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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Mar 2014)

Damien English: I accept that point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Mar 2014)

Damien English: Only for a certain amount of people. Obviously there are the long-term employed, who are not being churned. However, I see the point the Minister has made.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Mar 2014)

Damien English: I am not being flippant, but when demand is not being fully met then one could relax the rules. If there is spare capacity in the budget then there is scope to be flexible or review some of the files of those who were refused assistance. I have seen some of these people, and things might click and go right for some of them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Mar 2014)

Damien English: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Mar 2014)

Damien English: That is the issue, but there are other issues as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Mar 2014)

Damien English: I criticised the rules of some of the schemes, not the red tape. There are obvious instances, but it is mainly the Department of Social Protection where common sense prevails, even though one still questions them. It is a shame that the rules prevent common sense from kicking in. We have not cracked that nut in three years. When we first came together as a committee we dealt with three...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Mar 2014)

Damien English: There is a higher authority each time, I notice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Mar 2014)

Damien English: Are there any more questions? No. I apologise to the Minister and his officials for detaining them for so long and thank them for attending today. We have had a good discussion. We have also benefited from the chance to discuss the Action Plan for Jobs so soon after it was published. We may arrange a couple of meetings to debate it over the coming year.

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (13 Mar 2014)

Damien English: I am pleased to contribute to this discussion on the Government's priorities for the year ahead. Nothing is more important for Ireland at this time than maintaining our plan for jobs and growth. As far as I am concerned as Chairman of the Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, the main priority is the first of those words, "jobs". When the Government took office in 2011, the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade in Tobacco (13 Mar 2014)

Damien English: 44. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of fines issued to importers of illicit tobacco products and sellers of illicit tobacco products for each of the years, 2011, 2012 and 2013; the total value of fines issued in monetary value for each of the years; the number of such fines that were paid in each of the years; the total value in monetary value of such fines that were paid in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Places (13 Mar 2014)

Damien English: 221. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to methadone treatment, the number of inpatient residential detox places currently in the State; the location of same for assisting persons with drug addiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12488/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Places (13 Mar 2014)

Damien English: 222. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to methadone treatment, the number of residential drug free programmes currently in the State; the location of same for assisting persons with drug addiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12489/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Places (13 Mar 2014)

Damien English: 223. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to methadone treatment, the number of day programmes are there currently in the State; the location of same for assisting persons with drug addiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12490/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Places (13 Mar 2014)

Damien English: 224. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people currently on methadone in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12491/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Places (13 Mar 2014)

Damien English: 225. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who were on methadone in 2011, 2012 and 2013; the numbers of whom are now known to be completely off drugs, including methadone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12492/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Places (13 Mar 2014)

Damien English: 226. To ask the Minister for Health the number of babies born to mothers on methadone in 2013; the number of such babies that had withdrawals; the number of such babies who received medication; the medications they received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12493/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Places (13 Mar 2014)

Damien English: 227. To ask the Minister for Health the total average cost of treatment for a person on methadone maintenance/detoxification; the total average cost for each such person on costs for GP services associated with the maintenance/detoxification; costs for pharmacy goods/services associated with the maintenance/detoxification; costs for the clinic associated with the maintenance/detoxification;...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade in Tobacco (25 Mar 2014)

Damien English: 184. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 44 of 13 March 2014, in relation to fines issued to importers of illicit tobacco products and sellers of illicit tobacco products for each of the years, 2011, 2012 and 2013, the number of such fines that were paid in each of the years; the total value in monetary value of such fines that were paid in each of the years;...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (25 Mar 2014)

Damien English: 637. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the action he will take to assist those homeowners in residential housing estates with serious health and safety issues due to public lighting not operating, in particular where the estate has not been taken in charge by the local authority and the developer not operating thereby leaving residents with no direct line of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (25 Mar 2014)

Damien English: 775. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Reserve members that made it to stage three of the recruitment process for An Garda Síochána; the weighting given to those applicants that had indicated to have been attested by An Garda Síochána as a reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13582/14]