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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Cost (31 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to curtail the spiralling private health insurance cost increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5011/13]

An Garda Síochána: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: I thank our colleague, Deputy Niall Collins, for giving us the opportunity to discuss this issue. I join all my colleagues in sympathising with the family and colleagues of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe on their unspeakable loss last Friday. This was not only an attack on a garda or a community but was an attack on everyone of us. I come from a county where a fair share of gardaí...

Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: How many were lost?

Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: Unbelievable.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (30 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has been refused the higher education postgraduate flat rate fee grant on the grounds of attending a part-time course when they have clearly proved that their course is full-time in nature; if he will have this file re-examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4611/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (30 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an agri environment options scheme 2012 application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [4584/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (30 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when mixed stock fishing will be re-opened in Area 6A; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4625/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (30 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when cray and monk fishing will be permitted in Area 6A; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4626/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Motorised Transport Grants (30 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Health if the full review of all motorised transport grant applications in County Donegal has been completed as recommended by the Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4624/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (29 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the Secretary General and the officials and I wish them well for the next five months with what is an intensive schedule. We are now five years into the economic crisis and I have lost count of the number of orientation debates held. When will Europe get its act together on how serious this crisis is for business? We are focusing our Presidency on unemployment and employment...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (29 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: I apologise. With regard to smart regulation, the committee has ongoing discussions about the burden of regulation, which is a very serious issue for business in this country. Deputy Lawlor has done some tracking and much of it comes from Europe. We seem to be determined to implement to the bone every regulation coming from Europe. The debate on regulation has gone on for many years and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Numbers (29 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the number staff in her Department and the number who have transferred to other Departments excluding former FÁS and Community Welfare Officers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4089/13]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (29 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Taoiseach the number of occasions in 2012, on which the Cabinet subcommittee on Economic Recovery and Jobs met. [3949/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation (29 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding local authority housing tenants and the property tax, that is, whether they are individually liable or whether the local authority corporately liable and in the case of the liability accruing to the local authority will this be passed on to the tenant; the guidance he has issue on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4383/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation (29 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding voluntary housing associations or companies housing tenants and the property tax, that is, whether they are liable or is the housing association/company liable and in the case of the liability accruing to the association/company will this be passed on to the tenant; the guidance he has issued to the companies on this matter; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (29 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide statistics, in tabular form, for the number of apprenticeship registrations with FÁS each year for the past ten years per training category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4341/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (29 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide statistics, in tabular form, for the number of construction related apprenticeships completed within FÁS each year for the past ten years per training category [4342/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (29 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extra staffing supports available to two schools that amalgamate; if a favourable staffing ratio is still in place; and if he will outline other supports that are available. [3804/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (29 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to a school (details supplied) in County Mayo in a poor physical condition and in a non population growth area that was previously sanctioned for a new school but that now cannot proceed with a new build owing to his policy of building in growth areas only; if consideration will be given to a prefab replacement scheme; if he...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Road Safety (29 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to a school board of management when An Garda Siochána has advised that school traffic is a serious traffic hazard but when there is no room on the existing site to accommodate such traffic; if he will support the school in purchasing an adjoining piece of land to enable the school to facilitate school traffic [3823/13]