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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (5 Nov 2013)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 85. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the fact that the Director of Public Prosecution has advised that there will be no further prosecutions in relation to the death of Fr. Niall Molloy the further steps he will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45678/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (5 Nov 2013)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 654. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a scheme to allow local authority tenants to purchase their dwelling houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45742/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed Circuit Television Systems (5 Nov 2013)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 757. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding available to fund or co-fund the installation of a CCTV system in a town (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46172/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (5 Nov 2013)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 932. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 176 of 19 June 2013, if his officials have investigated a grant payment through REP scheme 4 on leased lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46602/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Job Creation (24 Oct 2013)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank the Minister of State for his response. It is heartening to hear about the efforts being made by the IDA and Enterprise Ireland in Offaly and in the wider region. I am very interested in the pieces of research that are being conducted. I look forward to hearing what the manufacturing development forum identify as the skills that are needed for businesses in the future, because that...

Topical Issue Debate: Job Creation (24 Oct 2013)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity of raising this important issue. I welcome that the Minister of State, Deputy Sherlock, is here to hear my concerns. EJ Cavanaghs in Birr was a well known employer for many decades. It was a family owned iron foundry business which manufactured manhole covers and drainage grates for the construction industry. In 2000, it was taken over by...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (24 Oct 2013)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 45. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to meet the 2020 European targets for renewable energy; his plans to provide incentives for the installation of renewable energy products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45028/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bioenergy Strategy Publication (23 Oct 2013)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 143. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the timeframe for the publication of the bioenergy strategy; the other measures he plans to put in place to incentivise the Irish market for renewable energy products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45304/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Programme Issues (22 Oct 2013)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 596. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm that there are no proposed changes to the routes currently in operation under the rural transport programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44170/13]

Cochlear Implants: Motion [Private Members] (17 Oct 2013)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I wish to share time with Deputies Ann Phelan, Eamonn Maloney and Gerald Nash. I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important motion. I first became aware of the need for bilateral cochlear implants for severely or profoundly deaf children, particularly those under five, when a parent in Offaly contacted me last March. She invited me to meet the newly-formed Happy New Ear lobby...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Exemptions (17 Oct 2013)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 150. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if an unfinished housing estate (details supplied) in County Tipperary which has been granted waivers and exemptions are liable for property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43943/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals: Discussion with Department of Justice and Equality (16 Oct 2013)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank the officials for appearing before us this morning. Is there a perception that member states are not doing enough to combat the type of fraud they are hoping to tackle and is that the reason this proposal is on the table?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Numbers (15 Oct 2013)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 171. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the maximum number of internships allowed under the JobBridge scheme by one company or employer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43521/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Administration (15 Oct 2013)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 170. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the procedures in place to ensure that the internships being offered under the JobBridge scheme provide the interns with the experience as advertised by the employer; if the Department has duly appointed local officials in place to liaise with both the employer and the intern during their internship; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Speeds (15 Oct 2013)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 200. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will be in a position to supply high-speed broadband to an area (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if the existing service will be improved in the near future [43511/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Data Protection Package: Discussion with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (9 Oct 2013)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: My question is slightly outside what we are discussing in terms of regulation of this proposal. I have been hearing a lot of talk lately about the dark net and the fact that there is another Internet running in parallel or below the Internet and to which certain individuals have access. I would have thought this would be of concern to the Data Protection Commission. Is it something it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Data Protection Package: Discussion with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (9 Oct 2013)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Will Mr. Hawkes explain a little more the household exemption proposal in Article 2(2)(d)? Is the Data Protection Commission working on the challenge of protecting data against the ability which has developed minute by minute to hack into various State agencies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Data Protection Package: Discussion with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (9 Oct 2013)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I appreciate the need to give people a certain amount of freedom, but I am trying to get my head around the challenge to protect people's data while protecting others from them. As far as I am aware, one can establish anonymous profiles on social media networks. Is it right that this should be the case? I can see the reason for it in some jurisdictions, but in others I can see it being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Data Protection Package: Discussion with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (9 Oct 2013)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: If somebody does something unlawful under the cloak of anonymity, can he or she be tracked through GPS?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Data Protection Package: Discussion with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (9 Oct 2013)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: There is comfort in that.