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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (20 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Health if he will put in place the necessary resources to carry out surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) [57406/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (20 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of all applications from County Donegal to the sports capital programme in tabular form and include the amount applied for and the reason the application was approved or rejected [57407/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (20 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a club (details supplied) was deemed unsuitable for any funding from the sports capital programme despite the fact they fulfilled the criteria to receive funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57408/12]

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: From the Seanad (Resumed) (19 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We flew over that amendment to be kind to the Minister.

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: From the Seanad (Resumed) (19 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I commend Deputy Donnelly for raising this matter and, in fairness, he has raised it throughout the process. The concern is that we would not have a situation whereby the bankruptcy period would be reduced in real effect. There is also concern about a bank veto and opposition amendments have been tabled to try to curtail that, but they have been resisted. I have had a chance to read over...

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: From the Seanad (Resumed) (19 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 1 to Seanad amendment No. 32:In line 1, to delete “€2,000” and substitute “€3,000”.

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: From the Seanad (Resumed) (19 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: This is straw man stuff.

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: From the Seanad (Resumed) (19 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Bankruptcy is a different matter in the North, however, given that it applies for a much shorter period.

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: From the Seanad (Resumed) (19 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It was nervousness.

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: From the Seanad (Resumed) (19 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: How does one follow that? Spot on. Deputy Healy-Rae has conveyed the difference between urban and rural mindsets. I appreciate that the Minister has moved some ways and pushed the value of the item of ceremonial importance to €750. In fairness, he also pushed the vehicle's valuation to €2,000. I welcome this. He may believe we are being churlish in our amendments, but he...

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: From the Seanad (Resumed) (19 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Deputy Stephen Donnelly suggested the figure of €500.

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: From the Seanad (Resumed) (19 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I did not realise we were discussing a series of amendments.

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: From the Seanad (Resumed) (19 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: On a point of order, would it not be more practical to dispose of each amendment before moving onto the subsequent amendment?

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: From the Seanad (Resumed) (19 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 2 to Seanad amendment No. 23:In subsection (3)(e), after “households,” to insert “their geographic locations, ability to access services”.

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: From the Seanad (Resumed) (19 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 1 to Seanad amendment No. 31:In line 1, to delete “€750” and substitute “€1,500”.I am sure Deputy Michael McGrath would like to speak to this as well as he has pressed the issue throughout the debate. This deals with the item of ceremonial importance. There was mention of "bazookas" when we debated what would be an appropriate amount...

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: From the Seanad (Resumed) (19 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: No, Acting Chairman, I have tabled amendments to amendment No. 23.

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: From the Seanad (Resumed) (19 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 1 to Seanad amendment No. 23:In subsection (3)(a), after “inclusion” to insert “, and those articulated in the Consensual Budgeting Standards mechanism, and other mechanisms to assess relative income poverty”.In respect of the amendments to which the Minister has referred, Sinn Féin welcomes that the Government took on board its proposals to...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations: Motion (19 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I shall be brief. We are in agreement on his report but the Minister is a bit of an agent provocateur about the issue of EU battlegroups and neutrality. In case he thinks that Deputy Finian McGrath and I have joined some conspiracy theory organisation, I will read a quote from the Secretary General of NATO, Jaap De Hoop Scheffer: "EU Battle Groups could be used to go to war. Why did the EU...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations: Motion (19 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I particularly appreciate the Minister's acknowledgement of our Defence Forces members who will be serving overseas at Christmas away from their families. We are immensely proud of the contribution our Defence Forces have made in UN peacekeeping operations over the years. The fit of the Finnish defence forces with our own is particularly welcome. Finland has the same policy of neutrality...

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: From the Seanad (19 Dec 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: On a point of clarification, the grouping to which the Minister is referring does not deal with that.