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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: An Post (12 Mar 2014)

John O'Mahony: Deputy Harrington asked about a basic or retained payment for the small rural offices under contract.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: An Post (12 Mar 2014)

John O'Mahony: A Deputy asked about financial transactions and the witnesses have indicated they cannot be discussed for commercial reasons.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: An Post (12 Mar 2014)

John O'Mahony: Is this in the context of consultation or the "use it or lose it" scenario? Perhaps I misinterpreted the answer. If business is going downhill, would it be a positive move to alert the community?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: An Post (12 Mar 2014)

John O'Mahony: Are any post offices in urban areas in difficulty?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: An Post (12 Mar 2014)

John O'Mahony: The point I was making is that if information that could be put out there would help to improve the business through the post office, I cannot see why there would be reluctance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: An Post (12 Mar 2014)

John O'Mahony: We finish on a positive point. I thank John and Liam for their presentation and engagement. The committee will consider what we heard from the IPU and An Post and will follow up the matter further. I thank the witnesses for their presence and they way they approached and answered the questions. The meeting is adjourned until next Wednesday 26 March at 9.30 a.m. when RTE will be in to...

Topical Issue Debate: Community Welfare Services (13 Mar 2014)

John O'Mahony: I appreciate that this topic was chosen. It comes about as a result of the centralisation of social welfare and community welfare services in Mayo. I acknowledge the reasoning behind it, which is the creation of a one-stop-shop and improved services for people on social welfare in order to get long-term unemployed people back to work. Community welfare officers deal with a range of other...

Topical Issue Debate: Community Welfare Services (13 Mar 2014)

John O'Mahony: That might be a solution.

Topical Issue Debate: Community Welfare Services (13 Mar 2014)

John O'Mahony: I thank the Minister of State for the statement, especially the clarification on cross-border co-operation. A solution may be possible, which is not what I heard on the ground yesterday. If that has changed, I welcome it. I ask the Minister of State to seek clarification from the Minister for Social Protection on the issue of home visits. Is that something that can only occur in...

Topical Issue Debate: Community Welfare Services (13 Mar 2014)

John O'Mahony: One side is left.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (25 Mar 2014)

John O'Mahony: 285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons for decisions as if responding to a section 18 of the Freedom of Information Act request as to the reason the regulations giving effect to Commission Directive 80/723/EEC of 25 June 1980, as amended by Commission Directive 85/413/EEC of 24 July 1985, Commission Directive 93/84/EEC of 30 September 1993 and Commission Directive...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (25 Mar 2014)

John O'Mahony: 529. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive a decision on their appeal for invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13614/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (25 Mar 2014)

John O'Mahony: 547. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will receive a decision on their application for disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13955/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (25 Mar 2014)

John O'Mahony: 548. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their invalidity pension appeal; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13961/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: EU Regulations (25 Mar 2014)

John O'Mahony: 553. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the fact that if there are alterations to existing aid by way of payments for the free travel scheme amounting to an increase of more than 20% from the original budget, and that it has gone on longer than six years, that it is deemed new aid for each of these reasons even if commenced in 1967 under Regulation 794/2004 and that she is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: EU Regulations (25 Mar 2014)

John O'Mahony: 554. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify an issue in relation to contractual arrangements with binding obligations in breach of EU state aid rules (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14024/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: EU Regulations (25 Mar 2014)

John O'Mahony: 555. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify obligations on Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus and certain compliance issues (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14025/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (25 Mar 2014)

John O'Mahony: 572. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their appeal for carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14199/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Herd Numbers (25 Mar 2014)

John O'Mahony: 844. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has been refused a herd number; if this person can appeal this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13509/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (25 Mar 2014)

John O'Mahony: 847. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress he is making in resolving the problem regarding the proposal to incorporate the sheep grassland payment into the single farm payment of sheep farmers as part of the new Common Agricultural Policy; the progress on securing the restoration of the sheep grassland payment to €18 million per annum; and if he will...