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Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Michael McNamara: A great shame in recent years has been that the number of people living in jobless households increased rapidly since the start of the recession. We must realise, however, that before this recession began, 15% of the Irish population lived in jobless households. That is an extraordinarily high figure. We have the highest percentage of people in Europe living in jobless households, but we...

Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Disputes (5 Nov 2013)

Michael McNamara: As the Minister is no doubt aware, earlier this week Aer Lingus management announced its intention to close the cabin crew base at Shannon Airport from the end of March 2014. That follows the company’s unilateral announcement in September that it would outsource cabin crew services on a new transatlantic service from January 2014. The announcement was directly contrary to an...

Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Disputes (5 Nov 2013)

Michael McNamara: I accepted at the very outset the commercial nature of the Government's interest in Aer Lingus, but my question was on whether the commercial developments in Aer Lingus were in the commercial best interests of the company, particularly in an increasingly competitive market. I am thankful there is a more competitive market, including at Shannon Airport, at which there is increased competition...

Cannabis Regulation: Motion [Private Members] (5 Nov 2013)

Michael McNamara: I commend Deputy Flanagan and the Technical Group on raising the issue and giving the House the opportunity to debate what I believe is an increasingly important issue. I also thank the Technical Group for offering me speaking time this evening as opposed to tomorrow evening, when I am due to travel to a meeting. In 1996 a book called Rethinking the War on Drugs in Ireland was published by...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (5 Nov 2013)

Michael McNamara: 588. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the projects which were allocated funding in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 under the scheme whereby 1% of all capital project funding is allocated to the arts and to specify the projects which had a music component. [45729/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (5 Nov 2013)

Michael McNamara: 722. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason he did not include Doolin sewerage scheme in the Water Services Investment Programme 2010 - 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46973/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Data (5 Nov 2013)

Michael McNamara: 742. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality how many deportation orders, as distinct from removal orders made against EU citizens, were made against persons of Latvian and Estonian origin, who were categorised as "non-citizens" and holders of non-citizen passports or alien's passport, respectively, in each year since their states' accession to the EU in 2004. [45949/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Controls (5 Nov 2013)

Michael McNamara: 933. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legal basis for provision 3.1 in Circular ER 14/2010 whereby if an animal sent to slaughter was not tested within the the previous 12 months but was tested within the previous 18 months and if more than 20% of the eligible animals in the herd at the date of slaughter were not tested within the previous 12 months, the holding...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Controls (5 Nov 2013)

Michael McNamara: 934. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is concerned provision 3.1 in Circular ER 14/2010, which concerns herds in respect of which more than 20% of eligible animals are not in test at the time of slaughter, amounts to a fettering of his discretion to restrict such herds as provided for in SI 3017 of 2010 and amounts to a fixed policy, contrary to law and fair...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Maritime Area and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2013: Discussion (12 Nov 2013)

Michael McNamara: The county manager cited a problem of inactive leases sterilising areas. Can he elaborate on this and how they sterilise areas? He also mentioned he prefers to see consent applications dealt with by local authorities. I do not mean to misinterpret Mr. Coughlan. Can he give examples of consent applications, how they differ and how they differ in concrete terms from applications that must...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Maritime Area and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2013: Discussion (12 Nov 2013)

Michael McNamara: What about the point about inactive leases sterilising an area?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Maritime Area and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2013: Discussion (12 Nov 2013)

Michael McNamara: With regard to county development plans, does Mr. Coughlan envisage areas being zoned for wave energy, offshore wind energy and fish farming in the same way as areas in the county development plan are zoned as suitable for wind energy? Does Mr. Coughlan envisage going to that level of detail?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2011: Discussion with Marine Institute (19 Nov 2013)

Michael McNamara: Two sites in particular were identified as being suitable for wind energy. Could Dr. Heffernan provide a little more detail on where they are? What is being done and what could be done to hasten their exploitation to provide the levels of renewable energy described? Given the importance of the type of work done by Dr. Heffernan, and the hope we all have that there would be considerable...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2011: Discussion with Marine Institute (19 Nov 2013)

Michael McNamara: Was it tidal or wave energy Dr. Heffernan mentioned?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2011: Discussion with Marine Institute (19 Nov 2013)

Michael McNamara: What are the sites for tidal energy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Coillte (19 Nov 2013)

Michael McNamara: Mr. Britchfield referred to the requirement on Coillte to reforest areas that have been felled. That would obviously include areas that have been felled but are largely unproductive or are unsuited to forestry. I am aware of a number of areas in Slieve Aughty which were planted in good faith in the 1960s but which have not been felled because the growth is too poor. From an environmental...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Coillte (19 Nov 2013)

Michael McNamara: Would it require legislative change to clear-fell them and leave them fallow?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Coillte (19 Nov 2013)

Michael McNamara: But not the raw material.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Coillte (19 Nov 2013)

Michael McNamara: Can I get a copy of that information?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Coillte (19 Nov 2013)

Michael McNamara: I have a supplementary question. The harvesting rights were sold to pension funds but how was the value determined? Was it based on international indices or comparisons?