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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (15 Jan 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: 709. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is proposed to continue the native woodland scheme for the next round of EU funding from 2014-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1795/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Guarantee (15 Jan 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: 731. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the proposed role of her Department in contributing to the implementation of the youth guarantee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1790/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children and Young People’s Policy Framework (15 Jan 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: 732. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she plans to publish the children and youth policy framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1791/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Employment Initiative (15 Jan 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: 733. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the proposed EU Work Plan for Youth; if she supports this proposal; if so, what the Irish Government priorities will be; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1792/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (15 Jan 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: 762. To ask the Minister for Health if he will supply documents that show the way the money follows the client model is applied to an organisation (details supplied) in County Meath; the way this is broken down on a client category basis; if there are plans to change this for the organisation concentred in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55372/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (15 Jan 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: 763. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding that will be available to an organisation (details supplied) in County Meath in 2014 under its SLA agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55373/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Provision (15 Jan 2014)

Dominic Hannigan: 903. To ask the Minister for Health for details on the latest update on the independent review of orthodontic services of orthodontic treatment in Navan hospital, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1705/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (19 Dec 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: 376. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the recruitment of staff for the epilepsy monitoring unit in Cork University Hospital; when he expects the unit to open; if the funding for the unit is ring-fenced within the CUH budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54984/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (18 Dec 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: 75. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a change to the VAT regime for travel agents to enable them to offer gross wholesale accommodation prices to Irish agents so they can compete on an equal footing with travel agents from the UK who do not have to charge VAT on their offers and are at a competitive advantage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54581/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (18 Dec 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will identify the catchment area for a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54498/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report 2012: Discussion with European Court of Auditors (17 Dec 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: The key message in the report is that the areas most prone to errors were rural development, the environment, fisheries and health. While I am not directly involved in agriculture, I have some knowledge of the sector as I represent a mixed constituency. I often receive complaints, as I am sure do other representatives of rural Ireland, about the minutiae of the new mapping system. Given...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report 2012: Discussion with European Court of Auditors (17 Dec 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank Mr. Cardiff for his presentation. A number of members of the committee visited the Court of Auditors earlier this year. I thank Mr. Cardiff for hosting us at that time. I know from speaking to my fellow committee members that we all came away with a much greater knowledge and awareness of the work of the Court of Auditors. On the annual report, it is disappointing to see that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report 2012: Discussion with European Court of Auditors (17 Dec 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: Do they attract more audits than other areas as a result of the high level of non-compliance?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report 2012: Discussion with European Court of Auditors (17 Dec 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: I remind committee members and guests to turn off their mobile phones. It is not sufficient to put them on silent as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment. We have received apologies from Deputy Dara Murphy. The first item on our agenda today is the 2012 annual report of the European Court of Auditors. On behalf of the committee, I would like to welcome to the meeting the...

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Dec 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: The people of Kells fully support the proposal to build a new secondary school. The issue is the location of the school. There are two sites, one on the Cavan Road at the north end of the town and one on the Navan Road at the south end of the town. The Kells development plan has zoned both sites for the purposes of building a new school. The important thing for us is that the right site...

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Dec 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive reply, which we welcome, along with his commitment to consider this proposal. I welcome his saying that he will study the additional development costs. Within the programme for Government we have committed to examining cost-benefit analyses. I expect that these development costs will not be financial only but will include social costs, such as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Review of Foreign Policy: Discussion with Minister of State (10 Dec 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: I am conscious of the time constraints on the Minister of State. Rather than asking specific questions, members indicated a general desire to be involved in the review and expressed a willingness to engage with it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Review of Foreign Policy: Discussion with Minister of State (10 Dec 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: We will do that. On a separate matter, is the January meeting of the General Affairs Council a formal or informal gathering?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Review of Foreign Policy: Discussion with Minister of State (10 Dec 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: I understand it will take place in the third week January.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Review of Foreign Policy: Discussion with Minister of State (10 Dec 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: If it is to take place in late January, it would be best if the Minister of State were to appear before us again in advance of the meeting, probably in mid-January