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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Arms Trade (3 Jul 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 63. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 108 of 11 June 2013, if he will provide an update in the provision of legislation in Irish law for the ratification of the arms trade treaty he intends to bring before Dáil Éireann later this year; the steps that have been taken to date by officials in his Department in this...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (3 Jul 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 64. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No.120 of 11 June 2013, the names of persons whom his Department sent on the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe election observation mission to oversee the presidential elections in Mongolia on 26 June 2013; the costs that each person will incur; if he will outline in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (3 Jul 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 66. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 132 of 28 May 2013, and the Immigration Reform Bill that on 27 June 2013 passed by the United States Senate on a 68-32 vote regarding the measures contained within the Bill on the possible ramifications it will have on future J1 visas that many thousands of Irish college students...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Issues (3 Jul 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 67. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the main points regarding the Minister of State for Trade and Development's address to the Association of European Parliamentarians with Africa EU Presidency Seminar in Dublin on 27 June 2013 entitled Africa's Development Future: land, hope and hunger; the number of persons on the African continent that...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Issues (3 Jul 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 67. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the main points regarding the Minister of State for Trade and Development's address to the Association of European Parliamentarians with Africa EU Presidency Seminar in Dublin on 27 June 2013 entitled Africa's Development Future: land, hope and hunger; the number of persons on the African continent that...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Registered Employment Agreements (3 Jul 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 149. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the legislative measures he intends to take on registered employment agreements following on from the recent striking down elements of the Industrial Relations Act 1946 by the Supreme Court in McGowan & others v. The Labour Court, Ireland and the Attorney General; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32494/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Diplomatic Representation Issues (3 Jul 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 174. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the parameters of the Minister of State's recent address to the International Conference on Nuclear Security in Vienna, Austria on 30 June and 1 July; if he will detail the bilateral engagements and other meetings he had at the conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32482/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Water Treatment Inspections (3 Jul 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 175. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of 27 June 2013, and the recently signed Domestic Wastewater Treatment Systems (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2013, when he expects grants to be made available for the upgrading of households whose septic tanks and other domestic wastewater treatment systems are deemed to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Process (3 Jul 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 188. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person should receive confirmation when he or she has passed the vetting process by the Garda central vetting unit; if a person may request the confirmation from the employer or organisation that requires the Garda vetting; if a person may request a certificate or other comparable form of confirmation of vetting from the central vetting...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Process (3 Jul 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 189. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that have been taken to date on the setting of up an the e-vetting system; the way the process would work for both approved employers/organisations and persons to be vetted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32490/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (3 Jul 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 220. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the forthcoming review of the Dental Act 1985, which will identify the regulatory and other reforms required in the dental health professions; the progress that has been made to date on this issue; if consultations have been held to date with relevant stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32411/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Initiatives (3 Jul 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the service provided by the new Real Time Ireland app by the National Transport Authority, integrating all real time arrival information services from Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann, DART, Irish Rail and Luas; if the application development was publicly procured; the total cost of the application to date and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driving Licence Issues (3 Jul 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the measure contained with the Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2013 regarding the graduated driver licence system and the two-year period after a person passes their driving test in the novice category to have N plates is excessive; his views on whether a shorter timeframe such as six months or 12 months would be more...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (3 Jul 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 245. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding that the National Transport Authority, NTA, has made available for the provision of a footpath and improved alignment at a location (details supplied) in County Wicklow; the amount of the allocated funding that has been drawn down by the local authority to date or has been spent by the NTA to date; when he expects the...

Topical Issue Debate: Undocumented Irish in the USA (2 Jul 2013)

Andrew Doyle: I compliment the Tánaiste and embassy staff on the work they have done to secure a reduction in the fee. It is regrettable that there is a fee at all but $100 is much more affordable than $500. On the conclusion of the previous business, tribute was paid to staff in the various diplomatic missions across Europe on the work they did during the Presidency. I wish to commend the Minister...

Topical Issue Debate: Undocumented Irish in the USA (2 Jul 2013)

Andrew Doyle: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this Topical Issue regarding the immigration reform legislation which is before Congress in the United States. The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act 2013 was recently passed by the United States Senate by a margin of 68 to 32. The legislation will make it possible for many undocumented people to gain legal...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (2 Jul 2013)

Andrew Doyle: The Deputy can decide whether he wants to go back to dairy post 2015.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (2 Jul 2013)

Andrew Doyle: There is certainly scope to do that in conjunction with the Departments of Health and Education and Skills and to take some sort of lead. We should promote it as it is in the best interest of all school children. We have dealt with allocations, targets and administration and have exhausted all the questions. This has proved useful from the point of view of getting a perspective on the...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Message to Dáil (2 Jul 2013)

Andrew Doyle: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for public services for 2013: Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (2 Jul 2013)

Andrew Doyle: I know Deputy Ferris is in a hurry to ask a question about programme D, but I wish to make one point in respect of C6, forestry and bio-energy. I know the allocation is the same but the outcome is expected to be somewhat less. One issue that has come up concerns qualifying land. The definition of "unenclosed" seems to be a prohibiting factor. In the review of the scheme, could that be...