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Foreign Conflicts (17 Jan 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Tánaiste will agree that because of our relatively recent experience we are well qualified to constructively assist the Spanish Government and the people of the Basque country in finding a lasting solution. In the recent parliamentary elections, to which the Tánaiste alluded, a cross-section of Members of the Spanish Parliament was elected in the Basque country which was representative...

Overseas Development Aid (17 Jan 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I congratulate Deputy Costello on his appointment as Minister of State. We worked on the Oireachtas Joint Committee on European Affairs and I look forward to continuing our work. What the Minister of State has outlined is very welcome. I had the opportunity to read one of the excellent reports by Trócaire on the impact of the trade agreement between the EU and Colombia and Peru, to which...

Overseas Development Aid (17 Jan 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Barack Obama, who is the President of the United States, and other senior Democrats have sought a reduction in funding. There is a shameful history in Latin America of the CIA and such organisations, who trained despot regimes. Thank God people in those countries are rising up and electing governments. There are concerns in Colombia about the ongoing human rights situation and the fact...

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (12 Jan 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 31: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the role he sees for sport in the promotion of the national image in 2012; the way he intends to ensure that role is realised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1535/12]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (12 Jan 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the funding being provided by the State for the A5 Dublin to Derry road and progress in its construction. [1580/12]

Private Members' Business, Special Educational Needs: Motion (11 Jan 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I had the privilege once of being a member of an audience listening to a speech by the former general secretary of the Labour Party, Mr. Mike Allen. It was one of the best speeches I ever heard. Mr. Allen talked about the impact of unemployment on working class and rural communities across the country following the 1980s and compared it to the potato famine, which devastated this country....

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (11 Jan 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Health the current number of persons with medical cards; and the equivalent number in December 2010. [1324/12]

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (11 Jan 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers, school support and assistant posts that have been lost in schools across County Donegal over the past two years; and if he will outline the schools affected. [41006/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Jan 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 333: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person who receives lone parent supplement is not eligible for the national internship scheme. [41290/11]

Written Answers — Electricity Transmission Network: Electricity Transmission Network (11 Jan 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 494: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the proportion of infrastructure used for the distribution of electricity that is owned by the ESB in the North of Ireland; the amount the ESB charges northern customers for the use of this infrastructure; and are there any regulations in place to limit such a charge. [41120/11]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (11 Jan 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 515: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the stated intent of Donegal County Council to compulsorily purchase a part of Lough Foyle from his Department and to construct and operate a waste water treatment plant with outfall pipeline crossing the foreshore and entering into the sea floor of the lough a distance of 350 metres...

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (11 Jan 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 660: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will confirm that the Irish Defence Forces will be participating with the German Austrian Czech battle group in 2012. [41060/11]

Leaders' Questions (11 Jan 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Government Deputies are saying "Hear, hear" yet the Taoiseach did not give an answer. He is in safe hands with that crowd. He will never have a problem with leadership challenges again.

Order of Business (11 Jan 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Yesterday, Clare County Council and other councils outlawed the practice of fracking. Is legislation proposed to deal with the issue at national level?

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Dec 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she conducted a child impact analysis on the cuts contained in the comprehensive review of public expenditure; if she discussed the impact of budget 2012 on children with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40376/11]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (15 Dec 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide details of the continuous review she has had of the issue of corporal punishment within the home; the number of reports she has received on this issue; and the date on which she intends to introduce legislation to ban this practice. [40375/11]

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (15 Dec 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The brief proposal before us today is straightforward and Sinn Féin will not oppose it. However, when the Dáil last discussed the most recent round of IMF reforms in January of this year, Sinn Féin raised serious concerns about the continued domination of the IMF by the overdeveloped world. Wealthy countries represent 15% of the membership of the IMF. Even after the recent reforms we...

Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is all a great laugh. Cuts in disadvantaged areas are all great fun.

Written Answers — Departmental Negotiations: Departmental Negotiations (14 Dec 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 245: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of negotiations with the Crown Estate on the question of propriety ownership of Lough Foyle. [40159/11]

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Will we just throw away the document that has been circulated?