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Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (2 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of the objections made by landowners to the proposed inclusion of land in special protection areas in County Mayo were that accepted, excluding the proposed land from an SPA area; and the number of individual one-to-one consultations or meetings with landowners that were held before these decisions were made....

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (2 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will reactivate the traditional ring-netting of salmon on the stretch of water along Inver Strand, County Donegal, where the practice was undertaken for generations. [5962/12]

Written Answers — Coastal Zone Management: Coastal Zone Management (2 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 157: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will develop an integrated coastal zone management plan for the Donegal Bay area, including Inver Bay, to resolve outstanding issues in the bay and protect localised fish stocks. [5961/12]

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (2 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 158: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the provisions he intends to put in place for those in financial hardship who may be required to upgrade their septic tanks as a result of the Water Services (Amendment) Bill; the person who will be responsible for administering the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5949/12]

Written Answers — Prison Visiting Committees: Prison Visiting Committees (2 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the name of each prison visiting committee; the membership of same; the number of committees with fewer than six persons in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5942/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (2 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider providing funding for the establishment of sheep discussion groups. [5956/12]

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

Dara Calleary: Question 216: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline on a county basis the number of farmers that have received payments for the 2010 agri-environment option scheme; the number of claimants who are outstanding; when the outstanding payments will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5957/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (2 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 217: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the new terms and conditions for the disadvantaged area scheme 2012. [5958/12]

Written Answers — Fishing Quotas: Fishing Quotas (2 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 218: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider increasing quota for herring and mackerel fishing to the Inver Traditional Inshore Fishermen, County Donegal, who could then get these boats regulated and legalised on a seasonal basis. [5959/12]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (2 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce new legislation to update the 1875 by-law prohibiting the practice of trawling within the confines of Inver Bay, County Donegal. [5960/12]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (2 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 244: To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to have a national ambulance service transfer policy set up; and when he expects this will be implemented. [5967/12]

Health Service Plan 2012: Statements (Resumed) (2 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the chance to speak on a number of issues around the HSE health service plan for 2012. I will begin by considering the whole area of medical cards. All of us in our constituency offices are dealing with the unbelievable backlog that has arisen whereby an anticipated and targeted 15-day turnaround is now close to 15 to 20 weeks. While the staff in Finglas are doing a very good job...

Order of Business (2 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: Is there white smoke?

Order of Business (2 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: Then it is staying closed.

Primary Schools: Motion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: That is the message being sent to small communities throughout the island today. Perhaps what the Department wants to achieve is that, by sending that message, it will plant the seed of doubt as to the future of the school in the parents, who will then make a choice to send their children to a larger school. The Department can then wash its hands of the decision and blame the parents for...

Primary Schools: Motion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: We should not be surprised because the entire budget seems to be based on ignorance of the value of rural life and rural communities throughout this island.

Primary Schools: Motion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: In the Seanad last night the Minister, Deputy Quinn, commented that he did not see his function as one of visiting schools except where doing so is necessary or appropriate. This is from the Minister of Education and Skills.

Primary Schools: Motion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: I respectfully suggest to the Minister before he proceeds with the implementation of this cut that it is necessary and appropriate to visit the small schools, the gaelscoileanna and the faith-based schools to see what his cut will do to these schools, their communities and the teachers and pupils in them. If it is not appropriate to visit such a school now when is it appropriate? He can...

Primary Schools: Motion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: Last night the Minister, Deputy Quinn, threw many quotes from Shakespeare into his debate, trying to defend his position. I very respectfully point the Minister in the direction of somebody who might be better equipped to talk about small Irish rural schools, the late Bryan MacMahon, the Master himself. The Master has a saying in his book: "A teacher can leave the track of his teeth on a...

Primary Schools: Motion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: Táimid ag iarraidh orthu seasamh suas ar son na gaelscoileanna, stand up for the small rural schools----