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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (21 Jan 2015)

James Bannon: 193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will back-pay affected teachers for their honours degree allowance who were not working on the cut-off date of 5 December 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2889/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (21 Jan 2015)

James Bannon: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the pay inequality being experienced by the students of Marino Institute of Education who commenced their honours degree during the 2011 to 2012 academic year and are unable to receive their full honours degree allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2890/15]

Order of Business (22 Jan 2015)

James Bannon: Many sentences handed down by the courts for murder and other serious crimes are an insult to ordinary, decent, law-abiding citizens of the State. The granting of bail needs to be tightened, monitored and improved. It has been on the agenda for some time. Electronic tagging for people on bail is a must for serious offences. While we cannot blame our judges, they need clearer guidelines...

Vehicle Clamping Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (22 Jan 2015)

James Bannon: I am pleased to contribute to this debate on the Vehicle Clamping Bill and to offer my thoughts on certain aspects of the legislation. I am sure that many of us have heard some of the horror stories outlined by Deputy Catherine Murphy about rogue clampers. We have all heard about cases where barely noticeable clamping signs are strategically positioned in car parks in order to attract the...

Order of Business (27 Jan 2015)

James Bannon: Proper insurance cover is important to many families, whether it be for their car, their property or their home. When can we expect the insurance Bill to come before the House? It has been listed for quite some time. Are there sufficient staff in the Attorney General's office to draft the legislation in the programme for Government?

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Income Data (27 Jan 2015)

James Bannon: 163. To ask the Taoiseach the disposable per capita household income for the years 2011 to 2014, inclusive, in the midland counties of Longford and Westmeath as compared to County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3593/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax Regime (27 Jan 2015)

James Bannon: 185. To ask the Minister for Finance if he foresees any possible threats to the 12.5% corporation tax regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3578/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Home Repossession Rate (27 Jan 2015)

James Bannon: 208. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has assessed the numbers of home repossessions which are ratified and are occurring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3577/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (27 Jan 2015)

James Bannon: 238. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the policy changes he plans to implement to encourage greater job opportunities for counties Longford and Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3576/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Plan (27 Jan 2015)

James Bannon: 245. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposed timetable for the implementation of the new national rural development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3587/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service Reform (27 Jan 2015)

James Bannon: 303. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to reform the criminal justice system to include a complete overhaul of the legal aid system and to address the issue of repeat offenders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3601/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Information and Communications Technology (27 Jan 2015)

James Bannon: 524. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied with the role his Department is playing in driving eGovernment strategy through better local Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3588/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Appointments to State Boards (27 Jan 2015)

James Bannon: 525. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the make-up of the board of An Bord Pleanála fully represents urban rural interests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3592/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates (27 Jan 2015)

James Bannon: 527. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress achieved with local authorities in reducing the rates burden on businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3600/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (27 Jan 2015)

James Bannon: 566. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position in respect of broadband for Killoe on the outskirts of Lonford town; if same will be rolled out as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3594/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Planning and Development (No. 1) Bill 2014: (Resumed) Discussion (27 Jan 2015)

James Bannon: I welcome the delegates of the representative associations. The first time Mr. O'Connell was here was as general secretary of the Local Authority Members Association, a position I held for a number of years. What the Bill needs to provide for is a better social mix. All members have experienced situations where local authority houses have been constructed and then, in a 20-year lifespan,...

Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Motion (Resumed) (28 Jan 2015)

James Bannon: I am pleased to offer my thoughts on the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes. I thank the Minister, Deputy Reilly, for all his work and being present for this motion. Deputy Buttimer mentioned homes in Tuam, Cork and other parts of the country. One of the country's largest mother and baby homes was in County Westmeath. In 1934, the Cork-based order Sisters of the Sacred...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Data (28 Jan 2015)

James Bannon: 42. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total amount repaid to the State from fraudulent social welfare claims in the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4010/15]

Order of Business (3 Feb 2015)

James Bannon: I compliment the Government on providing more than €6 billion for the construction of a new accident and emergency department at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Mullingar.

Order of Business (3 Feb 2015)

James Bannon: Work has commenced on the new unit in the past couple of weeks. I want to nail the untruth that patients in the Midlands Regional Hospital are falling off trolleys. Management at the hospital complained to me that a statement had been made to this effect. That statement needs to be corrected on behalf of staff at the hospital who are highly qualified and caring and do a wonderful job.