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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (13 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: We will be meeting again next week.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (13 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has completed its consideration of the following motion:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2012, a copy of which Order in draft was laid before Dáil Éireann on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund: Motion (13 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: We have apologies from the Chairman, who is unavoidably absent, and from Deputy Ferris. I remind members to switch off their mobile telephones. I welcome the Minister and his officials to discuss the motion referred by both Houses relating to the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund, HGRF. I understand members have been briefed with all the relevant material. Members are reminded of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of special needs assistants employed in pre-school settings; if these are included in the overall national cap of 10,575; his views on whether those SNAs employed in pre-school setting should be excluded from the national cap only relates to primary and secondary level. [55625/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Discussion with Fibromyalgia Sufferers of Ireland and Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Ireland (6 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: How do we compare with our neighbours in England in regard to the treatment of fibromyalgia? Is the syndrome recognised in England and what kind of treatments are provided?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Discussion with Fibromyalgia Sufferers of Ireland and Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Ireland (6 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: Is it recognised?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Discussion with Fibromyalgia Sufferers of Ireland and Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Ireland (6 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: Like Senator Landy, I am not a member of the committee and I thank the Chairman for giving me an opportunity to speak at the committee today. I thank the committee for inviting both groups, in particular the fibromyalgia group with which I have been involved directly in my area in Carlow for almost a year. Approximately a year ago, I first became involved with the group. Prior to that, I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Harvest 2020: Discussion with Irish Farm Managers Association (4 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: The delegation provided some information on the background of its members but who does the Irish Farm Managers Association represent?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Harvest 2020: Discussion with Irish Farm Managers Association (4 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: How many members does the association have?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Harvest 2020: Discussion with Irish Farm Managers Association (4 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: Are they all members of the association?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Harvest 2020: Discussion with Irish Farm Managers Association (4 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: Has the IFMA made any representations to the Department in that regard? If so, what kind of reception has it received?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Harvest 2020: Discussion with Irish Farm Managers Association (4 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: I welcome the delegation. The presentation was concise and to the point. It could be summed up by saying that there are two main issues: education and the availability of land. I am interested in the figures for the age profile of farmers, a major issue at present. Are those figures slightly out of date, considering the agricultural colleges have been bursting at the seams in recent...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries (4 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 390, if it is the case that only six of the eighty five sites surveyed are located downstream of Carlow town and if this is the case the way it can be regarded as catchment wide and if he will ask the IFI to address this anomaly. [53926/12]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries (4 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the River Barrow on the list of rivers which are to be fitted with fish counters for escapement monitoring. [53927/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (4 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when a decision will be made on an application for funding for the regeneration project (details supplied) in County Carlow. [53742/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service (4 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of money spent on free legal aid in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 on a national and regional or county basis. [53744/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service (4 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria for qualification for free legal aid and if he considers that the criteria needs to be changed. [53745/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (4 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the rehabilitation grant was cut in October and backdated to 1 January resulting in a 7% cut rather than the 3.7% suggested [53743/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (28 Nov 2012)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision on a Student Universal Support Ireland grant will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [53122/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Applications (28 Nov 2012)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason applicants for family income supplement made in June and July 2012 are been told that their applications will not be dealt with until in some cases as far as April 2013 while applications submitted in October this year have already been dealt with. [53187/12]