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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks Projects (30 Sep 2014)

Clare Daly: 637. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to explain the position regarding the continued reliance of her Department on the unsuitability for wider dissemination of the long-term strategic programme for the control of rhododendron ponticum in Killarney National Park (details supplied). [36620/14]

Direct Provision for Asylum Seekers: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Oct 2014)

Clare Daly: I, too, congratulate Deputy Pringle and strongly support the motion, which puts forward an immediate solution to this issue, which is a human rights-based, humane approach to an issue which has been ignored for far too long. The nonsense that used to be put forward that Ireland is an island of a thousand welcomes has certainly long been exposed. We are a country which has been quite happy...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (1 Oct 2014)

Clare Daly: 19. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 1732 of 17 September 2014, in view of the allegations made in relation to unsafe conditions at the national car test Ballymun centre, affecting workers' lives and health, if he will establish an independent investigation into the allegations. [36638/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme (1 Oct 2014)

Clare Daly: 38. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will refuse to sign the ministerial orders enabling IAS scheme trustees to amend the scheme, as required under the State Airport (Shannon Group) Act 2014, until he is satisfied that the deferred pensioners' entitlements are not being disproportionately reduced. [36637/14]

Sixth Report of the Constitutional Convention - Blasphemy: Statements (2 Oct 2014)

Clare Daly: It is incredible in a modern society that Deputies are spending time discussing the inclusion in legislation of measures on blasphemy. These provisions should not have been introduced in the first instance. I have a certain sympathy for Deputy Michael Colreavy's argument that it is convenient for the Government that the House is discussing this issue as it can pretend to be delivering...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Application (2 Oct 2014)

Clare Daly: 14. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the logic of a homeowner with pyrite having to spend thousands of euro to have a test conducted to prove the presence of pyrite in their home in order to claim an exemption from the property tax, which would not even cover the cost of the test; his views regarding the need to have the statutory instrument amended accordingly so that the spirit...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Application (2 Oct 2014)

Clare Daly: 31. To ask the Minister for Finance the communication he has had with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to simplifying the criteria regarding the way someone can claim an exemption from the local property tax where their home has had a building condition assessment indicating significant damage relating to pyrite, but no actual test has been...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Oct 2014)

Clare Daly: It is fair to say there is now a spotlight on the gardaí that we have not seen since the days of the Morris tribunal. We were told then that it was a few bad apples in Donegal but what was revealed was a systemic problem. The solutions put in place at that time have clearly failed and the systemic problem, the culture to which Deputy Wallace refers, remains. It has taken about two...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Terrorism (7 Oct 2014)

Clare Daly: 101. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the UN Security Council's proposal to introduce legislation restricting the travel of foreign terrorist fighters; and if this is a blatant breach of our neutrality. [37688/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Illegal Israeli Settlements (7 Oct 2014)

Clare Daly: 105. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he will take to discourage economic links with illegal Israeli settlements due to the deteriorating human rights situation for communities on the ground in the West Bank. [37687/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Deferrals (7 Oct 2014)

Clare Daly: 156. To ask the Minister for Finance the options open to a couple who were denied an income based deferral for the local property tax on the grounds that they did not live in their property, even though their sole income is disability allowance and the property is in negative equity. [37827/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Registration of Nurses (7 Oct 2014)

Clare Daly: 315. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reverse the fee hikes imposed by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland which are placing severe pressure on nurses and midwifes to practice against the backdrop of falling pay. [37729/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Audiology Services Provision (7 Oct 2014)

Clare Daly: 361. To ask the Minister for Health the regulations governing the prescribing and fitting of hearing aids; if a person is required to be a audiologist and registered with the Irish Society of Hearing Aid Audiology; in the absence of such qualification the way they are authorised to fit such important devices; and the recourse that persons have who are not satisfied with the service provided...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft Landings (7 Oct 2014)

Clare Daly: 426. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on a Hercules C130, registration number 16/8073 being in Shannon Airport on 1 October 2014 at 9 a.m.; his further views on whether it was not involved in any military operations or exercises, in view of the fact that the aircraft was operated by a Reserve Marine Corps squadron called the Rangers which has been involved in many...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (7 Oct 2014)

Clare Daly: 469. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to incorporate Irish sign language into the school curriculum at any level. [37888/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Airport Facilities (7 Oct 2014)

Clare Daly: 610. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of the carriers that were granted permission to carry weapons or munitions through Shannon airport in the past year. [38287/14]

Other Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (8 Oct 2014)

Clare Daly: 7. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will fully implement all articles of the EPSEN Act 2004 without further delay. [37929/14]

Other Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (8 Oct 2014)

Clare Daly: The EPSEN Act was supposed to provide for the education of children with special needs and referred also to further and adult education. That has not happened and we do not have an inclusive or needs-based education system for special needs. Against the backdrop of the report of the outgoing Ombudsman for Children criticising the Government and referring to the large number of complaints...

Other Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (8 Oct 2014)

Clare Daly: The Act is ten years old and the reality for families and children with special needs is that they are going backwards. The National Council for Special Education was supposed to provide for resources and meet the needs of children with special educational needs but, in reality, it has been used to implement the cap on SNA posts in 2010 rather than the original aims of the Act. It has had a...

Other Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (8 Oct 2014)

Clare Daly: That will be cold comfort to the parents involved. A right to an education is a fundamental human right for all children to achieve to the best of their ability. If a few corporations paid the effective rate of corporation tax, not to mind increasing it, we would have extra resources. Rather than trying to reduce the tax rate for the top earners, if we collected a bit more we would have...