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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Oct 2011)

Michael Lowry: Question 418: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of persons nationally still awaiting their disadvantaged area payment; the number of persons in north Tipperary and south Offaly still awaiting this payment; the reason for the delay in issuing these payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28734/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (4 Oct 2011)

Michael Lowry: Question 514: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reasons for the refusal to grant entitlements from the national reserve to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if he will review this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26899/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Sep 2011)

Michael Lowry: Question 514: To ask the Minister for Health if he will give assurances that the current services in Nenagh general hospital will be maintained in view of the recent bed closures in other facilities in north Tipperary; his views on the future of Nenagh general hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25793/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (14 Sep 2011)

Michael Lowry: Question 738: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reasons for the delay in processing applications for the farm improvement scheme; the number of people affected by this delay in the County Tipperary-Offaly area; and when he expects this delay to be resolved. [22693/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (6 Jul 2011)

Michael Lowry: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Health his views on issues in respect of Nenagh General Hospital, County Tipperary; the effect that the lack of non-consultant hospital doctors will have on the hospital, most notably on the intensive care and accident and emergency units (details supplied); if he will give assurances regarding the security of these units; the effect that the lack of...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (28 Jun 2011)

Michael Lowry: Question 528: To ask the Minister for Health with respect to the proposal to create one central office for the processing of medical cards as of 1 July 2011, if he will confirm the number of staff to be employed in the central office; his views on whether this number will be sufficient to process all cases in the promised 15 days in view of the current backlog; the position regarding the 45...

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (24 May 2011)

Michael Lowry: Question 311: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding an application under the early retirement scheme 2007 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the steps he is taking to resolve this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12321/11]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (17 May 2011)

Michael Lowry: Question 203: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of retired teachers currently holding any primary school teaching positions, permanent, temporary, mainstream or otherwise, in counties Tipperary and Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11676/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (3 May 2011)

Michael Lowry: Question 495: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress being made to resolve the hardship installation cases that were suspended when the scheme was closed without warning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9020/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 May 2011)

Michael Lowry: Question 496: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if a farm waste management grant will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9043/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 May 2011)

Michael Lowry: Question 528: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will confirm the number of farmers awaiting their agri-environment options scheme payment in County Tipperary; the average wait for such a payment; when he expects to be in a position to make these payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9788/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Apr 2011)

Michael Lowry: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reasons a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary has not received their single farm payments for the past number of years; the reasons for the delays in making a decision on a case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8100/11]

Conduct of Member: Motion (31 Mar 2011)

Michael Lowry: Yesterday during the course of my contribution I asked the Taoiseach, the Government and the leaders of the Opposition to frame a motion in such a way that it would not prejudice my position in relation to any action I may take at a later date. I understood it was being taken without debate but ten minutes before the Dáil resumed this morning I was told that in actual fact a right of reply...

Conduct of Member: Motion (31 Mar 2011)

Michael Lowry: A Cheann Comhairle, could I have a response to the——

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Michael Lowry: Against the background of this report, which is based on opinions, I can understand why the House wishes to table a motion of censure and I have no objection to it. I wish to place on the record my desire that when the Taoiseach and Ceann Comhairle are framing the wording of the motion of censure the House does not prejudice my position as a Member of the House and as a former Minister, and...

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Michael Lowry: I thank the Members of this House for the courtesy shown to me while I made my statement yesterday. I endured only one vitriolic intervention from Deputy Stagg, a man who has endured his own controversy and received compassion from this House in his difficult times. Deputy Stagg threw a nasty slur across the floor of this House intimating that Professor Michael Andersen was paid to give his...

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (29 Mar 2011)

Michael Lowry: The new tribunal theory in the report of last Tuesday states that somehow or other I managed to get information from the civil servants, which I passed on to Denis O'Brien in some vague way, which assisted Esat Digifone. It also came up with the notion that I brought down a guillotine on the process once I learned that Esat Digifone was in the lead and that I railroaded the decision through...

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (29 Mar 2011)

Michael Lowry: At the end of that process, one of the principals in Mr. FitzGerald's office - I think it was a Mr. Gill - gave evidence to the effect that the decision with regard to the arbitration was strictly based on merit and that there was no outside influence on his decision.

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (29 Mar 2011)

Michael Lowry: I beg the indulgence of the House for ten more minutes.

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (29 Mar 2011)

Michael Lowry: I will conclude by saying that I wish to return to the suggestions that I received money from Denis O'Brien through three property transactions. I wish to be crystal clear in this regard. I received no money from Denis O'Brien with regard to these or any other matters. No witnesses gave evidence to the tribunal in the past decade supporting the tribunal's conclusions. The tribunal's...