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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...

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (29 Mar 2011)

Michael Lowry: I have three simple messages that I would like to leave with all Members of this House. The first is that I did not engage in any wrongdoing with regard to the awarding of the second mobile licence. That is a fact which is substantiated by every witness who gave evidence to the tribunal over a long period. The second point is that I received no payments from Denis O'Brien with regard to...

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (29 Mar 2011)

Michael Lowry: This sworn statement speaks for itself. I had never met nor spoken to Professor Andersen before meeting him at Dublin Castle when he came to give evidence last November. Following this evidence, on top of the previous evidence relating to the Office of the Attorney General, it was absolutely expected that the Moriarty tribunal simply had no choice but to begrudgingly accept that there was...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 Jan 2011)

Michael Lowry: Question 384: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason for refusal to pay the suckler welfare scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; the way in which this person can re-apply for the scheme. [2050/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Nov 2010)

Michael Lowry: Question 234: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding an application for a forestry planting grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40397/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Oct 2010)

Michael Lowry: Question 543: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a suckler cow payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in respect of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39169/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Oct 2010)

Michael Lowry: Question 482: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37158/10]

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2010)

Michael Lowry: The motion is ill-timed, unwise and unhelpful to the cause of Clonmel General Hospital. It is unfortunate that it could be interpreted by the HSE as Oireachtas support for any negative proposal that may emerge regarding the status of that hospital. No decision has been taken on any proposal to remove further services from the hospital. The reality is nine reconfiguration options have been...