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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: UN Summit on Refugees and Migrants: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister for her report. As the head of the Irish delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, I have the privilege of regularly meeting delegates of the 56 other members states involved. The vast majority of them are in Europe and they are suffering exactly the same difficulties we are having with regard to the numbers of migrants that have been committed to through various...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme (4 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: 224. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of category 1 properties that have been identified as part of the pyrite remediation scheme; the average cost of remediation per property for those already remediated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28152/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (4 Oct 2016)

Alan Farrell: 478. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in need of residential care; the supports which will be made available to the person and their family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28646/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: European Arrest Warrant (29 Sep 2016)

Alan Farrell: 54. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of European arrest warrant requests received from other European Union member states and made by Ireland on a annual basis since its introduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27848/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (29 Sep 2016)

Alan Farrell: 114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of students in schools with DEIS status; the average class sizes and pupil-teacher ratio in schools with DEIS status, with specific reference to the average figures for schools with DEIS status in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27860/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (29 Sep 2016)

Alan Farrell: 138. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to set out the number of social and affordable housing units which will be delivered in the Fingal local authority area under the social housing strategy; the progress of the delivery of these units in Fingal in comparison with the target number agreed with his Department; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Panel Report Implementation (29 Sep 2016)

Alan Farrell: 139. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of dwellings at each stage of the pyrite remediation process under the pyrite remediation scheme, by local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27859/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation Provision (27 Sep 2016)

Alan Farrell: 102. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration has been given to proceeding with the building of a prison on the Thornton Hall site; the capacity levels of each prison, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26771/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (27 Sep 2016)

Alan Farrell: 254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process by which the geographical and school specific decisions are made in relation to the allocation of ASD classrooms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26770/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (27 Sep 2016)

Alan Farrell: 256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the denial of the qualification allowance to teachers who had taken a break from their college registration and became re-registered in the period prior to the introduction of Circular 0008/2013; the legal basis upon which his Department does this, given that Circular 0008/2013 is the first to specify these registration...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (27 Sep 2016)

Alan Farrell: 885. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures in place to regulate rickshaws on streets; the action he plans to take to ensure passenger safety and driver identification are given priority in terms of the future regulation of rickshaws; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26772/16]

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 91 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Management of Severance Payments in Public Sector Bodies (21 Sep 2016)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Chairman and welcome our guests. I thank the Comptroller and Auditor General and in particular Ms Devlin for her work. I also thank Mr. Watt for his opening remarks. I am slightly puzzled that the code of practice for the governance of State bodies, which was published in August 2016, is not yet available to me as far as I am aware. We are now eight years on from the financial...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 91 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Management of Severance Payments in Public Sector Bodies (21 Sep 2016)

Alan Farrell: I will come back to Mr. Watt if that is okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 91 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Management of Severance Payments in Public Sector Bodies (21 Sep 2016)

Alan Farrell: In terms of the Comptroller and Auditor General's report, there are a number of figures that are somewhat alarming. I refer in particular to the chart concerning the various schemes. One particular civil servant received a total severance package of €1.12 million. I would like to know the answers to a couple of questions. I appreciate the anonymous nature of the report, which is...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 91 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Management of Severance Payments in Public Sector Bodies (21 Sep 2016)

Alan Farrell: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 91 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Management of Severance Payments in Public Sector Bodies (21 Sep 2016)

Alan Farrell: Could Mr. McCarthy clarify further whether the individual in question paid in any way for years? I am familiar-----

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 91 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Management of Severance Payments in Public Sector Bodies (21 Sep 2016)

Alan Farrell: No, they did not.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 91 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Management of Severance Payments in Public Sector Bodies (21 Sep 2016)

Alan Farrell: I appreciate the clarification and I thank Mr. McCarthy for it.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 91 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Management of Severance Payments in Public Sector Bodies (21 Sep 2016)

Alan Farrell: I emphasise that I have no desire to identify the individual in question, but I would like to know what agency or Department he or she worked for or was employed by. I do not believe that would be unreasonable.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 91 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Management of Severance Payments in Public Sector Bodies (21 Sep 2016)

Alan Farrell: I accept Mr. McCarthy's point. I have a follow-up question on that matter. Did the agency involved adhere to, consult with or deviate from standard procedures within the agency in question or the rules of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform?