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- Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (7 Jun 2012)
Paudie Coffey: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of businesses and persons who have participated the Enterprise Platform Programme since it recommenced in Quarter 1 of this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27623/12]
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (7 Jun 2012)
Paudie Coffey: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons from Waterford that have taken part in the jobbridge scheme to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27618/12]
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (7 Jun 2012)
Paudie Coffey: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of businesses and organisations in County Waterford that have participated in the jobbridge scheme to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27619/12]
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (7 Jun 2012)
Paudie Coffey: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress that has been made to date to extend the existing MAN to meet enterprise needs at the Industrial Development Agency strategic site at Belview and the Port Area, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27621/12]
- Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 May 2012)
Paudie Coffey: I have been listening to the debate and following it closely. Coming from Waterford I understand Deputy Collins's point from an administrative point of view. Cities need the potential to expand. Waterford city finds itself in a very similar position whereby a large part of the city is in the jurisdiction of Kilkenny County Council. I do not want to enter into the Limerick and Clare...
- Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 May 2012)
Paudie Coffey: Is it possible to speak on the Bill?
- Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 May 2012)
Paudie Coffey: Many Deputies, who were local authority members, as I was for a number of years, will remember that at one stage the county manager, the county engineer and the county secretary were the senior management and the same applied in the cities. They basically ran the local authority area. We then had "Better Local Government - A Programme for Change" which introduced a whole new tier of...
- Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2012)
Paudie Coffey: I call Deputy Regina Doherty who I understand is sharing time with Deputies Tom Hayes and Robert Dowds. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2012)
Paudie Coffey: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2012)
Paudie Coffey: I am sorry to interrupt. As we have reached 1.30 p.m. I must ask the Deputy to adjourn the debate.
- Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2012)
Paudie Coffey: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (15 May 2012)
Paudie Coffey: Question 368: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a naturalisation application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23666/12]
- Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 May 2012)
Paudie Coffey: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Topical Issue Matters (10 May 2012)
Paudie Coffey: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 27A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Brendan Griffin - the need to abandon further increases in pupil requirement thresholds in small primary schools; (2) Deputy Dessie Ellis - the vulnerability of local authority shared ownership deals; (3) Deputy Dara...
- Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2012)
Paudie Coffey: I wish to share time with Deputy John Paul Phelan.
- Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2012)
Paudie Coffey: I respect every contribution every Deputy makes in this House because they all have an elected mandate. However, Deputy Healy-Rae's contribution spoke about improved safety but very little in favour of the Bill and the improved standards it will provide. I take it from what you said, you resent every improvement this Bill will introduce.
- Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 May 2012)
Paudie Coffey: Yes. I welcome the Road Safety (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Bill 2012 and the associated improvements it will bring to enhance road safety, especially with regard to the roadworthiness and the testing system for commercial vehicles and the introduction of inspection systems. The introduction of plastic card driver licences is a modern move which should have been in place many years...
- Order of Business (2 May 2012)
Paudie Coffey: The education and training boards Bill is due before the House. It is an important Bill to do with the reconfiguration of the vocational education committees system and the education system. Will the Taoiseach indicate if the Cabinet has signed off on that Bill and when can we expect to see it come before the House?
- Leaders' Questions (2 May 2012)
Paudie Coffey: Sinn Féin is all things to everyone.
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (26 Apr 2012)
Paudie Coffey: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an appeal for a third level non-adjacent grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20960/12]