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Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (18 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Question 152: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the EU Commission has laid down that there will be fines imposed on Ireland if the Water Services Bill 2010 is not enacted by the 3 of February 2012; the date from which these fines will be imposed; if he asked for more time to enable the democratic process in the Oireachtas run its full course; the...

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (18 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Question 153: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he became aware of the deadline laid down by the EU for the passing of the Water Services Amendment Bill 2010 if we wish to avoid incurring fines from the Union; when he conveyed this information to the Chairperson of the Environment Select Committee of the Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (18 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers who have land in an environmentally designated area SAC, SPA, NHA may maintain existing drains and clean them when necessary without receiving permission from him or the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2859/12]

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (18 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers who have land in environmentally designated areas such as SAC, SPA and NHA require permission to clean and maintain existing drains; if permission is required, from whom must the permission be received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2860/12]

Leaders' Questions (19 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Before the election last year, the Labour Party and the Fine Gael Party made promises to distressed mortgage holders. We have had a number of reports but limited action. The Government also stated after the election that it would act decisively, forcefully and effectively with the banks and others in the interest of those who have difficulty paying their mortgages. We are all aware that...

Leaders' Questions (19 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Tánaiste mentioned many things I would like to debate with him in detail but I will focus on the proposition that the Government, which is 99% owner of Permanent TSB, ensures its interest rates are no longer sub-prime or usury rates and that they are reduced to the level of the other banks, which is 3% to 3.5%. That would be a huge saving for people. If the Government did that, it...

Order of Business (19 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Can the Tánaiste confirm how many of the 32 Bills in section A of the Government legislative programme have been published and how many of those that have not been published now constitute Bills in the new A list of 26 Bills, which is a much smaller list? Is he confident that the Bills on the new A list promised for publication this session will be published or will the A list too be...

Order of Business (19 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Does that mean that six or seven Bills dropped off the A list?

Written Answers — Scéimeanna Scoláireachta don Ardoideachas: Scéimeanna Scoláireachta don Ardoideachas (19 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Question 103: To ask the Áire Oideachais agus Scileanna an bhfuil aon athrú déanta nó an bhfuil aon athrú beartaithe do na scéimeanna scoláireachta tríú leibhéal 1916, Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta agus aon scéim scoláireachta tríú leibhéal eile de chuid na Roinne; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [3230/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to parliamentary Question No. 721 of 11 January 2012, if he or his Department consulted the Standards in Public Office Commission in relation to the matter raised by this Deputy; if they were consulted on the reply they gave his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3176/12]

Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá sé tráthúil go bhfuilimid ag caint faoi dhíol sócmhainní Stáit. I would like to build on the questions we asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, about the potential sale of State assets. I understand Ministers were briefed on the New ERA report last week. Has the Economic Management Council considered the report? A newspaper reported over...

Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Taoiseach for the words of commiseration with my colleague, Deputy Micheál Martin, which are deeply appreciated. We fully appreciate that the Taoiseach suffered a similar loss recently and I thank him for his kind words. I welcome the Taoiseach's reference to a sizeable proportion, although I think we would all agree that all of the money should be used for job creation and...

EU Council Meetings (24 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The lack of involvement by the Taoiseach and Tánaiste in meeting other leaders gets starker all the time. In the lead-up to the last summit, the Taoiseach failed to outline to the Dáil the demands he would present. Just before the summit he gave RTE a copy of a letter which he had sent to the President of the European Council, Mr. Van Rompuy, which included some details. Without going...

EU Council Meetings (24 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Taoiseach may have heard the saying, "Is mór idir é agus an chosúlacht". He said in his reply that the proposals are tabled by the President of the European Council, Mr. Van Rompuy. The public has the impression, however, that the people putting forward the proposals are the French President, Mr. Sarkozy, and the German Chancellor, Ms Merkel, whose six-point agenda will be pushed at...

EU Council Meetings (24 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Taoiseach referred to the attendance at the Council of Europe meetings. A detailed survey was done of those meetings when we were in the Government and we were the fifth best attenders at them.

EU Council Meetings (24 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will put a question now, but it is important to correct the record. The Taoiseach spoke about the €100 billion being put into our banks. Would he not agree that what happened had nothing to do with a fiscal deficit in Ireland? In fact, we would have complied during the good years with all the new rules that are being brought in here. What happened is that banks in the centre of...

EU Council Meetings (24 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Has the Government succeeded in negotiating the sharing of the burden with the reckless lender as well as the reckless borrower?

EU Council Meetings (24 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Fifth place out of 27 is not bad.

Order of Business (24 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I wish to raise an issue under Standing Order 26 to ask the Taoiseach when he will provide Government time to debate an issue of serious importance on the Order Paper, namely, the misinformation given to the House by the Minister of Education and Skills on 12 January with regard to the Water Services (Amendment) Bill. I am sure the Taoiseach will agree that to misinform the House is a...

Order of Business (24 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: -----even if it happened inadvertently it is vital that the record be corrected and I ask the Taoiseach that this matter be dealt with expeditiously.