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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (10 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 348. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 109 of 4 December 2013, if he will provide a breakdown of the grades and numbers for each employee and the salary scale for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53097/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (10 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 440. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason specialist heifer feeders were excluded from the beef premium payments prior to the establishment of the three reference years 2000, 2001 and 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52993/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Safety Regulations (10 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 490. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to sign the commencement notice for regulations allowing for the Health Information and Quality Authority to carry out unannounced inspections in public hospitals for all purposes other than for hospital acquired infections, which it is already allowed to do; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52691/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (10 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 491. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a national register of all hospitals public and private; if there are published criteria in place for facilities to be registered as a hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52692/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Allowances Payments (5 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister's statement but I urge him to ask his Cabinet colleagues to examine their own Departments because I am certain this issue is not confined to the Department of Health and I do not believe he should be carrying the can for it on his own. I ask him to examine issues within these section 38 and 39 organisations such as cars, bonuses and the pension arrangements in place...

Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Allowances Payments (5 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: With the leaders' allowance, the previous speaker would know a great deal about top-ups. The Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly, needs to be complimented-----

Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Allowances Payments (5 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Minister needs to be complimented for initiating-----

Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Allowances Payments (5 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank the Acting Chairman. The truth hurts.

Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Allowances Payments (5 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: I think I deserve a little time at the end.

Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Allowances Payments (5 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: The truth hurts. Deputy Finian McGrath knows that as well as I do.

Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Allowances Payments (5 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: There is 30 seconds gone and I presume the Acting Chairman will allocate me a little time.

Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Allowances Payments (5 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank the Acting Chairman.

Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Allowances Payments (5 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Minister should be complimented for initiating the study which unearthed this in the first place. It strikes at the heart of the culture in these organisations. I am confident that this is not the only organisation in this position. I am also sure that this Department is not the only Department in this position either. What has been unearthed here is symptomatic of what was probably...

Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: Let Mary Lou back in; she is much better.

Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: It has disappeared.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Collection (5 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 57. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a deduction for local property tax in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52288/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (5 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a situation at a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52281/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (5 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 182. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the recent report of the Law Reform Commission in relation to the issue of online harassment and its opinion regarding the effectiveness of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, if he will consider the introduction of new legislation similar to that which has recently been adopted in New Zealand; and if he will make a...

Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: The 2013 budget gave a commitment to publish legislation to deal with the ongoing anomaly of Independent Deputies receiving upwards of €45,000 and €48,000 tax-free in the form of a leader's allowance. When can we expect to see the legislation to deal with that issue of people getting these tax-free lump sums into their hands? I have raised another issue here in recent weeks...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electricity Transmission Network: Discussion with EirGrid (4 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: I have a brief supplementary question. Mr. Slye has said EirGrid has a specific committee or sub-committee of the board that deals with grid infrastructure. Did that committee ever engage with the people affected. Has the committee ever sat down with the representatives of these communities and groups to hear what we have heard over the past month? I am sure the members of the board are...