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Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 3: Office of the Attorney General
Vote 5: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Vote 6: Office of the Chief State Solicitor (12 Nov 2015)

Derek Nolan: Are there performance reviews for those who are doing those jobs over ten years, or is it a matter of "This is your contract and we will see you in ten years and see if you win it again"?

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 3: Office of the Attorney General
Vote 5: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Vote 6: Office of the Chief State Solicitor (12 Nov 2015)

Derek Nolan: Has anyone ever lost their contract as a result of poor performance, or been reprimanded or sanctioned?

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 3: Office of the Attorney General
Vote 5: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Vote 6: Office of the Chief State Solicitor (12 Nov 2015)

Derek Nolan: Supposing someone is two or three years in and the office realises this solicitor is not doing a very good job, what happens?

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 3: Office of the Attorney General
Vote 5: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Vote 6: Office of the Chief State Solicitor (12 Nov 2015)

Derek Nolan: To bring the Chairman back again - I will finish on this because I have had 40 minutes - I understand the point about indicative scales of salaries, but it seems that, while recognising expertise, the solemnity of the job and the eminence of the persons required, there are many solicitors and barristers who should be able to compete a little more on cost in the systems that are in place.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (17 Nov 2015)

Derek Nolan: 398. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish an interim report on the review of the progress of the fair deal scheme; when the final report is due; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40323/15]

Housing and Homelessness: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (18 Nov 2015)

Derek Nolan: It seems the effects of the property bubble continue to impact on our society and our citizens to such an extent that here we are eight years after the crash still trying to pick up the pieces of a dysfunctional and destroyed housing market. There is a shortage of private housing across Galway county, and in the city in particular. We never overbuilt in Galway and never had those vast ghost...

Credit Union Sector: Motion [Private Members] (24 Nov 2015)

Derek Nolan: I thank the Fianna Fáil Party for bringing forward this timely Private Members' motion. It is appropriate we debate this in the House because it is the subject that is occupying the minds of credit union members, credit union boards and those connected with credit unions across the country. It is something that has raised fears perhaps not so much about the short-term view but...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Activation Projects (25 Nov 2015)

Derek Nolan: 60. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of the Indecon report that was commissioned to look at the disability activation fund; when the report will be published; if a committee will be established to implement its recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41970/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farmers' Charter of Rights (25 Nov 2015)

Derek Nolan: 108. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount expended on the farmers' charter of rights to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41926/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (25 Nov 2015)

Derek Nolan: 109. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person in receipt of a single payment will continue to qualify for the payment if the person rents out land for green energy purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41927/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (25 Nov 2015)

Derek Nolan: 213. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if funding is forthcoming from the European Union or if any other investment is being made in the delivery of broadband in all areas of County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41924/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Regulation (25 Nov 2015)

Derek Nolan: 214. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if an address (details supplied) in County Galway can connect to the national grid through the provision of solar energy on lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41925/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: First-Time Buyers' Supports (26 Nov 2015)

Derek Nolan: 61. To ask the Minister for Finance the current supports, and any potential support mechanisms that are coming onstream, for first-time buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42134/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Directives (26 Nov 2015)

Derek Nolan: 130. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the rationale behind the age limit of eight years of age of children whose parents apply to take parental leave; if she will increase this age limit to 12 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42121/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (3 Dec 2015)

Derek Nolan: 119. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress of an application under the beef genomics scheme by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43332/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Bereavement Services Funding (3 Dec 2015)

Derek Nolan: 153. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will re-instate funding to a bereavement support group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43220/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cyberbullying Issues (3 Dec 2015)

Derek Nolan: 243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will introduce an awareness and educational programme on cyberbullying in post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43250/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (8 Dec 2015)

Derek Nolan: 316. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if all written submissions made to the justice committee on the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 were considered in full; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44091/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (8 Dec 2015)

Derek Nolan: 392. To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce a scheme to allow all phenylketonuria patients receive their specialised foods for free, or at a discounted rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43843/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme Data (9 Dec 2015)

Derek Nolan: 121. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who are receiving anti-depression medication through the general medical services scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44309/15]