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Questions on Proposed Legislation (15 Dec 2016)

Jim Daly: Under the Irish Aviation Authority Act, has the Government agreed a proposal this year to grant a permit for Santa Claus to travel the length and breadth of the country? As chairman of the children's committee, I have been contacted by numerous concerned parents and children who are keen observers of the new politics in this House and the tendency of the Fianna Fáil Party to water down...

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Jim Daly: The next speaker is Deputy Stanley and the Sinn Féin Party has ten minutes.

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Jim Daly: Yes.

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Jim Daly: That is agreed.

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Jim Daly: Sorry, Deputy Burton, you know well there is no facility to comment on a speaker here or anything he or she says, and please desist from it.

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Jim Daly: There is no point of order.

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Jim Daly: Take a seat and calm down.

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Jim Daly: I ask the Deputy to sit down. Minister, address your remarks through the Chair.

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Jim Daly: Allow the Minister to respond.

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Jim Daly: We now move to Deputies Lawless and Butler, who have 20 minutes.

Flood Prevention Measures: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2016)

Jim Daly: As a representative of the Cork South-West constituency, I am well aware of the flooding issue. I know what it is like to get a call from my wife at 2 a.m. to tell me that the fire brigade has contacted her to advise her to prepare to evacuate the house because of the threat of a flood. Indeed, my office in Bandon was flooded last year. I have to take issue with a number of points in this...

Flood Prevention Measures: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2016)

Jim Daly: I have to take issue with being lectured by Fianna Fáil now on what we should be doing. I do not want to be overly political on this issue because we should be trying to achieve consensus on it. I invite my friends opposite who have told us that actions speak louder than words to come to west Cork to see how €50 million is being spent on three significant flood schemes in that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tracker Mortgage Data (13 Dec 2016)

Jim Daly: 165. To ask the Minister for Finance further to his written request to the Governor of the Central Bank on 9 July 2015 to provide him with information in respect of the number of mortgages that were switched from a tracker to a variable rate since 2008 to date, if he will now confirm this figure or provide the reason for this information not being available as per his written request; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (13 Dec 2016)

Jim Daly: 660. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs whether a round of funding will be made available in 2017 under the early years capital grant scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39795/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Recreational Facilities Provision (13 Dec 2016)

Jim Daly: 661. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will confirm the financial supports that are available for investment in capital infrastructure for a community playgroup (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39796/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Funding: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Dec 2016)

Jim Daly: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their time, consideration and sharing their insights with us. Two things come to mind. The first arises from listening to the three deputations. There is broad and general consensus along the lines of the recommendations of the report. This is my reading of the three contributions. I welcome that the three groups seem to be on a similar page...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Dec 2016)

Jim Daly: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will issue a final response to a query (details supplied) that was sent to his office in September 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39212/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (8 Dec 2016)

Jim Daly: 99. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that his Department is not aware of the number of social housing tenancy offers refused by approved applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39167/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Groups (8 Dec 2016)

Jim Daly: 172. To ask the Minister for Health if he will issue a final response to a query (details supplied) that was submitted to his office in September 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39187/16]

Topical Issue Debate: Farmers' Markets (7 Dec 2016)

Jim Daly: People in the Leas-Cheann Comhairle's constituency of Donegal, the Minister's constituency of Cork North West and my constituency of Cork South West have a particular appreciation, as most people do, that, despite the availability of shops such as Argos, Amazon and IKEA, there is nothing akin to visiting a house or calling to see somebody and being given something home made when leaving,...