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Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance (19 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Health if rights based legislation will be introduced to ensure patients’ rights to care across our health and personal social services, especially given the his intention to introduce universal health insurance based on competing private insurance companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57019/12]

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations: Motion (19 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I particularly appreciate the Minister's acknowledgement of our Defence Forces members who will be serving overseas at Christmas away from their families. We are immensely proud of the contribution our Defence Forces have made in UN peacekeeping operations over the years. The fit of the Finnish defence forces with our own is particularly welcome. Finland has the same policy of neutrality...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations: Motion (19 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I shall be brief. We are in agreement on his report but the Minister is a bit of an agent provocateur about the issue of EU battlegroups and neutrality. In case he thinks that Deputy Finian McGrath and I have joined some conspiracy theory organisation, I will read a quote from the Secretary General of NATO, Jaap De Hoop Scheffer: "EU Battle Groups could be used to go to war. Why did the EU...

Leaders' Questions (20 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: On a point of order-----

Leaders' Questions (20 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: On a point of order, I was thrown out last week for doing what Deputy Durkan just did.

Leaders' Questions (20 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Ceann Comhairle threw me out for doing the exact same thing.

Leaders' Questions (20 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: What about the dodgy fivers?

Leaders' Questions (20 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Tánaiste has a brass neck.

Leaders' Questions (20 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Was the Tánaiste ever in the IRA?

Leaders' Questions (20 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Why does the Tánaiste not ask his own former Minister of State?

Civil Defence Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (20 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 1:In page 7, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following:"11.—(1) A Civil Defence Expert Advisory Panel shall be established which will have the following function of advising the Minister in relation to all or any of the following:(a) such policy matters relating to the operation and future development of civil defence as the Minister may request or as the...

Civil Defence Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (20 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Yes.

Civil Defence Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (20 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 3:In page 7, after line 43, to insert the following: “13.—The Minister shall ensure that each local authority is resourced accordingly in order to fulfil its civil defence plans as set out in section 12.”.While I spoke to this amendment earlier, I will reiterate that it concerns the issue of resources about which I seek some reassurance. To repeat...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Joint Policing Committees (20 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that although there are three town councils and a county council in County Louth, there are only three regional county JPCs rather than three town JPCs and one country JPC; if he will investigate the reasons for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57409/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (20 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Health if he will put in place the necessary resources to carry out surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) [57406/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (20 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of all applications from County Donegal to the sports capital programme in tabular form and include the amount applied for and the reason the application was approved or rejected [57407/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (20 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a club (details supplied) was deemed unsuitable for any funding from the sports capital programme despite the fact they fulfilled the criteria to receive funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57408/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (16 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools which have contacted his Department regarding the impact of cutbacks on their schools each year between 2006 and 2011; the number of schools which had to cut subjects from their timetables during each of these years and which subjects were cut; if any of these schools have offered those subjects after school hours; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (16 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the way schools are surviving without middle management support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1477/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Croke Park Agreement Implementation (16 Jan 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the impact of the Croke Park agreement on schools across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1478/13]