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Priority Questions: Sale of State Assets (26 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am sure the Minister was delighted to hear that.

Priority Questions: Sale of State Assets (26 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: I certainly did. At that conference, the Minister stated that a proportion of the money from the sale of State assets would go towards paying for flood and storm damage repairs. How much will that be, how much will go towards early retirement and how much will go towards paying down the debt?

Priority Questions: Sale of State Assets (26 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: Flood damage.

Priority Questions: Sale of State Assets (26 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Leas-Cheann Comhairle might let the Minister conclude.

Priority Questions: Sale of State Assets (26 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: No, I would prefer to hear what the Minister has to say about flood damage. Then I will speak.

Priority Questions: Sale of State Assets (26 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: What concerns me is the Minister's claim that he has consistently asserted that the proceeds from the sale of State assets were explicitly intended for job creation. However, he has referenced these moneys in different ways. He has now resiled from his position and stated that they will not be used to finance voluntary redundancies in the public service. That was not his position last...

Priority Questions: Sale of State Assets (26 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: Given the fact that the sale of these assets, which the Minister described as non-strategic, was controversial and questionable to begin with, the least we can expect from him is a consistent position in terms of how he proposes to use the moneys. The Minister outlined only a portion of how he intends to spend the €400 million in the kitty. I hope that he does not regard it as a...

Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: So he denied the conversation.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Licence Sale (26 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: 21. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the sale of the new national lottery licence will be completed. [9438/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Programme for Government Implementation (26 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: 22. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether all public expenditure commitments in the programme for Government will be delivered. [9440/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Internship Scheme Placements (26 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: 23. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of JobBridge interns who have been employed by his Department who have subsequently been offered full-time employment in his Department since the scheme was first initiated. [9437/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Sick Leave (26 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: 24. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date on which he intends to publish the public sector sick leave regulations provided for under the recently enacted Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments)(Amendment) Act 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9436/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan Measures (26 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: 38. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of the reforms he will initiate over the next two years. [9439/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoileanna Issues (25 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: 276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for increasing the number of places at the gaelsoileanna in Clondalkin to meet the growing demand for these places from local families. [9129/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoileanna Issues (25 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: 278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for improving the facilities at the gaelscoileanna in Clondalkin specifically by providing funding for schools to provide classrooms for their pupils in place of the existing prefabs. [9131/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoileanna Issues (25 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: 277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of gaelscoil places available in the Dublin 22 area in 2011 to 2013, inclusive, and to date in 2014; and if he will provide an estimate of the current level of demand for places in these schools. [9130/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoileanna Issues (25 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: 279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of prefabs being used by gaelscoileanna in Dublin 22. [9132/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (25 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: 357. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff currently seconded to his Department from external companies; the company from which each person is seconded; and the role of each in his Department. [9584/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Remit (25 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: 429. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a date has been set for him to meet with all interested parties to examine the possibility of rescuing Ireland's oldest surviving commercial ship, the Naomh Eanna; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Waterways Ireland's hired contractor has moved the ship into the breaking dock at Ringsend; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Restorative Justice (25 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: 556. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will introduce the Restorative Justice Bill. [9656/14]