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Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: The Tánaiste should not use them as a bargaining chip.

Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: She wants them to come, cap in hand, to plead their case.

Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: In regard to proposals Nos. 1 and 3, which is a proposal to guillotine-----

Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: After much of the downtime the Dáil has experienced in recent weeks whereby the schedule was not very heavy, it is totally unacceptable that we should have a late sitting today and probably again in the coming weeks. The normal procedure of the Dáil has been abused in terms of the way the Government has approached the Environment (Miscellaneous) Provisions Bill. The reason for...

Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: It is not agreed. Over the last few days we were repeatedly told that amendments had been flagged. The standard procedure for flagging amendments is to propose them at the relevant stages of the Bill so they can be appropriately debated. The Government is trying to sneak in amendments on Report Stage which are not related to the context of the Bill, while refusing to recommit the Bill to...

Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: As parties who promised -----

Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: As parties which promised there would be no guillotining -----

Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: ----- the unfortunate reality under this Government is that ----- . Deputy Finian McGrath:More U-turns

Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: The two Government parties promised they would put an end to the guillotine but we have seen an increase in the number of Bills being guillotined.

Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: Tonight we are seeing that again.

Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: We cannot support this proposal and we ask instead that the debate be given appropriate time, at the minimum by extending the period allocated for debate on it.

Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: The two pieces of legislation are important. The Government is proposing we have a gimmick Dáil day, with no Order of Business, no Leaders' Questions and no votes. That is simply unacceptable and is not the way this Parliament should operate. Unfortunately, it is representative of the way the Government treats legislation and we will not accept it. This legislation should be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Appeals (2 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when correspondence will issue in relation to a school transport appeal in respect of a pupil (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26676/15]

Central Bank (Variable Rate Mortgages) Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Central Bank (Variable Rate Mortgages) Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: I support the Central Bank (Variable Rate Mortgages) Bill put forward by Deputy Michael McGrath. It is a proportionate and considered response to a real failure in the marketplace and our banking system, particularly with regard to its treatment of customers with variable rate mortgages. It is disappointing that the Minister, Deputy Noonan, indicated in his comments today that he would...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (7 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 217. To ask the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 341 of 23 June 2015 the number of applications for new recruits for the C Company of the 28th Battalion of the Reserve Defence Force which have been submitted for approval, in addition to the 14 referenced in his initial reply; the reason for the delay in approving these outstanding applications; when the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 425. To ask the Minister for Health if the national hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia centre is operational at Mercy University Hospital in Cork; if it treats patients with pulmonary arteriovenous malformations which occur in patients with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27592/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (7 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there has been a delay in announcing the allocation of special needs assistants in respect of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11; if the allocation of assistants has already been decided for this school; when this decision will be communicated to the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27040/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Colleges (7 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide figures, in tabular form, on the funding allocated to each of the further education and training colleges from September 2011 to September 2014. [27133/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Availability (7 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students from the Urris area of Clonmany in County Donegal who commenced at a school (details supplied) in September 2012, or subsequently, but who are now being informed by Bus Éireann that they reside closer to secondary schools in Buncrana, will have to pay the concessionary school transport fare to continue to avail of school...