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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Agencies (16 Jan 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of agencies, bodies, boards, quangos or other entities, which are financed from, answerable to or established by his Department that have been abolished, merged or re-organised since this Government took office; the savings that have been realised since the changes were made; the level of staff reduction that has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (16 Jan 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for fair deal in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58003/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Bodies (16 Jan 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the number of agencies, bodies, boards, quangos or other entities, which are financed from, answerable to or established by his Department that have been abolished, merged or re-organised since this Government took office; the savings that have been realised since the changes were made; the level of staff...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (16 Jan 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged with officials from the European Commission, with a view to allowing an exemption from NCT for cars that have been pre-declared off the road prior to the expiration of their NCT certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58001/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (16 Jan 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason it is necessary for a person seeking to obtain a taxi/hackney licence to operate in County Limerick to have a knowledge of the geography of Limerick City even though they do not intend to operate in Limerick City; if there is a similar requirement imposed on those drivers that operate in Limerick City to have a knowledge of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Improvements Scheme (16 Jan 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm, that following the decision to discontinue funding to local improvement schemes in the 2012 Budget, if his Department are marinating the scheme with a view to resuming funding again in the future; if local authorities have been communicated to, so as to maintain the applicant's place on the list as it was on the date of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (9 Jan 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: He might like to apologise.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: -----and they take a big ball of money to call themselves a Technical Group. They speak, vote and are whipped as one.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: In most people's estimation, that is a political party. They should do the decent thing and call themselves a party. I am glad the Chief Whip is present. The Standing Orders should reflect what people look for. If people are elected as Independents, they should be forced into behaving as Independents and they should not be paid as a party.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: As I have pointed out to the Chief Whip previously, Government backbenchers get the same amount of speaking time in the Chamber as Technical Group members. Fine Gael and Labour Party have 70 backbenchers and we are treated the same in the context of speaking time as a group that have cobbled together an arrangement and called themselves a Technical Group.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: No one interrupted the Deputy. This is unfair. After Christmas, as part of the move for political reform, the Oireachtas should reflect its representation in its speaking rights.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: It should be more representative of the people in terms of the make up of the House and the representation within the House. It is unfair that Government backbenchers are entitled to the same speaking time as a group that has been cobbled together. That is not right and I ask the Chief Whip to take it on board. With regard to the Bill, I compliment the staff of the Houses. The previous...

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am sharing time with Deputy Harris. I welcome the opportunity to comment on this Bill and on political reform generally, which has been mentioned by some Members. It has been already mentioned that if the last Administration were in power, the Dáil would have risen last week and would not sit again until probably the first week in February. It would rise again for another fortnight...

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am referring to remarks made earlier that were unchallenged. I believe I have a right of reply. I do not know of any other country in the world, with the possible exception of North Korea, where people turn up when they feel like it and draw money from it, yet do not participate in any meaningful way. To be honest, it smacks of hypocrisy to talk here about the cost of governance, the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Alcohol Pricing (20 Dec 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the deliberations in Budget 2013, if he will quantify the amount of potential lost revenue to the State by the selling of alcohol in supermarket outlets at prices below the cost that the supermarkets bought the product at; and if he will quantify the amount paid by the State as a VAT rebate in 2011 in respect of alcohol pricing by supermarkets and...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (20 Dec 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his Department or an agency which receives funding from it have funds available towards the restoration and or conservation of unoccupied thatched houses which are used for community, heritage or cultural activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57557/12]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Homes Scheme Inspections (20 Dec 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide details of the number of inspections that were carried out by Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland in 2012 to ensure compliance with minimum standards for the installation of external wall insulation; the number of the total inspections carried out which failed to meet minimum standards; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation (20 Dec 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the introduction of the new local property tax if he anticipates any changes to the operation and implementation of the rules with the Private Residential Tenancies Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57555/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme (20 Dec 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to bring forward proposals to standardise the cost structure for blood tests in respect of those patients on general practitioner visit and medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57558/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Sales (20 Dec 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Health when the alcohol pricing proposals relating to the sale of alcohol at below cost prices will be brought before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57559/12]