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Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2012)

Dara Calleary: She is afraid.

Public Sector Staff (13 Jun 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of agency and contract staff currently employed in the public sector; the mechanism in place for monitoring and managing the associated costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28294/12]

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (13 Jun 2012)

Dara Calleary: My party will support this motion. I wish to pay tribute to the Garda for its work in this area during the past 12 months. Anybody who read about the case in Galway last Monday, to which the Minister referred, will look at the detail and the work that had to go into the prosecution of that case on the part of gardaí. Although some of the provisions of the Act overall enabled the...

Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (13 Jun 2012)

Dara Calleary: We are all agreed that one of the challenges of this sustained period of peace on our island is complacency. We cannot assume that it will always be this way. For this reason, Fianna Fáil will be supporting renewal of this legislation. The Minister outlined seven incidents, all of which were serious and had the capacity to maim, damage or, in some instances, result in mass murder. I...

Written Answers — Job Initiatives: Job Initiatives (12 Jun 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress made in developing the pathways to work plan; if a decision has been made on the use of private contractors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28092/12]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (12 Jun 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 432: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress being made to issue new guidelines to assist in allowing landowners with land along national secondary routes to obtain access for planning purposes on such roads. [28005/12]

Written Answers — State Bodies: State Bodies (12 Jun 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 494: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total cost savings envisaged by the amalgamation of the Human Rights Commission and the Equality Authority; the budget of the Human Rights Commission in 2011, the budget of the Equality Authority in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28147/12]

Written Answers — State Bodies: State Bodies (12 Jun 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 495: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the additional powers to be given to the new merged body of the Human Rights Commission and the Equality Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28148/12]

Written Answers — State Bodies: State Bodies (12 Jun 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 509: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of staff in the new merged body of the Human Rights Commission and the Equality Authority; the current number of staff in the Human Rights Commission; the total number of staff in the Equality Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28284/12]

Written Answers — State Bodies: State Bodies (12 Jun 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 510: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality what the annual budget for the new merged body of the Human Rights Commission and the Equality Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28285/12]

Written Answers — EU Programmes: EU Programmes (12 Jun 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 523: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will set out the EU conditions on member States to open a new environmental agricultural based scheme each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27729/12]

Written Answers — Common Agricultural Policy: Common Agricultural Policy (12 Jun 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 524: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding allocated under the current Common Agricultural Policy to rural development programmes; if he will set out each measure; the amount currently spent; his views on whether all funding available from EU sources under these measures will be drawn down under the current programme. [27730/12]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare Issues: Animal Welfare Issues (12 Jun 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 531: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he believes the electronic tagging of sheep is operating effectively or will he agree that due to loss of tags, due to ear splitting (details supplied) is causing undue distress for sheep; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28007/12]

Written Answers — Direct Payment Scheme: Direct Payment Scheme (12 Jun 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 532: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider ensuring that all sheep inspections, particularly for hill land sheep farmers, will not be carried out during the lambing season due to the distress being caused to pregnant ewes. [28008/12]

Written Answers — General Practitioner Services: General Practitioner Services (12 Jun 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 545: To ask the Minister for Health when free general practitioner care as outlined in the Programme for Government will be introduced; the timeframe for same; the illnesses or disabilities to be covered under the new provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27731/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (12 Jun 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 604: To ask the Minister for Health the date the MS drug Gilenya will be available on the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28182/12]

Written Answers — Health Service Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (12 Jun 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 615: To ask the Minister for Health the total amount of money spent on legal fees by the Health Service Executive in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28343/12]

Sentencing Policy (12 Jun 2012)

Dara Calleary: I wish to thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me and Deputy O'Donovan to raise this issue. While I have the utmost respect for the Minister of State, Deputy McGinley, it is disappointing that the Minister for Justice and Equality is not present. Deputy Shatter was able to leave the Seanad 30 minutes ago to make a good news announcement but he cannot be here to listen to...

Sentencing Policy (12 Jun 2012)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. The robust response he spoke about has been undermined, particular in rural areas, by a number of cuts the Minister, Deputy Shatter, has made. There has been a severe cut in the community alert scheme and we do not have the resources to launch new community alert schemes or expand existing ones. Second, as a result of the substantial cuts to the...

European Stability Mechanism Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Jun 2012)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Bill. I agree with much of Deputy Paschal Donohoe said. That the ideas under discussion were unthinkable one year ago is the reason we are in this crisis. Had the nettle been grasped long before now, we might not be at the precipice. In the past few hours Chancellor Merkel and Prime Minister Cameron held a joint conference....