have been received from Deputy Crowe and Senator Reilly.