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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (25 Mar 2014)

Jim Daly: 667. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the water affordability working group have completed their report; if he will make available the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13181/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (25 Mar 2014)

Jim Daly: 845. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of the sugar beet compensation scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12793/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (25 Mar 2014)

Jim Daly: 975. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the fact that she previously directed the Adoption Authority of Ireland to commence possible negotiations on a bilateral agreement with Ethiopia and noting that representatives of the authority visited Ethiopia two years ago for this purpose, whether it is her intention to wait for Ethiopia to ratify the Hague Convention...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (25 Mar 2014)

Jim Daly: 974. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the fact that in the past three and a half years only 11 adoptions have been effected by persons approved under the Adoption Act 2010 if she will direct the Adoption Authority of Ireland to proceed with the establishment of bilateral agreements with non-Hague countries, as the Adoption Act 2010 allows for; if she will indicate...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Cafes Expenditure (25 Mar 2014)

Jim Daly: 973. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason an application for funding for a youth cafe distributed by her Department and assisted by Pobal was refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13751/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Entitlements for Self-Employed: ISME, SEA and SFA (26 Mar 2014)

Jim Daly: I thank the witnesses for their participation, which has been very helpful. I welcome the focus on this issue and commend Senator Moloney and Deputy Butler on their endeavours in this area. They have been extremely exercised on this urgent issue, which we have found to be prevalent on the doorsteps. I tend to concur with Deputy Butler on the question of whether any system of contribution...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Entitlements for Self-Employed: ISME, SEA and SFA (26 Mar 2014)

Jim Daly: May I make a point?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Entitlements for Self-Employed: ISME, SEA and SFA (26 Mar 2014)

Jim Daly: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Entitlements for Self-Employed: ISME, SEA and SFA (26 Mar 2014)

Jim Daly: Another point which needs to be made - Deputy O'Dea articulated it quite well - is that which relates to the argument in favour of the mandatory model. I take this opportunity to point out that I was previously self-employed. Many of the witnesses referred to discrimination and the fact that they want the self-employed to be treated equally. If we are introducing a voluntary code of PRSI...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Entitlements for Self-Employed: ISME, SEA and SFA (26 Mar 2014)

Jim Daly: The culture in many of those countries is very different.

Other Questions: Roads Maintenance Issues (2 Apr 2014)

Jim Daly: 8. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will support a pilot scheme to alter the strategic approach taken by local authorities of maintaining rural roads by targeting the maintenance of verges and watercourses on local roads with a view to minimising the damage caused by surface water run off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15148/14]

Other Questions: Roads Maintenance Issues (2 Apr 2014)

Jim Daly: The old maxim states, "If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got". The crisis of our country roads has reached breaking point and it is high time for us to take a fresh look at how we maintain our roads. I made a proposal, to which the question relates, that 2% of the road tax collected in County Cork be used to complete serious drainage maintenance on...

Other Questions: Roads Maintenance Issues (2 Apr 2014)

Jim Daly: We have to take the water off the roadways. I am not seeking to get the Minister to say that he will allow-----

Other Questions: Roads Maintenance Issues (2 Apr 2014)

Jim Daly: -----or encourage the authorities, but I hope he would direct the authorities because with the €330 million allocated the Department has a responsibility to ensure the local authorities do not simply put tarmac on top of tarmac but will take the water off the roads to ensure the maintenance of those roads.

Other Questions: Roads Maintenance Issues (2 Apr 2014)

Jim Daly: I thank the Minister. I also acknowledge his proactive steps to date in allowing discretion in this area. That is very much welcomed by the area engineers on the ground and increased discretion will always be welcome. However, we have a responsibility to the taxpayer and €330 million is being poured into the roads on resurfacing and doing minor maintenance works in many cases....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ombudsman for Children Remit (8 Apr 2014)

Jim Daly: 210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied with the scope of authority available to the Children's Ombudsman and the role to investigate complaints made to the Ombudsman for Children under section 8 and 9 of the Children Act 2002 by parents who feel the administrative action of a school board of management has negatively affected the children attending the school;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ombudsman for Children Remit (8 Apr 2014)

Jim Daly: 211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied with the recourse available to parents of children who have been left disadvantaged by the administrative decision of a school board of management to obtain an independent impartial opinion on the management decision; the reason for the board making the particular decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (8 Apr 2014)

Jim Daly: 295. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to outline the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16289/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (8 Apr 2014)

Jim Daly: 301. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if persons over the age of 55 years can take part in a community employment scheme for up to six years. [16431/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Harbours and Piers Maintenance (8 Apr 2014)

Jim Daly: 402. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if any dredging works have been carried in the past 20 years to Ring Harbour, Clonakilty, County Cork; if there are any plans in the future to carry out such dredging; how to apply for dredging works to be carried out to a harbour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16671/14]