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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Eligibility (1 Oct 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 536. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be informed as to whether or not they have been accepted into agri environment option scheme 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40861/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (1 Oct 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 545. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason payment of the sheep fencing grant has not issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41076/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (24 Sep 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 332. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the incentives that exist for a farmer considering taking on a farm labourer, who is on jobseeker's allowance on a part-time basis; the repercussions for someone on jobseeker's allowance, who is also receiving rent supplement, if they were to take up a job, one, two or five days a week; if there is a transition period in terms of moving from...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Applications (24 Sep 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 451. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if payment has issued to a person (details supplied) in County Galway in respect of the suckler welfare scheme for the period from January 2012 to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39179/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (24 Sep 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 452. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when arrears of REP scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39180/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (24 Sep 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 454. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment in respect of agri environment option scheme 2 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39213/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (18 Sep 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a child (details supplied) in County Galway recently enrolled in junior infants class is not entitled to free transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38386/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (18 Sep 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 614. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if receipt of a UK winter fuel payment will have any effect on eligibility for fuel allowance here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37591/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (18 Sep 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 1220. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the first tranche of single farm payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38381/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Decentralisation Programme Staff Transfers (16 Jul 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 978. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of his Department staff in County Galway that have transferred to Government Departments in counties Mayo or Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34783/13]

Mortgage Arrears Proposals: Motion [Private Members] (9 Jul 2013)

Paul Connaughton: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate and state my support for the Government's amendment. This Administration took office following an economic crash of unprecedented proportions, which not alone put property and share prices into free-fall but also brought crashing down the carefully constructed hopes and dreams of many ordinary families throughout the country. The...

Equal Status (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 Jul 2013)

Paul Connaughton: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Bill. As is the case with all legislation which comes before the House, I am concerned with regard to its likely impact. Essentially, the Bill would place more pressure on the staff of public bodies to prepare reports and would require the allocation of significant additional resources to the Equality Authority in order that it...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (2 Jul 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options in terms of school transport that are open to atheist families where the only secondary school in their catchment area is Roman Catholic where their children will be excluded from some religious school activities; if children from these families can avail of the nearest school transport to a secondary school that respects their...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (2 Jul 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 601. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of agri-environment option scheme 2, 2012 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31795/13]

Special Educational Needs: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jun 2013)

Paul Connaughton: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on this motion. First, I welcome the decision by the Minister for Education and Skills to sanction the 500 additional posts that are required to maintain the current level of resource support for children who need it most. This is a crucial decision, but the announcement that preceded it should never have happened in the first place. It caused...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals (25 Jun 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 500. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on an appeal for disadvantaged area payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30102/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (25 Jun 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 512. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment in respect of the rural environment protection scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30372/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (18 Jun 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 231. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if receipt of a UK winter fuel payment will have any effect on eligibility for fuel allowance here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28934/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Census (18 Jun 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 440. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway was given a penalty during an on-farm inspection for failing to return a sheep census form when at the time he had no sheep; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28941/13]

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 72 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Regulator (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)

Paul Connaughton: Is Mr. Elderfield not concerned that even though we are in a depression at the moment, there is talk about over-regulation? We have gone in the complete opposite direction to where we were. Will Mr. Elderfield have an input into his replacement at any level? Does he believe that a crisis would have occurred were the changes he implemented in place prior to the crisis?