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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Construction Industry Register Ireland (1 Dec 2015)

Michael McNamara: 592. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if it is required for competent builders, contractors, specialist sub-contractors and tradespersons who undertake to carry out construction works to be registered with the Construction Industry Register Ireland, in order to comply with the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Construction Industry Register Ireland (1 Dec 2015)

Michael McNamara: 593. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the grant assistance available to small firms of competent builders, contractors, specialist sub-contractors and tradespersons who are registered with the Construction Industry Register Ireland to defray the cost of undertaking annual continuous professional development which is a requirement for registration with the...

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2015)

Michael McNamara: Did the Deputy apologise?

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2015)

Michael McNamara: Did the Deputy tell them that he had commissioned a report when he was Minister?

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2015)

Michael McNamara: The Deputy did the same in 2002 when he was Minister for Health. We need to hear again the speech he made to the INMO. He promised the development of an accident and emergency department.

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2015)

Michael McNamara: This is like a Christmas card.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Living City Initiative (8 Dec 2015)

Michael McNamara: 153. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will expand the living city initiative to special regeneration areas in county towns such as Ennis in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43712/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Care Professionals (8 Dec 2015)

Michael McNamara: 384. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions he will make for existing physical therapists who are members of the Irish Association of Physical Therapists and who are mainly educated up to level 7 degrees as regulated by Quality and Qualifications Ireland under section 95 (3) of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43821/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (8 Dec 2015)

Michael McNamara: 555. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the amount of taxpayer money being spent on paying a mortgage on a derelict house in Mountshannon in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43536/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme Administration (10 Dec 2015)

Michael McNamara: 136. To ask the Minister for Health if and when he will re-instate the rural practice allowance, the distance code and the prescribing physicians allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44437/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (10 Dec 2015)

Michael McNamara: 167. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who require chemotherapy, who have a medical card or who obtained a medical card following diagnosis, and who have to pay €75 per treatment up to ten treatments per year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44549/15]

Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (15 Dec 2015)

Michael McNamara: Hear, hear.

Order of Business (15 Dec 2015)

Michael McNamara: The Christmas and new year season is almost upon us. People make new year's resolutions and try to move on. I have asked several times about the Spent Convictions Bill which would allow people to leave some convictions behind them and move on with a clean slate. The Taoiseach has given me various replies in the past four years. Are we likely to see the Bill at any point before the end of...

Access to Public Services and Banking other than by Electronic Means Bill 2015: First Stage (15 Dec 2015)

Michael McNamara: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to ensure that services provided by public bodies and banking services are accessible by persons who are unable to access such services through information systems and to ensure that access to banking is provided to persons unable to operate an automatic teller machine. I seek to introduce a Bill to provide access to public...

Access to Public Services and Banking other than by Electronic Means Bill 2015: First Stage (15 Dec 2015)

Michael McNamara: Assuming the Government will not sponsor the Bill, I have no alternative. I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

International Protection Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2015)

Michael McNamara: There will be no guillotine.

Order of Business (16 Dec 2015)

Michael McNamara: A Cheann Comhairle, I wish to speak on this.

Order of Business (16 Dec 2015)

Michael McNamara: This is important legislation that seeks to transpose international law into Irish law.

Order of Business (16 Dec 2015)

Michael McNamara: A Cheann Comhairle, you can switch off the microphone but I can still speak in this Chamber because I was democratically elected to do so.

Order of Business (16 Dec 2015)

Michael McNamara: This Government-----