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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: It is, but there are 3 million seats per annum directly into and out of Irish airports that are not affected by this at all. Plus there are more than 500,000 that are eastbound-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: When Senator Mooney asked about Dublin, Mr. Thompson's answer referred to whenever the opportunity comes about for some airline to look at Dublin. That opportunity is staring us in the face now. We know there is a lot of capacity in Dublin airport, there is pre-clearance on the North Atlantic, and there are fantastic facilities there. Has Virgin Atlantic had any engagement with the Dublin...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Taking Virgin Atlantic's concern for the Irish consumer at face value, Mr. Thompson's next port of call should be the DAA which would be delighted to see him.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (1 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 69. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will be issued a payment under the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13458/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Premium Payments (1 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 74. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a payment under the forestry premium scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick has not issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13480/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (1 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 102. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the creation of a Jigsaw hub in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13469/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (1 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the current embargo on the issuing of public service vehicles and taxi licences will end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13539/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (1 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale behind the decision that wheelchair accessible taxi vehicles have to be less than six years old; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13540/15]

Order of Business (31 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: What about the runway on the Aran Islands that has weeds growing through it?

Order of Business (31 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Fianna Fáil has a new leader.

Order of Business (31 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy wants to go on Galway Bay FM.

Order of Business (31 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: His leader should dissociate himself from that outburst.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Leader's Allowance (31 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 290. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of Teachtaí Dála and Seanadóirí who are in receipt of annual funding from the leaders allowance fund; the amount paid to each category. [13002/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Leader's Allowance (31 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 291. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the parties in Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann who are in receipt of funds under the leaders allowance fund; and the conditions and restrictions attached to the drawdown of these funds. [13003/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Leader's Allowance (31 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 292. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an independent Teachtaí Dála was to become a Minister or a Minister of State, would that Teachta Dála will continue to qualify for the special payment from the leaders allowance fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13004/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Leader's Allowance (31 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 293. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the level of annual payment to independent Teachtaí Dála and independent Seanadóirí under the leaders allowance fund; when this was first introduced; the conditions and restrictions on the drawdown of these funds; if t these funds are tax free; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13008/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (31 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 626. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons currently on local authority housing waiting lists in South Dublin county, Fingal county, Dún Laoghaire county and Dublin City Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12864/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Applications (31 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 627. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applications each local authority has received under the housing assistance payment scheme; the number of these that have been successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12865/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fuel Laundering (31 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 658. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details in tabular form, by year and by local authority, of the amounts allocated by his Department to councils since 2011, towards the cost of cleaning up residue from illegal diesel laundering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13182/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fuel Laundering (31 Mar 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 659. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department will provide details which have been communicated to it by the relevant statutory agencies of water courses, including streams, rivers and drains, which have been polluted by matter from the illegal laundering of diesel since 2011; if he will name which of these water courses provide all or part of the...