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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (18 Sep 2013)

Jim Daly: 1355. To ask the Minister for Health the total cost of all media advertising to his Department for each of the past five years; the efforts his Department is making to ensure that local media, both print and radio, are being supported as well as national media by his Department's budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37480/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Capital Programme Expenditure (18 Sep 2013)

Jim Daly: 1462. To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail by name, location and cost the number of capital projects funded by his Department for each of the past five years to date in tabular form in an area (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37963/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (18 Sep 2013)

Jim Daly: 1640. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total cost of all media advertising to his Department for each of the past five years; the efforts his Department is making to ensure that local media, both print and radio, are being supported as well as national media by his Department's budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37485/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Programme Expenditure (18 Sep 2013)

Jim Daly: 1664. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will detail by name, location and cost the number of capital projects funded by his Department for each of the past five years to date in tabular form in an area (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37968/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Down's Syndrome Education Equality: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)

Jim Daly: I welcome the delegation and have two brief questions. I am out of the classroom for as long as I was in it, but I was in the classroom for ten years and had a particular interest in special needs education. I would be interested in learning what Professor Buckley thinks about children with special needs moving out of the classroom for one-on-one teaching. It was the bane of my life when I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Jul 2013)

Jim Daly: 719. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a free general practitioner visit card for a person on the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36539/13]

Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Second Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Jim Daly: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this Bill and to acknowledge the very fundamental shift in emphasis it represents for the Legislature, the Government and, most importantly, the children of Ireland. I also welcome the renewed attention and focus on the welfare of children who are born in this country. Everyone on this island shares the view that children are our...

Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Second Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Jim Daly: There is room for improvement in the Bill and, as is the case with most other legislation, it could go further. The reality is, however, that it represents a significant step forward into the light and away from the very dark days of our past. In recent years we have all been convulsed with shame and anger at the appalling treatment meted out to our most precious resource, namely, our...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Cafés Provision (17 Jul 2013)

Jim Daly: 242. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she expects a final decision to be made by Pobal in relation to the awarding of €1 million fund available from her Department for the start-up of new youth cafes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35577/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Jim Daly: 476. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will consider making funding available to support job creating bodies such as the west Cork jobs initiative as part of this year's pre-budget process; if his Department is in discussion with Enterprise Ireland in this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35407/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Schemes Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Jim Daly: 725. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will arrange and provide a date for a meeting with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland official in west Cork with a business person who has developed a new type of energy turbine which may be beneficial to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35301/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (16 Jul 2013)

Jim Daly: 924. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider a more innovative approach to current Garda vetting procedures that would involve a licence for up to three years post issuance of a Garda clearance certificate as opposed to the current system requiring separate and new applications for every employment noting particularly the burden on the system and on applicants...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Breeding Industry (16 Jul 2013)

Jim Daly: 979. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied with the management and regulation of the horse breeding industry here with Horse Sport Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34912/13]

Mortgage Arrears Proposals: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Jul 2013)

Jim Daly: The purpose of the new Insolvency Service of Ireland is to encourage lenders to come to a reasonable accommodation with borrowers which allows them to keep their family home. I am confident that this will happen, provided that borrowers make a full and honest disclosure of their affairs. Where agreement is not reached, it will ultimately be up to the courts to adjudicate on a fair...

Mortgage Arrears Proposals: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Jul 2013)

Jim Daly: I thank the Chair for the opportunity to speak. To follow on from the previous speaker, whatever about the actions of the past, including those of Fianna Fáil or any other political party, the actions of the present are far more worrying. The previous speaker is correct that there is serious distress for mortgage holders. All of us have a duty of care and a responsibility to put...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Consultation Process: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (10 Jul 2013)

Jim Daly: I do not wish to be like a dog with a bone, but I wish to return to the issue of the local authorities. I appreciate what the Minister stated about the Nordic countries. My wife is from that part of the world and I am extremely familiar with the ethos in these countries in the context of training provision and learning. I accept that education and training are not the responsibility of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Consultation Process: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (10 Jul 2013)

Jim Daly: Would the Minister consider allowing fewer participants, with each allocated a larger payment than what is proposed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Consultation Process: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (10 Jul 2013)

Jim Daly: I wish to make two very brief points. I acknowledge the input of Mr. T. J. Fleming, a senior departmental official who has been extremely helpful to me on numerous occasions. I ask the Minister to pass on my thanks to him. Community employment offered by local authorities was an issue of interest to me even before I came to the House. I have promoted the issue on local radio and also...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Consultation Process: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (10 Jul 2013)

Jim Daly: I welcome the JobsPlus initiative announcement made on Monday. Why is it limited to 2,500 places over three years? Indications suggest the level of demand will be much greater than 2,500 places, based on the number of emails I have received since it was launched. Is there scope to increase the numbers if the scheme is demand-led? I understand we are bringing somebody in to talk about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Consultation Process: Discussion with Minister for Social Protection (10 Jul 2013)

Jim Daly: Yes. Persons on the live register can assist councils in carrying out works.