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Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: I wish to raise two issues. One year has passed since the decision to locate the new children's hospital at St. James's Hospital. A new heart centre at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin which was privately financed is opening today. People are watching and wondering when the new children's hospital will be delivered. A deal has been struck to sell the national lottery-----

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----and the Taoiseach has indicated that money is going to be ring-fenced. When will the national paediatric hospital development board Bill be brought forward? Will the Taoiseach also indicate when the consolidated domestic violence legislation will be forthcoming?

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: As usual.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: There is only one word to describe the Finance Bill and the budget from which it stems, and that word is "insidious". The Minister tried to pull off some stunt on budget day, with efforts to spin and distract people from the worst of the Government's latest bout of brutal cuts. We said at the time that the devil would be in the detail. In the Social Welfare Bill and now in this Finance...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Industrial Disputes (6 Nov 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 66. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the impact the recent breakdown in negotiations between the An Post management and the group of unions will have on his Department’s efforts to progress the new national lottery licence recently awarded to Premier Lotteries Ireland. [47230/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Industrial Disputes (6 Nov 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 67. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the failure of the recently concluded Labour Relations Commission negotiations between An Post, the An Post Group of Unions and his Department to gain acceptance by workers will impact negatively on the current negotiations with Premier Lotteries Ireland regarding the new national lottery licence. [47231/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Licence Sale (6 Nov 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 68. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if annual contributions for good causes will be set at 65% of gross gaming revenues; if it will be provided for in the new national lottery licence recently awarded to Premier Lotteries Ireland. [47232/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Licence Sale (6 Nov 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 69. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the recently concluded award of the new national lottery licence to Premier Lotteries Ireland secured an up-front payment of €400 million. [47233/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Programmes (6 Nov 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 70. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his Department's responsibility for preparations for Ireland's EU Structural Funds programmes for the period 2014 to 2020. [47259/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Programmes (6 Nov 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 71. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the second consultation process on Preparation of Member State Partnership Agreement for Structural and Investment Funds 2014 – 2020 has been completed; and if he will provide a summary of the same. [47260/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Programmes (6 Nov 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 72. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date by which he expects the draft Common Provisions Regulation of the Structural and Investment Funds 2014 – 2020 to be adopted by the European Council and European Parliament. [47261/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Programmes (6 Nov 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 73. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has prepared and submitted a partnership agreement outlining funding priorities for the 2014-2020 EU Structural Funds Programme; and if Community Led Local Development model is contained within the partnership agreement. [47262/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Programmes (6 Nov 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 74. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of Community Led Local Development model and the proposed 10% funding top-up for those operational programmes where an entire priority axis is delivered through CLLD. [47263/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Programmes (6 Nov 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 75. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form the moneys available to Ireland yearly under the EU Structural Funds and Common Programmes and the Common Strategic Framework Funds for the period 2014-2020. [47264/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Administration (6 Nov 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 112. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the introduction of local community development committees as set out in the Local Government Bill 2013 is consistent with the draft common provisions regulations of the European Structural and Investment Funds 2014–2020; with particular reference to the decision by him to allocate primary responsibility for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Administration (6 Nov 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 113. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the proposed local community development committees as set out in the Local Government Bill 2013 are consistent with the main aims and key components of the EU funded community-led local development. [47266/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Administration (6 Nov 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 114. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the proposed funding distribution model to be used by local community development committees when distributing EU Common Strategic Framework funds. [47267/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Redundancy Payments (12 Nov 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 182. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 was not provided with enhanced redundancy when other persons employed on a similar basis were provided with same. [47727/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (12 Nov 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 303. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update in the application for asylum in respect of a person (details supplied). [47726/13]

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Select Sub-Committee (12 Nov 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: I want to object to the taking of Committee Stage of this legislation today. I say that on the basis that, at the 11th hour, the Minister has introduced a very substantial amendment to the legislation relating to the fees regime. The Minister and the committee are aware that the issue of fees was the most contentious item in respect of the restoration of full freedom of information...