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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (29 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: 197. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will seek funding for rare animal breeds under common agricultural policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26031/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare Issues (29 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: 198. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for disowned horses located on commonage area (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will statement on his intentions for the horses in the longer term. [26035/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Agency Funding (29 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: 207. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when funding will be made available to adoption agencies such as ARC Adoption in Dublin to allow them move forward with their research and development into working with the various adoption agencies in the USA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26034/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Retail Sector Issues (28 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: 317. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there is any support for those engaged in retail-start ups here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25094/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Renunciation of Citizenship (28 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: 524. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of citizens per year, in each of the years from 2002 until 2012 inclusive, who have renounced their Irish citizenship, by declaration of alienage or otherwise; the broad reasons for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25342/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Renunciation of Citizenship (28 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: 525. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of citizens per year, for each of the years from 2002 until 2012 inclusive, who have had their Certificate of Naturalisation revoked by him; the broad reasons for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25343/13]

Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: I welcome publication of the Bill and the early opportunity to discuss it in the Dáil. It is very important. Some of the discussion in the House has been about the relevance of Parliament and a number of Deputies have questioned our ability to conduct inquiries. In fact, it happens every week in this Parliament at the Committee of Public Accounts and various other committees, where we...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Issues (21 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: 171. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that banking institutions and the post office are unwilling to accept travellers cheques; his views that this is appropriate; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that this is having a detrimental impact on the tourism economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24010/13]

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 26: Collection of Motor Taxation
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (16 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: Would it be possible, if somebody is going in with a declaration to be witnessed, that the system would be checked to see if there was a-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 26: Collection of Motor Taxation
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (16 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: Will the Garda be involved in that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 26: Collection of Motor Taxation
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (16 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: I have a question for the Commissioner. When the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport was here in February it reported that every week it sends a file of non-compliant vehicles to the Garda. What does the Garda do with that list?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 26: Collection of Motor Taxation
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (16 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: If the Commissioner can follow it up and send us a note that will be fine.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 26: Collection of Motor Taxation
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (16 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: What is the Commissioner's estimate of the level of motor tax compliance in the country? The Department estimates that approximately 5% of people do not pay their motor tax and it is eventually got out of them. What is the Commissioner's view from having gardaí out on the streets doing checks?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 26: Collection of Motor Taxation
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (16 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: Would the Garda be in favour of using its speed cameras for motor tax detection?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 26: Collection of Motor Taxation
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (16 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: The Garda is in the middle of a contract and the cameras being used could not be used for motor tax?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 26: Collection of Motor Taxation
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (16 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: I welcome Commissioner Callinan and his team to the committee this morning. Deputy Deasy raised the issue of penalty points and as mentioned, the report was clear that there was no criminality, corruption, deception or falsification of records. We take that as a given. The Commissioner indicated that he would have made some of the decisions that were taken or agreed with them. How do we...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 26: Collection of Motor Taxation
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (16 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: It is essentially a case of ensuring that where discretion is used in future, there is a record of why it is used or a backup for it.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 26: Collection of Motor Taxation
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (16 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: The three gardaí who could possibly face disciplinary action have been mentioned. Will that be a high-level disciplinary action or is what happened considered serious or minor?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 26: Collection of Motor Taxation
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (16 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: Absolutely. Another investigation will be launched internally in the Garda with regard to the members identified to follow up on the facts outlined by the assistant commissioner.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 26: Collection of Motor Taxation
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána (16 May 2013)

Derek Nolan: I will address some of the issues on the agenda today, including motor taxation. The matter may come down to discretion again. The Comptroller and Auditor General stated in his introductory statement that there have been cases where people would have received fixed charge notices for motor tax issues and would have been able to go to a Garda station for a certificate, witnessed by a garda,...