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Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: Minus explosives.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: You are well able to kill off.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sponsorship of Major Sporting Events by Drinks Industry: Discussion with FAI, GAA and IRFU (27 Mar 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: Maybe the sporting organisations could give us a cumulative, national amount later. We need to know how much it is because we need to know if there is an alternative.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sponsorship of Major Sporting Events by Drinks Industry: Discussion with FAI, GAA and IRFU (27 Mar 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank the representatives for their presentation. There is a parallel between the hearings we held in recent weeks on the Internet and the hearing today. Some people want to believe that it is possible to close down the Internet or to somehow produce some sort of stick or police force over the Internet. In the same way some people believe naively that by removing a connection between one...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Gathering Initiatives (27 Mar 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the progress that has been made on the Gathering; the numbers of events by county that are due to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15043/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Exemptions (27 Mar 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Finance the exemptions that are in place under the local property tax for people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15664/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals (27 Mar 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal of rent allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal and when a decision will be made on same. [15381/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Regulation (27 Mar 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty associated with persons obtaining large deposits for electricity companies to get connected to an electricity supply even for people with clean/good credit history; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15542/13]

Other Questions: Coillte Lands (26 Mar 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister's commitment in this regard. It is very important. There are several State-owned forests in my constitutency. The partnership model that has been developed by the local authorities, the Leader companies, the Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport, Fáilte Ireland and other such bodies is important. The Ballyhoura Mountains in my area of south Limerick is a...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (26 Mar 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Health the reason bipolar affective disorder is not a qualifying medical illness for the long term illness card.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15322/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (26 Mar 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures introduced in the tourism industry since March 2011; his views on whether these measures have had a positive impact on the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15215/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: I do not want to disagree with Ms Behan, but the Department is operating in a vacuum. It will devise an agreed target with the European Commission and put an incentive scheme in place. We are dependent on commercial semi-State companies to buy into the scheme. Recently, the Government put in place a refit scheme for biomass, but Bord na Móna did not want to opt into it because there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: There was no sense of that before the last Government-designed scheme either.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: When the Government puts in place a financial incentive and sets out a renewable energy policy objective in the programme for Government, yet a commercial semi-State company does not play ball, I do not know what can be done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank the officials for the presentation. How realistic are the targets that have been set? We have experience of unrealistic targets where semi-State companies, primarily, represent a huge obstacle to change. In particular, I cite Bord na Móna in the use of renewables. It is not in its commercial interest to change or adapt in any way to use alternative sources of biomass, for...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Designation (21 Mar 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on a submission (details supplied) regarding designation of lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14606/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Alternative Energy Projects (21 Mar 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to any research in the field of alternative energy sources associated with Thorium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14569/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (21 Mar 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an inspection will take place in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14566/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Special Areas of Conservation Designation (21 Mar 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a submission (details supplied) regarding designation of lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14607/13]

Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy was going great. Has he something else to speak about?