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Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 40 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Are there questions or comments on subhead C3, miscellaneous legal fees and settlements; subhead C4, national longitudinal study; subhead C5, national children's strategy and programmes; subhead C6, grants to organisations part-funded by the national lottery; subhead C7, Adoption Authority of Ireland? I compliment the Minister on her initiative regarding inter-country adoption. The...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 40 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 40 - Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Subhead C8 details the cost in connection with the holding of a constitutional amendment of children's rights. Is subhead C8, Office of the Ombudsman for Children, agreed? Agreed. Is subhead D, appropriations-in-aid, agreed? Agreed. I thank the Minister, Mr. Jim Breslin, Ms Moira O'Mara, Mr. Gordon Gaffney, Mr. Dan Kelleher and Ms Marie Kennedy for attending this afternoon

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Message to Dáíl (10 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2013: Vote 40 - Department of Children and Youth Affairs.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driving Licence Issues (11 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason an Irish driving licence is not accepted in Canada; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33948/13]

Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: The Minister has four minutes remaining.

Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Cowen should please allow the Minister to continue.

Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Private Members' Business - Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (16 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. Members of An Garda Síochána must be independent, uphold the law at all times and must not abuse the powers vested in them. We should trust the gardaí. I do not believe that the Bill will improve the democratic accountability of An Garda Síochána. However, I believe it will remove the direct link between the...

Private Members' Business - Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (16 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: The decision to recommence recruitment and to invest in the Garda fleet will provide much needed additional resources to allow An Garda Síochána continue its work in helping to reduce crime and work with communities to curb the threat of criminals.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Tourism Data (16 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 115. To ask the Taoiseach in view of the latest tourism figures which show an increase in the number of visitors here, if he will provide details of the impact of these increases on the numbers of tourists arriving through Cork Airport and those using the Cork-Roscoff ferry link; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34200/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 140. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the new policy for international development, One World, One Future; the priority areas for engagement; if the new policy will mean more effective use and deployment of resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34186/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 141. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the new policy for international development, One World, One Future, the public consultation process in developing this policy and for gauging the reaction thereto; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34187/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (16 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 179. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider facilitating tax relief on physiotherapy expenses without the requirement of a referral from a general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34190/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Living City Initiative (16 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 180. To ask the Minister for Finance if in view of the fact that Cork city has had a decline in population between the two most recent census of population and that the city, similar to both Limerick and Waterford, has a negative relative deprivation index, he will consider extending the pilot phase of the Living City Initiative to include Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Living City Initiative (16 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 181. To ask the Minister for Finance the anticipated cost to the Exchequer of the Living City Initiative and the expected economic impact of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34207/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Money Laundering (16 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 182. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider the application of an anti-money laundering regulations to prize bond purchases of €100 or less; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34215/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (16 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details on the number of schools in County Cork that have benefitted from additional accommodation approval in the past 12 months; the amount of money given by his Department to these schools to provide same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34196/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (16 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details on the number of schools in County Cork that have benefitted from emergency works approval in the past 12 months; the amount of money given by his Department to these schools to provide same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34197/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Application Numbers (16 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made on developing new schools in Cork city, Douglas and Carrigaline areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34198/13]