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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: National Monuments (1 Jun 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Ba mhaith liom gach rath a ghuí ar an Aire agus ar an Aire Stáit nua. Tá súil agam go mbeidh an t-áth leo ina gcuid poist. Most Irish people will say the arts, culture and heritage are central to who we are as a people, that they are intertwined with our identity. Many will be shocked, therefore, to hear that the arts and heritage have been added to this...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: National Monuments (1 Jun 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: The Minister's first port of call is public opinion on this issue. This is the centenary year of the 1916 Rising and public opinion on the issue is clear. It is also important, being in a minority, that the Government consider the opinion of the Dáil. From what I understand, the positions of Fianna Fáil and my party are close - that everything needs to be done to prevent the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Arts Funding (1 Jun 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: It is questions on Cavan-Monaghan.

Other Questions: Departmental Functions (1 Jun 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: The timescale for all of this process is important for people living throughout the State. It is more than three months since the election. I understand it will take a number of weeks to centralise all these responsibilities in her Department, which means we will be up against the summer recess period. Over that period, we, as opposition Deputies, cannot table questions to the Minister,...

Other Questions: National Monuments (1 Jun 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: The Minister mentioned that €1 million per building was paid. I wish to understand-----

Other Questions: National Monuments (1 Jun 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: For four buildings, or €1 million per building. Who made that costing for the Minister? If she cannot provide that information now, she might furnish it to us. On what basis was the costing made? It seems high for that part of the city. As highlighted in the court case, a banner was nailed to the national monument. Did the Minister give permission for that to happen?

Other Questions: National Monuments (1 Jun 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: A banner was nailed to the national monument. One hundred nails went into it, causing damage. This matter was highlighted in the High Court's decision. Did the Minister give permission for it or did it happen without her permission? The Minister is the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and yet the heritage of this city is being downgraded for a shopping centre. She is not the...

Health Care Committee Establishment: Motion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I join in commending Deputy Shortall on her proposal. It amused me today to see Deputy Seán Sherlock play political footsie with Deputy Shortall on the idea, given the fact that the Labour Party allowed Deputy Shortall to walk the plank in her battle with the former Minister for Health, James Reilly. Access to health care has to be key to this new committee because it has ground to...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foireann Roinne (1 Jun 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 56. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an dtabharfaidh sí na sonraí maidir leis an laghdú atá tagtha ar líon na foirne i Roinn na Gaeltachta le deich mbliana anuas. [13195/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (1 Jun 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 64. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén uair atá an Roinn chun stiúrthóir na Gaeilge a cheapadh. [13194/16]

Delivering Sustainable Full Employment: Statements (2 Jun 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil le mo chomhghleacaí, an Teachta Quinlivan, as ucht spás a thabhairt dom. It is important that we are accurate in our analysis of this issue. Obviously, there has been an increase in employment in recent years. We welcome this. It is also important to realise that 350,000 people remain on the live register, that 81,000 people are on...

Delivering Sustainable Full Employment: Statements (2 Jun 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I appreciate that my time is up, but I remind the Chair that the Minister was given an additional seven minutes. I would greatly appreciate it if I could be given one more minute. Approximately 68,000 jobs have been created in Dublin since 2011. In the same period some 8,000 jobs were created in the mid-west, while just 1,600 were created in the west. We have an economy that is...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cross-Border Co-operation (8 Jun 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 77. To ask the Taoiseach the State bodies under his remit which have developed memoranda of understanding with his counterpart in Northern Ireland with regard to the efficient delivery of services on the island of Ireland; if he has carried out a cost-benefit analysis of the development of further memoranda of understanding; the details of the cost-benefit analysis; and the new memoranda of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cross-Border Co-operation (8 Jun 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 79. To ask the Taoiseach if he is satisfied with the level of data that is collected on the issues which come under his remit; the steps he will take to work with the administration in Northern Ireland to collect data under his aegis on a North-South basis; and the budgets he will put in place to undertake this work (details supplied). [14448/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cross-Border Co-operation (8 Jun 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 85. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the State bodies under her remit which have developed memoranda of understanding with her counterpart in Northern Ireland with regard to the efficient delivery of services on the island of Ireland; if she has carried out a cost-benefit analysis of the development of further memoranda of understanding and the details of this; and the new...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (8 Jun 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 101. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied with the level of data that is collected on the issues which come under her Department's remit; the steps she will take to work with the administration in Northern Ireland to collect data under her aegis on a North-South basis; and the budgets she will put in place to undertake this work (details supplied). [14445/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cross-Border Co-operation (8 Jun 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 130. To ask the Minister for Finance the State bodies under his remit which have developed memoranda of understanding with his counterpart in Northern Ireland with regard to the efficient delivery of services on the island of Ireland; if he has carried out a cost-benefit analysis of the development of further memoranda of understanding; the details of this; and the new memorandums of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Data Collection (8 Jun 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 136. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the level of data that is collected on the issues which come under his Department's remit; the steps he will take to work with the administration in Northern Ireland to collect data under his aegis on a North-South basis; the budgets he will put in place to undertake this work (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cross-Border Co-operation (8 Jun 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the State bodies under his remit that have developed memorandums of understanding with his counterpart in Northern Ireland with regard to the efficient delivery of services on the island of Ireland; if he has carried out a cost-benefit analysis of the development of further memorandums of understanding; the details of the cost-benefit...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (8 Jun 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied with the level of data that is collected on the issues which come under his Department's remit; the steps he will take to work with the administration in Northern Ireland to collect data on a North-South basis; the budgets he will put in place to undertake this work (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...