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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (5 Mar 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of occasions since 1 December that army personnel from the Finner Army Camp, County Donegal, have travelled to Dublin or County Kildare to complete any duty; the functions they have performed; the reason personnel had to be taken such a distance; the cost involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11589/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (5 Mar 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of occasion since 1 December that army personnel from Custume Barracks, Athlone, County Westmeath, have travelled to Dublin or County Kildare to complete any duty; the functions they have performed; the reason personnel had to be taken such a distance; the cost involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11590/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (5 Mar 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an agri environment option scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11171/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (5 Mar 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an agri environment option scheme application will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11175/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Deaths in Hospital (5 Mar 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an incident (details supplied) at Mayo General Hospital on 17 August 2012 which was the subject of a recent inquest; if he has sought an explanation from the National Ambulance Service as to their response on the day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11321/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (5 Mar 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct the Health Service Executive to investigate the need for the construction of a cath lab at Mayo General Hospital and the making available of an on call cardiology team at University College Hospital Galway to travel to County Mayo to ensure that patients from County Mayo who suffer from STEMI type heart attack, STEMI-ST elevation - myocardial...

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Bill. I wish to pick up where Deputy Paschal Donohoe left off by stating it is hugely important that there be clarity in respect of the social housing sector. This matter reflects the difficulty regarding the manner in which Second Stage is being rammed through today. The clarity being sought in respect of the relevant sections...

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)

Dara Calleary: That is not the case. The Minister of State should be serious. As a result of the Government's policies, people are going to be obliged to pay for water and litter removal.

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)

Dara Calleary: In rural areas street lights are not provided and there is a lack of decent roads. Citizens want to be shown what they will receive in return for paying the tax. When the household charge was introduced in November 2011, I informed the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government that it would be courteous and relevant if people were shown what they are going to receive in...

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (28 Feb 2013)

Dara Calleary: The Minister is good at that himself.

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (28 Feb 2013)

Dara Calleary: The Minister's own Deputies want it.

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (28 Feb 2013)

Dara Calleary: I am happy to support Deputy Ó Cuív's amendment. The Minister made an aside that we were happy to go in with Galway. We are not. This is a serious point. I know we accept an independent report and reports of the Constituency Commission have over the years been completely accepted. Perhaps it is time to look at that process and perhaps there should be a draft report. Never mind...

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (28 Feb 2013)

Dara Calleary: He will be in Brussels.

Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (28 Feb 2013)

Dara Calleary: I commend the Minister, his officials and everybody involved in the production of this legislation. The Minister touched on a number of issues, including the need for us to be more adaptable in order to keep ahead of the tobacco companies and the way in which they are marketing. The new package is just an example of what measures they are resorting to in order to try to tackle this kind of...

Order of Business (28 Feb 2013)

Dara Calleary: It is not agreed.

Order of Business (28 Feb 2013)

Dara Calleary: The proposal for tomorrow involves legislation on the property tax. In order to allow Government Deputies to go home for the weekend it is proposed that we vote on it next Tuesday. Either we have a proper Friday sitting or we do not.

Order of Business (28 Feb 2013)

Dara Calleary: Let us cut out the messing. We will not have an Order of Business tomorrow, we will be having a debate on a Bill that will cost families a lot of money and we will then try to vote on it next Tuesday. We are either serious about Dáil reform or we are not. This charade of sitting tomorrow undermines any intent towards Dáil reform and the seriousness of this House.

Order of Business (28 Feb 2013)

Dara Calleary: And a vote.

Order of Business (28 Feb 2013)

Dara Calleary: Will Second Stage and the associated vote be concluded at 5.30 p.m.?

Order of Business (28 Feb 2013)

Dara Calleary: It is not agreed.