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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (30 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: 678. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an agri-environment options scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; the reason for the delay in processing the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19716/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (30 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: 898. To ask the Minister for Health the reason discretionary medical cards (details supplied) are still being removed form patients despite his claims that discretionary medical cards are not being removed; his views on whether it is morally wrong to remove medical cards form such patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19488/14]

Leaders' Questions (1 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: It is the kind of thing one does during an election.

Order of Business (1 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: I ask the Tánaiste to confirm the status of the workplace relations Bill. Will it include a commitment to mandatory collective bargaining within firms?

Order of Business (1 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: I asked about collective bargaining.

Order of Business (1 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: Is there a commitment to mandatory collective bargaining within the Bill?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (1 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 106. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the efforts he is making to ensure that customers of the national broadband scheme in an area (details supplied) in County Mayo receive an adequate service; the efforts he is making to ensure that they receive a value for money product; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19730/14]

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (6 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: I move:That Dáil Éireann: notes:— the commitment of the Taoiseach to inform the Houses of the Oireachtas of the standard level of water charges prior to the 23 May election; and — protracted Government delays in providing information to the public and the Commission for Energy Regulation in regard to the level of free allowance, low income household subvention,...

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (6 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: Despite €180 million of local property tax being invested in Irish Water, not a single cent of this was spent on fixing leaking pipes or addressing problems with quality in many parts of the country. In the Minister's remarks, he might address the issue of water charges for the 1 million households that will still be without meters when charges kick in next October. Despite an...

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (6 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: -----find in the Department's budget. Did the Minister go in wearing a balaclava and take it from her or is it a cut in the Department of Social Protection budget? Even for the Labour Party a broken promise within 48 hours is a record. The Minister might clarify that.

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (6 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: Regarding the household benefits package-----

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (6 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: -----can the Minister give a guarantee that the commitment he has given today on the €100 for older people will not go the same way as the telephone allowance and the electricity allowance? If it does, that promise given today will be as good as that given by the Minister, Deputy Burton, last Sunday. Many issues remain regarding Irish Water. There is still zero public confidence in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (6 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 223. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20039/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (6 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 296. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application for funding under the Leader programme for a community group (details supplied) in County Mayo; the timeframe for the processing of this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20011/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs (Resumed): Credit Review Office and Chambers Ireland (6 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: I welcome Mr. Trethowan and I commend him on his work to date since 2010. Four years on there still seems to be a lack of awareness of the office. Does Mr. Trethowan have any thoughts on this? Does Mr. Trethowan receive support for his office from the banks? Is he sure when they decline a loan they pass on information about the office or is Mr. Trethowan picking up, as many of us are,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs (Resumed): Credit Review Office and Chambers Ireland (6 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: Mr. Trethowen mentioned family-controlled SMEs being a particular feature of the market here and one of the graphs shows failed investment plays and failed business investment in better times. This is a major problem for many viable businesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs (Resumed): Credit Review Office and Chambers Ireland (6 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: Is Mr. Trethowan comfortable with the notion the pillar banks no longer have targets? How will we keep them honest? It is my view they played ducks and drakes with the targets and what they constituted as new lending was really relending and refinancing. We have no idea of the targets. How will Mr. Trethowen convince us and the business community that the banks are actually lending? He...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs (Resumed): Credit Review Office and Chambers Ireland (6 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: -----but the target was one way of keeping them honest.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs (Resumed): Credit Review Office and Chambers Ireland (6 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: Mr. Trethowan speaks about the market for SME and farm loans being highly concentrated and the relative lack of competition and says it is not conducive to raising what he defines as the low-risk appetite of banks which is required to support the needs of the real economy in the recovery. Will he expand on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs (Resumed): Credit Review Office and Chambers Ireland (6 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: Does Mr. Trethowan have any role in pushing the banks and the Government to look at, first, different kinds of financing such as crowd financing. What are his thoughts on Microfinance Ireland and the credit guarantee scheme?