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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure - Finance Vote Group: Discussion with Minister for Finance (17 Oct 2012)

Michael McNamara: The Minister's presentation noted in particular the possible benefits of the EU Presidency, and he indicated there would be tangible benefits from the number of visits by officials and media during the first six months of 2013. It is up to all of us to exploit that as much as we can. Will all these people come through Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport? I returned from a Council of Europe...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure - Finance Vote Group: Discussion with Minister for Finance (17 Oct 2012)

Michael McNamara: The Minister should be there on a Friday evening.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure - Finance Vote Group: Discussion with Minister for Finance (17 Oct 2012)

Michael McNamara: It is a question of Dublin Airport managing this facility, which cost €2 billion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure and Reform Vote: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (17 Oct 2012)

Michael McNamara: The Minister has to be elsewhere by 7.15 p.m. and Deputy Donnelly also wishes to ask questions. Deputy Spring may wish to allow the Minister time to respond to his questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure and Reform Vote: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (17 Oct 2012)

Michael McNamara: I understand the table was extrapolated from page 20 of the comprehensive expenditure review. I do not know whether the extrapolation is accurate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure and Reform Vote: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (17 Oct 2012)

Michael McNamara: I ask the Deputy to be brief as we have approximately two minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure and Reform Vote: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (17 Oct 2012)

Michael McNamara: Does the Minister have time to respond?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure and Reform Vote: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (17 Oct 2012)

Michael McNamara: We are already ten minutes over time and Deputy Donnelly has already had 30 minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure and Reform Vote: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (17 Oct 2012)

Michael McNamara: There is no more time for questions. I thank the Minister and his officials for coming here and staying longer than we originally envisaged.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2012)

Michael McNamara: As I understood it, the referendum was an enabling clause that the State may ratify. Is there anything to prevent a future Government led by Deputy Pearse Doherty or somebody else from rescinding the treaty and repealing this legislation? There is much talk about democracy and lack of democracy. Surely it is a matter for future Governments to rescind or change any Finance Act if it chooses to.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board (23 Oct 2012)

Michael McNamara: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the Private Residential Tenancy Board has received complaints of anti-social behaviour in an area (details supplied) relating to the recent and ongoing travellers feud in Ennis, County Clare; when a hearing relating to those complaints will be heard; and the action being taken to expedite the matter. [45765/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board (23 Oct 2012)

Michael McNamara: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the Private Residential Tenancy Board has received complaints of anti-social behaviour in an area (details supplied) relating to the recent and ongoing travellers feud in Ennis, County Clare; when a hearing relating to those complaints will be heard; and the action being taken to expedite the matter. [45765/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board (23 Oct 2012)

Michael McNamara: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the Private Residential Tenancy Board has received complaints of anti-social behaviour in an area (details supplied) relating to the recent and ongoing travellers feud in Ennis, County Clare; when a hearing relating to those complaints will be heard; and the action being taken to expedite the matter. [45765/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Management IT Systems: Discussion (23 Oct 2012)

Michael McNamara: I thank our guests for their presentations. I pursued the course on the green certificate online. In that context, does the ICBF have a role in devising the course? I am aware that Teagasc has an involvement, but does the ICBF also contribute? I congratulate it on the employment it has created since its establishment in 1997 and commencement of operations in 1998. Who was responsible for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Management IT Systems: Discussion (23 Oct 2012)

Michael McNamara: In 1998.

Statutory Sick Pay: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (24 Oct 2012)

Michael McNamara: I thank Deputy Calleary and Fianna Fáil for raising this issue and allowing us to look at it in some detail. In Deputy Calleary's speech last night he said that while some OECD countries have statutory sick pay schemes to which employers contribute, some do not. What the Deputy did not say is that the great majority of OECD countries have statutory sick pay schemes to which employers...

Statutory Sick Pay: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (24 Oct 2012)

Michael McNamara: Or a member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Affairs.

Statutory Sick Pay: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (24 Oct 2012)

Michael McNamara: There might be a solution.

Statutory Sick Pay: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (24 Oct 2012)

Michael McNamara: Deputy Healy-Rae may be able to offer a solution.

Statutory Sick Pay: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (24 Oct 2012)

Michael McNamara: Perhaps it will create jobs in a plant hire company.