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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations Refurbishment (9 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if works due to be completed by the end of September at a Garda Station (details supplied) in County Cork have been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43341/12]

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: The Deputies can give it but cannot take it.

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: There is still a picture of Deputy Finian McGrath in St. Luke's.

Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: Richie Rich.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (3 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will address concerns by rural householders that they are disproportionately bearing the cost of septic tanks charges in comparison to urban householders who have no such cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42194/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (3 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a submission to the sports capital programme (details supplied) in County Cork will be considered for funding in view of its importance to the local community and in particular to young persons in the locality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42096/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (2 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money that would be yielded for the Exchequer if a €1 excise duty was applied to every bottle of wine and 50 cent to every packet of cigarettes in Budget 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41430/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Appeals (2 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an appeal has been lodged in a school transport case in respect of a person (details supplied); if so, if he will issue an update on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41733/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Fee Refund Scheme (2 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the teacher fee refund scheme as it relates to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41998/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Nitrates Usage (2 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the stance taken by the European Commissioner for the Environment in response to written question E-9725/2010 regarding the extension of the slurry season in Ireland into the closed period because of poor growth rates, and regarding the consequences of frequent occurrence of heavy rainfall;...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Nitrates Usage (2 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views regarding the setback distances for chemical fertilisers and exemptions from the larger buffer distances that apply when spreading organic fertilizer or soiled water adjacent to sources of water for human consumption, 200/100/25 metres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41449/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Offices (2 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify the position in relation to a district veterinary office (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41727/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Harvest 2020 Strategy (2 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a letter to Friends of the Irish Environment on 3 September 2012 (details supplied) in which European Environmental Commissioners Dacian Ciolos, Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development and Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for Environment, jointly stated that: we fully share your view that Food Harvest...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alternative Energy Projects (2 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made regarding his new initiatives to support anaerobic digestion; if he will advise whether these will include small scale on-farm digesters as well as district facilities; if a provisional date has been set as to when these will available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41450/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roadworthiness Testing (2 Oct 2012)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on EU proposals to introduce mandatory technical inspections for motorbikes; if he will outline the implications this may have for motorbike users here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41716/12]

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Leanaí) 2012: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Sep 2012)

Michael McCarthy: -----Emily Logan, rather - Amnesty International Ireland, the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre and, significantly, Mrs. Justice Catherine McGuinness, the retired Supreme Court judge who is an expert in this area and a former Member of Seanad Éireann. There are persons who, for some strange reason, seem to have no respect for Supreme Court judgments, who seem to have no level of understanding...

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Leanaí) 2012: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Sep 2012)

Michael McCarthy: I welcome the fact that we are debating this. I acknowledge the work of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Fitzgerald, in this area and I commend her for fulfilling the programme for Government and realising the commitment to hold a referendum on children's rights. This is significant, and I do not say it lightly. It behoves us to acknowledge these occasions when they...

Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2012)

Michael McCarthy: What is the question?

Resignation of Minister of State: Statement (27 Sep 2012)

Michael McCarthy: We know more about James Connolly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Training Programmes (27 Sep 2012)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is eligible to hire someone through the FÁS redundant apprentice placement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41130/12]