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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (15 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 12 December 2013, if he will issue a written response to the points raised with him in correspondence (details supplied) of 30 August 2013. [55244/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Contracts (15 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the job share programme for special needs assistants has not been addressed by his Department since the 23 of October, when they promised a final draft for SIPTU; if the National Council for Speech Education and his Department guidelines have been modified towards the issues regarding the 32...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Park Access (15 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 260. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the proposal by the Office of Public Works to erect a fence around all or part of Castletown demesne, Celbridge, County Kildare (details supplied); if he will provide details of any plan or proposal for the future development of Castletown demesne to control or restrict 24 hour access to the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Regulations (15 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 414. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the action he will take in relation to the Ward Hunt proposing to hunt a deer on Stephen's Day by exploiting the wording of section 23A(1) with the advertisement that no animals are intentionally injured or killed during the hunt, and that the hound does not attack or bring down the deer; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Postcode System Establishment (15 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 449. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the latest developments with regard to the new postcode system; the amount expended on this project to date; and the stage the tender process is at. [1091/14]

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

Clare Daly: 660. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 296 of 19 December 2013, in which he stated that he is not required to notify objectors to the Galway Bay fish farm of his decision not to make a determination within any timeframe because the legislation requiring him to do so, section 13 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997, has...

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

Clare Daly: 661. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 296 of 19 December 2013, in which he stated that he is not required to notify objectors to the Galway Bay fish farm of his decision not to make a determination within any timeframe because the legislation passed by the Oireachtas in 1997 requiring him to do so, section 13 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare Bodies (15 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 687. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason he allocated an animal welfare organisation grant to the Irish Red Grouse Association. [1594/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Remuneration (15 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 834. To ask the Minister for Health the persons in the Rotunda Hospital in receipt of a top-up payment and the amount of same according to the recent Health Service Executive audit. [1131/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (15 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 835. To ask the Minister for Health in the context of the Health Service Executive commissioned KPMG study of the three Dublin maternity hospitals in 2009, which stated they were a total of 293 staff short of what is required by best international standards for safety, the midwifery staff numbers in 2009 for each of the three hospitals and the current numbers of midwifery staff. [1132/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Remuneration (15 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 836. To ask the Minister for Health the current starting salary for a newly qualified midwife. [1133/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Safety (15 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 934. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a fuel emergency mayday on 14 December 2013 out of Dublin on a Ryanair aeroplane which diverted to Liverpool and landed with less than final reserve fuel on board; and the steps he will take in this matter in view of the previous call by the Irish Aviation Authority on Ryanair to review its fuel...

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second and Subsequent Stages (19 Dec 2013)

Clare Daly: I am sharing my time with Deputy Finian McGrath. I appreciate the Minister's motivation in introducing the legislation. I pass no judgment on the families concerned but believe the legislation raises a number of ethical issues and issues of social policy that I would like to explore briefly. All Deputies know people who may not be able to have children or who have no children of their own...

Pyrite Resolution Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2013)

Clare Daly: On that point, and it relates to an amendment I tabled that was ruled out of order, I welcome that the Minister will lay the details of the scheme before the House, but I was trying to facilitate a provision that the House would be able to discuss it, rather than simply being presented with it. I was advised that my amendment was ruled out of order as it was not in the spirit of the Bill,...

Pyrite Resolution Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2013)

Clare Daly: The building condition assessment deals only with quantifying damage. A house must reach a certain level or threshold before it can go further in the scheme. The problem here is that there are home owners who have expended thousands of euro in demonstrating the presence of pyrite above levels that would be justified. Do they have to undertake another test to gain access to this scheme?...

Pyrite Resolution Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2013)

Clare Daly: The courts have adjudicated that the legal liability for this rests with the quarries, as having sold goods that were not fit for purpose, and that judgement is on appeal to the Supreme Court. The Minister indicated yesterday that should it be deemed that the decision is upheld, he will then be in a position to pursue and get back some of this money, or set up a new system of funding,...

Pyrite Resolution Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2013)

Clare Daly: In regard to section 4(b), those who paid considerable sums, amounting to thousands of euro in many cases, on tests to confirm the presence of pyrite prior to the introduction of the new standards should not have to undergo any further testing under the scheme's criteria. I ask the Minister to clarify whether that will be the case. These people have spent a considerable amount of money and...

Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (19 Dec 2013)

Clare Daly: I was not expecting to get the opportunity to participate in this charade but, seeing as the time allows, I thank the Acting Chairman, Deputy Troy, for that. No doubt this is potentially the most significant piece of legislation in the lifetime of this Government so far. The Minister of State, Deputy O'Dowd, is facilitating the legalised robbery of this important public service. The...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Semi-State Bodies Issues (19 Dec 2013)

Clare Daly: 3. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the contact he has had with Aer Lingus management regarding the future of the airline; and his views on the State's 25% ownership. [54578/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Semi-State Bodies Issues (19 Dec 2013)

Clare Daly: I apologise for my absence earlier; I was mistakenly advised that I had the fifth question. I wish to know the dealings the Minister has had with Aer Lingus in recent months with regard to the future ownership of the company and also with regard to a number of quite substantial changes that have taken place on some operational matters on the pension etc. I would be quite glad to get any...