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Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (3 Jul 2012)

Paudie Coffey: Question 602: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of persons, non governmental organisations and quangos, that receive remuneration from his Department by way of wages, salaries, pensions, grants and other Departmental funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31870/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (3 Jul 2012)

Paudie Coffey: Question 603: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list in tabular form of every quango and non governmental organisation that received any monies from his Department in 2009, 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31883/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (3 Jul 2012)

Paudie Coffey: Question 697: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the number of persons, non governmental organisations and quangos, that receive remuneration from his Department by way of wages, salaries, pensions, grants and other Departmental funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31871/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (3 Jul 2012)

Paudie Coffey: Question 698: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list in tabular form of every quango and non governmental organisation that received any monies from his Department in 2009, 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31889/12]

Written Answers — Single Payment Scheme: Single Payment Scheme (27 Jun 2012)

Paudie Coffey: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a single farm payment appeal can be re-examined by persons who made the initial decision to refuse the payment; if it is normal procedure in his Department for a single farm payment appeal to be dealt with by the same persons who would have made an initial decision to refuse the payment; if he has any proposals...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 Jun 2012)

Paudie Coffey: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card was withdrawn in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; if same will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31224/12]

Local Government (Household Charge) (Repeal) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jun 2012)

Paudie Coffey: What are Sinn Féin's solutions?

Local Government (Household Charge) (Repeal) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jun 2012)

Paudie Coffey: Will they abolish rates in the North as well?

Local Government (Household Charge) (Repeal) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jun 2012)

Paudie Coffey: Introducing any new tax is always unpopular. However, introducing new taxes for any parliamentarian must be done in a responsible manner. Like all Deputies, I do not like burdening our citizens with extra taxes. Many who now support the Opposition may not thank the Government for introducing the household charge. However, future generations will look back at this time when the country is...

Local Government (Household Charge) (Repeal) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jun 2012)

Paudie Coffey: I have not heard one Sinn Féin representative in the North of Ireland look for the abolition of those rates. They are happy to spend the charges on local services because they know they are needed. However, its representatives in this Parliament say the complete opposite. The citizens will see through this eventually but the sooner the better.

European Communities (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (19 Jun 2012)

Paudie Coffey: As there are no amendments, we proceed to Fifth Stage.

Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jun 2012)

Paudie Coffey: Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin was in possession and there are 14 minutes remaining in the slot. Is Deputy Seán Kenny taking over from his colleague?

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (14 Jun 2012)

Paudie Coffey: He has no answers.

National Spatial Strategy (13 Jun 2012)

Paudie Coffey: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this matter which is of deep concern to me and to many in Waterford, which is designated a gateway city under the national spatial strategy. It should also be of concern to the Minister of State, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, who is from Limerick city. The national spatial strategy was published in 2002 to be a blueprint for economic and...

National Spatial Strategy (13 Jun 2012)

Paudie Coffey: I thank the Minister of State for her response. I appreciate that planning now falls under her remit. It is important for the national spatial strategy to be continually reviewed and updated. I am glad the Government acknowledges that there have been failures and that imbalances need to be addressed. Employment is one of the most important indices for any region. As the gateway city for...

Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2012)

Paudie Coffey: You had 14 years to do something.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jun 2012)

Paudie Coffey: Question 351: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 350 of the 11 January 2012, if there are any further updates in relation to this matter; if the departmental group has finalised its examination of the unique position of retained fire fighters and their social protection payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28201/12]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (12 Jun 2012)

Paudie Coffey: Question 501: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a visa application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28202/12]

Written Answers — Action Plan for Jobs: Action Plan for Jobs (7 Jun 2012)

Paudie Coffey: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation following on from the Forfás action plan for the South East in December 2011, the number of times he has met with bodies in the South East in order to identify progress that has been made in respect of this action plan. [27620/12]

Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (7 Jun 2012)

Paudie Coffey: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications received for new start-ups in the South East Region for the €20,000 fund per project as announced in the Forfás action plan for the South East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27622/12]