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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 620. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the agri-environment option scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway following an inspection conducted a number of weeks ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55258/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 621. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason single farm payment has not issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; if his attention has been drawn to the importance of low sums of payment to low income families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55260/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 622. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason single farm payment has not issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; when same will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55261/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 665. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on a review of a penalty in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1250/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 684. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of REP scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1578/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 699. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment in respect of DAS and SFP will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway who appealed a decision and was successful and who is still waiting on payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1720/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 958. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update regarding the N17-18 project; when it is envisaged that contracts will be signed; when it is expected that work on the project will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1577/14]

Planning and Development (Transparency and Consumer Confidence) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Dec 2013)

Paul Connaughton: I am thankful for the opportunity to speak to the Bill, which I welcome. I congratulate Deputy Catherine Murphy on bringing the Bill to the House, as it is involves many measures that will streamline the planning process and create a more transparent system. If there is only one complaint, it is that this comes many years too late. That is not the Deputy's fault and if these measures had...

Order of Business (17 Dec 2013)

Paul Connaughton: I refer to the health governance Bill. Will the Taoiseach give me an update on the Liam Mac an tSaoi case, which was raised in the House a number of weeks ago? His family would dearly love to have him home for Christmas. Will he be moved closer to Galway before Christmas?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Appeals (12 Dec 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 102. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made regarding an appeal for farm assist in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53482/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Poverty (12 Dec 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 206. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if an application or submission was received from Tuam, County Galway in respect of the area-based interventions addressing child poverty; the type of organisations that made submissions or applications; if it is still open to groups to make submissions or applications; the plans for such interventions in the future; and if she will make...

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

Paul Connaughton: I will keep this brief and continue on the point that Deputy Nash finished on. What reason did Mr. Conlan give the board for resigning his position?

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

Paul Connaughton: On that point, is it not fair to say, as recent media speculation suggested, that he had done nothing wrong? He was inside pay policy. There was no issue with remuneration. He had done nothing wrong, yet he still he decided he should leave.

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

Paul Connaughton: Can you not understand why red flags were going up all over the place, in the media and among the general public, when the chief executive decided to leave, considering he had done nothing wrong? He made a statement that he believed it would be better for the CRC to have an outside appointment next time around. Can you not understand the concern of the general public that this has taken...

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

Paul Connaughton: I am trying to find out why he felt he should go when you and the board do not feel you should go.

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

Paul Connaughton: I understand that, and that will be discussed later when we try to make him come in and explain. I do not expect you to answer for him, but he did make the point that for a fresh start the next head should come from outside the CRC. Do you have any understanding of why he would say that? Had he ever discussed that with you before?

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

Paul Connaughton: You have no idea why he would even float that idea now?

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

Paul Connaughton: Over what length of time?

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

Paul Connaughton: I come to this from the point of view that a range of other charities are saying that their fund-raising efforts have been hammered coming up to Christmas because of this controversy with all the section 38s. I do not know that a change plan will suffice to put the mind of the general public at ease - to convince them that this has now stopped and it is all better all of a sudden.

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

Paul Connaughton: What will you consider at that meeting? Will it just be your own positions on the board?