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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: PEACE IV Programme: Discussion with Special EU Programmes Body (26 Sep 2013)

Frank Feighan: I welcome Mr. Colgan. It is good to see the briefing on developments and new operational programmes. Across Ireland, England, Scotland and Europe, it is vital that we target youth unemployment. I live in County Roscommon 30 or 40 miles from the Border. Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal are wonderful counties, but a county can sometimes be excluded. To my east is County Leitrim and to my north...

Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2013)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Minister and welcome this Bill, which was published on 19 July. The Bill has six parts and comprises 23 sections, running to 26 pages. Speaking as a private citizen and a politician, it is embarrassing that people resign themselves to doing jail terms rather than pay fines. While that is their right, it places significant pressure on the system, clogging it up. This is not a...

Order of Business (26 Sep 2013)

Frank Feighan: When is the pyrite levy Bill due to be published?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (26 Sep 2013)

Frank Feighan: 224. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for agri environment option scheme 3 entry in respect of a person (details supplied) [40324/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (26 Sep 2013)

Frank Feighan: 225. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for single farm payments where penalty was imposed in respect of a person (details supplied) [40325/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Appeals (26 Sep 2013)

Frank Feighan: 226. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application which is at penalty review status and file being processed in respect of a person (details supplied) [40326/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (26 Sep 2013)

Frank Feighan: 227. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the agri-environment option scheme 2012 payment in respect of a person (details supplied) and when payment will issue. [40327/13]

Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Frank Feighan: I welcome the Minister and commend him on the work he has done over the last two and a half years. He has worked closely with the public service and all the stakeholders during a very difficult time. This country effectively ran out of money, so these are difficult times. The Bill removes the legislative barriers to redeployment and mobility in general within the public service. In...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Natural Heritage Areas Review (25 Sep 2013)

Frank Feighan: 125. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding payment for bogland in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim. [40119/13]

Order of Business (24 Sep 2013)

Frank Feighan: When is the Constituency Commission report on European electoral constituencies expected to be published?

Report of the Convention on the Constitution: Statements (18 Jul 2013)

Frank Feighan: I am pleased to speak about the Constitutional Convention. The convention, which held its first plenary meeting over a weekend in January of this year, consists of 66 citizens, 33 parliamentarians and an independent chairperson. This is democracy in action. The balance among the citizens, who were selected randomly from the electoral register by a polling company, is representative of...

Report of the Convention on the Constitution: Statements (18 Jul 2013)

Frank Feighan: One must have resilience when one is in politics and in government because one does not always get one's own way. The people want a stable, open and transparent Government that does what is best for all the people. I think that is what this Government is trying to do. Despite having a significant majority, the Government has provided for a reduction in the number of Deputies. I get 40% of...

Report of the Convention on the Constitution: Statements (18 Jul 2013)

Frank Feighan: It is said that when we had one-party Government in this country, decisions on what was good for that party were made at a lovely round table beside that room before the Cabinet decided what was good for the country. That is not an example of true democracy, as far as I am concerned. I had huge respect for Jack Lynch and Seán Lemass when they served as Taoiseach. The culture of jobs...

Report of the Convention on the Constitution: Statements (18 Jul 2013)

Frank Feighan: Government is very difficult. We have work to do. We are trying to be open and transparent. The charges that were laid by a Member of the Opposition were unfair and lacked generosity. When I was in opposition, I commended the Government of the day if I felt it was making a good decision and welcomed that decision. If I felt it was making a decision that was not in the interests of the...

Order of Business (16 Jul 2013)

Frank Feighan: When will the pyrite levy Bill be introduced?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (16 Jul 2013)

Frank Feighan: 637. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon. [35113/13]

Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2013)

Frank Feighan: I welcome this Bill and I thank the Minister for the amount of work he has put into it. He is a reforming Minister. This is significant legislation and it seems to be uncontested because I note not one Member of the Opposition is sitting in the House this morning. If something was contested or if someone was complaining, they would be in the House howling about how bad and how awful it...

Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2013)

Frank Feighan: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross Border Co-operation in Education: Discussion (11 Jul 2013)

Frank Feighan: I welcome our guests. This is an extremely important matter. In the context of cross-Border co-operation and the challenges we face, it is very upsetting that we have not really tackled youth unemployment. When the 1% and Trinity College are removed from the equation, the figures that are left are very stark. At the most recent meetings they attended, those from the colleges admitted that...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Applications (11 Jul 2013)

Frank Feighan: 135. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied). [34101/13]