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Written Answers — Department of Health: Tribunals of Inquiry Expenditure (28 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 706. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to risks or improprieties which led to his decision to overhaul completely the staff of the Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation tribunal in Autumn 2012; and his views on the manner in which the tribunal operated its financial affairs from 2007 to 2012. [3768/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tribunals of Inquiry Expenditure (28 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 707. To ask the Minister for Health if he will put on record any financial data, consultants' reports or relevant disclosures that he relied upon to overhaul the staff of the Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation tribunal. [3769/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tribunals of Inquiry Expenditure (28 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 708. To ask the Minister for Health if there was a budget deficit carried over on the Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation tribunal accounts of €17 million in 2007, which improved to a €106.6 million surplus in 2009; and the reason the tribunal switched the format of its online reports in 2010 in a manner which prevented tracking and public accountability of this item on its...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (28 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 741. To ask the Minister for Health when the free general practitioner care system for children aged five and under will come into effect. [3980/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Closures (23 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 22. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the outcome of discussions that he had with Lufthansa Technik in relation to saving the hundreds of jobs at the company's plant; the reason for the closure, including addressing the level of State investment that had been made in the facility over the past number of years; the future plans for the site and buildings; the options that...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Protection (22 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 34. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of funds that will be available to deal with the serious problem of coastal erosion at the Burrow in Portrane, both in terms of the emergency works required as a result of recent damage and in respect of a more sustainable longer-term solution. [2576/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft Landings (22 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 39. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason, if the principle of sovereign immunity does not interfere with obligations arising from the international treaties, the laws giving effect to the international treaties are not being enforced; and given that the Geneva Conventions Act 1962, as amended in 1998, provides that any minor breach of the 1949 Geneva...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft Landings (22 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the laws which give effect to the principle of sovereign immunity. [3273/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (22 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 182. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will investigate the circumstances in which a dog owned by an organisation (details supplied) was found abandoned and abused on the 18 December, 2013; if he will ensure that those responsible for this outrageous incidence of animal cruelty are brought to justice. [3081/14]

Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: The Minister will be aware that two years ago Ms Mary Kelly had her conviction for damage to a US naval aircraft overturned in the Court of Criminal Appeal because it was deemed to be a defence of lawful excuse if the action she took was designed to protect herself or others from a bigger danger. That, in essence, is what Ms Margaretta D'Arcy has also done. Her stance is a stance against...

Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: Last month, I had the privilege along with Deputy Wallace of appearing as a witness on behalf of Margaretta D'Arcy as she defended her case along with Niall Farrell. The case she conducted as a citizen committed to defending Irish neutrality is supported by the overwhelming majority of citizens and, for the service that this women has selflessly given, she finds herself incarcerated, at...

Other Questions: Book Rental Scheme (21 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: It is welcome that the Minister has recognised the enormous cost of school books and I accept that the scheme is an attempt to address the issue. However, he recognises that it is unfair and, as has been noted both on this side of the House and his back benches, the issue needs to be examined further. When he examines the figures, I think he will find that some of the schools which were...

Other Questions: Book Rental Scheme (21 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that all schools are treated equitably with regard to book rental schemes; and that those schools which proactively introduced schemes will not find themselves disadvantaged by not being awarded the financial support being made available to those setting up schemes. [2322/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (21 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will re-examine his decision to require apprentices to fund the part of their apprenticeship when they attend college as this will have a serious impact on participation rates in apprenticeships. [2321/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (21 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to avoid the problems he noted his predecessor was facing in February 2008 with regard to institutional rigidities and being bullied by teachers' interests and Civil Service conservatism when it came to providing ABA interventions for children with autism. [2318/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Education Review (21 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the National Council for Sepcial Education literature review will not be published until 2015 in view of the fact that those tendering for the project were informed that it should be completed by January 2014; the reason he is not requesting a systematic review; the reason, given professional criticisms of the 2001 task force...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (21 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 180. To ask the Taoiseach the amount his Department spends on an annual basis in payments to consultancy firms (details supplied). [2484/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (21 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 184. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount his Department spends on an annual basis in payments to consultancy firms (details supplied). [2478/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (21 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 204. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount his Department spends on an annual basis in payments to consultancy firms (details supplied). [2477/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Central Bank (21 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 205. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason he has not taken action under Articles 35:1 and 340 of ECB statutes and initiated the taking of a case to the ECJ seeking clarification of the legality of the ECB's actions in October-November 2010 in forcing Ireland to repay unsecured debts. [2486/14]