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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Mar 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal in relation to a ewe grassland payment for 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14563/12]

Order of Business (15 Mar 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister has only published a consultation paper on the Water Services (Amendment) Act with regard to the regulations that will apply for the inspection of septic tanks. During the week the Department appears to have been able to identify those households which will be targeted for inspection this year. A large number of homes in Donegal have already been targeted for inspection....

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (15 Mar 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 27: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of those schools in County Donegal which were the designated school for children under the closed school rule but which may now be affected by the proposed school transport changes restricting transport to those students travelling to their nearest school; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (15 Mar 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in relation to the beef technology adoption programme, if he will ensure that Teagasc does not increase its fees to members for operating the scheme on their behalf; if he will commit to ensuring that no fees are charged by Teagasc for this role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14764/12]

Vatican Report on Child Abuse (21 Mar 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for ensuring this issue would be discussed today. It is entirely appropriate that, following on from the publication yesterday of the Vatican's report into the Catholic Church, the issue would get time on the floor of the Dáil. The publication of this report again brings to the fore the issue and the legacy in our country of child abuse in the relatively recent...

Vatican Report on Child Abuse (21 Mar 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister's indication that the heads of the Bill to implement the Children First guidelines are expected to come before the Oireachtas committee in the coming weeks is welcome. Unfortunately, on the other three issues I raised - the appointment of additional social workers, the referendum on children's rights and the HSE's audit of the church dioceses - we have thus far seen only...

Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (21 Mar 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: I commend the Minister on bringing forward the Bill. It is positive, by and large. Some of its measures could go further, especially regarding political donations. As my party colleague, Deputy Niall Collins, said, we will be raising this matter on Committee Stage as the Bill progresses. The legislation, in its content and spirit, brings Irish politics in the right direction, if not as...

Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (21 Mar 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: As the significant increase in female entrants to those professions in recent years filters through to the higher echelons of the courts and the consultant grades in the medical profession, women may come to dominate the courts, for example. If the level of new female entrants is anything to go by, we may get to the stage when we will consider the introduction of gender quotas to ensure men...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding building projects for school in County Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15211/12]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (21 Mar 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 338: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of persons from County Donegal who have applied to the rural broadband scheme; the number of applications which have subsequently been processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15734/12]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (21 Mar 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 339: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his verification process for assessing whether participating internet service providers are meeting the minimum technical standards specified for providing a service to customers in lieu of inclusion in subsequent phases of the rural broadband scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15773/12]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (21 Mar 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 340: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the time deadline that will be required of participating internet service providers willing to provide internet services to applicants of the rural broadband scheme to revert to his Department with a reply on whether or not they were able to provide a service to the customer to the minimum specified standard...

Written Answers — Irish Land Commission: Irish Land Commission (21 Mar 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 578: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the agent to contact on behalf of a land estate (details supplied) to gain consent for the use of a small portion of the land for a public project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15715/12]

Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: On the poor rate of payment of the household charge and the impact this could have on the budgets of local authorities, I note Donegal County Council yesterday issued a statement indicating its local government fund could face a shortfall of millions of euro as a result. Does the Government intend introducing a Revised Estimate to ensure local authorities will be able to continue to provide...

Children's Rights Referendum (22 Mar 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will reaffirm her announcement made on the 16 February that a referendum on Children's Rights will be held during 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15957/12]

Children's Rights Referendum (22 Mar 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: The main purpose of my question is to seek clarity on the plans and timeline for the children's referendum. There has been considerable confusion in the last couple of weeks about whether the commitment given in mid-February that the referendum would take place in 2012 still remains in place. Did the Minister bring this to the Cabinet to seek confirmation and has the Cabinet agreed that the...

Children's Rights Referendum (22 Mar 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister points out a lot of work had been done and that Fianna Fáil committed to doing this. She should acknowledge that the all-party Oireachtas committee published a final report and suggested a draft wording for a referendum in 2010. When she was in opposition, she pushed hard to have a date set and has given commitments up until now. It is important that we get this right, which...

Child Protection Audit (22 Mar 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she will publish the Health Service Executives National Child Audit Review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16115/12]

Child Protection Audit (22 Mar 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for her reply. I am disappointed that the publication of this report is continually being pushed back. A previous response from the Minister concerned the pushing back of a date for the children's referendum. I am disappointed that the Minister is unable to commit to a clear timeline for the introduction of adoption legislation. How can she be so definite about a...

Child Protection Audit (22 Mar 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Given the number of promises made by the Minister, she is not in a position to criticise others.