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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Landscape: Minister of State (4 Feb 2014)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the Minister of State and his officials. The committee had the chance to spend some time in Brussels at the beginning of the year. One of our meetings was with the directorate general driving Horizon 2020. It was effusive in its praise for the Minister of State and the officials who had been handling our Horizon 2020 applications for EU funding. It is important that we...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Closures (4 Feb 2014)

Dara Calleary: 200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a vacant school building (details supplied) in County Mayo; the amount of money spent on maintaining this building in 2011 to 2013, inclusive; if he will give consideration to a proposal from the local community to use the building for community-based activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4872/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of Public Works Properties (4 Feb 2014)

Dara Calleary: 284. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position in relation to the lease held by Forfás on Carrisbrook House in Dublin; if the premises is currently occupied; the number of viewings of the premises in 2013 with a view to letting it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5362/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microenterprise Loan Fund Expenditure (4 Feb 2014)

Dara Calleary: 271. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the amounts paid out by Microfinance Ireland to consultants since its inception, showing a breakdown of the expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4866/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consultancy Contracts (4 Feb 2014)

Dara Calleary: 272. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the consultancy fees spent on the credit guarantee scheme, showing a breakdown of the expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4867/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (4 Feb 2014)

Dara Calleary: 304. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide on a county basis in tabular form, the number of participants on labour activation schemes during 2012 and 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4863/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Salmon Hardship Scheme (4 Feb 2014)

Dara Calleary: 375. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding fishing rights on the Owenmore River, Bangor, County Mayo; the timeframe for the reopening of the river to licence holders; his plans for a compensation scheme for affected licence holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4856/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Turbary Rights (4 Feb 2014)

Dara Calleary: 558. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a person (details supplied) in County Sligo who has held turbary over a plot of bog since 1938; the options available to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4897/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (4 Feb 2014)

Dara Calleary: 572. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a young farmer with no qualification or single farm payment entitlement and who currently farms 39 hectares of land would have entitlements under the new system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5318/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Voluntary Sector Funding (4 Feb 2014)

Dara Calleary: 616. To ask the Minister for Health the funding options available to a voluntary housing association (details supplied) in County Mayo to assist in covering the costs incurred in providing a meals on wheels service in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4874/14]

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

Dara Calleary: 652. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale behind persons living in the State but working in Northern Ireland, part of the UK, holding full Irish medical cards; if the Irish Government is compensated by the Government of Northern Ireland for this cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5231/14]

Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: That would be more than the Tánaiste ever proposed when he was in opposition.

Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: He might have been in New Agenda.

Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: Ninety per cent of premiums.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Retail Sector (30 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 17. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is concerned by the risk to employment in the traditional retail sector from increased online purchasing by consumers; the way domestic retailers can be supported to achieve a greater proportion of online sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2962/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (30 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: 181. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo who has had their disadvantaged area payments suspended for the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4766/14]

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: I thank Deputy Billy Kelleher for once again giving us the opportunity to discuss issues relating to the health service, in this case the Health Service Executive's service plan for 2014. Government amendments to Private Members' motions are always worth a read. In this instance the amendment states: "[T]he 2014 national service plan provides a comprehensive basis for the Health Service...

Order of Business (29 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: On behalf of Fianna Fáil, I wish to extend my sympathies to the Taoiseach, as leader of Fine Gael, and to the Nealon family on the death of Ted Nealon, who was a former Minister of State and Deputy. He had a very unique view of Irish politics as a serving Member and as someone who transformed the media coverage of politics. My party wishes to note his passing. Can the Taoiseach...

Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: Discuss it with Mr. Slye.

Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2014)

Dara Calleary: On 3 December last my party brought before the House a Private Members' motion calling for an international review of EirGrid's Grid25 proposals, particularly in the context of examining the alternative of running the relevant cables underground where appropriate. The Government used its majority to vote down the motion and responded by introducing an amendment to the effect that strategic...