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Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Tá an Tánaiste agus an t-Aire, an Teachta Ó Cuiv, ag déanamh gach iarracht maidir leis na rudaí seo i dtús báire. Níl dáta socraithe go fóill don Bhille.

Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I will revert to the Deputy on that.

Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: There is no date or decision on that. The Cabinet has not yet considered the report.

Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: We are not delaying it.

Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: We are awaiting the full enactment of the Pharmacy (No. 1) Bill before we consider whether more legislation needs to be introduced.

Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I will ask the Minister for Health and Children to revert to the Deputy. The decision was to drop this legislation until we finalised the full enactment of the Pharmacy (No. 1) Bill.

Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The heads of the Nurses and Midwives Bill were approved in March with an expectation that the legislation would come in next year. I will ask the Minister to get an update on the eligibility for health and personal and social services Bill for the Deputy.

Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Given the importance of that legislation, we indicated that we would look at additional time being made available next week for Committee and Report Stages. That can be addressed with the Whips. Tuigim go raibh na Whips míshásta. Given that the Whips were apoplectic about the fact they were of the opinion I misled the House, which I did not do, the Chief Whip has advised that there was...

Issue of Writ: Donegal South-West By-election (2 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: That was when I was first elected.

Issue of Writ: Donegal South-West By-election (2 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I thank Deputies for giving me an opportunity to contribute to the debate on this matter. It is important to mention that a long-standing convention has been broken by the Sinn Féin Party this morning. The party in which the vacancy arose always used to be given the opportunity to move the writ.

Issue of Writ: Donegal South-West By-election (2 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Deputies are aware that many factors must be weighed up when deciding when a by-election should be held to fill a seat that has been vacated. We need to ensure we have the best outcome, for example. On that basis I wish to confirm that the Government does not believe this is the right time to issue the writ for the filling of the seat that has been vacated by my colleague, Pat The Cope...

Issue of Writ: Donegal South-West By-election (2 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Many people, regardless of their political support, cannot but admire the success achieved by Mr. Gallagher within a short period of entering the race.

Issue of Writ: Donegal South-West By-election (2 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: His enduring popularity certainly helped him to secure that seat. Anyone who knows Mr. Gallagher will not doubt that he will admirably represent the interests of the people of Donegal South-West when he is in Brussels as an MEP for the huge Ireland North West constituency. I do not agree that the constituency is under-represented at the moment. Along with my colleague, Deputy McGinley, I...

Issue of Writ: Donegal South-West By-election (2 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: In the interim, Deputy McGinley and I will continue to work on behalf of the people of Donegal South-West.

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (2 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Following on the announcement by Dell to make 2,000 workers redundant, I established the Mid-West Task Force which was provided with the following terms of reference: · Assess the particular impact on the wider regional economy of the decision to close certain parts of the Dell plant in Limerick and associated companies · Carry out an analysis of the potential impact of the current economic...

Written Answers — Company Takeovers: Company Takeovers (1 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: On 12 February 2009, SR Technics Group (SRT) announced that it planned to exit its business at Dublin Airport and layoff 1135 employees. Following the decision IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland formed a project team to promote the operation through the IDA Ireland overseas network and to meet with and assess expressions of interest in the operation. I am informed by the agencies that 5...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (1 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The issue raised by the Deputy has been before this House on several occasions in the past and it has been repeatedly confirmed in replies to previous questions that my Department was not a party to the allegations made against the individual involved in this case. The matter was also the topic of an adjournment debate in the Seanad on 19 June 2008. As previously outlined to the House in...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (1 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: My Department does not have offices located within the areas mentioned. My Department is aware of 9 civil servants within the Department who have applied to transfer to these areas, as per the table below. Laois/Offaly (no specific town) Portlaoise Tullamore Roscrea 3 5 1 0

Written Answers — Value for Money Reviews: Value for Money Reviews (30 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The Government's Value for Money and Policy Review Initiative is part of a framework introduced to secure improved value for money from public expenditure. The objectives of the initiative are to analyse Exchequer spending in a systematic manner and to provide a basis on which more informed decisions can be made on priorities within and between programmes. Two value for money reviews were...

Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (30 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I have kept in close touch with the developing situation at SR Technics Ireland, with a view to maximising employment opportunities at the plant. Following a series of contacts with both the company and Government interests in the United Arab Emirates, I am pleased to record that on 4 June, SR Technics indicated it had agreed in principle to sell the bulk of its aircraft maintenance...