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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (1 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: Is that agreed? Agreed. The next petition for consideration is petition No. P00029/12 from Dr. Ciarán McMahon regarding open access to publicly-funded research. This petition concerns research and science funding in Ireland. The petitioner would like research which is funded by the taxpayer to be provided free of charge to the public. The secretariat and the committee consulted the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (1 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: We have agreed that we will ask the Department of Health for its feedback on this petition. That concludes the petitions we have to consider today. I propose that the joint committee stands adjourned sine die.

Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: The Deputy is contradicting herself.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: Who would be considered the appropriate witnesses?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: The HSE.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: It would be worth considering.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: I imagine their names will be mentioned a lot. If we are mentioning names, they should have a right of reply.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: And in the press.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Debtors (7 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: 149. To ask the Minister for Finance if the income of developers who are now being paid by National Assets Management Agency can be used towards reducing their insolvency debt; if the new personal solvency service will affect NAMA's dealing with debtors in any way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21412/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Remuneration (7 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: 153. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to further address the issue of maximum salaries for bank executives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21445/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (8 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: 157. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for citizenship in respect of a person (details supplied); the time-frame for conclusion of the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21664/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (14 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: 251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total cost to his Department from substitutes and lost hours as a result of the Irish Primary Principals Network Conference, which takes place during the school term time (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22326/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (14 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: 457. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the opportunities for appeal or reconsideration of an application, either within his Department or through the courts, that exist for a person (details supplied) who has been issued with a deportation order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22151/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme (14 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: 461. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the facilities for acquiring visas or citizenship for persons from outside the EU who want to invest here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22320/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Charities Regulation (14 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: 481. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Charities Act covers the regulation of Irish charities' clothing banks; the way he intends to combat the increased amount of criminal activity connected to charity clothing collections and clothing banks; if the introduction of a charities regulatory authority could address this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22758/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (14 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: 569. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will indicate a time-frame within which Irish couples through the Irish Adoption Authority will be formally able to adopt a child from the USA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22692/13]

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 26: Collection of Motor Taxation
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (16 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: I welcome Commissioner Callinan and his team to the committee this morning. Deputy Deasy raised the issue of penalty points and as mentioned, the report was clear that there was no criminality, corruption, deception or falsification of records. We take that as a given. The Commissioner indicated that he would have made some of the decisions that were taken or agreed with them. How do we...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 26: Collection of Motor Taxation
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (16 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: It is essentially a case of ensuring that where discretion is used in future, there is a record of why it is used or a backup for it.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 26: Collection of Motor Taxation
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (16 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: The three gardaí who could possibly face disciplinary action have been mentioned. Will that be a high-level disciplinary action or is what happened considered serious or minor?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 26: Collection of Motor Taxation
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (16 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: Absolutely. Another investigation will be launched internally in the Garda with regard to the members identified to follow up on the facts outlined by the assistant commissioner.