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Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (28 Feb 2013)

Dara Calleary: The Minister is good at that himself.

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (28 Feb 2013)

Dara Calleary: The Minister's own Deputies want it.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Sale of State Assets (28 Feb 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has sought assurances that employment levels at Irish Life will be protected following its sale to Great-West Lifeco; if an understanding has been reached that there will not be any compulsory redundancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10596/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (28 Feb 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify if credit union special share dividends are exempt from DIRT tax for persons over 65 years of age. [10861/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (28 Feb 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify that students who have previously completed a post-graduate course and who are now returning to college to undertake an undergraduate course (details supplied) in a new discipline are eligible for higher education grant funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10863/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Education and Training Provision (28 Feb 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the supports available for persons registering to participate in springboard; if rent allowance is available for persons registering to participate on a course in an area other than where they presently reside; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10864/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (28 Feb 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason funding under the common agricultural policy was not available to allow farmers here to cover the cost of advice from the Agricultural Consultants Association who are approved advisors under the ccFÁS scheme operated under Article 13 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2006 by his Department; and if he will make a...

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Bill. I wish to pick up where Deputy Paschal Donohoe left off by stating it is hugely important that there be clarity in respect of the social housing sector. This matter reflects the difficulty regarding the manner in which Second Stage is being rammed through today. The clarity being sought in respect of the relevant sections...

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)

Dara Calleary: That is not the case. The Minister of State should be serious. As a result of the Government's policies, people are going to be obliged to pay for water and litter removal.

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)

Dara Calleary: In rural areas street lights are not provided and there is a lack of decent roads. Citizens want to be shown what they will receive in return for paying the tax. When the household charge was introduced in November 2011, I informed the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government that it would be courteous and relevant if people were shown what they are going to receive in...

Other Questions: Youth Unemployment Measures (5 Mar 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the additional steps she will take in securing youth guarantee during the Irish Presidency of the EU; the timeframe for its implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11086/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme (5 Mar 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is preparing to transfer the operation of the rural development programme to his Department; if his attention has been drawn to theimplications of same for rural LEADER companies and small rural communities; the measures that will be taken to protect...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Remit (5 Mar 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent and details of any proposed amendments being brought forward to amend the Residential Tenancy Board legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11173/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (5 Mar 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of occasions since 1 December that army personnel from the Finner Army Camp, County Donegal, have travelled to Dublin or County Kildare to complete any duty; the functions they have performed; the reason personnel had to be taken such a distance; the cost involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11589/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (5 Mar 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of occasion since 1 December that army personnel from Custume Barracks, Athlone, County Westmeath, have travelled to Dublin or County Kildare to complete any duty; the functions they have performed; the reason personnel had to be taken such a distance; the cost involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11590/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (5 Mar 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an agri environment option scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11171/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (5 Mar 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an agri environment option scheme application will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11175/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Deaths in Hospital (5 Mar 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an incident (details supplied) at Mayo General Hospital on 17 August 2012 which was the subject of a recent inquest; if he has sought an explanation from the National Ambulance Service as to their response on the day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11321/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (5 Mar 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct the Health Service Executive to investigate the need for the construction of a cath lab at Mayo General Hospital and the making available of an on call cardiology team at University College Hospital Galway to travel to County Mayo to ensure that patients from County Mayo who suffer from STEMI type heart attack, STEMI-ST elevation - myocardial...

Leaders' Questions (6 Mar 2013)

Dara Calleary: Cad faoi fadhbanna na ngardaí?