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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (18 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: 106. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she expects to receive the review of the file on the death of Fr. Niall Molloy in Clara, County Offaly, in July 1985; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41129/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (18 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: 120. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will have the case of the murder of Garda Richard Fallon on 3 April 1970 independently reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41130/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Regulation (18 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: 338. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No.747 of 17 September 2014, when the regulations referred to will be published; if the regulations will ensure that all staff working with preschool children in a child care facility will be trained in paediatric first aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44098/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cause of Death Statistics (18 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: 401. To ask the Minister for Health the number of deaths as a result of choking each year in the past five years; the number in each year that related to children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44102/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Statistics (18 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: 402. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance calls that have related to choking incidents each year in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44103/14]

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (18 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: This section is effectively giving VAT back to people who carry out work on their home or on rental properties. It is a welcome development but as the Minister knows, there is a particular problem in our part of the country at the moment with petrol stretching. Could he look at some mechanism where people could be refunded the VAT for purchasing replacement engines and carry out the work on...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (18 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion before the House. It is wrong that some Deputies are going to be paid between €20 and €60 for water on foot of today's announcement. It is morally wrong that this is the case. This evening I have dealt with the case of an elderly woman with a profoundly disabled son who lives in a council cottage. She will pay €80 for...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Qualifications (19 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: 30. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to make it compulsory for those caring for preschool children to be trained in paediatric first aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43922/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services (19 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: 32. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps being taken to implement the outstanding elements of the Roscommon child care report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43923/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (19 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: 48. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions his officials have had with the Central Bank of Ireland on the huge discrepancy between the European Central Bank base rates and variable mortgage interest rates charged by commercial banks to homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44412/14]

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: Is there a similar cap for nursing home support?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: Will the Minister of State clarify this particular issue? Obviously, there is an EU issue in regard to farm buildings. This only applies to farm buildings and not to buildings which are habitable, which are excluded from it. We are talking purely about farm buildings. It may make sense, as part of that restructuring, to exchange or transfer the ownership of the home yard, where one has...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: This is an issue in my part of the country where we have very fragmented farms and many farmers would have smaller buildings on out farms. If the whole objective behind this is to try to encourage consolidation, which is far more necessary in my part of the country than anywhere else, although it is not happening there, the rewording introduced here may act as an impediment to facilitating...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: I am confused as to what the EU issue is in regard to these particular building. Why does it have a problem with them? It could be an impediment to whole farm replacement, for which provision is being made, and to out farms, in particular where there are buildings on those farms and where there are very fragmented holdings, as we have in my part of the country. I accept the argument that...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: The definition of an active farmer is relevant to a number of sections but it is referenced in section 45. This covers a number of issues throughout the Bill, including long-term leases, retirement relief, capital acquisitions tax relief for young farmers, and single farm payment disposal, which is referred to in section 45. The difficulty relates to the definition of an active farmer. In...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: Yes it does satisfy the question and I thank the Minister. There is quite a bit of flexibility there and I welcome the changes. What does the Minister believe is the potential Exchequer cost of this, and what is the potential number of people who would avail of it? I am aware this is a guesstimate more than anything but, for the purposes of calculation, the Minister still has to put a...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: Is it possible to speak to sections 50 and 51 together?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: That seems a bit silly.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: I wish to refer to the issue of petrol stretching. As the Minister is aware, this is a major issue in my constituency and across the west in general. It is imperative that everything possible should be done to try to bring people to account in respect of this matter. On Second Stage I stated that at present the average fine, on conviction, in respect of fuel laundering is €2,900....