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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Forthcoming Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (4 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: Is there is a contradictory view on it?

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (4 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: I did not think we would be discussing political reform this early in the proceedings, but I agree with much of what Deputy Flanagan has said. However, the fraud that is political reform is absolutely evident right now in this Chamber. Deputy Tóibín and I are here but the Minister has left. He is now attending a meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and...

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (4 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: The Government is not listening to it.

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (4 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: He has had his Weetabix.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Seachtain na Gaeilge (4 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: Go raibh maith agat, a chathaoirligh, agus gabhaim fáilte roimh na scoláirí, na múinteoirí agus na daoine eile atá linn, go háirithe na scoláire ó Choláiste Mhuireadaigh, m'iar scoil féin. Tá sé suimiúil go raibh trí cheist ann agus gur roghnaigh an chuid is mó des na micléinn ceist na fostaíochta. An...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Availability (4 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: 61. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on recommendation 6.3.1 of the Entrepreneurship Forum report in relation to personal guarantees; if he has had any discussions with the Central Bank around this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10956/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: 124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a primary school (details supplied) in County Mayo will have their capital funding application processed; if he will expedite the application in view of the fact that the school building in its present guise represents a health and safety hazard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10989/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Court of Human Rights Judgments (4 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: 144. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the current position in Irish law regarding the implications of the conclusion of the Sorensen and Rasmussen versus Denmark case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10423/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Work Placement Programmes (4 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: 262. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount that has been allocated to each local authority to support the gateway local authority activation scheme; if he will outline same on an authority basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10329/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Assist Scheme Payments (4 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: 350. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will have their farm payments processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10773/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (4 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: 480. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that when making medical card application assessments, the Health Service Executive use 3% as a rule for determining the value of interest earned on applicant's bank deposits; his views on whether this is unfair when most financial institutions are offering a much lesser rate of interest and when consideration is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (4 Mar 2014)

Dara Calleary: 481. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is fair that over 70s applying for a medical card have their income assessed at gross while under 70s have their income assessed at net; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10864/14]

County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (27 Feb 2014)

Dara Calleary: I join the Minister of State in thanking the staff of the Houses and the Department for their work on this legislation. The county enterprise boards have done very good work since 1993. The notion that the new regime will offer some type of all-singing, all-dancing show serves only to undermine that legacy. In fact, the local enterprise offices will essentially be building on the very good...

County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (27 Feb 2014)

Dara Calleary: What will be the role of SPCs in the context of SLAs?

County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (27 Feb 2014)

Dara Calleary: We are not going to agreed on this matter. Was consideration given to including an elected member on the evaluation committee? Membership of the latter will include five business people to be chosen by the county manager. Surely there is room for two elected members.

County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (27 Feb 2014)

Dara Calleary: In a sense, I did reply to him.

County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (27 Feb 2014)

Dara Calleary: I keep telling the Minister of State that.

County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (27 Feb 2014)

Dara Calleary: The economic development and enterprise SPC is welcome but there is no mention of it in the SLA. The SLA states that the evaluation and approvals committee will have a chair, officials and a representative of Enterprise Ireland. Those five individuals will be appointed by the city or county manager in consultation of the head of the LEO. There will therefore be no direct input from the...

County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (27 Feb 2014)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 2:In page 5, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: “7. Each local enterprise office shall establish a consultative committee which shall provide advice on local economic development to relevant interested parties, such committee shall operate on a voluntary basis, the membership of which shall include—(a) members of the relevant local authority,...

Other Questions: Universal Health Insurance White Paper (26 Feb 2014)

Dara Calleary: 19. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to set out his view on views expressed by his Department on the affordability of universal health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9446/14]