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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hen Harrier Special Protection Areas (16 Dec 2014)

Michael McNamara: I, too, support the call that the officials of the National Parks and Wildlife service be brought before the committee. I think we also need to hear from officials from the single farm payment section of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to clarify that they are aware of the second limb of the test.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hen Harrier Special Protection Areas (16 Dec 2014)

Michael McNamara: We should specifically hear from the officials from the single farm payment unit to ensure they are aware of the second limb of the test, which is set out in the terms and conditions of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine single farm payment rules. It is fairly dense text, which I am sure people do not read first thing every day.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hen Harrier Special Protection Areas (16 Dec 2014)

Michael McNamara: The reductions in single farm payments is a key issue where I live in east Clare, much of which has been designated as part of the Slieve Aughty hen harrier special protection area. Article 34(2) of Regulation No. 73/2009 defines eligible hectares for the purposes of the single farm payment as follows: For the purposes of this Title, ‘eligible hectare’ shall mean: (a) any...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Extraordinary Rendition (16 Dec 2014)

Michael McNamara: 392. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on whether the State was complicit or has any legal liability in respect of the rendering of a person (details supplied), who, according to the rendition project reprieve, travelled on aircraft that had stopped in Shannon on the way to or from picking them up and rendering them elsewhere but did not travel through Shannon and have...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Shannon Airport Facilities (16 Dec 2014)

Michael McNamara: 543. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if any legal or other assistance by his Department will be provided in respect of people (details supplied) who, according to the rendition project, reprieve, travelled on aircraft that had stopped in Shannon on the way to or from being picked up and rendered elsewhere but did not travel through Shannon and have been at Guantanamo for ten...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (10 Dec 2014)

Michael McNamara: 85. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way boglands unfit for grazing are defined for the purposes of the EU single payment scheme; and the way boglands unfit for grazing are differentiated from boglands fit for grazing for the purposes of eligibility for the single payment scheme. [47488/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (2 Dec 2014)

Michael McNamara: 162. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the Labour Court recommendation regarding the pension arrangements for CE supervisors (details supplied) will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46201/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (2 Dec 2014)

Michael McNamara: 261. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the 2014 agri-environment options scheme 2 payments will issue to farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45844/14]

Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Nov 2014)

Michael McNamara: I thank the Minister for correcting the record because it was my understanding that the Bill had been dealt with in the Seanad. Nevertheless, the Minister, when on his feet, undertook to consider certain important aspects of the legislation before it is finalised. I urge him to examine these aspects, particularly the question of whether mortgages registered in Ireland could be recognised in...

Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Nov 2014)

Michael McNamara: Why is it not possible?

Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Nov 2014)

Michael McNamara: Proceedings on Bills are frequently adjourned on Report Stage. A couple of amendments to the legal services Bill were dealt with on Report Stage and then proceedings were adjourned.

Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Nov 2014)

Michael McNamara: I recognise that the Minister is intent on changing the Bill. However, I am not necessarily convinced that the change involved is significant. I acknowledge that the Minister, on the advice of his officials, is seeking to amend the position. I appreciate that Ministers are obliged to act on the advice they receive in order to bring forward the best legislation possible. In that context,...

Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Nov 2014)

Michael McNamara: Does that mean we cannot discuss it further?

Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Nov 2014)

Michael McNamara: I invited the Minister to explain why what I proposed could not be accepted.

Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Nov 2014)

Michael McNamara: I understand I will then have the further possibility to conclude at the end. I thank the Minister and do not disagree with the purpose of this Bill, which is to amalgamate previous registers. I support that initiative and have so done from the outset. However, if one shall have access to something in accordance with regulations but there are no regulations, then one does not have access....

Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Nov 2014)

Michael McNamara: Mortgages on this register.

Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (27 Nov 2014)

Michael McNamara: I would like to ask a supplementary question on the issue of apprenticeships, which has been raised by Deputy O'Brien. In the past, one of the reasons the semi-State companies were so respected and liked was because they offered a significant number of apprenticeships. Much has been made of the comparison between the development of rural electrification by the ESB and the establishment of...

Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Nov 2014)

Michael McNamara: I move amendment No. 1:In page 12, after line 33, to insert the following:"(3) The Register, including details of the owners and mortgagees of all ships but excluding such Parts as the Minister may specify in regulations, shall be open to public inspection.".I could argue about the extent to which amendments Nos. 1 and 23 are related. Many promises were made by Fine Gael and the Labour Party...

Order of Business (25 Nov 2014)

Michael McNamara: A former Member of this House, speaking of members of the legal profession, said that they see themselves as immune to reform and have made justice unavailable to all but the mega-rich and quangos in the State. He pointed out that the leading firm system of charging in advance by the hour is the same one used in calculating remuneration for a profession even older than the law.

Order of Business (25 Nov 2014)

Michael McNamara: That is a former Minister for Justice, Des O'Malley's assessment of the legal profession. I understand that the Government is considering changing the law with regard to that profession which is even older than the law. When will we again have sight of the Legal Services Regulation Bill?. Has the Minister been got at, has the Bill been nobbled or is something going to happen when it comes...