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Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Oct 2014)

Michael McNamara: I wish to address three issues in particular relating to the Bill. The first relates to the concept of a marriage of convenience, which my colleague, Deputy Jim Daly, mentioned. A marriage of convenience means a marriage where at least one of the parties to the marriage, at the time of entry into the marriage, is a foreign national and enters into the marriage solely for the purpose of...

Agriculture Industry: Motion [Private Members] (7 Oct 2014)

Michael McNamara: I wish to express my appreciation to Fianna Fáil for tabling this motion. I agree with much of what is in the Fianna Fáil motion, with the exception of the proposal to increase payments under the beef genome scheme to €200 per cow. Much as I would like to see that happen, it is simply unrealistic. I think Fianna Fáil will acknowledge that if it were in government, it...

Agriculture Industry: Motion [Private Members] (7 Oct 2014)

Michael McNamara: Deputy Ó Cuív can speak again later in the debate. I hope to be able to speak without interruption because I have just three minutes. At no time was €200 per cow the amount. It was announced as a payment of €200 but it was cut before it was ever paid, even during much better years. The country continues to face a deficit because we are not taking in more than we...

Agriculture Industry: Motion [Private Members] (7 Oct 2014)

Michael McNamara: Two boats are licensed to transport cattle from Ireland to third countries. One boat is licensed to bring them to France and two are licensed to take them to England. More boats were licensed to carry live exports from this island to many other countries in 1970 than is the case today and there were more live exports than compared with the present. It is good that we are in a position to...

Agriculture Industry: Motion [Private Members] (7 Oct 2014)

Michael McNamara: If the Minister, in his role as Minister for Defence, does not have a role in supervising boats in our territorial waters or boats which dock in Ireland, I am more worried than I was at the start of this debate. I am not being flippant; we have a role in patrolling the issue. The reality is that since as far back as the 1990s and the days when Deputy Rabbitte said that departmental...

Agriculture Industry: Motion [Private Members] (7 Oct 2014)

Michael McNamara: The number of boats is not up.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (7 Oct 2014)

Michael McNamara: 353. To ask the Minister for Health the resources currently allocated to the collection of information for the national physical and sensory disability database; his views on the way the database is impacting on the services persons with disabilities receive [37976/14]

Report on Review of Commonage Land and Framework Management Plan: Motion (3 Oct 2014)

Michael McNamara: For the purposes of a single farm payment, one must be an active farmer. I am not saying that non-active farmers should be able to claim in respect of a commonage. However, the great majority of farmers who farm commonages, certainly in my constituency in Clare and I believe across most of Ireland, also farm lands that are not commonages and which they own entirely. Even if it is not on a...

Report on Review of Commonage Land and Framework Management Plan: Motion (3 Oct 2014)

Michael McNamara: I commend the Minister on coming to the House today for this timely and important date on the issue of commonages. Today's debate is based on the report of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine on the review of commonage lands and framework management lands. I commend the Chairman of that committee, Deputy Andrew Doyle, under whose chairmanship that review took place. The...

Report on Review of Commonage Land and Framework Management Plan: Motion (3 Oct 2014)

Michael McNamara: Is the Minister the next speaker?

Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Sep 2014)

Michael McNamara: I join with Deputy Seán Kenny in congratulating the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, on his recent appointment. As stated, this Bill is the first piece of legislation being brought through the House by him as Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. I wish him every success with it. I propose to focus in particular on the registration of ships section of the Bill. I welcome that it is...

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Michael McNamara: I appreciate that.

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Michael McNamara: Before we finished last time, I welcomed the Minister's considerable efforts in bringing the Bill before the House. While the Bill has many positive attributes, I expressed concern on Committee Stage about the compensation requirements. When we were originally on Committee Stage, I questioned whether a compensation clause was required for forest owners who were refused a felling licence....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (17 Sep 2014)

Michael McNamara: 335. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if previous experience in the position advertised or in a similar position will be taken into account in the recruitment process for clerical officers in the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33125/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Humanitarian Assistance Scheme (17 Sep 2014)

Michael McNamara: 566. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on the refugees to be accepted under the Syrian humanitarian admission scheme this year; if persons with a connection to Ireland (details supplied) will receive preference; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33176/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Accidents Data (17 Sep 2014)

Michael McNamara: 635. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of reported road traffic accidents or traffic incidents at Gregan West, Ballyvaughan, County Clare, in the past five years. [33885/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (17 Sep 2014)

Michael McNamara: 721. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of applications that have been made to the courts in every calendar year since 1 August 2012 to have legal costs services related to the representation of guardians ad litem taxed or measured as provided for in sections 25 (4), 26 (2) and 26 (2C) of the Child Care Act 1991, as amended; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (17 Sep 2014)

Michael McNamara: 811. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision on a medical card application will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33130/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Placement (17 Sep 2014)

Michael McNamara: 1268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will make a decision, following consultation with patrons, national associations of parents, recognised school management organisations, recognised trade unions and staff associations representing teachers, on decisions by a board or a person acting on behalf of the board which may be appealed in accordance with section 29 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Calming Measures (17 Sep 2014)

Michael McNamara: 1702. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to review the speed limit on the N67 as part of the new appeals mechanism for inappropriate speed limits and the recommendation that every speed limit will be audited every five years contained in the speed limits working group's 2013 recommendations. [33884/14]