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Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: Let us call a spade a spade.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: Perhaps the Deputy might enlighten us about his past.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To follow on from the previous speaker, one of the consequences of what Deputy Ellis is proposing is that the whole concept of Garda clearance would be thrown up in the air for every aspect of work in the public service, be it at voluntary or paid level. Is it suggested that because a child abuser has gone through some sort of rehabilitation, that person is suitable to go back to work in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (24 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 95. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the changes put in place in response to the fodder crisis of 2013, if his Department carried out a review in the aftermath of the crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39205/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Statistics (24 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details in tabular form by county, of the number of recently qualified primary teachers that have registered with his Department's inspectorate to have their probation completed; the number of those who applied to commence the probation during 2010 and 2011 who have yet to complete same; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Leader's Allowance Issues (24 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 289. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he expects to bring forward promised legislation to introduce changes to the leaders' allowance in respect of independent Deputies and Senators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39383/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (24 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 453. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment for the disadvantaged area claim for 2013 will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39200/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Appeals (24 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 458. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an appeal of agri-environment option scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and when a decision will issue on same. [39317/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Appeals (24 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 459. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39354/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Technology Adoption Programme Payments (24 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 464. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the payment for beef discussion group in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and when the payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39505/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Expenditure (24 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 506. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details in tabular form by hospital of the cost of security services in each hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39197/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Expenditure (24 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 508. To ask the Minister for Health the income from parking charges in each of the public hospitals that charge for parking; the cost associated with parking services in those hospitals for 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39199/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIQA Inspections (24 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 507. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Information and Quality Authority is empowered to visit acute general hospitals on an unannounced basis to carry out inspections; if he will provide details by hospital in tabular form of the dates of unannounced inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39198/13]

Order of Business (19 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: In the aftermath of last year's budget, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform gave a commitment to address the anomaly that is the unvouched and untaxed leaders' allowance for Independent Deputies and Senators. When will the promised legislation to deal with the anomaly come before the House?

Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy was worn out from reforming.

Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: Fourteen years.

Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: Brian Dobson did that last night on "Six-One".

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Collection (18 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 204. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the local property tax deduction from a pension has not commenced in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; the action being taken to rectify this backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37804/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Applications (18 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 456. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the Office of Public Works Enniscorthy flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38025/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Conservation (18 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 723. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide details in tabular form by location of the number of hen harrier birds in each of the SPA's Slieve Aughty, Slieve Beagh, Slieve Bloom, Boggeragh, Sleive Felim and Mullagareik that his Department are aware of; the number of individual land-holdings and landowners within the boundaries of these areas; the number of...