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Companies (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: I concur with the views of my colleagues, Deputies Terence Flanagan and Paul J. Connaughton. I refer to the battle to attract foreign direct investment. The template for attracting foreign direct investment which this country has used in the past has proved very successful. I refer to statistical information on Ireland's share of foreign direct investment and our share of global income...

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Quinn, to the House for this debate. I recall clearly the time of day and circumstances in which I met the three people who came to me and told me they had been abused. I also recall the discussion I had with them as they did their best to describe to me the horror inflicted upon them and the impact it had on their lives. Those of us who have had the...

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: If the services prescribed in section 8 of the Bill do not meet the needs of those coming to the new organisation, or a significant minority of them, we should stand up and admit it and be willing to change the contents of the Bill. We should acknowledge their lives have been seared and damaged enough already. We should do all we can to be as imaginative and creative as possible to meet the...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (13 Jun 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on his plans to draft a new Gambling Bill; when he hopes to bring forward such legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28459/12]

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (13 Jun 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to review our current legislation in respect of prostitution; when the associated public consultation in this matter will commence; when he will be in a position to present to Cabinet proposals regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28594/12]

Written Answers — Household Charge: Household Charge (19 Jun 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 472: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify the position regarding the household charge in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29525/12]

Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jun 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: I welcome the Bill. I was a Member of the Seanad when Senator Feargal Quinn introduced it. The manner in which he introduced it and brought it to this point is an example of how politics should be conducted. When the Bill reaches Committee Stage, I hope the Minister will accept amendments, from either side of the House, in a generous fashion. It reflects a bipartisan way of implementing...

Urban Renewal Schemes (21 Jun 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Minister of State for being present to take this matter. I am sure she is familiar with the background to the Dominick Street regeneration project. It is one of the flagship regeneration projects that has been promoted by Dublin City Council in recent years. It was recently dealt a hammer blow when the construction company that was in place declared itself no longer to be in a...

Urban Renewal Schemes (21 Jun 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Minister of State for her response. When the regeneration plan comes from the city council, following the successful granting of planning permission, I hope the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government will do all it can to respond positively to the regeneration plan. The Minister of State has highlighted the likelihood of commercial interest in the site....

Written Answers — Agri-Environment Options Scheme: Agri-Environment Options Scheme (21 Jun 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a file relating to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be transferred from his Department to the Agriculture Appeals Office to enable the appeal to be decided on, in view of the fact that the file has been requested on four occasions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30214/12]

Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank Deputy Collins for allowing me to contribute. I want to make three specific points on the Bill. I thank the Minister for being present to hear what Members have to say on it. My first point is informed by reports I read recently of a Garda inspector's report into the way reports of child sex abuse were handled and whether that could be done differently or better by the Garda...

Written Answers — Domiciliary Care Allowance: Domiciliary Care Allowance (27 Jun 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the status of a domiciliary care allowance claim in respect of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31092/12]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Jun 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hip replacement operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31142/12]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (28 Jun 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 is entitled to receive the widower's pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31287/12]

Written Answers — Disability Allowance: Disability Allowance (28 Jun 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on the disability allowance claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31436/12]

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (3 Jul 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the progress that has been made to date on progressing the Luas BXD project. [31975/12]

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (3 Jul 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give an indication as to when construction work will begin on the extension of the Luas BXD to Broombridge, Dublin. [31976/12]

Written Answers — Sick Pay Scheme: Sick Pay Scheme (3 Jul 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 365: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a progress report on proposals to introduce a statutory sick pay scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32034/12]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (3 Jul 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 638: To ask the Minister for Health if he will ascertain from the Health Service Executive when an appeal for a medical card will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32199/12]

Constitutional Convention: Motion (10 Jul 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: I want to make four points regarding the conduct of the new assembly. I wish it the best of luck and hope it has a successful first meeting and first term. My first point relates to the participation of elected politicians in the assembly. I take a different view from that of some colleagues who said that they believed it is important that elected Members participate in this assembly. I...