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Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2012)

Dara Calleary: What is "medical assessment" in English?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Applications (7 Nov 2012)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a suckler cow grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will issue; the reason for the delay in processing this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48915/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Service: Discussion with Employment Appeals Tribunal (6 Nov 2012)

Dara Calleary: Mr. Dorney's objection to the single person is specifically in regard to unfair dismissal and not anything else.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Service: Discussion with Employment Appeals Tribunal (6 Nov 2012)

Dara Calleary: I was unfairly dismissed before we got a chance to implement it. I did not go to the rights commissioner.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Service: Discussion with Employment Appeals Tribunal (6 Nov 2012)

Dara Calleary: I wish to declare an interest in that I commissioned the original business review when I was Minister of State with responsibility for labour affairs. I noted the query in the written submission about the reduction of resources in the Employment Appeals Tribunal. I checked with the Department and I am informed that the number of administrative staff at the tribunal had increased from 33 in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Service: Discussion with Employment Appeals Tribunal (6 Nov 2012)

Dara Calleary: I make that point by way of clarification in case officials in the Department were inclined to ignore me, but Ms Kate O'Mahony was not ignored.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Service: Discussion with Employment Appeals Tribunal (6 Nov 2012)

Dara Calleary: Mr. Dowling suggests the delay in hearing cases does not reflect a fault in the current structures but rather is directly due to the failure to provide the Employment Appeals Tribunal with adequate resources. He also points to the increase in the number of hearings. I pay tribute to Ms Kate O'Mahony, the former chairperson. If civil servants were inclined to ignore me, they certainly were...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Public Sector Pay (6 Nov 2012)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide details of all the Gaeltacht allowance payable to civil and public servants; the level of each allowance payable to each category and the monetary level of each allowance together with the total amount payable in 2009, 2010 and 2011. [47479/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Relief (6 Nov 2012)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason first time house builders are being treated differently to first time house buyers in terms of availing of mortgage relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47260/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Nov 2012)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position of a secondary school (details supplied) in County Mayo on his Departments school building list; if he will outline the next steps for the school in view of the fact that the schools whole school evaluation has highlighted a number of school building concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48230/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Grant Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when persons (details supplied) in County Donegal may expect their applications for a higher education grant be processed. [48235/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Nov 2012)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will allow a primary school (details supplied) in County Mayo to spend money raised for a new school building project on a renovation of the present school building; if his Department will make matching funding available to the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48317/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be processed; the reason for the delay in processing the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48646/12]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Protection Areas (6 Nov 2012)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the exact number of appeals received by his Department from land owners in the six designated special protection areas in County Donegal which were designated in 2011; the number of appeals that were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48594/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Status (6 Nov 2012)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his policy regarding the provision of refugee status to Syrian nationals fleeing Aleppo via Turkey; if any provision exists for granting refugee status to family members in Syria of persons already granted refugee status here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47572/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Authority (6 Nov 2012)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the conditions attached for contractors applying to the private security authority for registration on the register of CCTV and access control licence holders; the provisions in place for small electrical contractors to become licence holders; if he will instruct the P.A. to consider the introduction of an instalment system for small contractors to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (6 Nov 2012)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an area aid payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47224/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Appeals (6 Nov 2012)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a cross compliance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [47737/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Aid (6 Nov 2012)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been taken regarding a funding application by a voluntary orgainsation (details supplied) in County Mayo; if not, when may it be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47794/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Offences (6 Nov 2012)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent of the direct economic cost to fishermen of the mandatory statutory forfeiture of catch and gear for fisheries offences in the years 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. [48231/12]