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- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 86 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Bord na gCon (27 Nov 2014)
Paul Connaughton: The Department was not aware of the position in Limerick until 2010.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 86 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Bord na gCon (27 Nov 2014)
Paul Connaughton: Does Mr. Gleeson believe information was withheld from the Department or was it the case that Bord na gCon did not have to report to it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 86 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Bord na gCon (27 Nov 2014)
Paul Connaughton: It is frustrating that, despite the report in front of us, everybody on Mr. Gleeson's side of the room is saying while what happened was terrible, they cannot tell us anything about what happened.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 86 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Bord na gCon (27 Nov 2014)
Paul Connaughton: I will be brief. Most of this discussion has been about how Bord na gCon will handle its debt, but what is the plan for getting more people through the turnstiles and boosting income? Are there deadlines?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 86 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Bord na gCon (27 Nov 2014)
Paul Connaughton: On that point, I am from Galway and with regard to the track there, do all these tracks have individual targets to meet?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 86 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Bord na gCon (27 Nov 2014)
Paul Connaughton: What happens if they do not meet them?
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Scheme Administration (2 Dec 2014)
Paul Connaughton: 288. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details on when the revised GLAS scheme will be operational; when farmers in the new scheme will receive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46277/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Staff (2 Dec 2014)
Paul Connaughton: 289. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce changes in the Forestry Act to the way that pensions are treated and in particular the way that D stamps are treated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46278/14]
- Business of Dáil (9 Dec 2014)
Paul Connaughton: What is the Deputy talking about?
- Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)
Paul Connaughton: I wish to state my full confidence in the Taoiseach and the Labour Party. It is great to see Sinn Féin moving a motion and then leaving the Chamber without listening to the debate. The only one who has received a vote of no confidence is Deputy Adams from Sinn Féin's newest member. She sang the song, "Nothing Compares 2 U" but she obviously does not feel the same about Deputy...
- Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)
Paul Connaughton: Sinn Féin voted against every single measure for the past four years. My favourite line is, "the progressive tax system". What does that mean for middle Ireland? They want more money for the health services, more money for education, more money for justice but they do not like the USC and they want lower income tax. How will they pay for it? They will give people the alternative....
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (9 Dec 2014)
Paul Connaughton: 413. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the person to whom queries should be addressed in relation to information on individuals passed to Irish Water about their addresses, in view of the fact that they have been informed by the Data Protection Commissioner that the matter is one for the Energy Regulator and vice versa; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (11 Dec 2014)
Paul Connaughton: 97. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway regarding the agri-environment options scheme beef technology and suckler cow welfare schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47562/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme Applications (11 Dec 2014)
Paul Connaughton: 99. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme will be reopening for sheep handling facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47581/14]
- Public Accounts Committee: Election of Vice Chairman (11 Dec 2014)
Paul Connaughton: I propose Deputy John Deasy.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Dec 2014)
Paul Connaughton: Would it be possible to follow up on the matter?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Dec 2014)
Paul Connaughton: Would it be better to meet her before the meeting?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Dec 2014)
Paul Connaughton: I do not doubt the sincerity of the case whatsoever and certainly have no issue with meeting the woman. However, would it become the norm for us to meet certain individuals before certain groups appear before us? I am not for one second-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Credit Union Fund Accounts 2013; Credit Resolution Institution Fund Accounts 2013; and Credit Union Restructuring Board Accounts 2013 (11 Dec 2014)
Paul Connaughton: I welcome all of the delegates. Much of what I wanted to address has been already covered. Is there much kick-back from individual credit unions in terms of their not wanting to go down the restructuring route?
- Public Accounts Committee: Credit Union Fund Accounts 2013; Credit Resolution Institution Fund Accounts 2013; and Credit Union Restructuring Board Accounts 2013 (11 Dec 2014)
Paul Connaughton: Does Mr. Doyle believe there are too many credit unions in the country at present?