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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Government Procurement (26 Oct 2016)

Dara Calleary: 104. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans and the plans of the OGP to provide or to fund procurement training to benefit both buyers and suppliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32226/16]

Leaders' Questions (27 Oct 2016)

Dara Calleary: Today, 507 secondary schools throughout the country are closed, which represent 70% of secondary schools in the country, as 17,500 secondary school teachers are on strike and approximately 250,000 pupils are being told to stay at home, with the inconvenience added to their families. This is all because the Government has sleepwalked us into a situation with the ASTI and it is on strike....

Leaders' Questions (27 Oct 2016)

Dara Calleary: For all the Tánaiste's talk of negotiations and effort, schools are closed today, with 250,000 children at home and 17,500 teachers on strike. The Tánaiste said a deal is on the table, but the reason the deal will not be accepted is because the ASTI does not trust the Government. In the Tánaiste's Department, the GRA and the AGSI do not trust the Government. The Government's...

Leaders' Questions (27 Oct 2016)

Dara Calleary: It is not normal industrial relations to throw grenades into an already-----

Leaders' Questions (27 Oct 2016)

Dara Calleary: Why did the Government let them out on the streets?

Questions on Proposed Legislation (27 Oct 2016)

Dara Calleary: This morning there are reports that Eir, the biggest telecommunications company in this country, is about to be taken over by its largest shareholder, Anchorage Capital, which is a US private equity firm. Was the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Naughten, made aware of this and will there by any legislative issues surrounding the universal service...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (27 Oct 2016)

Dara Calleary: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme (2 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: 151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a commitment that minor works scheme applications will be processed, sanctioned and paid out as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32877/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare Bodies (2 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: 391. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the weighting in terms of the application assessment process which is accorded to the requirement of adhering to Farm Animal Welfare Advisory Council, FAWAC, advice on best practice for dealing with unwanted horses regarding funding of animal welfare charities; the meaning in the regulations of the term "unwanted"; the flexibility...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Incentives (2 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: 415. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the supports available for installation of solar panels; and his plans to increase same. [32830/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (3 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: 115. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of an art assist machine in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo [33068/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: 121. To ask the Minister for Health his department's plans for the provision of additional physiotherapy services at a district hospital (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33088/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (3 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: 167. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the roll-out of rural broadband in an area (details supplied) in County Mayo. [33066/16]

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: The reason Fianna Fáil will not be supporting the Sinn Féin motion is simple and relates to the link that was established in 2000 by the Buckley report, which conferred independence in respect of the setting of the wages of politicians in the State. This is an independence that is international and which is also done in the Northern Ireland Assembly. That link is important because...

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: The Deputy does so.

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: Given that he takes the money, he must answer for what he does with it.

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: The Lansdowne Road agreement, which was supported by Sinn Féin up until today, lays out a process for income recovery for a large number of public servants. That process started last year for those on lower pay. It would be ideal if it were done quicker. That is the space into which we are now moving but the notion that it can - or that we should - exclude specific parts of the public...

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: What Ministers wish to do is their matter.

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: What Deputy Cullinane wishes to do is his matter. I do not agree with, and I do not engage much in, the over-the-top criticism that is often presented in this House in respect of Sinn Féin. However, in the context of Sinn Féin undergoing its own internal pay review, it is ironic that this has not even been mentioned. Sinn Féin uses terms such as "double standards",...

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: Those in Sinn Féin ignored that and did not mention it in their public discussion. Deputy Munster may seek to do it at an appropriate time during her contribution.