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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (18 Apr 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of meetings that officials have had with the US authorities in relation to the undocumented Irish and US emigration reform in the past 12 months; his views that these meetings are at an appropriate level and represent the maximum political pressure possible; if there is any specific effort being made to lobby...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Bodies (18 Apr 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of occasions that the Trade Council has met since September 2011; the number of occasions on which these meetings were chaired at Ministerial level; the issues that were discussed at these meetings; and his views on the operation and work of the Trade Council. [18154/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (18 Apr 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on a single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [18123/13]

Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2013)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the opportunity finally to discuss this Bill, which we have been prepared to do on a number of occasions recently. The Minister of State's opening remarks reflect the strength of this sector, a strength which has not happened by accident but which has been developed over many years. One of the high points of our economy in the last few difficult years has been the science,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Performance Management Systems (17 Apr 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he intends to introduce annual evaluations and reviews of teacher performance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17527/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Exemptions (17 Apr 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to an anomaly that appears to exist in the list of properties exempted from the property tax; if he will acknowledge that this anomaly is discriminatory to some disabled persons (details supplied); if he will outline his plans to rectify this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17882/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Airports (17 Apr 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the group examining the future of Ireland West Airport Knock has been established; the membership of same; the terms of reference of same; the deadline for submission of its report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17790/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Black Market on Small Businesses: Discussion (16 Apr 2013)

Dara Calleary: I thank the representatives of the two organisations for coming. If any committee is able to offer the Minister for Finance €500 million per month, that is what it comes down to. One can talk about percentages, but Professor Schneider's analysis comes down to a figure of €500 million per month, which is a relatively conservative figure. That is how serious the problem is. ...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Death Review Group Report (16 Apr 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the action she has taken following on from the report of the Independent Child Death Review Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17289/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions Liabilities (16 Apr 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Finance the supports available to credit unions that invested in good faith in Anglo Irish Bank latterly Irish Bank Resolution Corporation and who now owing to the liquidation process invoked have lost the money invested; if he intends to intervene on their behalf; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15976/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (16 Apr 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of properties owned by the State that are leased to third party tenants, on a county basis; the number of same that have had a rental review since 2011; the number of these reviews that resulted in rents being reduced or rents increasing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16330/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme (16 Apr 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the application process for sports clubs and community groups for inclusion on rural social schemes, community employment schemes and the TÚS schemes in County Mayo; the criteria used in assessing such applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16808/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Appeals (16 Apr 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an illness benefit appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17318/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Nuachtáin Ghaeilge (16 Apr 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad iad na bearta a rinne Foras na Gaeilge chun cuidiú le Gaelscéal, agus chun an infheistíocht a chosaint gan trácht ar an airgead a caitheadh roimhe sin; cad é an plean atá ag an bhForas chun cur le líon na léitheoirí Gaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh [16263/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters Installation (16 Apr 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the main contractor for water metering will be appointed; if the tender process commenced and the criteria that is being used. [16078/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Exemptions (16 Apr 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the agency that was esponsible for drawing up the list of estates in County Mayo that are exempted from the local property tax; if the relevant authority visited each of the 57 estates which were previously exempt from the household charge but which are now eligible for the local property tax; if a written report on each of...

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

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding assistance, if any, available to local housing associations and or community groups who propose to take over unfinished housing estates within their community with a view to providing social housing and community amenity areas; if she will outline the application process; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider making available free independent advice and advocacy assistance in relation to the proposed redress scheme to survivors of Magdalene Laundries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17138/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will establish a dedicated helpline for Magdalene survivors to assist them in dealing with the Quirke review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17139/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (16 Apr 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide the whole full-time equivalent of Gardaí in Swords Garda Station, County Dublin, for the years, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17115/13]