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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (15 Apr 2014)

Derek Nolan: 387. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when it is intended to roll out broadband in rural areas in County Galway, specifically the Menlough area of County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17449/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (15 Apr 2014)

Derek Nolan: 519. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will allow a review of a decision to cut a single farm payment in respect of a person, details supplied, in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17442/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (15 Apr 2014)

Derek Nolan: 520. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has made any advances regarding farm safety in relation to the agitation process for slurry in view of the number of tragic deaths associated with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17450/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (15 Apr 2014)

Derek Nolan: 549. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will review the funding cut to Youth Work Ireland Galway, in view of the threat to the rural co-ordinator position within the group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17451/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Semi-State Bodies Remuneration (15 Apr 2014)

Derek Nolan: 690. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the salaries including pensions and any other bonus-related addition including company cars of chief executive officers of commercial State bodies under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17443/14]

Topical Issue Debate: Foreshore Issues (9 Apr 2014)

Derek Nolan: Mar is eol don Aire Stáit, b'fhéidir, tá imní ar phobail an chósta i gConamara agus ar an gcósta thiar faoi chearta bainte feamainne. Bhí mé i láthair ag cruinniú mór poiblí i Leitir Mór Dé Domhnaigh seo caite agus ag ceann eile le Joe Curran ar a raibh tinreamh maith i Ros Muc Dé Luain. Tá an imní faoin...

Topical Issue Debate: Foreshore Issues (9 Apr 2014)

Derek Nolan: Mar a dúirt mé cheana, tá a lán ceisteanna le freagairt agus luaigh an tAire Stáit sin sa fhreagra. Táim ag iarraidh uirthi cruinniú a eagrú le Teachtaí Dála as Gaillimh Thiar chun caint faoi na fadhbanna agus faoin imní atá ar an bpobal. I thank the Minister of State for her reply. I acknowledge that the remit of her Department...

Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (Resumed) (3 Apr 2014)

Derek Nolan: We must at least start redirecting Government policy in that direction, however. I thank the Minister of State very much for her insistence in the Department that we return to the principle of building. For a long time, the principle was knocked by the Department as something it did not want to do. We wanted to subsidise landlords. We wanted to rent properties and have local authorities...

Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (Resumed) (3 Apr 2014)

Derek Nolan: I wish to thank the Minister of State, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, for coming to Galway last week to visit the COPE premises in Foster Street where it is hoped to establish a new domestic violence refuge. The refuge that COPE operates on the Waterside at Wood Quay was severely damaged by fire and at any one time it can only host a maximum of five families fleeing a lack of safety in their home...

Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (Resumed) (3 Apr 2014)

Derek Nolan: It is a difficulty that in a city the size of Galway, with so many people moving there for job possibilities, only one company is building any housing. Galway is unique in that it was not one of those places which created excess housing. A report from the Minister of State's Department shows that Galway was one of the more prudent, cautious and well managed cities in terms of its expansion...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)

Derek Nolan: This hearing is due to take place in seven days and, as the Chairman noted, the committee has had no response to its invitations to people to attend. Yesterday, eight days before the meeting, members were informed that the chief executive officer is to stand down and is to retire. While I am unsure of the motivations in this regard, I would hate it to be perceived that it is okay, shortly...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)

Derek Nolan: I wish to raise two issues. The reply we received is quite comprehensive and I thank the Department for sending it in. The first issue is that I would appreciate if it could also provide us with a list of the countries which pay a cost of living allowance. The second issue relates to the discussion I had with the Secretary General on a number of matters relating to rent and the payment of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Process (2 Apr 2014)

Derek Nolan: 113. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 is expected to come before the Houses of the Oireachtas; when it should be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15477/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (2 Apr 2014)

Derek Nolan: 114. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when an area of land (details supplied) in County Galway designated to be a car park and which is within Office of Public Works ownership will be fit for purpose and used as a car park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15486/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (2 Apr 2014)

Derek Nolan: 115. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider leasing a property (details supplied) in County Galway to a community group for the use of the persons of the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15487/14]

Report on Defence Forces Service with the United Nations in 2013: Referral to Select Committee: Middle East Issues (1 Apr 2014)

Derek Nolan: I thank the Minister of State for his clear, concise and powerful statement in response to the issue Deputy Lawlor and I raise. We are discussing a conflict that is complex, detailed, historical and ingrained. It involves many stakeholders, specifically the Arab states bordering Israel and Palestine and the Israelis and Palestinians. The respective positions of Palestine and Israel are...

Report on Defence Forces Service with the United Nations in 2013: Referral to Select Committee: Middle East Issues (1 Apr 2014)

Derek Nolan: I had the privilege of visiting the West Bank, Gaza and Israel last year. Of all the situations of complete abnormality that were evident between Israel and Palestine and their two peoples, the most toxic was the one which obtained in Hebron. We are talking about a large Palestinian city which is solidly in the West Bank and nowhere near the state of Israel. Settlements have been cropping...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (1 Apr 2014)

Derek Nolan: 382. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the impact new building regulations will have on the cost of employing tradespeople for one-off housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15292/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Application (1 Apr 2014)

Derek Nolan: 383. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the impact new building regulations will have on architectural technicians and designers; if he will consider implementing a grandfather clause for architects currently excluded from the new register of architects who could prove they have worked as an architect for seven years or more; if his attention has been drawn to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Apr 2014)

Derek Nolan: 553. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to residential health care staff working on sleepover duty; the reasons some residential care staff are expected to work 63 hour weeks instead of the statutory 48; if sleepover duty is part of the working week and if it is treated as such for pay purposes; if he believes that these hours are in breach of EU and Irish working...