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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Detention Centres (18 Jun 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 485. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the construction of additional accommodation at the children detention school in an area (details supplied) in County Dublin is on target; if the project is still on schedule to be completed by mid 2014; and if she will provide a timeline for the Children (Amendment) Bill and the amalgamation of the three children detention schools....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus Services (18 Jun 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 581. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, noting the high level of unemployment for under 25 year olds and the fall in part time work available to those in full time education within the 16 to 25 age bracket, the reason school going children aged 16 or over are required to pay adult fare on Dublin Bus. [28913/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Business of Joint Committee (19 Jun 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: We have a quorum, so I call the meeting to order. Apologies have been received from Senator Healy Eames, who has said she will be late. At the request of broadcasting and recording services, I ask members to ensure their mobile phones are turned off completely and not just left on silent mode during the meeting. The broadcasting unit will broadcast the public session of this meeting live....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Church of Ireland College of Education Order 2013: Motion (19 Jun 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Sherlock. Before we commence, I wish to draw attention to the fact that by virtue of by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they give to the committee. If they are directed by it to cease giving evidence on a particular subject and continue to do so, they are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Church of Ireland College of Education Order 2013: Motion (19 Jun 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I would just like to make a few comments. I understand the reason for the order and the constitutional framework under which it is being introduced. It is appropriate to say that the very basis around which we train teachers means that, in effect, it amounts to a sectarian head count throughout our teacher training colleges, and it is important for us to investigate this properly. We still...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Many of the questions have been asked, but if the Minister does not mind, I will go over a few points again about Aer Lingus, the stimulus and the potential merger of Coillte and Bord na Móna. Instinctively, I welcome the decision on Aer Lingus. The Minister said that at the moment optimal conditions do not exist for a sale of the Government's remaining shareholding. Deputy Humphreys...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: It is a shame that the vast bulk of the discussion today has focused not on what we are trying to invest in in terms of the job creation measures and the stimulus. That is the nub of the issue, and it is a success story that we are not selling off assets just to shift the debt but to reinvest in the economy. The Minister referred to traditional investments. They seem to be quite...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Would the Minister expand on the comment he made earlier about the potential for Ireland being a major exporter of energy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: This is my final question, and I thank the Minister for his answers. The potential merger between Coillte and Bord na Móna sounds like an arduous process. Am I wrong about that? Will it not be that problematic?

Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Deputy Pearse Doherty's party wrote the biggest cheque with the bank guarantee.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I would like to know when the Employment Equality (Amendment)(No.2) Bill 2013 which has passed Second Stage in the Seanad will appear before this House. The Bill proposes to remove the right of State-funded religious institutions to discriminate against individuals whom they consider undermine their ethos, including members of the LGBT community.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: It has been passed by the Seanad on Second Stage.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Copyright Legislation Review (25 Jun 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 338. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the Copyright Review Committee will make its recommendations as per its terms of reference established in May 2011. [30483/13]

Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Let us bring back Fianna Fáil.

Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Did the Deputy apologise?

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Jun 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I welcome that the Legislature is finally reacting to the 20 year old Supreme Court judgment in the X case. This subject can be broken into two parts, the constitutional element and the substantive issue. In respect of the constitutional element, no other parliament in the world would be allowed to disregard a judgment of a supreme court and the decisions of the people in two referendums....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Payments (26 Jun 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 90. To ask the Minister for Finance if a retailer is entitled to recoup the VAT portion of a loss in their VAT return when they choose to sell alcohol at a price below the cost of purchase; if the reintroduction of the groceries order on alcohol would prevent this from happening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31017/13]

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: We are coming here everyday to clean up Fianna Fáil's mess.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: We were.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Where is Anglo Irish Bank now?