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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Presidency Issues (11 Jun 2013)

Derek Nolan: 372. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will use Ireland's Presidency of the EU to ensure that fuller country by country reporting for all European countries is followed through on; the form this fuller reporting will take; the way it will be monitored and regulated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27897/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Eligibility (11 Jun 2013)

Derek Nolan: 475. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to allow persons that have been claiming social welfare payments for less than six months to obtain a position on the jobbridge scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28027/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (11 Jun 2013)

Derek Nolan: 551. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to regulate funeral businesses and ancillary services relating to this primary activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27743/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (11 Jun 2013)

Derek Nolan: 697. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures that have been taken to open competition for contracts for direct provision per the recommendations of the Value for Money Report 2010; the reason the awarding of these contracts are not governed by European Communities (Award of Public Authorities’ Contracts) Regulations 2006 (SI 329/2006); and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Procurement Contracts Tenders (11 Jun 2013)

Derek Nolan: 757. To ask the Minister for Defence the reason a business (details supplied) in County Galway lost its public contract; if the company should have been entitled to prior notification of losing the contract; the reason it was not made aware of the public tender prior to the new company being granted the tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26895/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Diabetes Strategy (11 Jun 2013)

Derek Nolan: 1038. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in relation to the funding provided for the recruitment of diabetes nurse specialists (details supplied) in County Galway; when he envisages the posts being filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27908/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (11 Jun 2013)

Derek Nolan: 1106. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reintroduce the local road improvement scheme for the benefit of roads in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27745/13]

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: One would have thought the Deputy would know, seeing as her party made the proposal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Ombudsman's Report on Nursing Home Care: Discussion with Department of Health (29 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: In the Secretary General's opening statement he says it is a case of the views of the Department on one side and that of the Ombudsman on the other. Has a case ever been taken where it has gone to court and a ruling been made as to what the law is as opposed to a view from either side?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Ombudsman's Report on Nursing Home Care: Discussion with Department of Health (29 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: I am not asking Dr. McLoughlin to speculate, but asking whether he has ever been involved in a case where the court has decided the law.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Ombudsman's Report on Nursing Home Care: Discussion with Department of Health (29 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: I take that on board. All I am asking is whether a case has ever gone to court and not been settled beforehand and a decision been made.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Ombudsman's Report on Nursing Home Care: Discussion with Department of Health (29 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: Has the Department of Health ever lost one of those cases?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Ombudsman's Report on Nursing Home Care: Discussion with Department of Health (29 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: Okay, they have all been settled.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Ombudsman's Report on Nursing Home Care: Discussion with Department of Health (29 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: I am not asking what the settlements were. The lawyer in me is trying to find out whether a court has ever ruled on a case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Ombudsman's Report on Nursing Home Care: Discussion with Department of Health (29 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: That is all I wanted to ask.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Ombudsman's Report on Nursing Home Care: Discussion with Department of Health (29 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: Absolutely.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Regulations (29 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: 122. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will reconsider the nature of Government contracts relating to stipulations particularly pertaining to pension schemes which must be utilised in order to satisfy the requirements of that contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26030/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Eligibility (29 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: 130. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the JobBridge scheme to the not-for-profit sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26032/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Natural Gas Grid (29 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: 156. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to connect a town (details supplied) in County Galway to the natural gas scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26036/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Procurement Regulations (29 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: 166. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will examine the possibility of a support local business clause being inserted in a percentage of business transactions or dealings undertaken by local authorities and or the municipal authorities to be set up. [26033/13]