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Defence Forces (Second World War Amnesty and Immunity) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The potential is unlimited.

Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Tánaiste has made a career of standing facts on their head.

Topical Issue Debate: Palliative Care for Children (7 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Táim buíoch, mar is gnách, don Cheann Comhairle as ucht an t-ábhar fíor-thábhachtach seo a roghnú inniu. Baineann sé le páistí óga a bhfuil bás luath i ndán dóibh. There are 1,400 children in Ireland today with life-limiting conditions. About 350 such children die each year and most of these young lives are limited to...

Topical Issue Debate: Palliative Care for Children (7 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Minister of State for being here and for responding to the issue. When we embarked on the course of adapting the working day of the Dáil to include Topical Issues, very strong commitments were given that we would have the responsible Ministers here. I commend the Minister of State on the job he has done in the Department of Health but I have listened for many years to very...

Other Questions: Irish Language (7 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the impact of the amalgamation of An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta with the NCCA on the 20 year strategy for the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4459/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Service Reform Plan Measures (7 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will set out and itemise the precise details of the savings he specifically intends to accrue from his decision to abolish the statutory independent boards of the National Museum and the National Library; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12152/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Service Reform Plan Measures (7 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the costs incurred by his Department to date in preparing to abolish the statutory independent boards of the National Museum and National Library; if these costs reflect the cost of the input of his Department's personnel to date, the costs incurred by the Attorney General's office, the parliamentary draftsman's office, the Oireachtas...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Websites (7 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he intends to update the organisation chart posted on his Department's website and dated January 2012 to reflect changes in personnel and organisation since that date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12154/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Appointments (7 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if further to the critical review of Culture Ireland he has appointed a Director at Principal Officer level within his Department; if he has as stated, acted to underpin the independence of his role by ensuring as promised that a Delegation Order under the Public Service Management Act 1997, from the Secretary General to...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (7 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a list for 2012 of all relevant subheads within his Department's vote from which funding is provided for arts and culture purposes; if he will state in relation to each subhead its purpose and scope; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12156/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (7 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will itemise in tabular form the monies disbursed, together with a statement of their purpose, from the Crowley Bequest Fund in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12157/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (7 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in relation to subhead A.6 of his Department's vote, if he will list in tabular form the monies disbursed from it in 2012; if he will provide a statement of their purpose in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12158/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (7 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in relation to subhead A.7 of his Department's vote, if he will list in tabular form the monies disbursed from it in 2012; if he will provide a statement of their purpose in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12159/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (7 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details if any of the advertisements by his Department of funds available from subheads A.6 and A.7 of his Department's vote in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12160/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (7 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the application process if any that is administered by his Department in relation to funds disbursed from subheads A.6 and A.7 of his Department's vote; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12161/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (7 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the written criteria applied to evaluating projects funded from funds disbursed from subheads A.6 and A.7 of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12162/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (7 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason, having included the laundries of the Sisters of Mercy, the laundry in Athy, County Kildare was not included in the redress scheme under the chairmanship of Mr. Justice Quirke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12064/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (7 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a sports club (details supplied) who have had National Lottery funding committed to it, can have the draw down period for that funding extended, in view of unforeseen, but resolvable, problems that have arisen from a decision of the local planning authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12068/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driving Licences (7 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the genuine issues raised in correspondence regarding driving licences (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12268/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (12 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that an oral hearing is given in respect of an appeal against a decision to refuse an application for an invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12668/13]