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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (27 Jan 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason, when completing the primary online database forms, parents are being asked for their children's PPSN numbers and religion; the repercussions for pupils, parents and schools in circumstances where parents decline to hand over this sensitive information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3758/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Appeals (27 Jan 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 620. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a list of all appeals conducted by the Designated Areas Appeals Advisory Board in 2013 and 2014 on objections to the designation of sites to include; the location of each designated site regarding which an appeal was conducted; the outcome of each appeal; if an oral hearing formed part of the appeal; and if she...

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhaltaí de Thithe an Oireachtais) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The Deputy's party did not do a good job.

Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Motion (Resumed) (21 Jan 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: First, the State has many questions to answer in this regard. What has gone on down through the years is horrendous and I welcome the survivors who are present in the Gallery today. In the Magdalen laundries and the mother and baby homes, people suffered. This was in an Ireland where one could nearly say a blanket was put over matters, there was quietness and nobody talked about the wrongs...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Fuel Fraud: (Resumed) Consumers Association of Ireland and Insurance Ireland (21 Jan 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. In terms of insurance, if they want paperwork to verify that people who have comprehensive insurance have been sneakily done out of this money because of the small print, I will give it to them in a few minutes. I have dealt with people with comprehensive insurance who thought they were covered for everything but who today are left with bills...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Fuel Fraud: (Resumed) Consumers Association of Ireland and Insurance Ireland (21 Jan 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Fuel Fraud: (Resumed) Consumers Association of Ireland and Insurance Ireland (21 Jan 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I can give the witnesses the details in five minutes if they want them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Fuel Fraud: (Resumed) Consumers Association of Ireland and Insurance Ireland (21 Jan 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Would Mr. Thompson be able to take up the matter with the insurance providers if we were to forward cases where the complainants had comprehensive insurance for years?

Junior Cycle Reform: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jan 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank Sinn Féin for tabling this motion and for the chance to speak on it. I am fully in favour of reform. One can talk about it or throw whatever one wants at it, be it a right boot, a left boot or a reboot-----

Junior Cycle Reform: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jan 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: -----but the bottom line is that I am in favour of reform. Second, I note that the Minister has made a better attempt at this than did the previous Minister, who tried to ram things down people's throats. As everyone is aware, a dispute is no good to anyone, and ultimately it is the students and the parents - who must arrange babysitters or whatever - who will be in disarray in a few days'...

Junior Cycle Reform: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jan 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: While one talks about reform, I refer to something else that is needed, for which it may be necessary to take a step backwards. I see many youngsters aged 15 or 16 who, at one time in the past, when they went through the vocational system and learned many different skills, went on a different route. Although not everyone will become a doctor or a lawyer, we have concentrated a great deal on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (20 Jan 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 473. To ask the Minister for Health if the accident and emergency department in Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway is to be downgraded by having its opening hours reduced to 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. or a 12-hour accident and emergency department in the year up to 31 December 2015; if the maternity unit in the hospital will be downgraded or closed in the year up to 31 December 2015; and...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Site Acquisitions (20 Jan 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 626. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if, after recent meetings with the Caherlistrange-Kilcoona community council, and having seen first hand the site in County Galway, she will facilitate the purchase of the lands, eight acres approximately, on behalf of the Irish people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2733/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Charges (15 Jan 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the banks' charging of a €10 penalty when there is insufficient funds available in a current account to complete direct debit transaction; his further views that the imposition of such arbitrary and punitive penalties are especially unfair on the part of the bailed out banks in view of the cost of the bank bailout to Irish citizens and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (15 Jan 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the situation whereby a student who elects to do a course of equal level as a previously completed course is denied any grant aid; her views that this is a highly restrictive factor and that many persons who would like to re-educate themselves are prevented from doing so as a direct result of this restriction; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (14 Jan 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 49. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views that persons who have earned through their contributions, an entitlement to a widow's-widower's contributory pension should not be denied the benefit of their entitlements because they are working on a community employment scheme, on which they continue making contributions; in the interests of justice and fairness her plans to remove...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (14 Jan 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 187. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason workforce de-layering has not yet been achieved within his Department as it has in the Health Service Executive in line with section 3.11 (Workforce Restructuring) of the Haddington Road Agreement and section 4.2.1 - iii. (Develop options for workforce de-layering, Start Q1 2014, End Q4 2014) of the action plan, appendix 1...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations (14 Jan 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 413. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission failed to conduct a proper investigation into a complaint against gardaí made by a specific person (details supplied) arising out of an incident on 14 July 2013; the reason GSOC did not get a professional transcript of an audio recording of that incident prior to dismissing the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (14 Jan 2015)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 548. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the full implementation of the Donohue and Walsh recommendations, August 2013, following their review of the care provided by Castlebar General Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) who died in that hospital on 15 February 2013, the said recommendations having been subsequently endorsed by the coroner in February 2014; if he...

Road Traffic (No.2) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) and Subsequent Stages (18 Dec 2014)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Most Members will work with the Minister on this. While everyone has a responsibility, when we support something, it needs to be done in a rational way. Once a Bill goes through, sadly, given the increased regulation introduced for motorists, commonsense seems to go out the window. We all travel around Ireland and GoSafe vans can be seen everywhere in 50 km zones. They are there to...