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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Bodies (16 Jan 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources 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...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (16 Jan 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government 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...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Collection (16 Jan 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details in tabular form of the numbers of properties per county that were registered to pay the household charge on the 31 October 2012; the numbers that were registered on the 30 November 2012; the numbers that were registered on 31 December 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1333/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Collection (16 Jan 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of properties that were registered to pay the household charge on 31 December 2012 in a town (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1334/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Sector Reform (16 Jan 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality 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 Defence: Departmental Bodies (16 Jan 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Defence 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 Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Bodies (16 Jan 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota (16 Jan 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58138/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (16 Jan 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the entitlements that have been paid on land (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1081/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Public Sector Reform (16 Jan 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide in tabular form the number of agencies, bodies, boards, quangos or other entities, which are financed from, answerable to or established by her 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 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.