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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (25 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school has discretion when it comes to deciding which students can participate in the July provision for special needs children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12219/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (25 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way her Department decides which schools receive the July provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12220/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome the representatives from RTE. I concur with much of what Deputy Michael Moynihan said, perhaps not as regards rushing to the defence of Fianna Fáil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy does not have to call in the doctor yet. The context in which this issue is being raised is that €134 million out of the €214 million raised by the television licence fee goes directly to RTE. There is another sum of money that goes to RTE through the broadcasting fund, a fund of about €10.6 million allocated for other broadcasters for which RTE can apply...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Does Mr. Bakhurst accept that the report was politically charged?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Not by the presenter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I do not accept what Mr. Bakhurst said about presenters' salaries. I never did accept this business that one has to wait two years for fear they are going to be taken away. If people are going to be taken away at this stage, then good luck to them. One would not run any other semi-State company with that lack of accountability and transparency. Given that RTE is getting €134...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (26 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 77. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount raised in deposit interest retention tax in each of the years 2011 to 2014; the implications of attaching the universal social charge to deposit interest, including the amounts raised in the same years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12508/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (26 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 246. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding commercial motor tax designation on scheduled commercial vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12496/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Data (26 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 247. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form by county, the number of persons awaiting assistance under the housing aid for older persons scheme and the mobility aids grant scheme; the total amount required by each local authority in respect of approvals made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12504/15]

Order of Business (31 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: What about the runway on the Aran Islands that has weeds growing through it?

Order of Business (31 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Fianna Fáil has a new leader.

Order of Business (31 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy wants to go on Galway Bay FM.

Order of Business (31 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: His leader should dissociate himself from that outburst.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Leader's Allowance (31 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 290. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of Teachtaí Dála and Seanadóirí who are in receipt of annual funding from the leaders allowance fund; the amount paid to each category. [13002/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Leader's Allowance (31 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 291. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the parties in Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann who are in receipt of funds under the leaders allowance fund; and the conditions and restrictions attached to the drawdown of these funds. [13003/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Leader's Allowance (31 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 292. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an independent Teachtaí Dála was to become a Minister or a Minister of State, would that Teachta Dála will continue to qualify for the special payment from the leaders allowance fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13004/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Leader's Allowance (31 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 293. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the level of annual payment to independent Teachtaí Dála and independent Seanadóirí under the leaders allowance fund; when this was first introduced; the conditions and restrictions on the drawdown of these funds; if t these funds are tax free; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13008/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (31 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 626. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons currently on local authority housing waiting lists in South Dublin county, Fingal county, Dún Laoghaire county and Dublin City Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12864/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Applications (31 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 627. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applications each local authority has received under the housing assistance payment scheme; the number of these that have been successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12865/15]