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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Administration (8 Apr 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 495. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he received correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Cork regarding single farm payment penalties; on foot of this correspondence the action he proposes to take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16352/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (8 Apr 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 706. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a sports capital grant in respect of a club (details supplied) in County Cork; when the grant will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16272/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (3 Apr 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 267. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will grant funding to a club (details supplied) in County Cork who applied under the 2014 sports capital programme; when grants will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15746/14]

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2014)

Michael McCarthy: The Independents.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Funding (2 Apr 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 207. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will provide funding to upgrade a pier (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15666/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electricity Generation: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (1 Apr 2014)

Michael McCarthy: Thank you, Minister. I call Deputy Bannon.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (1 Apr 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a student grant will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14745/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Data (1 Apr 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 306. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has carried out an analysis on the impact of changes to the farm assist scheme; if she will consider reviewing the changes in view of the serious negative affect this has had on the income levels of already struggling farming families, the local economy and the agriculture sector as a whole; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Asbestos Remediation Programme (1 Apr 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 391. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any funding or grant aid available for the removal of hazardous asbestos; and if he will consider making such funding available in view of the known health risks associated with this material. [15376/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (1 Apr 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 399. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013. [14791/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIQA Inspections (1 Apr 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 503. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the current status of the Health Service Executive's plans for Health Information and Quality Authority requirements for a hospital upgrade (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14732/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance (1 Apr 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 618. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of funding that has been provided to Cork County Council to address the damage caused to the road network; if he will provide the extra moneys to deliver vital infrastructural projects such as key road upgrades especially in relation to vital tourist routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14719/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (27 Mar 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if emergency funding will be made available to a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14521/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Fraud Investigations (27 Mar 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 101. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way in which allegations of social welfare fraud are investigated; and the penalties in place to deal with frivolous and malicious complaints against persons for alleged social welfare fraud. [14534/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Post Office Network (27 Mar 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 125. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to ensure the future prosperity and sustainability of the post office network; the reason a post office (details supplied) in County Cork recently closed; the alternative arrangements that have been put in place for pensioners and other claimants who used the now closed post office; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (27 Mar 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 133. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update in on plans to connect homes in an area (details supplied) to the water mains supply in Riverstick, County Cork, as first proposed in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14470/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (27 Mar 2014)

Michael McCarthy: 198. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made to introduce a vaccination for meningitis B; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14519/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Censorship of Publications Board: Chairman Designate (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McCarthy: To satisfy the administrative requirement on us, we will send a note to the Minister advising him that we have held this consultation. I wish Mr. McCarthy the best in his chairmanship of the board.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Censorship of Publications Board: Chairman Designate (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McCarthy: A book was banned in the 1930s because it referred to a navel. At the time we had a completely different society. We have had profound social change in this country in the last 20 years, not to mind the last 60 or 70 years. Not too far from where you and I live is a beautiful townland called Garrynapeaka, outside Gougane Barra, and a lovely homestead of the tailor Buckley and his wife,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Censorship of Publications Board: Chairman Designate (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McCarthy: It was an obsession with containment of sexual culture within society in general, and it led to that book being banned even though it was about honest country living. We have no doubt that if such obscene stuff would cross your desk, that you would deal with it in a manner befitting 2014 and not 1942 or the late 1960s. The committee is always available if Mr. McCarthy, in his capacity as...