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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Not-for-Profit Sector: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the various organisations' representatives. A few weeks ago, I saw the social entrepreneur awards and the Irish Men's Sheds Association won the main award. That was a pretty good platform from which to promote various organisations. Mr. Mulconry said he wanted to get to €800 million by 2016, which is in two years' time. His organisation seems to be doing a lot of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Global Economic Forum (19 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 117. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the achievements the Global Irish Economic Forum has made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42735/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Single Euro Payments Area (19 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 175. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to support Irish businesses in preparation for the single euro payments area in view of the extra costs placed on them by the banks’ refusal to implement a business to business system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42715/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Review Office Reports (19 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 176. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent report of the Credit Review Office; the implications of the continuing difficulties for companies accessing credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42728/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Staff (19 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 510. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if, in the context of a recent internal competition within the Irish Prison Service for promotions to work training officers, his attention has been drawn to an information memo of 23 August 2013 circulated during the process in respect of applicants who did not have the higher certificate in custodial care; if his attention has been drawn to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Properties (19 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 554. To ask the Minister for Defence if Lifford Army Barracks and the Rockhill Army Barracks in County Donegal were sold to Donegal County Council on a bundled basis at the request of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48829/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (19 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 565. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will have their area based payment processed; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48853/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (19 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 595. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will have an area based payment and a single farm payment processed; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49248/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (19 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 641. To ask the Minister for Health the average response time for an ambulance call in 2011, 2012 and to end of September 2013 in counties Mayo, Galway, Roscommon, Sligo and Leitrim; the percentage of occasions in which calls were outside this average; the national average response time in 2011, 2012 and in 2013; the number of occasions in 2012 and to the end of September 2013 on which...

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: When one is having fun.

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: There is no doubt that this Bill will be passed, given the Government's majority. What should be noted about this debate is the complete lack of speakers on the Government side of the House over the course of the debate. They will press the buttons and support the Bill but there has been a paucity of speakers and most of the contributions have been from this side of the House. This is the...

Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: The Minister, Deputy Bruton, has done a U-turn.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (13 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: 117. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider a request from the South West Mayo Development Company for €1.4 million in extra funding to support projects in the county; if he will acknowledge that SWMDC took an 18% reduction in funding earlier this year, despite having to take on extra work owing to the reorganisation of MFG territory;...

Access to Credit: Motion [Private Members] (12 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: They need to invest in the small to medium-sized enterprise, SME, community, the same community the Government promised it would deal with upward-only rent reviews. That promise is gone. Will the investment bank and enterprise bank promises go the same way? If so, the Government should say so now instead of tabling a flim-flam amendment that expresses nothing of the reality being...

Access to Credit: Motion [Private Members] (12 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: I move:That Dáil Éireann: notes that: — accessing credit remains very difficult for businesses and personal customers throughout the country; — the continuing decline in the number of banks operating in the Irish economy, particularly in retail banking, will increase costs and reduce choice for businesses and consumers; — there is a significant rise in the...

Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: Does the Government plan to introduce an amendment to the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill to give legislative underpinning to the European youth guarantee? The point Deputy Mattie McGrath raised about the EirGrid Bill is important and should be considered not in terms of the individual but of the conflict of two roles.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Progress Update: Discussion with Microfinance Ireland (12 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: It was on the arrears side of matters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Progress Update: Discussion with Microfinance Ireland (12 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: I have one brief question and a suggestion. In the earlier discussion with Deputy Lawlor, Ms Murray mentioned that some of Microfinance Ireland's approvals are already experiencing difficulties in repayment. What percentage of arrears is Microfinance Ireland already experiencing? Second, the information provided to the joint committee today has been excellent. I believe it would be worth...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Progress Update: Discussion with Microfinance Ireland (12 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: They have morning programmes on which, unlike in Dublin, they actually allow one to talk. It is an information exchange, as opposed to an exchange of opinion and I really believe that in those counties in which Microfinance Ireland may be below target, it should consider using the local radio stations. Members would be more than happy to facilitate introductions for the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Progress Update: Discussion with Microfinance Ireland (12 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: Local radio serves the purpose of getting across information and Microfinance Ireland's communications strategy should involve the local radio sector.