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Written Answers — Defence Forces Deployment: Defence Forces Deployment (3 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Defence if their are ongoing communications between the armed forces and the Gardaí in relation to riot control procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22387/12]

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (3 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Defence the plans in place for Irish involvement in UN Peace keeping in Syria [22388/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (3 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 260: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans Teagasc have for a disused building (details supplied); if he will confirm that Teagasc is currently unable to sell the premises as a result of issues concerning title or any other issue and if considering this impairment to a commercial disposal, if he will make the premises available to the local regional...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (3 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider amending the terms and conditions of the agri environment options scheme to make them more flexible and allow for a more practical approach when dealing with the criteria attached to the scheme, in order to make the scheme more workable for farmers and allow agricultural consultants or planners make...

Written Answers — Fishing Discards: Fishing Discards (3 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will acknowledge that discards are the hidden scandal of fisheries industry and the socio-economic data available on this real human crisis is variable in quality and highly questionable and that tackling this crisis has been identified as an urgent need by BIM and North Western Waters Regional Advisory; and if he...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (3 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the proposals to include on the boards of BIM, Sea Fisheries Protection Authority, Marine Institute, European Fisheries Fund and other fisheries related State boards, representatives of stakeholders from the non-catch sector Environmental, Community and Voluntary Pillars. [22561/12]

Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the arrival in the House of the Construction Contracts Bill 2011. I join the Minister of State in paying tribute to Senator Feargal Quinn for the huge amount of work he has done, with Mr. Seán Gallagher. As a Minister of State, I had the privilege of bringing the Bill through the Seanad. If I can express one concern, it is about the length of time it has taken to bring the Bill...

Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: There is not a Deputy in the House who has not spoken to a subcontractor in difficulty. The worst thing of all is when a subcontractor is let down on a State contract, whether with the HSE, a local authority or third level institution, that he or she thought was gold plated. If the Bill can be enacted before the summer recess, we will have done some service. I cite examples of why the...

Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: Yes, indeed. The Minister of State and his officials might give some consideration to that definition. It is narrow enough not to cause problems in the legislation the Minister of State envisages. I wonder whether the legislation is too late. I worry that the horse has bolted. The construction industry is, in effect, at a standstill. One hopes that when it comes back to some sort of...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason 20 hectares of land have been omitted from a single farm payment and agri-environment option scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22234/12]

Prisoner Releases (2 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Minister for coming to the House. I welcome the publication of the strategic plan from the Irish Prison Service last Monday and congratulate the Director General of the Irish Prison Service, Michael Donnellan, and his team for putting it together in such a short period of time since his appointment. His appointment as director is significant. He comes with a progressive...

Prisoner Releases (2 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: Perhaps the Minister might expand on the European Union initiative to which he refers. Given that Ireland will hold the Presidency of the Union next year, will he seek to champion the role victims should play in sentence management? We need to re-imagine our approach to this matter. The Minister referred to re-engineering the process. There is a need to include victims in it. Has the...

Private Members' Business. Protection of Employees (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (1 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: I compliment Deputy Tóibín and his colleagues on bringing forward this Bill. I particularly compliment Deputy Crowe on his contribution, which I watched earlier on the monitor in my office. The area to which the Bill relates is extraordinarily complex and I bear the scars of having served for 22 months as the Minister of State with responsibility for it. A great deal of progress was...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (1 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 251: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an application for additional accommodation in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Sligo will be processed; if he will expedite the application now that all documentation has been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21722/12]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (1 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 310: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if any provisions exist or if she has plans to introduce provisions, whereby the holder of a private pension policy, the value of which is under a certain figure, may reclaim the full value of the policy if they cancel the policy early. [21436/12]

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (1 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 447: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when recruitment will commence for the installation of water meters with an Bord Uisce. [21335/12]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (1 May 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 442: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when funding for the replacement of the pipe network from Bunbeg, Derrybeg to Glassagh made by Donegal County Council under the Rosses regional public water supply scheme will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21195/12]

Written Answers — Job Protection: Job Protection (26 Apr 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 14: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the efforts he has made to prevent a company (details supplied) from exporting 300 jobs in Leopardstown, Dublin and Dundalk, County Louth, to Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20920/12]

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (26 Apr 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 203: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if REP scheme is being claimed for lands (details supplied) in County Donegal. [21009/12]

Written Answers — Garda Districts: Garda Districts (25 Apr 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amalgamate Garda districts within the Carlow/Kildare Garda division, which, if any, Garda stations will be affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20724/12]