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Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (20 Dec 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: Certain staff in the education sector, such as teaching and lecturing staff, are not required to retire until the end of the school or academic year in which they reach the compulsory retirement age. This is to ensure continuity of the teaching provision throughout the year and to limit class disruption. I am sure Senators will appreciate this, in particular regarding examination students....

Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (20 Dec 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: At the risk of repeating myself, I am anxious to engage with anybody who would be able to provide a solution to this issue. In hindsight, one could ask whether there should have been any interim arrangement. Should we have just waited until the Bill was enacted? We did that in the full knowledge that this was always going to be a difficulty. Once the interim arrangement was opened, the...

Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (20 Dec 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: Amendment No. 8, which I proposed on Report Stage, removed the requirement for a commencement order to bring the provisions of the Bill into effect. It waives the Department’s requirement for a commencement order. This will ensure the maximum number of public servants can avail of the new compulsory retirement age of 70 as soon as possible. The Bill will now become effective as soon...

Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (20 Dec 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank everybody who contributed on the Bill in the Seanad and Dáil. This is historic legislation and should be noted. I thank everybody for their contributions because what we have done today will allow people in the public service who have a contribution to make to continue to make that contribution, notwithstanding other issues. On Committee Stage, reference was made to 70 being...

Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (20 Dec 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: Finally, I wish Members the very best for Christmas and the new year and thank the staff of the Houses. We can all be very proud of this legislation. Today, we are sending a signal to people across Ireland, and to our public servants in particular, that if they want to continue to make a contribution beyond the age of 65, the Government will welcome that and encourage them to do so. I...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Maritime Jurisdiction (15 Jan 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: 140. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a matter regarding a map contained in SI No. 22 of 2016 (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54194/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Land Ownership (15 Jan 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: 414. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to address the issue of unauthorised access to lands by persons without permission; and his further plans to introduce further changes to protect landowners from unauthorised entries. [54223/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Standards Authority of Ireland (15 Jan 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: 501. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 259 of 11 December 2018, if she will address matters (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54311/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (15 Jan 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: 912. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the M20 motorway, Macroom bypass and the Dunkettle interchange road projects; the stage at which these projects are; and the estimated completion date on each. [54531/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicle Grants (22 Jan 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: 511. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the schemes available if a person wishes to purchase an electric car; the incentives in place to purchase an electric car; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2475/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (23 Jan 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: 245. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if matters in relation to a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3280/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jan 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy will be on Radio Kerry tomorrow.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jan 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy has grabbed the headlines for Radio Kerry.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jan 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy will make the 1 o'clock news.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Funding (30 Jan 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank Deputy Ó Laoghaire for raising this matter. I apologise on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Madigan, who is abroad on official business today. I presume the House will accept her bona fides on that. I am sure there are other avenues the Deputy will use to raise this issue in the House, including by way of parliamentary...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Funding (30 Jan 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Minister's statement which I have circulated to the Dáil answers all of Deputy Ó Laoghaire's questions.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Funding (30 Jan 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: The reason the price and the tendering costs have increased is because there is a redesign and I presume that redesign is as a result of the city council's own engagement in it. I assume no one would suggest now that it should be redesigned backwards and that somehow money should be taken out of the project. On the specifics of the tender, I am in the Department of Public Expenditure and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Funding (30 Jan 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: -----is suggesting that a coach and four should be driven through tendering requirements. The Minister also outlined in the response to the House that discussions have taken place between her Department and the city council.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Funding (30 Jan 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: All representatives of the Cork city and county area, including my colleagues in government, the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, who is present, the Tánaiste, the Minister, Deputy Creed, and others, are very anxious that this will go ahead. It is not only a project for Cork; it is a project for Munster. As a Limerick person, I am anxious that it happens as well. The Minister,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Funding (30 Jan 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: As I said at the outset, and I am sure the Deputy appreciates that I am deputising for the Minister, who is out of the country, if he has other questions they could be raised by way of written or oral parliamentary question.