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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (25 Sep 2012)

Paul Connaughton: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if it is possible for two Irish citizens (details supplied) in County Galway who had their passports stolen in Bolivia ten days ago, to have new passports granted to them without having to return to here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40180/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (25 Sep 2012)

Paul Connaughton: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when successful applicants under the sports capital grants scheme will be notified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40238/12]

Magdalene Laundries: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (26 Sep 2012)

Paul Connaughton: I am pleased to have an opportunity to speak on this important motion. Recent decades have seen huge progress in Irish society in terms of assessing how the country's most vulnerable people were treated in past decades and an important part of that has been assessment of the circumstances of women and girls who resided in Magdalene laundries across the country. Initially those institutions...

Magdalene Laundries: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (26 Sep 2012)

Paul Connaughton: I am pleased to have an opportunity to speak on this important motion. Recent decades have seen huge progress in Irish society in terms of assessing how the country's most vulnerable people were treated in past decades and an important part of that has been assessment of the circumstances of women and girls who resided in Magdalene laundries across the country. Initially those institutions...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Applications (26 Sep 2012)

Paul Connaughton: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not been issued with an insulin pump in view of the fact that he is on 4 to 5 insulin injections per day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40804/12]

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Leanaí) 2012: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Sep 2012)

Paul Connaughton: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on this Bill. Few Bills that go through the Oireachtas have the potential to have the impact of this Bill. Essentially, it elevates the rights of a significant section of the Irish population, those under 18, and seeks to give them stronger protection under the Constitution. The only negative aspect of this Bill is that it took the...

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (2 Oct 2012)

Paul Connaughton: I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the debate. As health and social care becomes increasingly specialised, it is only proper that professionals working in these areas are correctly registered and this is the rationale behind the Bill. A few short years ago, only five professions were subject to statutory registration: doctors, dentists, nurses, opticians and pharmacists. At...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Financial Services Regulation (2 Oct 2012)

Paul Connaughton: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if financial advisers will be allowed to administer advice under the mortgage advice scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41505/12]

Philanthropy and the Arts: Statements (3 Oct 2012)

Paul Connaughton: In Ireland, fund-raising by arts organisations is responsible for, on average, just 3% of total income. In Great Britain and Australia, that figure can be multiplied by 11, where fund-raising accounts for one third of total income. Clearly, the culture of philanthropic giving to the arts in Ireland must be promoted and encouraged and I commend the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the...

Addiction Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (3 Oct 2012)

Paul Connaughton: I also wish the new Minister of State the best of luck in his new job. I welcome the motion on the basis that it will open up a much wider debate and allow more people to express their opinions. Tackling Ireland's drugs problem requires a multifaceted approach. While some aspects of the current system simply do not work, much good work is being done at community level in programmes that...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Applications (3 Oct 2012)

Paul Connaughton: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a review of a decision in relation to an application for farm assist in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42150/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (3 Oct 2012)

Paul Connaughton: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an area-based payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42149/12]

Europol Bill 2012: Second Stage (4 Oct 2012)

Paul Connaughton: I wish to share time with Deputy Seán Kyne.

Europol Bill 2012: Second Stage (4 Oct 2012)

Paul Connaughton: I am thankful for the opportunity to speak to the Bill. This legislation will ensure that Europol becomes part of the EU institutional framework and it is a timely and sensible measure. Europol assists EU member states in fighting serious international crime, including terrorism, international drug trafficking, money laundering, organised fraud, counterfeiting, human trafficking and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (4 Oct 2012)

Paul Connaughton: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway is held up due to a parcel being re-numbered; the reason parcels are being re-numbered and the rationale behind this; the reason this work could not have been done prior to the payment date; the number of farmers are affected; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (4 Oct 2012)

Paul Connaughton: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the disadvantaged area payment is being held up in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway is being held up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42446/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 Oct 2012)

Paul Connaughton: To ask the Minister for Health when eye clinic services will be restored in Ballinasloe for a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42433/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 Oct 2012)

Paul Connaughton: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the eye clinic conducted at health centres in Ballinasloe and Loughrea in County Galway has been withdrawn and when it is planned that it will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42448/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (9 Oct 2012)

Paul Connaughton: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason suitably qualified financial services practitioners have been excluded from the new advisory service for mortgage holders in difficulty, which has been confined to accountants; his plans to change this; the qualifications deemed suitable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42689/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Paul Connaughton: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive their disadvantaged area payment; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43140/12]