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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Volunteering and Community Development: Volunteer Ireland (24 Jun 2014)
Michael McCarthy: If anyone has any other issues, they can ask about them outside. I want to have the motion agreed. While it has technically been proposed, I want to give the wording, which is as follows: "That the committee calls on the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, in consultation with other relevant Ministers, to develop and publish a comprehensive policy on promoting...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Volunteering and Community Development: Volunteer Ireland (24 Jun 2014)
Michael McCarthy: We will do it now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Volunteering and Community Development: Volunteer Ireland (24 Jun 2014)
Michael McCarthy: That will not happen in terms of funding because we have other groups in next week. If we get this much done, it will be good. It was a very productive meeting.
- Beef Industry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Jun 2014)
Michael McCarthy: The beef sector plays a hugely important role in the rural economy, supporting some 7,000 processing jobs. Profits are spent locally. It has been calculated that for every €1 of output produced on cattle farms, an additional €1.49 is generated in the local economy on foot of the multiplier effect. We must ensure this important and vibrant sector has a bright future. Between...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (1 Jul 2014)
Michael McCarthy: 166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Louth was not allocated an EAL teaching post on appeal for the next academic year even though the school will have exceeded the threshold necessary for allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27924/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (1 Jul 2014)
Michael McCarthy: 167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Louth was not allocated an EAL teaching post on appeal for the next academic year even though the school will have exceeded the threshold necessary for allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27925/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage Interest Supplement Applications (1 Jul 2014)
Michael McCarthy: 302. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27830/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Oversight (1 Jul 2014)
Michael McCarthy: 403. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the process by which civilians will be recruited to the new independent Garda authority; if she will provide a provisional timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28104/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (1 Jul 2014)
Michael McCarthy: 404. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in county Donegal. [28105/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Delays (1 Jul 2014)
Michael McCarthy: 494. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [28082/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (1 Jul 2014)
Michael McCarthy: 505. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [28103/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (1 Jul 2014)
Michael McCarthy: 622. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide an update on the proposed funding cuts to be administered for school completion programmes for the 2014-15 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27926/14]
- Free Travel Pass: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2014)
Michael McCarthy: Well said.
- Free Travel Pass: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2014)
Michael McCarthy: And a former one down there.
- Free Travel Pass: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2014)
Michael McCarthy: Hear, hear.
- Free Travel Pass: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2014)
Michael McCarthy: That is absolutely right.
- Free Travel Pass: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2014)
Michael McCarthy: Hear, hear.
- Free Travel Pass: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2014)
Michael McCarthy: It is desperate behaviour.
- Free Travel Pass: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2014)
Michael McCarthy: That is not a point of order.
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (8 Jul 2014)
Michael McCarthy: 310. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29802/14]