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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Built Heritage Jobs Leverage Scheme Expenditure (2 Dec 2014)

Dara Calleary: 615. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding and grant assistance that may be available for the restoration, renovation and refurbishment of churches and cathedrals; the qualifying criteria and application process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45820/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (27 Nov 2014)

Dara Calleary: 82. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45568/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (27 Nov 2014)

Dara Calleary: 92. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45679/14]

Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Dara Calleary: I support the comments made by my colleagues, Deputies Michael McGrath and Naughten. The Minister of State will not be surprised to see me on my feet again speaking about petrol stretching. There is an issue of confidence around petrol supply. Legitimate retailers who employ people and go through all the necessary steps are being hit in the same way as those who have caused this situation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (26 Nov 2014)

Dara Calleary: 76. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a single farm payment and disadvantaged areas payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45499/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (26 Nov 2014)

Dara Calleary: 149. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the new arrangements pertaining to water charges in the circumstance of a second home; if the €100 conservation rebate will be made available to second home owners in respect of their second homes as well as their principal residences; the charges that will be issued to owners of second homes whose connection is...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Island Communities (26 Nov 2014)

Dara Calleary: 144. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he or his officials have had discussions with Comhdháil Oileán na hÉireann in relation to ongoing core funding of island community groups; his views that these groups are essential to the future survival of our island communities and in particular to our non-gaeltact island communities; his plans for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (26 Nov 2014)

Dara Calleary: 146. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his intentions regarding group water schemes with a private source; the difference in their subsidy arrangements vis a vis the public water supply; the timeframe for his proposed discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45447/14]

Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2014)

Dara Calleary: There are 9,000 on the waiting list for Galway, the Taoiseach’s regional hospital.

Other Questions: Retail Sector (25 Nov 2014)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the doubling of the funding. It is important the message in that regard gets out. Perhaps the LEOs can step up to the mark in this regard. The Minister of State referred earlier to confidence. Many retailers need confidence to enable them trade online. They do not understand the process. Where are we at on the legacy debt issue, which is a major issue, in particular for...

Other Questions: Retail Sector (25 Nov 2014)

Dara Calleary: 106. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on the work of the retail consultation forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44352/14]

Other Questions: Retail Sector (25 Nov 2014)

Dara Calleary: I wish to assess from the Minister of State, Deputy Nash where the Retail Consultation Forum is at. I acknowledge the work his predecessor, the former Minister of State, Deputy Perry, did in this area. The retail sector is a forgotten part of Irish business and Irish small and medium enterprises. I do not think there is any sense within Government of the crisis facing the retail sector not...

Other Questions: Retail Sector (25 Nov 2014)

Dara Calleary: I am glad the Minister of State is anxiously awaiting that report and I hope he will be as anxious to act on it. In fairness to the Minister of State, he contributed a good deal to it. Every sector of the economy may benefit from the miserly increases given but by the time water charges are paid for there will not be much left. On the retail sector, how much additional funding was provided...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Departmental Policy Functions (25 Nov 2014)

Dara Calleary: The Forfás website, which is full of interesting reports, directs one to the Department's website. The news releases from August on the Department's website refer to the expansion of Storyful, Danone concluding an expansion programme, the Taoiseach launching a centre, the Minister, Deputy Richard Bruton, urging new impetus, MDS opening international offices, and Minister of State Deputy...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Departmental Policy Functions (25 Nov 2014)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the fact that the personnel are challenging policy within the Department because it is a Department that needs to be challenged consistently, especially internally. However, we are not seeing that. Will we see a National Competitiveness Council report for 2015 in the same way we saw one for 2014, despite the fact that it is being ignored? Will we see the kinds of reports it...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Departmental Policy Functions (25 Nov 2014)

Dara Calleary: 99. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on the formulation of policy in relation to enterprise, trade, science, technology and innovation matters since the dissolution of Forfás and the subsuming of its role in to the strategic policy division in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44527/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Departmental Policy Functions (25 Nov 2014)

Dara Calleary: The Industrial Development (Forfás Dissolution) Act was brought into force earlier in the year. During the debate on the legislation, I emphasised the need to ensure that an independent policy function which remain in place within the Department and that this would challenge it on a range of issues. I am afraid I have not seen a great deal of evidence of much independent thought on the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Economic Competitiveness (25 Nov 2014)

Dara Calleary: Question No. 96 mentions the National Competitiveness Council's recommendations. I presume we are on the same question. That report showed last April that diesel prices in Ireland are 7% more expensive than in the euro area, Ireland's electricity costs are the fifth most expensive in the euro area, and landfill gate fees are the fifth most expensive of the ten countries surveyed. It is the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Economic Competitiveness (25 Nov 2014)

Dara Calleary: The National Competitiveness Council’s report was very straight on our costs. That was six months ago. Is the National Competitiveness Council as useful as the Fiscal Advisory Council? Is it just an expensive bauble taken out for the visitors and put back in the press when they leave? It made very clear recommendations in very direct language about our cost competitiveness. Has...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Economic Competitiveness (25 Nov 2014)

Dara Calleary: What about the Government’s National Competitiveness Council?