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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation (28 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: 297. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 48 of 7 March 2017, if the monitoring committee has been established; if not, the reason for the delay in its establishment; when its establishment is expected; the names and posts of the members of the committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14953/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (28 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: 337. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend free cervical smear testing to include women under 25 years of age, in particular to those under 25 years of age who, based on family history, require a smear test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14940/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Vessel Licences (28 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: 435. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on fishing fleet capacity in view of the fact that the public consultation closed for submissions on 28 February 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14903/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Legislative Reviews (28 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: 538. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to remove or review section 15 of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 related to immunity that the review group set up by his predecessor (details supplied) found in 2011, six years ago, might be unconstitutional; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15354/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Legislative Reviews (28 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: 539. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when it is proposed that this investigation will commence further to the findings of the review group set up by his predecessor (details supplied) in 2011, six years ago, of alleged maladministration at the Environmental Protection Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15355/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Air and Water Pollution (28 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: 540. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to seek legal advice from the Attorney General following the findings by the European Environmental Agency in 2012 that emissions from certain industries, holding IPPC licences granted by the EPA, were causing damage to the environment and to human health in view of the provisions of section 4 of the Criminal...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Training (28 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: 649. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of the new employment support scheme with the direct involvement of the Defence Forces; if social protection recipients have a choice of whether to join the scheme or not; the role his Department has had in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8452/17]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Are we getting an interpreter?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Direct provision.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I am sorry, what was that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: There are so many questions that I would like to keep Mr. Ó Foghlú here all day. Luckily, I am time limited. I thought I understood the transfer of control of 15 schools on pages 13 and 14 of the appropriation accounts but when I went back on it, I did not understand it on the basis of his second reply earlier. I understood the schools were being transferred and he said they were...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: The 15 schools are valued at €128 million and control was transferred to the school authorities. The list is there and one is Galway.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Gaelscoil de hÍde in Oranmore is one of the 15 and its value was more than €5 million. Will Mr. Ó Foghlú explain this?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Is the Department showing it as an asset or not?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: So the Department is not showing it as an asset on its books. That is fine.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: It was confusing.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I will go to climate change and back to the points raised by Deputy Cullinane. There is a window of opportunity and this is the last stall to have any opportunity to take action against climate change. What actions has the Department taken at policy level? What is happening on the ground in respect of climate change?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I have a list relating to energy efficiency, solar panels, etc.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Presumably, the 15 schools listed were all new. I will take them as an example, with Galway having one. Are they all energy efficient? Do they have solar panels?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Mr. Ó Foghlú said there is a special unit. If I follow this up separately, will there be documentation available? I am thinking of a scoil lán-Ghaeilge in Galway. It cost a fortune. That is not the Department's fault because it related to the compulsory purchase of the land. It must be the most expensive school in the country. I put my hands up because I supported the...