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- Topical Issue Matters (10 May 2012)
Paudie Coffey: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 27A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Brendan Griffin - the need to abandon further increases in pupil requirement thresholds in small primary schools; (2) Deputy Dessie Ellis - the vulnerability of local authority shared ownership deals; (3) Deputy Dara...
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (15 May 2012)
Paudie Coffey: Question 368: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a naturalisation application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23666/12]
- Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2012)
Paudie Coffey: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2012)
Paudie Coffey: I call Deputy Regina Doherty who I understand is sharing time with Deputies Tom Hayes and Robert Dowds. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2012)
Paudie Coffey: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2012)
Paudie Coffey: I am sorry to interrupt. As we have reached 1.30 p.m. I must ask the Deputy to adjourn the debate.
- Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 May 2012)
Paudie Coffey: I have been listening to the debate and following it closely. Coming from Waterford I understand Deputy Collins's point from an administrative point of view. Cities need the potential to expand. Waterford city finds itself in a very similar position whereby a large part of the city is in the jurisdiction of Kilkenny County Council. I do not want to enter into the Limerick and Clare...
- Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 May 2012)
Paudie Coffey: Is it possible to speak on the Bill?
- Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 May 2012)
Paudie Coffey: Many Deputies, who were local authority members, as I was for a number of years, will remember that at one stage the county manager, the county engineer and the county secretary were the senior management and the same applied in the cities. They basically ran the local authority area. We then had "Better Local Government - A Programme for Change" which introduced a whole new tier of...
- Written Answers — Action Plan for Jobs: Action Plan for Jobs (7 Jun 2012)
Paudie Coffey: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation following on from the Forfás action plan for the South East in December 2011, the number of times he has met with bodies in the South East in order to identify progress that has been made in respect of this action plan. [27620/12]
- Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (7 Jun 2012)
Paudie Coffey: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications received for new start-ups in the South East Region for the â¬20,000 fund per project as announced in the Forfás action plan for the South East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27622/12]
- Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (7 Jun 2012)
Paudie Coffey: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of businesses and persons who have participated the Enterprise Platform Programme since it recommenced in Quarter 1 of this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27623/12]
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (7 Jun 2012)
Paudie Coffey: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons from Waterford that have taken part in the jobbridge scheme to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27618/12]
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (7 Jun 2012)
Paudie Coffey: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of businesses and organisations in County Waterford that have participated in the jobbridge scheme to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27619/12]
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (7 Jun 2012)
Paudie Coffey: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress that has been made to date to extend the existing MAN to meet enterprise needs at the Industrial Development Agency strategic site at Belview and the Port Area, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27621/12]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jun 2012)
Paudie Coffey: Question 351: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 350 of the 11 January 2012, if there are any further updates in relation to this matter; if the departmental group has finalised its examination of the unique position of retained fire fighters and their social protection payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28201/12]
- Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (12 Jun 2012)
Paudie Coffey: Question 501: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a visa application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28202/12]
- Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2012)
Paudie Coffey: You had 14 years to do something.
- National Spatial Strategy (13 Jun 2012)
Paudie Coffey: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this matter which is of deep concern to me and to many in Waterford, which is designated a gateway city under the national spatial strategy. It should also be of concern to the Minister of State, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, who is from Limerick city. The national spatial strategy was published in 2002 to be a blueprint for economic and...
- National Spatial Strategy (13 Jun 2012)
Paudie Coffey: I thank the Minister of State for her response. I appreciate that planning now falls under her remit. It is important for the national spatial strategy to be continually reviewed and updated. I am glad the Government acknowledges that there have been failures and that imbalances need to be addressed. Employment is one of the most important indices for any region. As the gateway city for...