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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Action Plan on Bullying (7 Oct 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: 445. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grants that have been provided under the action plan on bullying by organisation, amount and year that they were provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37673/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Newly Elected Irish MEPs: Discussion (2 Oct 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank all our guests for attending this meeting. It has been a very informative and valuable meeting. I think it has given us a flavour of not just the work that the MEPs are currently doing but their priorities for the coming term. I thank Mr. Francis Jacobs for putting a context to today's discussions. I hope that we will see the witnesses on a regular basis. We will certainly take...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Newly Elected Irish MEPs: Discussion (2 Oct 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: That can be discussed in Europe, but not in here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Newly Elected Irish MEPs: Discussion (2 Oct 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: Not in here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Newly Elected Irish MEPs: Discussion (2 Oct 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: It was increased from €60 billion to €80 billion a couple of years ago.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Newly Elected Irish MEPs: Discussion (2 Oct 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: When we met them last year, we had a discussion in a similar vein.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Newly Elected Irish MEPs: Discussion (2 Oct 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank Ms Boylan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Newly Elected Irish MEPs: Discussion (2 Oct 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: Deputy Durkan mentioned the range of subjects we could discuss. I had expected someone to bring up the subject of the transatlantic trade and investment partnership, TTIP. This committee produced a report on TTIP a number of months ago after holding a number of hearings. The report questioned the level of transparency of the negotiations. This issue is shared by organisations throughout...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Newly Elected Irish MEPs: Discussion (2 Oct 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank Mr. Hayes. All our guests made very comprehensive contributions. When the committee was in Brussels earlier this year, we had a meeting with one of the MEPs who has a specific responsibility for the Balkans region. He expressed surprise the committee was interested in the Balkans because he said no Irish MEP seemed to show any interest in it and that no Irish MEP was on the foreign...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Newly Elected Irish MEPs: Discussion (2 Oct 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: Were they accepted?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Newly Elected Irish MEPs: Discussion (2 Oct 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: Does the permanent representative not provide that services?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Newly Elected Irish MEPs: Discussion (2 Oct 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: Mr. Hayes will not find disagreement from this committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (2 Oct 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: Apologies have been received from Deputy Eric Byrne. As the committee is aware, we will deal with a particular issue today. There are a number of items of correspondence but we will deal with them after the main meeting. I remind members, witnesses and guests to ensure their mobile telephones are switched off. It is important because it can cause problems with the broadcasting equipment....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Newly Elected Irish MEPs: Discussion (2 Oct 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: The item on the agenda today is a discussion with newly elected Irish MEPs. I am delighted that we are joined by Ms Lynn Boylan, MEP, and Mr. Brian Hayes, MEP, who were both elected to represent the Dublin constituency in the European Parliament. We are also joined by Mr. Francis Jacobs, head of the European Parliament Information Office in Ireland. I welcome all three to the meeting today...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Newly Elected Irish MEPs: Discussion (2 Oct 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: What would happen then?

European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (1 Oct 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: It would be helpful if the clock was working.

European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (1 Oct 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: The potential instruments being brought forward include eurobonds, a European redemption fund and the new PADRE system, all of which were shot down one by one by our German colleagues at the conference. It seems there is a reluctance on the part of some of our colleagues in larger states across Europe to look at the idea of mutualisation of debts. They are very content to have consensus on...

European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (1 Oct 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill, which allows the European Stability Mechanism to set up a direct bank recapitalisation instrument which will enable recapitalisation of troubled banks in member countries directly without those moneys being added to the country's national debt, which is what happened here. While this is a technical Bill, it could have serious implications for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (1 Oct 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: 106. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the recently published Irish Heart Foundation report Towards Earlier Discharge, Better Outcomes, Lower Cost: Stroke Rehabilitation in Ireland; if he will consider taking on some of the recommendations and implementing them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37266/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Administration (1 Oct 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: 147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will maintain grants at the current level for third level grants in budget 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37220/14]