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Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (25 Nov 2008)

Dinny McGinley: Question 570: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a school (details supplied) in County Donegal will be exempt from the payment of water charges in view of the financial burden that such payment would impose on the school's limited income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42570/08]

Army Barracks. (26 Nov 2008)

Dinny McGinley: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Defence if it is his intention to visit Donegal and meet the personnel and families of both Lifford and Rockhill Army bases who are concerned at the decision to close both; the disruption that it will inflict on both communities and the fact that north Donegal, a Border area, will be left without an Army base, and the security, economic and social...

Army Barracks. (26 Nov 2008)

Dinny McGinley: I do not know whether the Minister has replied to my specific question, No. 123.

Army Barracks. (26 Nov 2008)

Dinny McGinley: I ask the Minister to consider that two of the stations being closed are in Donegal and to take account of the social, economic and security implications of this. The two stations that are being closed, Lifford and Rockhill, have been an excellent back-up to the civil authorities there for 30 or 40 years. In addition, there are still cross-Border incursions. I was at a funeral in the area...

Army Barracks. (26 Nov 2008)

Dinny McGinley: We will get the Minister a helicopter. We will get one of the helicopters to bring him up.

Army Barracks. (26 Nov 2008)

Dinny McGinley: Yes.

Army Barracks. (26 Nov 2008)

Dinny McGinley: What about Deputy McGinley? I put pressure on the Minister here and not behind closed doors.

Army Barracks. (26 Nov 2008)

Dinny McGinley: Not behind closed doors. We have had enough of that this week with FÁS and so on. The Minister should tell us now whether he is going to Donegal or not.

Army Barracks. (26 Nov 2008)

Dinny McGinley: Is he going up or not? Is the Minister a man or a mouse?

Army Barracks. (26 Nov 2008)

Dinny McGinley: Tell us now. Is he going or is he not going? There were 500 people up there marching the other day. We went to meet them and promised to raise it here.

Army Barracks. (26 Nov 2008)

Dinny McGinley: Will he go or will he not?

Army Barracks. (26 Nov 2008)

Dinny McGinley: Come on. Is the Minister a man or a mouse?

Army Barracks. (26 Nov 2008)

Dinny McGinley: The Minister should tell us before he goes. We all heard about what a great man he is down in Limerick.

Army Barracks. (26 Nov 2008)

Dinny McGinley: I ask the Minister to be a man and tell us in the House that he will go up to Donegal and meet with these people——

Army Barracks. (26 Nov 2008)

Dinny McGinley: ——who have looked after the security of this country for 30 or 40 years.

Army Barracks. (26 Nov 2008)

Dinny McGinley: The Minister is bringing party politics into it.

Army Barracks. (26 Nov 2008)

Dinny McGinley: The Minister should tell us whether he is going or not. He should be a man or be a mouse.

Army Barracks. (26 Nov 2008)

Dinny McGinley: If the Minister goes out that door without giving me an answer he is a mouse. The Minister should stand up and tell us whether he will go.

Army Barracks. (26 Nov 2008)

Dinny McGinley: I mean no disrespect to the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I have occupied that chair for many hours.

Army Barracks. (26 Nov 2008)

Dinny McGinley: I take great umbrage that the Minister would tell another Deputy behind closed doors——