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- Leaders' Questions (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: We never tied anybody up.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Who was it got us the bank guarantee?
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline in tabular form the number of students per country who are currently attending teacher training colleges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54630/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54665/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Lourdes Hospital Redress Scheme (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Health when a review undertaken by his Department on the case of the 35 Neary women who were excluded from the redress scheme in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth, will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54673/12]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (4 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Can Mr. Layde reply to that, after which I will wrap up?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (4 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: A final point from Deputy Naughten.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (4 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: The Deputy is talking about carrying out the remedial works.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (4 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: That is a fair point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (4 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Tá an cruinniú críochnaithe anois. Go raibh míle maith agaibh.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (4 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Is Mr. O'Rourke suggesting 80% of the heat goes up the chimney?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (4 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: When an issue arises on foot of an inspection, the required work, while obviously very unpleasant, will be very expensive. Can we ensure that the financial fallout will not bring itself to bear on the hard-pressed householder in so far as this is reasonably practicable?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (4 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: We will allow Dr. Motherway to conclude and then I must move on to other questioners.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (4 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Does the Deputy have a question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (4 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Deputy Mulherin might take up that issue separately.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (4 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: There are two questioners offering and we are a little caught for time so-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (4 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Have we optimised the job creation potential in terms of retrofitting housing?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (4 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: It is good that 130,000 houses have been upgraded. I accept that it is a rules-based scheme. I contacted the SEAI and then got in touch with the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Rabbitte, about a case in which someone had hired a contractor to carry out specific work involving solar panels and a high-efficiency gas boiler. When the declaration of works was...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (4 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: The question must be addressed to the officials.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (4 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: The next speaker is Senator Cáit Keane to be followed by two more speakers. I ask members to be brief in their questions.