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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: I move amendment No. 28:In page 50, after line 17, to insert the following:“Amendment of National Shared Services Office Act 201774. Section 6 of the National Shared Services Office Act 2017 is amended in subsection (1) by the substitution of “an Oifig Náisiúnta Seirbhísí Comhroinnte” for “Oifig Náisiúnta Seirbhísí...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: I move amendment No. 29:In page 51, to delete line 18. This is a technical amendment to delete the Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company from the Schedule. This Schedule lists those public bodies that are not subject to the legislation. In the main, these are commercial State-owned enterprises. As the members are no doubt aware, the Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company was dissolved on 3...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: I move amendment No. 30:In page 7, line 9, after “Board;” to insert “to amend the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997;”.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: I move amendment No. 31:In page 7, line 9, after “2005;” to insert the following: “to amend the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011; to amend the National Shared Services Office Act 2017;”.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (6 Dec 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: 253. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which the fuel allowance is calculated; if consideration is given to financial hardship in cases in which means might be in excess of the allowable limit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51227/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Eligibility (6 Dec 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: 270. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which the back to school clothing and footwear allowance is calculated; if consideration is given to financial hardship in cases in which means may be in excess of the allowable limit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51428/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (4 Dec 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: 316. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding orthotics. [50174/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (4 Dec 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: 718. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding planning permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50656/18]

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local Authority Finances (29 Nov 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Senator is correct. The programme for Government outlines this commitment under the heading of local government reform. The Senator will be glad to know that in the past couple of months I have been doing some work on the matter with my officials in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The Minister, Deputy Donohoe, and I are former members of the Committee of Public...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Accommodation Provision (29 Nov 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: Whatever about the previous issue, I thank the Cathaoirleach for his compliments. I am taking this Commencement matter on behalf of the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy McHugh. I thank the Senator for raising it. I am happy to clarify the position on the development of permanent accommodation for Dún Laoghaire Educate Together national school. Following a national...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Accommodation Provision (29 Nov 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: I will bring the Senator's views on the Gaelscoil to which he has referred and Dún Laoghaire Educate Together national school to the attention of the Minister.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Regulations Implementation (29 Nov 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: 196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 871 of 6 November 2018, if councillors are free to make changes to speed limits (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49864/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (27 Nov 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: With due respect, whether there will be a general election is not relevant to the question.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (27 Nov 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: None of us might be here so the Deputy should not pre-empt the decisions of the good people of Dublin Bay North. Regarding what the Government has done in the budget, every element of Government expenditure in every Department has come in on foot of a bilateral relationship - the Deputy might consider it unfortunate that the senior Minister is not here - and the policies are whole of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (27 Nov 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy is getting very parochial all of a sudden regarding Dublin Bay North and whether we have a very poor or a very good record in government. The Taoiseach outlined this here last week. The climate action agenda is not just a Government agenda. A challenge has been laid down, even to Deputies like Deputy Broughan. How much will he charge the people per tonne of carbon? Deputy...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (27 Nov 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: This is a whole of society issue in the same way as the water issue was, and we know how that wound up. There are many stories to be told about that and we will rue that day yet. However, there is a whole-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (27 Nov 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy claims to know a great deal about rural Ireland. There are people in my constituency, Deputy Broughan’s constituency and Deputy Cowen’s constituency who are paying for water. We are not adverse to it at all.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (27 Nov 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am laying down the same challenge to Deputy Broughan as the Taoiseach did. How much would he charge per tonne of carbon? Let us put his figure on the table and quantify it. Let us put the Government’s figure on the table. Let us put everybody’s figure on the table. We should take a whole-of-Government and a whole-of-society approach to this issue rather than kicking it...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (27 Nov 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: I apologise on behalf of the Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Donohoe. He has to go to the Seanad for the Finance Bill. Policy responsibility for tackling climate change is a matter for the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment in the first instance. However, a sustained whole of Government approach will be required to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Maritime Jurisdiction (27 Nov 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: 112. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there is a plan to define a boundary for the territorial seas of Ireland; his plans to provide for that boundary in legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49149/18]