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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (25 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: 635. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the recently announced funding will be with the relevant local authorities to allow for repair and reinstatement of infrastructure damaged by the storm and high tides in January; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13952/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (25 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: 981. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a dietician appointment date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12790/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (25 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: 1064. To ask the Minister for Health when a 26 week old baby (details supplied) in County Mayo, will receive a medical card; his views on a baby with such a condition not having to wait over 16 weeks for a decision on an application; and if he will expedite the application in view of the excessive nature of the delay in processing this application and the severe financial implications on the...

Topical Issue Debate: Coroners Service (13 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Ceann Comhairle and his office for allowing me to raise this issue. None of us can imagine the horror of losing a child or a sibling at a young age, but that happened on 16 August 2009 when Sebastian Creane was murdered in his home by Shane Clancy. One can only imagine the lengths one would go to as a parent or a sibling to get answers to try to understand what led to such an...

Topical Issue Debate: Coroners Service (13 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: When will we see the Coroners Bill in the House? Does the Bill make any provision for sanction if a coroner does not perform his or her duty? Will there be a way of measuring how that duty is performed in terms of his or her interaction with the family, including taking expert evidence that may be suggested by the family in order for them to get answers? While we disagree with the...

Order of Business (13 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: The trips could have been scheduled for the weekend.

Order of Business (13 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: It strikes me that the Minister and I will be facing off again next Monday when Castlebar Mitchels take on St. Vincent's. In the absence of the Taoiseach, I wish Castlebar Mitchels every success next Monday in the All Ireland club football final.

Order of Business (13 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: Is it promised legislation?

Order of Business (13 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: But not well enough.

Order of Business (13 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: Guím gach rath ar mhuintir na tíre anseo agus thar lear. Guím gach rath freisin ar na Airí atá ag dul thar lear. Cuirim fáilte roimh an athrú intinne. Nuair a bhí siad ar an taobh seo den Teach bhí siad ag gearráin go raibh Airí ag dul thar lear. Anois, níl ach Aire amháin fágtha sa tír i gcóir Lá...

Leaders' Questions (13 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: He tried to destroy them in this House.

Leaders' Questions (13 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: That is considerably disputed.

Leaders' Questions (13 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: So the Minister, Deputy Bruton, is also afraid of the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter.

Leaders' Questions (13 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: Has he acted honourably?

Leaders' Questions (13 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: Inné foilsíodh tuairisc Cigireacht an Gharda Síochána faoin gconspóid pointí pionóis Tá sé soiléir ón tuarascáil sin go raibh fadhbanna móra ann sa chóras pointí phionóis. Yesterday the report from the independent Garda Inspectorate clarified a number of matters concerning the penalty points issue. It is clear...

Leaders' Questions (13 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: The Minister abused the privileges of this House to seek to sully and destroy the reputation of a serving garda, but I suppose we should not be surprised because he also abused the privileges of his Ministry to try to damage the reputation of a Member of this House. The Taoiseach stated yesterday, "In so far as apologies are concerned, I have already said that the Minister for Justice and...

Leaders' Questions (13 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: We agree absolutely agree that there should be a Legislature that can conduct business in a way that is seen to be objective. We do not want one in which a Minister can use his privileges to abuse the reputation of a servant of the State. That is what has happened here and what we want an apology for. We are not politicising this. The Minister for Justice and Equality clearly abused the...

Leaders' Questions (13 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: He tried to destroy them

Other Questions: Regional Development (13 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: I accept and welcome that progress has been made in the south east, but there is a long way to go. The Minister's remarks contrast with his earlier response on regional policy to the effect that he cannot corral and force the IDA. A political decision has been taken to prioritise the south east, which has resulted in increased activity. I hope the Minister will take that political decision...

Other Questions: Action Plan for Jobs (13 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: I apologise for interrupting the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party meeting here, but one of the commitments in the jobs action plan was about small and medium enterprise finance. We have had this discussion already. Last year, the pillar banks, AIB and Bank of Ireland, were supposed to loan €2 billion each to SMEs - that is, a total of €4 billion. Yet the Central Bank report,...