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Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2012
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Finance Accounts 2012 (8 May 2014)

Shane Ross: That is fine. All I am saying is that all the usual suspects turn up at the end, which is quite extraordinary. Can I finish with one question? What will the banking inquiry cost?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2012
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Finance Accounts 2012 (8 May 2014)

Shane Ross: The Department will have to fund it eventually.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2012
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Finance Accounts 2012 (8 May 2014)

Shane Ross: Has the Department not made any provision for that at all?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Adoption Legislation (13 May 2014)

Shane Ross: 100. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason he has not yet addressed the anomaly with respect to adoption by step-parents, including the requirement, as part of step-parent adoption, for a natural parent to adopt their own child and the creation of a new birth certificate recognising the newly-adoptive parents and possibly removing the recognition of a birth parent....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Adoption Legislation (13 May 2014)

Shane Ross: 102. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when he will take action with regard to addressing the issue of step-parent adoption (details supplied). [21150/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Adoption Legislation (13 May 2014)

Shane Ross: I wish to ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs why he has not yet addressed the anomaly with respect to adoption by step-parents, including the requirement, as part of step-parent adoption, for a natural parent to adopt their own child and the creation of a new birth certificate recognising the newly-adoptive parents and possibly removing the recognition of a birth parent. I...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Adoption Legislation (13 May 2014)

Shane Ross: -----but I would like to tease out his intentions in this regard because of the commitment given by his predecessor.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Adoption Legislation (13 May 2014)

Shane Ross: While I understand that the Minister is reading himself into his brief, the response he has given me is lukewarm and less firm in its commitment than that of his predecessor, who said:As the Deputy indicated, those anomalies include the requirement - as part of step-parent adoption - for a natural parent to adopt his or her own child, including compliance with the requirements associated with...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Adoption Legislation (13 May 2014)

Shane Ross: When we hear the word "review", it makes my hair and the Minister's, or whatever we have left between us, stand on end because it means delay. I accept the Minister's statement that new issues have arisen around the age of the adoptive parents and issues like that, but this one is wrong. I was delighted to hear the Minister say it is unjust. There is an injustice here. If there is an...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Adoption Legislation (13 May 2014)

Shane Ross: Of course, it can.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Services Provision (13 May 2014)

Shane Ross: 110. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will address the fact that delays in processing adoptions here means that children placed for adoption with Irish families are now less likely to be babies and consequently, these older children often have particular health and medical needs. [20869/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Data (13 May 2014)

Shane Ross: 112. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of domestic infant adoptions took place here in 2012 and 2013. [20870/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Legislation (13 May 2014)

Shane Ross: 118. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the changes that have been made to adoption legislation during the course of this Government’s lifespan. [20868/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (13 May 2014)

Shane Ross: 127. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide an update on the Irish Russian bilateral agreement on inter-country adoption. [20872/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance Regulation (13 May 2014)

Shane Ross: 169. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to protect policy holders with the now collapsed Setanta Insurance; the way he will ensure the smooth transition for all the innocent policy holders to another insurer or assist in brokering the deal for another insurer to take over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20952/14]

Establishment of Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Motion (14 May 2014)

Shane Ross: I see every reason why the Irish people should find out what happened to the banks, and what is happening to the banks currently, and that the veil of secrecy which surrounds those events which have been outlined to us by the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade should be lifted. Indeed, it is essential that those who wish to know about it should find out about it and...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2014)

Shane Ross: Did we receive an acknowledgement that the applications had been received.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2014)

Shane Ross: Do we know how long it will take to deal with the applications?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2014)

Shane Ross: I am concerned that it will take the same length of time as the previous case.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2014)

Shane Ross: That is some months away and legal advice should not take that long. I do not detect a-----