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Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: The Government has cut the house benefits.

Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: It has been cut.

Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: He will look after Tipperary.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (12 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: 69. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason in a situation where the High Court has sanctioned a change of a foster child's name to that of the fostering family's name the Passport Office will not issue the passport in their new name as per change in High Court and Deed Poll. [28119/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Warmer Homes Scheme Applications (12 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: 133. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department will honour an application made by a person who was in receipt of fuel allowance at the time of applying for inclusion on the warmer homes scheme but was not in receipt of fuel allowance by the time the provider of the scheme processed their application, in view of the fact that the delay in processing...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (12 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: 150. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if quarries which are currently operational will continue to operate during the Substitute Consent Process contained within the Planning and Development Amendment Act 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28362/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (12 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: 151. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason funding which was previously sanctioned by his Department is not being made available for a project (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28363/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Expenditure (12 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: 184. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form on a monthly basis for 2013 the total cost of sending soldiers from the military barracks in Dundalk, Athlone and Donegal, namely the 27 Infantry Battalion, 6 Infantry Battalion, 28 Infantry Battalion and 2 Field Artillery Regiment, to carry out routine regimental duties(details supplied) in a tabular form on a monthly...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Correspondence (12 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: 187. To ask the Minister for Defence if he is in receipt of information (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28395/13]

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 13: In page 7, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: “Cost benefit analysis of changes to Science Foundation Ireland 11. The Minister shall within 12 months from the passing of this Act prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on a cost benefit analysis of the measures provided for by this Act, setting out the costs incurred, and the...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: I am amused when the Department comes back and says that a proposal is "resource intensive". In other words, the Department does not want to do it and will resist. The same reply is given for parliamentary questions and so on. The remit has been extended but the budget is being reduced, so some areas will lose core funding. Has the Department conducted an analysis to determine which...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: I will withdraw my amendment and will table a similar amendment on Report Stage because it is fundamental to our key concern about the Bill. I ask the Chairman for some leeway. The Minister of State mentioned stem subjects, education and maths. He is also the Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills, so if it is inappropriate for him to comment then he can tell me so....

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: All right.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 9: In page 6, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: "Amendment of section 14 of the Act of 2003 6. Section 14 of the Act of 2003 is amended by adding a new subsection after subsection (3):"(4) Where the Director General has responsibilities outside of the work of the Foundation assigned to him or her by the Government in relation to science policy the Director...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 10: In page 6, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: "Amendment of section 23 of the Act of 2003 6. Section 23 of the Act of 2003 is amended by adding a new paragraph after subsection (2)(c):"(d) detail the balance of expenditure between basic and applied research, including where no such distinction is possible, and between the different strategic areas of...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 6: In page 5, between lines 27 and 28, to insert the following:“(b) to any cross-border institution established within the terms of the Good Friday Agreement, or”.I welcome the all-Ireland approach to this Bill. There is a practical concern that Science Foundation Ireland, SFI, funding goes beyond universities and institutes of technology. It has also...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: I am thinking of future bodies. If any existing bodies were to develop a research remit - one does not know where they will go - or if we were to establish future all-Ireland bodies, we would not need to change legislation in the future just for the sake of a word in the existing legislation here.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: Could Deputy Sherlock name those sections he referred to again?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 7: In page 6, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 8 of Act of 20036. Section 8 of the Act of 2003 is amended by inserting the following after subsection (7):“(8) In appointing members of the Board the Minister shall seek to ensure that it contains a balance of expertise in the areas of academic research, industrial...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Dara Calleary: I accept that, but established practice has a habit of being changed by those with less honourable intentions than the Minister. If we put it into legislation we will ensure the integrity of the board going forward, but I will not press the amendment.