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Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2010)

Tom Sheahan: We all have our limits. Lands are currently being dezoned. Last Friday, the local authority members-----

Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2010)

Tom Sheahan: I cannot raise it between now and next Monday given that the Chair did not allow me to raise it on the Adjournment.

Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2010)

Tom Sheahan: The Ceann Comhairle did not allow me to raise it on two occasions this week. I am doing my best.

Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2010)

Tom Sheahan: I wish to hear the Tánaiste's response. It is a very serious matter.

Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2010)

Tom Sheahan: It is a serious matter. Local authority members are in danger of being sued by the people whose land they are-----

Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2010)

Tom Sheahan: Will the line Minister intervene? The councillors are doing this under duress because they are afraid of what will happen.

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 May 2010)

Tom Sheahan: As I stood on the pier in Dingle just under a fortnight ago-----

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 May 2010)

Tom Sheahan: -----I saw three Spanish boats, which looked like double-decker buses, in the harbour. Given that I had time on my side, I waited to see whether those three boats would be inspected, but they were not. Meanwhile, it was brought to my attention that a file had been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions about an Irish boat in Killybegs that was found to be 4 kg over its quota. That is...

Order of Business (11 May 2010)

Tom Sheahan: In the interest of getting business done on the Order of Business, I wish to bring the case of a man in my constituency to the Taoiseach's attention. He is a husband and father who was made unemployed last June. He applied for social welfare, was refused-----

Order of Business (11 May 2010)

Tom Sheahan: Yes. He was refused and appealed to the chief appeals officer. The latest communication the family received today, following the man being made redundant last June, was that they should have a reply within the next three weeks. Is that good enough? In the interest of getting business done-----

Order of Business (11 May 2010)

Tom Sheahan: -----is it good enough that a family should be denied its entitlements because of a work to rule and the lack of Government business being done?

Tribunals of Inquiry (11 May 2010)

Tom Sheahan: As I stood on the pier in Dingle just under a fortnight ago-----

Tribunals of Inquiry (11 May 2010)

Tom Sheahan: -----I saw three Spanish boats, which looked like double-decker buses, in the harbour. Given that I had time on my side, I waited to see whether those three boats would be inspected, but they were not. Meanwhile, it was brought to my attention that a file had been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions about an Irish boat in Killybegs that was found to be 4 kg over its quota. That is...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 May 2010)

Tom Sheahan: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will take a compassionate view into the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; if she will provide funding for this family as a matter of urgency; if she will not forward this request to the Heath Service Executive in view of the fact that time is of the essence; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Tom Sheahan: The Government should just have an election.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Tom Sheahan: In April of last year, the Minister for Finance gave a commitment that, as a matter of urgency, he would find a comprehensive solution for credit union members whose financial circumstances have required them to seek to refinance their loans. We have been told that a strategic review of credit unions has been commissioned, to take place over the next 18 months, and that appropriate...

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Tom Sheahan: -----pushing through changes in the Central Bank Reform Bill 2010 at a time when a strategic review of the credit unions is taking place. These measures should be sidelined, rather than being introduced as part of the Central Bank Reform Bill 2010.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Tom Sheahan: Could they be set aside until the 18-month review of the credit union structure has been completed?

Grant Payments. (29 Apr 2010)

Tom Sheahan: It is an art form.

Harbours and Piers. (29 Apr 2010)

Tom Sheahan: To date €1.6 million has been spent and there is not even a defined access route or site for the pier. Do I take it no funding was applied for in 2009 and the Department will not be unable to provide funding this year? It is a logical deduction that the project has stalled. Does the Minister of State anticipate it going any further this year?