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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Election of Vice Chairman (27 Mar 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Members will be aware that Deputy Michael McCarthy, who is present, resigned as Vice Chairman of the committee on 30 January 2013. Standing Orders state that as soon as may be after the election of a Chairman, every committee shall elect one of its members to be Vice Chairman. On that basis I ask for nominations for the position of Vice Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Election of Vice Chairman (27 Mar 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Before asking if there are any other nominations, on behalf of the committee we issued a letter to Senator McCarthy thanking him for his service but I want to thank him again, particularly for his work during the phase when the committee was being set up and devising its role following the constitutional referendum. I thank him for his service and congratulate him on his recent elevation....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings: Motion (27 Mar 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank the Minister. I agree with his assessment that on a first reading the proposal appears to be a welcome development in terms of clarifying a range of matters. The Minister referred to bankruptcy tourism which is relevant to people in this country in recent times. We have seen a number of high-profile cases, some of them successful. Reference was made to the centre of main interest....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Services Provision (27 Mar 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for reform of the rural transport system; if a cost benefit analysis has been carried out on the way savings will be achieved; the rationale behind perceived savings and any equality impact assessment carried out. [15059/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (26 Mar 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that a school (details supplied) in County Donegal is not closed due to temporary difficulties with enrolment numbers and further to grant the school an extension to address their enrolment numbers challenge in view of the fact that there are over 300 children attending three Gaelscoileanna in the schools catchment area. [14962/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (26 Mar 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the arrangements in place to deal with Irish citizens who are sentenced to terms of imprisonment in Britain and repatriated to serve their sentence here with regard to the issue of remission; if prisoners avail of the remission arrangements in place in Britain at the time of their sentence or the remission arrangements here; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (26 Mar 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been any change in policy regarding remission for prisoners repatriated to Irish jails from prisons in Britain or other countries since he took office; if prisoners end up serving longer sentences here than would have been the case had they not been repatriated as a result of Irish policy on remission; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (26 Mar 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners that have been repatriated to Irish prisons from abroad in each year since 2000; if he will provide a breakdown of the country from which the prisoners were repatriated from in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15169/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Marine Accidents (26 Mar 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way he proposes to cooperate with the request from the Northern Ireland Coroner (details supplied) to reinvestigate the sinking of the FV Strath Marie off Inishowen Head, County Donegal, on 14 March 2008 which resulted in the deaths of two brothers, Daniel and Francis McDaid. [15102/13]

Other Questions: Property Taxation Exemptions (21 Mar 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: On the same issue, any local councillor around the country would tell the Minister that it is a real crisis and that councils are taking a step back because of the exposure to huge financial stress in cases where developers have walked away. It is remarkable that of 770 unfinished ghost estates across the State, only 421 are exempt. That is a big difference from the situation pertaining to...

Other Questions: Property Taxation Exemptions (21 Mar 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Could the Minister raise the matter with Revenue?

Other Questions: Property Taxation Exemptions (21 Mar 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: There was a question about the reduction in the number of houses exempt from the tax.

Other Questions: Bank Debt Restructuring (21 Mar 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We accept that there needed to be some deleveraging in the banks' loan-to-deposit ratios, but the speed is impacting on the ability to get credit into the real economy. We know the State's unemployment figures. Of the €3.5 billion in lending that AIB committed to last year, €600 million was new while the rest was refinancing. We are facing a real challenge. Has the Minister...

Other Questions: Mortgage Arrears (21 Mar 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Those of us who heard the Governor of the Central Bank, Professor Patrick Honohan, state he was tearing out his hair began to tear out our own hair as we pondered what might come next. While the Minister's plan sets targets for restructuring mortgage debt, it does not define what is a fair restructuring process. The question refers to County Donegal and Deputy Heydon referred to cases in...

Disability Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 Mar 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Recently we discussed the issue of a mobility allowance and the motorised transport grant at the joint committee, following which we had the abrupt announcement that it was to cease pending the outcome of the consultation process in the time ahead. Since then the centres for independent living have contacted the members of the joint committee and have addressed it outlining their profound...

Order of Business (21 Mar 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: When will the Legal Services (Regulation) Bill move to the next Stage in the House? This has been delayed for some time. It is a major issue for those who face enormous costs to secure justice or pursue a case. The programme for Government also promised action on upward only rents. Will the Government consider a constitutional amendment later this year on the day of the referendum to...

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister is trying to throw down the gauntlet. That is the oldest trick in the book.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is a dirty trick.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Websites (21 Mar 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of website from the Revenue Commissioners designed to give indicative values for properties subject to the property tax; and his views on whether it is fit for purpose compared to others. [14066/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Sector Remuneration (21 Mar 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on plans to extend pay cuts to the National Treasury Management Agency and the National Assets Management Agency; if he will detail the way these cuts will affect senior staff in both agencies by outlining their current pay levels and their expected pay levels following the cuts. [14079/13]