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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (15 Apr 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 806. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the allocation of Leader funding to counties Kilkenny and Carlow is 42.7%, 15% less than the previous round of funding; his views that this is equitable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14607/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (15 Apr 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 807. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the average of the national allocation of Leader funding that was received by counties Kilkenny and Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14608/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (15 Apr 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 808. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he and his Department have received complaints from Leader companies in counties Kilkenny and Carlow, regarding the funding that has been allocated to them; the way he will deal with these complaints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14609/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (15 Apr 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 809. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there was a cost benefit analysis on the impact the new allocation of Leader funding would have in counties Kilkenny and Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14610/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (15 Apr 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 810. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has been informed that there will be job losses as a result of the new allocation of Leader funding by his Department in counties Kilkenny and Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14611/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Correspondence (2 Apr 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 65. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason her Department is sending letters encouraging persons to receive welfare payments directly to their bank account rather than by collection at a post office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13795/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (2 Apr 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 248. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the allocation of Leader funding to the County Cork region is 70% less than the previous round of funding; his views that this is fair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13857/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (2 Apr 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 249. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the average of the national allocation of Leader funding County Cork received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13858/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (2 Apr 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 250. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the rationale of using and allocating funding to a sub regional area; the extra areas that received funding under this category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13859/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (2 Apr 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 251. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way the criteria of sub regional areas were applied to the County Cork area, in view of the fact it has twice the population living in the county compared to its city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13860/15]

Residential Mortgage Interest Rates: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Apr 2015)

Michael Moynihan: I compliment Deputy Michael McGrath on bringing this Private Members' motion before the House. It is one of the major issues. There is not a public representative in the House who is not encountering mortgage difficulties in his or her constituency and clinic. The mortgage is one of the biggest outgoings of any family, and families are seeing the rip-off they are experiencing at the hands...

Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Network (1 Apr 2015)

Michael Moynihan: We have raised this Topical Issue today because the Minister for Social Protection issued a letter to all pensioners over recent weeks encouraging them to have their money sent to their bank via direct debit rather than through post offices. This time last year, before the local elections, the then Minister, Deputy Pat Rabbitte, made an announcement that there was a whole-of-government...

Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Network (1 Apr 2015)

Michael Moynihan: I thank the Minister of State for going off script. I hope the script given to him by the Department will not go into the record of the House because one line in it is deeply offensive. It states the letters were issued as part of a small trial to determine the best means of communication with people about their payment options. This is not correct. The letter was basically telling people...

Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Network (1 Apr 2015)

Michael Moynihan: Has the letter been stopped?

Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Network (1 Apr 2015)

Michael Moynihan: With immediate effect.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Minerals Development Bill 2014: Discussion (1 Apr 2015)

Michael Moynihan: I welcome the officials. It is a very detailed Bill and I might start at the last part of it. It is a draft Bill at the moment. Can the witness tell the committee when is it likely to be published?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Minerals Development Bill 2014: Discussion (1 Apr 2015)

Michael Moynihan: Is it hoped to enact the Bill sooner rather than later?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Minerals Development Bill 2014: Discussion (1 Apr 2015)

Michael Moynihan: There is a whole raft of stuff I could go through and try to tease out but I will make only one or two points this morning. The method for the calculation of rent and royalties is mentioned on page seven of the presentation. Could the witness give the committee an outline of what is entailed in that? Did I hear Mr. Breslin say that the key definition of minerals would exclude stones, gravel...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Minerals Development Bill 2014: Discussion (1 Apr 2015)

Michael Moynihan: In view of water issues in the past few months, and wells in rural and urban communities, could the witnesses give the committee more detail on the ancillary rights as mentioned in section 17? Also, what kind of geographical area is covered by this? Is off-shore Ireland and its territorial waters covered by the legislation and how does this impact other EU legislation? If it is OK with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Minerals Development Bill 2014: Discussion (1 Apr 2015)

Michael Moynihan: Yes thank you.