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Topical Issue Debate: School Enrolments (30 Apr 2013)

Noel Harrington: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this matter for discussion. I ask the Minister for Education and Skills to recognise the special position of primary schools on our offshore islands by extending the qualifying date for minimum enrolment from 30 September 2012 to 30 April 2013 so that some unique factors in island communities can be taken into account fully. I am not sure if the...

Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Sub-Committee on Fisheries: Aquaculture and Tourism: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2013)

Noel Harrington: Perhaps it is a question on which we could revert to the Department. Has Mr. Maguire any idea how long it typically takes to assess an EIS?

Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Sub-Committee on Fisheries: Aquaculture and Tourism: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2013)

Noel Harrington: What I am trying to do is determine the scale of the problem.

Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Sub-Committee on Fisheries: Aquaculture and Tourism: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2013)

Noel Harrington: I have a question for him also. We have got so much conflicting information on the effects of aquaculture. Sea lice and escapees comprise a major issue. The IFI has a view, to which it is entitled, and the industry has a view. Does the delegation agree that the Marine Institute is the competent authority to adjudicate on and publish the scientific data on aquaculture, particularly in...

Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Sub-Committee on Fisheries: Aquaculture and Tourism: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2013)

Noel Harrington: I welcome what Mr. Maguire has said. The only currency in terms of getting the aquaculture industry to increase the outcomes from the industry is licensing. It is the only game in town as far as I am concerned. There is the willingness, the people are in place and the expertise is becoming available. The international comparisons are frustrating, and Mr. Maguire explained the historical...

Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Sub-Committee on Fisheries: Aquaculture and Tourism: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2013)

Noel Harrington: Does Mr. Ó Cúláin have any figures on the inshore sector? I am aware Dingle is geared towards offshore fishing.

Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Sub-Committee on Fisheries: Aquaculture and Tourism: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2013)

Noel Harrington: I welcome the different organisations and bodies that have made presentations here. We are not talking about the fishing industry but only about the inshore sector, the islands, the coast and a specific issue concerning aquaculture. The organisations have given some very useful information. It gives an optimistic view of the potential that lies off our shores, which many living on the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (30 Apr 2013)

Noel Harrington: 385. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will state for the financial year of 2012, the number of vehicles that were granted the concession road tax rate for vintage vehicles; if he will provide a breakdown of the years of these vehicles, the classes of these vehicles, the horsepower categories of these vehicles and the total cost to the Exchequer of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Landings (30 Apr 2013)

Noel Harrington: 478. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form the total fish landings for Irish flagged, foreign flagged, and for aquaculture at each of the six major fishery harbour centres in terms of total tonnage and value for the year 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20148/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (30 Apr 2013)

Noel Harrington: 489. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for an agri environment option scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20357/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Numbers (25 Apr 2013)

Noel Harrington: 100. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of medical assessors at present in the Department; if there are plans to increase this number to alleviate the backlog of medically based reviews and appeals that the Department is experiencing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19509/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (25 Apr 2013)

Noel Harrington: 147. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding a sewage scheme (details supplied) in County Cork; when he expects the project works to commence; the expected timetable for its completion; if he will confirm that funding will be provided by his Department to complete the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19637/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (25 Apr 2013)

Noel Harrington: 179. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the 2011 agri-environment option scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19492/13]

Public Sector Pay and Conditions: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (24 Apr 2013)

Noel Harrington: I have to wonder what is the purpose of this motion given it is proposed by the last people in this House qualified to say anything credible about public servants and sustainable pay, conditions and work practices - those in Fianna Fáil. The hypocrisy, as I see it, is that the previous Government in dealing with any proposal surrounding public service pay and conditions simply...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (24 Apr 2013)

Noel Harrington: 32. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will state for each payment issued by the schemes administered by her Department the processing time that it is currently taking to process these from the date of application to the final decision to award payment ; if she will provide a further breakdown for each payment stating the time taken for the initial process to record the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sponsorship of Major Sporting Events by Drinks Industry: Discussion with Alcohol Action Ireland and College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (17 Apr 2013)

Noel Harrington: I was making the point that sport is part of the remit of this committee, no more, no less.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sponsorship of Major Sporting Events by Drinks Industry: Discussion with Alcohol Action Ireland and College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (17 Apr 2013)

Noel Harrington: Much of the very valuable testimony we have heard would be very relevant to the health committee. The joint committee has a sports remit. In that regard, I want to touch on a question posed by Deputy O'Mahony. In the suite of recommendations what is the priority or urgency of the proposed phased ban on sponsorship? I have a concern. If sponsorship was to be phased out, the national...

Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2013)

Noel Harrington: Does the Deputy want jobs?

Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Sub-Committee on Fisheries: Aquaculture and Tourism: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2013)

Noel Harrington: There is a separate process for the coastal zone management process and the baseline data collection process for the SACs. It is something we could take up. As Mr. Ó Cnáimhsí said, decisions could be island-proofed. Decisions are taken which have unintended consequences for islands in all legislation and not just in this area.

Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Sub-Committee on Fisheries: Aquaculture and Tourism: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2013)

Noel Harrington: First, I thank the Chairman for his initiative to establish this sub-committee of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine. It was clear that the fisheries side was losing out compared to agriculture, which is the historical experience going back 40 or more years. I hope the sub-committee will go some way towards redressing the balance. I also thank the representatives of...