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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Ombudsman: Ms Emily O'Reilly (2 Apr 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank the Ombudsman. As she said, TTIP is of great concern to the committee. Commissioner Cecilia Malmström was before the committee just last week and we had a good and robust debate. We had previously published a political contribution which we sent to the European Commission last June, which is nine months ago. We received a response last week. In our contribution we outlined...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Ombudsman: Ms Emily O'Reilly (2 Apr 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank the Ombudsman. We have a letter from Mr. Maroš Šefovi, Vice President of the European Commission, in which he points out that while the Commission considered the Peru and Colombia agreements to be EU-only agreements, the Council designated them as mixed agreements. Mr. Šefovi further notes that it is likely the Council will also consider the Transatlantic Trade...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Ombudsman: Ms Emily O'Reilly (2 Apr 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: On behalf of the committee, I thank the Ombudsman for attending and answering our questions so thoroughly. Perhaps there will be a future opportunity for her to come before us to discuss other issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Ombudsman: Ms Emily O'Reilly (2 Apr 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank Ms O'Reilly. I very much enjoyed my meeting with her some months back. I propose that we suspend briefly before resuming to discuss matters of private business.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Safety Agency Establishment (1 Apr 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 111. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce an independent patient safety authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13534/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (27 Mar 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: We will wait a moment while we ask members of the public to join us. I welcome our guests in the Visitors Gallery. I remind those present to switch off their mobile telephones. It is not sufficient to put them on silent; they need to be switched off so that they do not interfere with the recording equipment. This meeting is being broadcast live today. I therefore ask those present to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (27 Mar 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank the Commissioner. Some ten members have already indicated they wish to speak. I am conscious we have to be out of this room in approximately 45 minutes so in order to allow some time for the Commissioner to respond, I will ask members to limit their time on questions to two minutes. If we do that, everybody will have the opportunity to contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (27 Mar 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: I inform Senators that a vote is being called in the Chamber. I will ensure that any Senator who wishes to contribute will be facilitated on return.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (27 Mar 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank all members for adhering to the fairly strict time constraints. It means we have time for the Commissioner to give us considered and comprehensive answers to those varied questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (27 Mar 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: Questions must be through the Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (27 Mar 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: I believe we referred to that in our political contribution last year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (27 Mar 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank the Commissioner. We will be reviewing our contribution to TTIP in June, before the summer recess. We expect to focus on the investor dispute mechanisms. We will ensure members of this and other committees and Members of the European Parliament are aware of this. We hope to provide the Commission with an updated political contribution just on that issue. On behalf of all the...

Order of Business (12 Mar 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: He never left the party, unlike some people in this House.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Universal Retirement Savings Group (12 Mar 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 55. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the role of the Universal Retirement Savings Group; and the timeframe and nature of the consultation process for the new supplementary workplace retirement saving scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10834/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (12 Mar 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 56. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of a welfare payment who wish to undertake voluntary work and who have applied under the voluntary work 1 scheme in each year from 2012 to 2014; the number of these who have been successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10835/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (12 Mar 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 57. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the social welfare entitlements of a person in receipt of jobseeker's allowance, or jobseeker's benefit, who wishes to undertake a European voluntary service placement under the auspices of the ERASMUS+ Programme in another European Union member state; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10836/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (12 Mar 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 59. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an Intreo office will open in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10843/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Data (12 Mar 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 60. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the register figures for February 2014 to February 2015 from the Finglas office, which show the change in unemployment for Ashbourne, and Ratoath, County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10844/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Woodland Improvement Scheme (12 Mar 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 131. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the number of hectares planted and the total funding allocated under the native woodland scheme in each year from 2007 to 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10837/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Woodland Improvement Scheme (12 Mar 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 132. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants who were successful in receiving grant aid under the native woodland scheme in the years 2007 to 2013; the total number of successful applicants who qualified for the farmer premia rate; the total number who qualified for the non-farmer premia rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10838/15]