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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Feb 2010)

Michael D'Arcy: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a decision will issue on an appeal for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8261/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Feb 2010)

Michael D'Arcy: Question 174: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a decision will issue on an appeal for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8262/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Feb 2010)

Michael D'Arcy: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a decision will issue on an appeal for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8263/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Feb 2010)

Michael D'Arcy: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a decision will issue on an appeal for illness benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8264/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Feb 2010)

Michael D'Arcy: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action she will take to alleviate the impact of the carbon tax on lower income households that are more likely to rely on higher carbon fuels and to live in badly insulated homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8956/10]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Sector: Telecommunications Sector (2 Mar 2010)

Michael D'Arcy: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to instruct ComReg to allow open access to all publicly and privately owned infrastructure. [10176/10]

Civil Liability (Good Samaritans and Volunteers) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Mar 2010)

Michael D'Arcy: Good samaritan laws or Acts protect from liability those who choose to aid others who are injured or ill. They are intended to reduce bystanders' hesitation to assist for fear of being sued or prosecuted for unintentional injury or wrongful death. In Canada, a good samaritan doctrine is a legal principle that prevents a rescuer who has voluntarily helped a victim in distress from being...

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2010: Second Stage (4 Mar 2010)

Michael D'Arcy: This Bill seeks to establish, in line with international standards, a DNA database for use in the investigation and prevention of crime. Drafting of the Bill has been fundamentally influenced by a 2008 decision of the European Court of Human Rights with respect to the regulation of the DNA database in England and Wales in which the court held that there was a breach of Article 8, relating...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (10 Mar 2010)

Michael D'Arcy: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had consultations with other Departments regarding the measures drawn from the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes report which they plan to implement; the aggregate savings involved outside of the social welfare rate changes; and the percentage of that aggregate which will be delivered in year one. [11588/10]

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Michael D'Arcy: The information is available.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Mar 2010)

Michael D'Arcy: Question 781: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the case of a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13032/10]

Tourism Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)

Michael D'Arcy: I congratulate the Minister, Deputy Hanafin, on her new portfolio. I consider her to be a capable member of a rather incapable Government. One of the difficulties the Government faces is that no member of the Cabinet has ever been in business. Government Ministers know nothing about paying rates or the JLC wage structure. They do not understand the difficulties faced by businesses. I am...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Mar 2010)

Michael D'Arcy: I would like to share time with Deputy Sheahan.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Mar 2010)

Michael D'Arcy: I am inclined to agree with my colleague, Deputy Stanton, who said that this Bill is probably too little, too late. The previous legislation provided for a "one size fits all" approach to planning. I wish to explain what I mean with reference to small towns like Wexford and Athlone and larger towns like Limerick. The people of those areas might not like to hear them referred to as towns,...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Mar 2010)

Michael D'Arcy: I understand that. We have a situation where developers will be lobbying councillors, while planners, under instruction from the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, will be seeking to dezone land, and NAMA will, as the Minister of State said, have the authority to make submissions at draft stage of local area plans. There is a conflict in all of this which leaves...

School Accommodation (30 Mar 2010)

Michael D'Arcy: I congratulate Deputy Connick on his new position. I hope he will spend much time looking after those fishing issues in Donegal and off the coast. This is a major issue. For the first occasion during my time in politics, there is a school that is full – with 45 pupils that have nowhere to go. One might say that while this had happened in the past, there was capacity in other schools on...

Order of Business (1 Apr 2010)

Michael D'Arcy: I want to ask the Tánaiste for her views on the education patrons Bill which, as she will know, facilitates the VECs in becoming patrons of primary schools. What are the Tánaiste's views on that Bill, because it seems to me this would be a perfect vehicle, in terms of legislation, to allow Educate Together, which is a patron for primary schools, to become a patron for secondary schools?

Banking System: Statements (1 Apr 2010)

Michael D'Arcy: I wish to share time with Deputy Reilly.

Banking System: Statements (1 Apr 2010)

Michael D'Arcy: It never ceases to amaze me how easy it is to astonish Fianna Fáil Ministers. When I hear the Minister for Finance talking about a haircut, it reminds me of a story. In a business, work had stopped because a particular gentleman was of great importance to the business and if he was not there, no work was done. The boss arrived and wondered where the man was. It turned out he had gone for...

Banking System: Statements (1 Apr 2010)

Michael D'Arcy: What is the Minister's opinion of the significant conflict that is taking place at present between his Department and the NAMA structure and the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, who is instructing planning sections, via departmental circulars, to de-zone land? There is an incredible conflict in that regard. It is important to hear the Minister's view——