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Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Sub-Committee on Fisheries: Report on Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Discussion (6 May 2014)

Michael McNamara: Mr. Aston referred to difficulties in developing piers. One of the sub-committee's recommendations, which I wholly support, is to make it slightly easier for local authorities to secure funding for the design element of planning for piers. Central funding is already provided by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for the bricks and mortar to construct piers. I am interested...

Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Sub-Committee on Fisheries: Report on Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Discussion (6 May 2014)

Michael McNamara: I do not wish to appear uninterested in the broader presentation but Senator Ó Domhnaill addressed in great detail the difficulties pertaining to salmon fishing and so forth.

Order of Business (7 May 2014)

Michael McNamara: On the matter of the resignation of the Minister, Deputy Alan Shatter, many of us on the Government bankbenches are more interested in issues and policies than personalities, unlike those who wish to confine the matter to personalities. Earlier this week the Cabinet agreed a mechanism for charging for water in the fairest way possible. Fundamentally, however, the decision to charge for it...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (7 May 2014)

Michael McNamara: 109. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the cost of raising public roads and the economic loss resulting from flooding to agricultural land have been considered when arriving at the conclusion that the economic argument is tilted in favour of raising the railway line (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20609/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (7 May 2014)

Michael McNamara: 149. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the recreational facilities or areas for residents to exercise that will be retained at the asylum seeker centre Knockalisheen after the proposed sale of lands adjacent to the centre by the Department of Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20383/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (7 May 2014)

Michael McNamara: 161. To ask the Minister for Defence the recreational facilities or areas for residents to exercise that will be retained at the asylum seeker centre Knockalisheen after the proposed sale of lands adjacent to the centre by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20384/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grassland Sheep Scheme Payments (7 May 2014)

Michael McNamara: 168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the proposal to subsume the sheep grassland scheme into the single farm payment from 2015; if any resultant increase in such payments will be in addition to or instead of any increase resulting from convergence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20564/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (14 May 2014)

Michael McNamara: 121. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider allowing cars first registered before 2008 to opt to pay road tax based on the CO2 emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21757/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (27 May 2014)

Michael McNamara: 61. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise the case of a person (details supplied) who has been sentenced to death by hanging for apostasy in Sudan, with his Sudanese counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22868/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (27 May 2014)

Michael McNamara: 213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants in primary and secondary schools in County Clare; the number of children to whom they provided support in 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22323/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (27 May 2014)

Michael McNamara: 214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of full-time and part-time special needs assistants posts to which the 10,965 whole-time equivalent posts allocated to County Clare schools translates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22324/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (27 May 2014)

Michael McNamara: 215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department or the National Council for Special Education operates a county cap or ceiling limiting the number of special needs assistants that can be appointed in a county; the county cap or ceiling for County Clare for 2013-2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22325/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (27 May 2014)

Michael McNamara: 287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that are available in non-DEIS schools for children and parents of children who are hyper-intelligent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23099/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases Issues (27 May 2014)

Michael McNamara: 629. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will send notification letters regarding cattle inspection to the local veterinarians at the same time as they are sent to the farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23160/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Guerin Report: Department of Justice and Equality (28 May 2014)

Michael McNamara: Throughout the Guerin report there are references to correspondence received from Sergeant McCabe's solicitors between September 2012 to May 2013. This information is listed under the heading, Sergeant McCabe's Solicitor Resumes Direct Contact with the Department. Obviously, various allegations were made by Sergeant McCabe in that correspondence. Can Mr. Purcell say why the correspondence...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Guerin Report: Department of Justice and Equality (28 May 2014)

Michael McNamara: Was the initial letter received in September 2012 from Sergeant McCabe's solicitor, to which several documents were enclosed, brought to the attention of the former Minister and, if so, did he do anything with it or just sit on it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Guerin Report: Department of Justice and Equality (28 May 2014)

Michael McNamara: I appreciate that and I apologise to Mr. Purcell. In the ordinary course of events I would have been present throughout the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Guerin Report: Department of Justice and Equality (28 May 2014)

Michael McNamara: I try to attend committee meetings in their entirety. There was a parliamentary party meeting today of an exceptional nature-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Guerin Report: Department of Justice and Equality (28 May 2014)

Michael McNamara: -----but that is not of Mr. Purcell's making.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Guerin Report: Department of Justice and Equality (28 May 2014)

Michael McNamara: The report refers to an impasse arising out of the correspondence being resolved by advice from the Office of the Attorney General. Why was that advice obtained? If Mr. Purcell dealt with that earlier, there is no need to answer but if he has not, I would appreciate an answer. Second, there is a reference to the advice obtained in paragraph 19.89. At the same time Mr. Guerin says that he...