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Order of Business (29 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: On promised legislation, there is much concern among vintners and publicans about alcohol pricing, a matter which has been discussed in the House previously. When is it expected that legislation will be brought before the House?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Research and Development (29 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the licensing arragements involved for a private person or company to carry out general research into different grass varieties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53499/12]

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: There is a huge anomaly in that regard. The foreign channel has a bad habit of breaking through across the air waves here. There is an anomaly and I urge the Minister to address that. The political parties in the Dáil must keep a set of accounts with regard to what they do with the Leader's allowance and these accounts must be audited and assessed annually. However, the same does not...

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: The electorate has the right to know what way the Independent Members are spending their money. I must have touched a nerve, because all of a sudden the Independent Members have woken from their slumber. The electorate has a right to know how their money is being spent. Essentially, that €43,000 comes on top of Deputies salaries of €86,000, for which they do not need to...

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: These are the people who talk about austerity, household charges, VAT and so on, yet they have no problem taking this unvouched payment into their hands. If we are to have political accountability, we should start with that. Another anomaly that has arisen is that we have a party in the Dáil, which claims to be an all-island party, which has six Members of a foreign parliament who...

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: I do not need to be reminded of it. Some of the people who hold Dáil seats were former non-participating representatives in a foreign parliament and had no problem drawing the £180,000 allowance on offer.

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: Absolutely. I never believed in the partitionist politics of Sinn Féin, where it says one thing in this House and another thing in the North.

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: What the Minister proposes in terms of boundaries must be looked at also in terms of local electoral areas. I urge him, when looking at the make-up of local electoral areas, to consider the rural counties. Councillors are serving rural electoral areas in constituencies throughout the country that are bigger than some Dáil areas and cognisance needs to be taken of this. I have often...

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am only using Cork as an example.

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: It is unusual to be heckled from both sides of the House.

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy breaking through on the air waves there should be more concerned about Roscrea and Templemore than Europe. With regard to the electoral area boundaries, there is an opportunity with this Bill to consider the size of electoral areas, which will be huge in some parts of the country. Cognisance needs to be taken of the size of areas councillors are expected to cover. My...

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012. The Bill primarily focuses on the changes that the Government has announced to Dáil constituencies. I welcome that the legislation commits to respecting county boundaries where possible. This is important to me because the boundaries of County Limerick, which I represent, were not...

Other Questions: Famine Commemoration (28 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Minister has outlined the location of previous and future national commemoration events. Will he give consideration to the holding of an all-island commemoration in the future with a North-South ministerial dimension? The commemoration affects the 32 counties. Would the Minister of State's Department, in conjunction with its Northern counterpart, consider doing this on a joint basis,...

Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy claims expenses.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (28 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a third level grant appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53157/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Conditions (28 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an earlier start date for tree and hedge planting with regards to agri environment option scheme 2 is possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53374/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (28 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.396 of the 25 September 2012, if he will provide a breakdown of the €40 million quoted for aids and appliances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53175/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Reports (28 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Health the budgetary position for community care/non acute provision on 30 September 2012 in each of the Health Service Executive Regional divisions and within the HSE West Division; the budgetary position on that date in counties Donegal, Sligo/Leitrim, Galway/Roscommon, Mayo and the Mid West; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53299/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Reports (28 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Health the overall budgets allocated within the Health Service Executive for each of the regions of Dublin North East, Dublin Mid Leinster, HSE South, HSE west and the current operating deficits for each of these. [53356/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (28 Nov 2012)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Health the total number of hours reduced since 1 October 2012 in the area of home help home care in counties Donegal, Sligo/Leitrim, Galway/Roscommon, Mayo and the mid west [53361/12]