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Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (22 Feb 2017)

Seán Sherlock: The key point is that as parliamentarians, we would join the Government in pointing out that Ireland has signed various human rights declarations and treaties and a whole corpus of human rights law. As the members have concluded, the best course of action is to refer this petition to the Department of the Taoiseach. Is that agreed?

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (22 Feb 2017)

Seán Sherlock: Agreed. The next petition for consideration is No. P00006/17 in the name of Ms Grace Holmes entitled "Stop the Taoiseach attending St. Patrick's Day event with Donald Trump". The petitioner objects to the Taoiseach attending a St. Patrick's Day event with the President of the USA. The petitioner feels that Ireland should take a stand against some of the President's policies, for example...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Immigration Controls (22 Feb 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 48. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the impact here of the new US immigration policy in view of the restrictions announced by the US President, Mr. Trump, recently (details supplied); and the actions his Department will take to minimise the negative impact of US immigration policy for Ireland. [8520/17]

Public Services and Procurement (Social Value) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Feb 2017)

Seán Sherlock: We support the Bill. I am taking the middle ground on this one because the Minister of State's response has been quite generous in that he seeks to consult the proposer of the Bill, particularly around the area of the social clauses. When one looks at section 4 of the Bill, there are legitimate questions as to how one would define a social clause and I take the Minister of State's critique...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (21 Feb 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 289. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason arrears due are being retained by his Department in respect of a person (details supplied) who was recently awarded carer's allowance. [8152/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: White Paper on Energy (21 Feb 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 585. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the intended date of publication of the first annual update of the energy White Paper, as undertaken at paragraph 14 thereof; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8221/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (16 Feb 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 161. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way in which and when an overpayment occurred in respect of a person (details supplied) receiving carer's allowance. [7894/17]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

Seán Sherlock: If I may, I will divide my questioning between estate management and flooding. I will start with estate management. I also join with the Chairman in welcoming the new Chairman of the OPW. I too worked in a previous guise with him through the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. I am delighted to see him appointed to this role. It may not be possible for the Minister of State...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

Seán Sherlock: Doneraile Court. It is a hardy perennial in my book. I want to know what are the numbers as it is a site that I want to see developing.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

Seán Sherlock: The Minister is considering the idea that somebody could build on their own land, subject to planning, if it is at a higher level.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

Seán Sherlock: What is the position on Insurance Ireland?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

Seán Sherlock: I have a final question on flood insurance and the Minister of State's engagement with Insurance Ireland. The demountable walls meet best international practice.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

Seán Sherlock: The Munster Blackwater scheme, at Fermoy in particular, was carried out by an internationally recognised consulting engineering firm, one of the best in the business globally. I cannot tally why that would not be accepted by Insurance Ireland or any insurance provider, if it is best international practice and these insurance houses are international insurance houses. It seems to me that the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

Seán Sherlock: I would like to move the conversation onto macroeconomic policy, specifically the Stability and Growth Pact. We are looking at the eurozone growth figures for the fourth quarter of this year and they are being revised downwards to something like 0.4% from 0.5%. I understand that letters have been issued to something like seven countries, although not to Ireland thankfully. Increasingly...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

Seán Sherlock: It is modest growth.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

Seán Sherlock: Is the Minister speaking about specific projects?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

Seán Sherlock: Does that include projects in Galway such as the Atlantic corridor connectivity?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (15 Feb 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 175. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the discussions that have taken place to allocate the remaining €2.5 billion left in the capital plan budget ahead of a mid-year review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7483/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (15 Feb 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 292. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she had any formal engagement with the scientific community, particularly with SFI, on the potential ramifications of Brexit for co-operation between individual researchers and research entities, HEIs or SFI funded centres, that co-operate on projects between Northern Ireland and here under the North-South research supplement....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Science Foundation Ireland (15 Feb 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 293. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of SFI awards that have been made to HEIs for collaborations between the North and South under the CSET, SRC, PICA and PIYRA programmes; the details of the awards for the years 2015 and 2016 showing which HEIs and research teams benefitted from these awards, in tabular form. [7713/17]