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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Shannon Airport Landings: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Both delegates have already responded to the issue in the affirmative. I will ask them to deal with the first question on whether a referendum would tie our hands and be an inflexible response to the issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Shannon Airport Landings: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will not allow this. In fairness, Dr. Devine put it extensively in her presentation and Mr. Smyth has responded. That is enough for now. I cannot thank both witnesses enough. It was a vigorous and balanced debate because we wanted to have two different perspectives on the subject. It was thought-provoking and helpful to the committee's deliberations. I thank them for coming here,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Staff (15 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 170. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when an appeal by a prison officer (details supplied) at Portlaoise prison in County Laois against the findings of an oral hearing in October 2013 will be heard. [29397/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Investigations (15 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 171. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a report regarding Portlaoise prison in County Laois carried out by a then assistant principal officer (details supplied) will be published. [29398/15]

Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 26:In page 23, between lines 38 and 39, to insert the following:“Report by Minister 18. Within one month of the coming into force of this Act the Minister shall lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas a full review of the Principal Act.”.The amendment is self-explanatory. We are amending the existing Act because this is a work in progress and the serious...

Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Amendment No. 13 is the most important aspect as it deals with the infamous bank veto. After the Opposition repeatedly raised its concerns, we finally got a promise that the banks' veto would be scrapped. Is the veto gone? In some cases, it is subject to the courts, while in other cases it is not clear at all, from our interpretation. If someone falls into arrears after 2 January this...

Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will withdraw amendment No. 8 given the Government's approach, as previously discussed.

Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We have engaged with some of the stakeholders around the Minister's amendments. We are concerned that the new wording, taken in conjunction with the proposal in section 13, will mean that those in restructured arrangements may not be eligible for a court review. The purpose of the amendments seems at first glance only to strengthen the hand of the banks in putting up another obstacle for...

Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I welcome amendment No. 3.

Topical Issue Debate: Building Regulations Compliance (14 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: As the Minister of State will know, families in the council areas of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, Kildare, Meath, Offaly, south Dublin and Dublin city have rightly benefited from the pyrite redress scheme and that is the template under which he should move forward. He confirms that the tests carried out by his Department, like the tests carried out on behalf of Donegal County...

Topical Issue Debate: Building Regulations Compliance (14 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister of State, Deputy Coffey, is familiar with this issue. He would have seen for himself the impact of mica in terms of defective blocks in homes in Donegal. The scale of this, in terms of the amount of homes affected, is not fully known at this stage but the impact is clear. There are families this evening in my county who are literally living in terror that their ceiling or...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: First Stage (14 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the provisions of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 to exempt charity events and local community based festivals and events from policing service charges and to provide for related matters.The Bill is a response to allegations that members of the Garda Síochána have been charging local community groups for...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: First Stage (14 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Funding (14 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 730. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an assurance that the Government will ensure that the Orange hall in Newtowncunningham in County Donegal, which was destroyed in an arson attack in 2014, will be rebuilt, and that the necessary financial assistance will be provided. [28430/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (14 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 915. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received plans from Donegal County Council to fund the widening and resurfacing of the Woodlands to Silver Tassie Hotel stretch of the R245 road from Letterkenny to Ramelton in County Donegal; and if he will provide the funding for same. [28394/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (14 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 916. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received plans from Donegal County Council for a new bypass at Bonagee in Letterkenny in County Donegal; and if he will provide the funding for same. [28395/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (14 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 917. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received plans from Donegal County Council for the upgrade of the Letterkenny to Lifford N14 road; and if he will provide the funding for same. [28396/15]

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 21:In page 5, lines 5 to 7, to delete all words from and including “to” where it firstly occurs in line 5 down to and including “circumstances;” in line 7.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Pension Entitlements (9 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 146. To ask the Minister for Defence the pension entitlements of retired members of the Defence Forces; and if retired members with 31 or 41 years' service receive the same pension as retired members with 21 years' service. [28198/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Provision (9 Jul 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 147. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an assurance that there are no plans to close the courthouse in Carndonagh, County Donegal. [27987/15]