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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (19 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 565. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will have their area based payment processed; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48853/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (19 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 595. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will have an area based payment and a single farm payment processed; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49248/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (19 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 641. To ask the Minister for Health the average response time for an ambulance call in 2011, 2012 and to end of September 2013 in counties Mayo, Galway, Roscommon, Sligo and Leitrim; the percentage of occasions in which calls were outside this average; the national average response time in 2011, 2012 and in 2013; the number of occasions in 2012 and to the end of September 2013 on which...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Not-for-Profit Sector: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the various organisations' representatives. A few weeks ago, I saw the social entrepreneur awards and the Irish Men's Sheds Association won the main award. That was a pretty good platform from which to promote various organisations. Mr. Mulconry said he wanted to get to €800 million by 2016, which is in two years' time. His organisation seems to be doing a lot of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Not-for-Profit Sector: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: Mr. Mulconry mentioned the local enterprise offices, LEOs, and social enterprise business programme, SEBP. It is hoped the local enterprise offices will kick-off next month and that the social enterprise business programme will kick-off in January next. What engagement has taken place with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government around formal recognition of social...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Authority: Discussion with Chairman Designate (19 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: I welcome Mr. Horgan and Mr. O'Halloran. I would like to declare an interest. I put Mr. Horgan forward for appointment in 2010 on the basis of his successful track record until then. I am delighted to see that record continue. I wish him well. I ask Mr. Horgan or Mr. O'Halloran to go into more detail on the BeSMART project, which is an excellent example for any State organisation of how...

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: It is a child, not a robot.

Government Decision on Exiting Programme of Financial Support: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: That all changed in June 2010.

Government Decision on Exiting Programme of Financial Support: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: This is a significant debate as it marks the beginning of the end of the bailout phase of our economic recovery. While it is significant that Ireland is the first country to exit a programme, there is no cause for celebration, as many challenges lie ahead for the country and families. I am being generous in describing this as a debate, as debates normally involve an exchange of views and...

Government Decision on Exiting Programme of Financial Support: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: For all of the self-congratulations, they should remember they opposed every point in the plan for which they are taking credit today. It is a significant occasion, but there is much information missing from this so-called debate.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Regulation (20 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 81. To ask the Minister for Finance if the German bank KfW holds or has applied for a banking licence here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49823/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Regulation (20 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance if a memorandum of understanding is being drawn up between the Irish and German authorities regarding the role that KfW bank will take in making credit available to Irish business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49824/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Regulation (20 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected level of credit KfW will make available to Irish business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49825/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Regulation (20 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 84. To ask the Minister for Finance if KfW will lend directly to Irish businesses or through Irish banks as intermediaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49826/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Regulation (20 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 85. To ask the Minister for Finance if he expects KfW to compete directly with the State-supported banks for the provision of credit to small and medium sized enterprises; or if he sees the bank meeting a currently unfulfilled role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49827/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Regulation (20 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 86. To ask the Minister for Finance if the role envisaged for KfW is complementary to an alternative to the programme for Government commitment to establish a strategic investment bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49828/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Momentum Programme Issues (26 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of each funding approval provided under the Momentum programme for courses (details supplied); if there was a public call for applications; and the way the successful training providers were selected. [50554/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (26 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 457. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the consultations that have taken place with Waterford City Council and Waterford County Council in relation to the proposed amalgamation of both councils under the Local Government Bill 2013; the dates on which the consultations took place; the nature of said consultations; and if they included consultations with local...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Issues (26 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 458. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he is taking to reduce the commercial rates for small and medium enterprises, particularly small retail outlets across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50184/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Issues (26 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 459. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce a 25% cut in commercial rates over a 24 month period in order to stimulate economic growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50185/13]