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Written Answers — Family History Centres: Family History Centres (14 Sep 2011)

Dara Calleary: Question 464: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his attention has been drawn to the damage these plans may cause to the network of family history centres across the island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23812/11]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (14 Sep 2011)

Dara Calleary: Question 586: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the RAPID funding application from Ballina Town Council, County Mayo; and when a decision will issue. [23804/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Sep 2011)

Dara Calleary: Question 779: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has made a decision on an application for funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23809/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Sep 2011)

Dara Calleary: Question 960: To ask the Minister for Health the savings that will result from the decision to close 59 community nursing home beds in County Mayo; if he will confirm that it is the intention to reopen all beds at Belmullet Community Hospital and Aras Deirbhle, Belmullet, in February 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23805/11]

Written Answers — Patient Records: Patient Records (14 Sep 2011)

Dara Calleary: Question 961: To ask the Minister for Health the actions he has taken to ensure the confidentiality of patient records in view of three confidentiality breaches in the Health Service Executive west region during August 2011. [23806/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Sep 2011)

Dara Calleary: Question 962: To ask the Minister for Health if he has satisfied himself with the management of operations at a Health Service Executive facility in the north west (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23807/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (14 Sep 2011)

Dara Calleary: Question 963: To ask the Minister for Health the planned level of investment in Roscommon County Hospital between now and the end of 2011; the investment planned for 2012; the areas in which proposed investments will be made; the new staff appointments that will be made to this hospital; if staff will be redeployed to this hospital from other Health Service Executive facilities in HSE West...

Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2011)

Dara Calleary: I wish to share time with Deputies Kitt and Kirk.

Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2011)

Dara Calleary: I thank my colleague, Deputy Moynihan, for giving us the chance to discuss the issue. We are on the cusp of receiving the formal proposals from the Commission on the agricultural industry. Many Deputies outlined the economic importance of the industry. It is important that the Oireachtas has a chance to reflect on it and to discuss the leaked proposals that emerged in August. It strikes...

Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2011)

Dara Calleary: Were any other sector about to undergo the changes and challenges faced by agriculture with the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy we would have queues of Members to speak on it. I could not help but notice the rush of urban-based Deputies to the Shelbourne Hotel in July when there was food on offer. I thank the IFA for that. Those of us from rural constituencies get to pay it back...

An Bille um an Tríochadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Fiosruithe Thithe an Oireachtais) 2011 — An Dara Céim / Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Houses of the Oireachtas Inquiries) Bill 2011 — Second Stage (15 Sep 2011)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the chance to speak on this important Bill and acknowledge the presence of the Minister of State, Deputy Ring, and the contribution made by our former colleagues, Sean Ardagh, and Jim O'Keeffe, in preparing much of the groundwork for the Minister, Deputy Howlin. Yesterday, the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Investigations, Oversight and Petitions met the Minister and, as I did then,...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Sep 2011)

Dara Calleary: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason REP scheme payments have not been awarded in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Mayo. [24256/11]

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (15 Sep 2011)

Dara Calleary: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason non-special areas of conservation farmers will get paid for two months more than SAC farmers (details supplied). [24298/11]

Garda Strength (20 Sep 2011)

Dara Calleary: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on proposals prepared by the Garda Commissioner in relation to the potential retirement of 1,200 gardaí before February 2012; the discussions he has had with the Garda Commissioner in relation to redeployment of gardaí to stations that have been identified in this report as potentially losing currently serving gardaí;...

Garda Strength (20 Sep 2011)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Minister for his reply. I accept that it was a decision of the previous Government to agree to the reduction of the targets but that was done on the basis of record investment in Garda numbers by that Government over a long number of years, and that was the reason there are 14,100 today. During the 1980s when the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, was Minister for Justice, and...

Garda Strength (20 Sep 2011)

Dara Calleary: The Minister should answer the questions. He is the one who said the criminals would celebrate.

Garda Strength (20 Sep 2011)

Dara Calleary: Criminals will celebrate.

Garda Strength (20 Sep 2011)

Dara Calleary: The Minister is the king of alarmists.

Garda Strength (20 Sep 2011)

Dara Calleary: He is being alarmist. He wrote the book on it.

Garda Strength (20 Sep 2011)

Dara Calleary: At the end of November the Minister will be in a position to know the full numbers of gardaí retiring by the end of February. When does he envisage the Commissioner will be in a position to advise on potential closures or the reorganisation of the force? Will it be in the new year or before then?