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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Election of Chairman (30 Jan 2013)

Michael McCarthy: I congratulate Deputy Mac Lochlainn on his appointment and wish him well. He is arriving at the right time. We have dealt with the issues and discovered the role of the committee, in many respects. It is going to be very challenging but very exciting. I am surrounded by Donegal people in Leinster House. My personal assistant is from Donegal and her father sits to my right on this...

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)

Michael McCarthy: I call Deputy Damien English who I understand is sharing time with Deputies Hayes and Harris. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)

Michael McCarthy: The Deputy must speak to the Bill.

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)

Michael McCarthy: Deputy Jerry Buttimer to continue, without interruption. I must inform the Deputy that his time is almost exhausted.

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)

Michael McCarthy: The Deputy has 50 seconds in which to say it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Planning Regulator: Discussion with Minister of State (29 Jan 2013)

Michael McCarthy: The Deputy is straying off the point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Planning Regulator: Discussion with Minister of State (29 Jan 2013)

Michael McCarthy: For elected Members of Dáil Éireann. It does not refer directly to the issue at hand. I will not ask the Minister of State to reply to it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Planning Regulator: Discussion with Minister of State (29 Jan 2013)

Michael McCarthy: The Deputy has made his point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Planning Regulator: Discussion with Minister of State (29 Jan 2013)

Michael McCarthy: This is not the forum. The joint committee has completed its consideration of the Planning and Development (Planning Enforcement) General Policy Directive 2013 and the clerk to the committee shall send a message to that effect to the Clerk of the Dáil and the Clerk of the Seanad. Under Standing Order 86(2) of Dáil Éireann and Standing Order 75(2) of Seanad Éireann, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Planning Regulator: Discussion with Minister of State (29 Jan 2013)

Michael McCarthy: We are finished.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Planning Regulator: Discussion with Minister of State (29 Jan 2013)

Michael McCarthy: The Minister of State would not be averse to a parliamentary question along those lines.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (29 Jan 2013)

Michael McCarthy: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht has completed its consideration of the following regulations:Planning and Development (Planning Enforcement) General Policy Directive 2013copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 11 January 2013.In accordance with Standing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Planning Regulator: Discussion with Minister of State (29 Jan 2013)

Michael McCarthy: Can we have some ciúnas for the Deputy, please?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Planning Regulator: Discussion with Minister of State (29 Jan 2013)

Michael McCarthy: The interruption will be noted.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Planning Regulator: Discussion with Minister of State (29 Jan 2013)

Michael McCarthy: I call Deputy Catherine Murphy and then will have heard three Opposition speakers. I will then get a response from the Minister of State and then call other speakers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Planning Regulator: Discussion with Minister of State (29 Jan 2013)

Michael McCarthy: Can the Deputy not speak on it now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Planning Regulator: Discussion with Minister of State (29 Jan 2013)

Michael McCarthy: If the committee and the Minister of State are agreeable, I might take a couple of contributions together before the Minister of State replies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Planning Regulator: Discussion with Minister of State (29 Jan 2013)

Michael McCarthy: Is it agreed to take the two items of business before us together? Agreed. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy O'Sullivan, and her officials, Mr. Philip Nugent, Ms Aileen Doyle, Mr. Niall Cussen and Mr. Aidan Culhane, to the meeting. I draw their attention to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Projects (29 Jan 2013)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on plans to extend and or refurbish Dunmanway swimming pool, County Cork; the stage the project is currently at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3848/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (23 Jan 2013)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the average length of time it is taking to process an application for naturalisation within the Irish Nationalisation and Immigration Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3268/13]