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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (9 Jul 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: 179. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on allowing, in Budget 2014, persons access up to 30% of their pension scheme akin to the AVC measure adopted in Budget 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33453/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (9 Jul 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: 553. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Mater Hospital, Dublin, is no longer able to provide lung function tests if required by general practitioners; if there is another hospital where GPs can refer directly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33465/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Exemptions (4 Jul 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: 181. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a person who was informed by a local authority staff member that they were not liable to the household charge when in fact they were before 31 March 2012, if such person will have the late-payment penalties waived; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32789/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Review of ECOFIN Matters under Irish EU Presidency: Discussion (3 Jul 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I have already given them that advice but I can go back and tell them that it has been endorsed by the Minister for Finance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Review of ECOFIN Matters under Irish EU Presidency: Discussion (3 Jul 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I should make it clear that I do not have enough myself to get to that point. A single bank does me nicely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Review of ECOFIN Matters under Irish EU Presidency: Discussion (3 Jul 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: Absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Review of ECOFIN Matters under Irish EU Presidency: Discussion (3 Jul 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: A single constituent came to me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Review of ECOFIN Matters under Irish EU Presidency: Discussion (3 Jul 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I want to come in for a moment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Review of ECOFIN Matters under Irish EU Presidency: Discussion (3 Jul 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I have two questions for the Minister. One is broad and the other is specific. Across the early phases of the banking union that the Minister has described, is it not likely that we could face the risk of real fragmentation within the European banking system? Let us consider what has occurred in the sovereign debt markets. For a while, the financial markets lent to countries as if no...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the EU: Discussion (Resumed) with CEPS (2 Jul 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: Do colleagues have any further questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the EU: Discussion (Resumed) with CEPS (2 Jul 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I will take members in order. I call Senator Healy Eames who will be followed by Deputy Durkan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the EU: Discussion (Resumed) with CEPS (2 Jul 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: Okay. We will start by saying Dr. Piedrafita agrees with Deputy Durkan in that respect. That is a rare event.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the EU: Discussion (Resumed) with CEPS (2 Jul 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: That is true.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the EU: Discussion (Resumed) with CEPS (2 Jul 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: Do colleagues have any other questions? In that case, on behalf of the committee I thank Dr. Piedrafita for her presentation. We will take everything into account in a report that we will produce. We all appreciate her contribution and hope she has a safe journey home.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the EU: Discussion (Resumed) with CEPS (2 Jul 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: We will remain in public session for a few minutes because we have some items of business to transact.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (2 Jul 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: The draft minutes of the meeting of 20 June have been circulated. Are they agreed for signature? Agreed. Senator O'Reilly's report on the youth guarantee, which we agreed to launch, will be launched at 10 a.m. on Thursday in the audio-visual room and I would encourage all members to attend to support Senator O'Reilly in the launch of our excellent report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (2 Jul 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: Yes. We would encourage members to ensure they are constructive in nature.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (2 Jul 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: Of course they will be allowed. It will be at 10 o'clock this Thursday morning. I have circulated to members a list of correspondence which refers to correspondence from the International Fund for Ireland's new strategic framework for action. We have a statutory instrument regarding the transport of dangerous goods by rail. We have an update on the European Ombudsman overview of 2012, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the EU: Discussion (Resumed) with CEPS (2 Jul 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: How significant do you believe the European Parliament elections next year will be? What do you think will be the most likely outcome and what are the consequences of that for the institutions of the European Union being able to function well? Deputy Durkan also has a question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the EU: Discussion (Resumed) with CEPS (2 Jul 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to put a related point and to follow up on a question Senator Healy Eames asked. The total number of occasions on which national parliaments have used the additional power that is available to them under the Lisbon treaty is one, and that related to the Monti proposals that were put forward. They never even got to the dialogue point with the Commission because the Commission withdrew...