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Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: Wait until they take the leader's allowance away.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (26 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 111. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of visitors to the Desmond Banqueting Hall, Newcastle West during the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40259/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Extradition Arrangements (26 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 186. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to broaden the number of countries with whom Ireland has extradition agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40260/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Assets Recovery Frameworks (26 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 187. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the provisions that exist to deal with assets held in Ireland of persons acquired through the proceeds of crime in another jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40261/13]

Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Minister has responsibility for public sector reform. We have had a lot of huffing and puffing, hot air and windbag statements from Members of the Opposition on Dáil reform. There are four Whips on the Opposition benches and they are all drawing a substantial amount of money every year from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, yet between the four of them they cannot...

Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: This is part of the Bill, because it has reform emblazoned all over it. Yet when push comes to shove, they will not attend the Chamber. They are doing the Oireachtas a huge disservice with the charade that goes on here every day about so-called opposition. While this Bill is small and relatively technical, it has an impact on people's lives and that might be lost in some of the discourse....

Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: I look forward to that. We need to see a more aggressive "dequangoisation" of Ireland. They were left grow out of proportion at every crossroads in the country and they were given made up roles and responsibilities. Those organisations debased the real public servants, who are the people at the coalface whose sole responsibility is to deliver a public service to the customers. When we...

Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: Absolutely. Some of them are quangos and others are public services. There is a body of work that needs to be done to improve the morale of those organisations and to translate how that work is carried out on the ground. When we remove the quangos and layers from the country, we must ensure that we do not add cost to the customer who is a service user, be it a small business, a pensioner...

Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: He will find the figures in the membership form.

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: We are talking about people who are found guilty of committing a crime.

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: Now the truth is coming out.

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]