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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Appeals (27 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for illness benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; when a decision will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52734/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Installation Aid Scheme Applications (27 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details in relation to correspondence received by this Deputy (details supplied); if he will confirm the two applicants who lodged the appeals to the Young Farmers Installation Scheme; if he will furhter confirm the decision of the Agriculture Appeals' Office which allowed the appeal to be upheld; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (27 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for disadvantaged area scheme grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal, when payment will issue. [52280/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (27 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for single farm and area aid scheme grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal, when payment will issue. [52281/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals (27 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for disadvantaged area scheme grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal. when payment wil issue. [52282/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (27 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for single farm scheme grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal, when payment will issue. [52283/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (27 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a disadvantaged area scheme grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will issue. [52340/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Investigations (27 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will support the establishment of an investigation into the events leading up to the collapse of the Waterford Pilot Training College which has resulted in uncertainty and severe hardship for the students and parents involved, in order to ensure that measures can be proposed and implemented where possible to avoid another similar...

A Framework for Junior Cycle: Motion (22 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. The last three contributions have been thought provoking. If I disagree with Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan on anything it is no the issue of rote learning. While I agree rote learning for the sake of it is not necessarily a bad thing, I have a huge problem with rote learning for the purpose of career selection, with a person's life charted out...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (22 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged area scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied). [51951/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (22 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; when they may expect payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51961/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals (22 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a further response will issue in respect of correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52047/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driving Licences (22 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to harmonise the driving licence regime between Ireland and Canada; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52049/12]

Order of Business (21 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Deputy Tom Hayes sorted out the barracks and the Garda.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (21 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he intends to carry out the recommendation for the Higher Education Authority report on Initial Teacher Education to remove home economics initial teacher education from a campus (details supplied) in County Sligo and relocate to NUI Galway campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51827/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters (21 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are plans in place by either his Department or by Irish Water to hold a trade fair in relation to water metering, in order to establish what the market leading technologies in this field are in other jurisdictions, in view of the recent trade fair held by Northern Ireland Procurement in Tipperary for water services...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters (21 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a standard water meter has been agreed on by Irish Water for installation across the country; of so, if this meter will be able to capture water leaks with the boundary of a property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51828/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Schemes (21 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reconsider the situation were funding is made available to local authorities to bring vacant housing stock up to Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland accreditation with insulation and other works, to making funding available for houses that are currently rented by local authority tenants; and if he will make a...

Topical Issue Debate: Home Help Service (20 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank the Minister for his reply. I go back to what I said about the difference between home care and home help and the public and private provision of those services. In some instances, the man or woman who comes into an elderly person's house is paid about €9 per hour while the company that sends them in is paid up to €27 per hour. There is no standardisation across the...

Topical Issue Debate: Home Help Service (20 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this issue because Deputies routinely request Topical Issue debates. In the recent past, there has been considerable discussion about the provision of home care and home help. What constitutes home care and home help is very different in different parts of the country. What they have in common is that, in all instances, an elderly person or...