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Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)

Frank Feighan: When will the badly needed sale of alcohol Bill to codify the law relating to the sale and consumption of alcohol come before the House?

Topical Issue Debate: School Staffing (26 Jun 2014)

Frank Feighan: We need to recognise that small schools are an important part of the social fabric of rural communities. I recognise that, as, I believe, does the Minister. I understand that value for money must be secured across the board. On this occasion, I ask that deadlines not be written in stone and that flexibility be shown to the parents, teachers and the community, who are trying to ensure that...

Topical Issue Debate: School Staffing (26 Jun 2014)

Frank Feighan: There is a fear that the two-teacher Drumboylan national school in the parish of Ardcarne in north County Roscommon will lose a teacher. Eighteen or 19 pupils will attend it in September 2014. Under the September 2013 review, the requirement is for 20 pupils on the roll. Drumboylan had 17 at the time. In March, the school appealed its staffing schedule in the hope that it would have 20...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Developments in the North-South Co-operation: Discussion with Centre for Cross Border Studies (26 Jun 2014)

Frank Feighan: I asked about cross-Border smuggling. What are the witnesses' views on it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Developments in the North-South Co-operation: Discussion with Centre for Cross Border Studies (26 Jun 2014)

Frank Feighan: I am just asking for their views on the issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Developments in the North-South Co-operation: Discussion with Centre for Cross Border Studies (26 Jun 2014)

Frank Feighan: I apologise for having missed the presentation, I had a meeting but was able to watch some of it in my office. The Centre for Cross Border Studies has done significant work but sometimes people do not see it. A project may take ten to 15 years to come to fruition. I concur with the points made by my colleagues. We have failed on the education front and only 1% of the student population...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Developments in the North-South Co-operation: Discussion with Centre for Cross Border Studies (26 Jun 2014)

Frank Feighan: We are venturing into a territory that is not fully clear. All I can say on the Haass negotiations is that we do not know what went on behind the scenes from both Governments. By making those statements, it is unfair and unhelpful.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2014)

Frank Feighan: There are many public and private health care facilities throughout the country and we certainly need a system for licensing these. In that context, when will the licensing of healthcare facilities Bill be introduced?

Health Service Executive (Financial Matters) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (24 Jun 2014)

Frank Feighan: As there are no amendments, we will proceed to Fifth Stage.

Topical Issue Debate: Jobs Protection (24 Jun 2014)

Frank Feighan: The Deputy cannot refer to people outside the House.

Topical Issue Debate: Jobs Protection (24 Jun 2014)

Frank Feighan: Not in the House. The Deputy has withdrawn it.

Topical Issue Debate: Jobs Protection (24 Jun 2014)

Frank Feighan: The Deputy has also run out of time.

Order of Business (24 Jun 2014)

Frank Feighan: With the outbreak of good weather and all of the various parties, this is the time to consider the noise nuisance Bill which would introduce on-the-spot fines and allow for mediation between neighbours. When will it be brought before the House?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Technology Adoption Programme Payments (24 Jun 2014)

Frank Feighan: 400. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) will receive any of their payments, which have been held up to date, in the near future. [26579/14]

Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (19 Jun 2014)

Frank Feighan: Could the Minister of State keep the rest of his speech for the last two minutes?

Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (19 Jun 2014)

Frank Feighan: The Minister of State has used his four minutes. Deputy McConalogue has two minutes and the Minister of State can respond in the two minutes he has left.

Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (19 Jun 2014)

Frank Feighan: I have to abide by the rules.

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 May 2014)

Frank Feighan: More than 90 years ago a young man named James Feely was one of the first recruits to the Garda Síochána, which defended the institutions of this State. This young man was a Sinn Féin councillor and commander of the IRA in Roscommon who went on hunger strike. He was also my mother's father. I come from a family that have had huge confidence in the Garda Síochána....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (15 May 2014)

Frank Feighan: 119. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for illness benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon. [22038/14]

Leaders' Questions (13 May 2014)

Frank Feighan: Perhaps the Deputy should run for Europe.