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Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2016)

Declan Breathnach: I remind the Deputy that Members are expected to stick to the motion.

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2016)

Declan Breathnach: The issue raised by Deputy Murphy is not part of the motion or the amendment. Deputy Smith's time is moving on.

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2016)

Declan Breathnach: I ask Deputies to, please, allow Deputy Barry Cowen to speak without interruption.

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2016)

Declan Breathnach: I ask Members to, please, show respect to Deputy Jan O'Sullivan.

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2016)

Declan Breathnach: The next speaker is Deputy Barry Cowen who I understand is sharing time with Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív.

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2016)

Declan Breathnach: There are four other speakers from Sinn Féin to contribute. The next listed is Deputy Peadar Tóibín. He is not here. I call Deputy Denise Mitchell. I remind Deputies that between them they have slightly less than 12 minutes.

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2016)

Declan Breathnach: I hope Deputy Adams' teddy bear is ruled out of it.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (28 Sep 2016)

Declan Breathnach: As part of the programme for partnership Government dealing with Northern Ireland, North-South co-operation and EU supports, on page 142, paragraph 4e, the Government promised to work with the Northern Ireland Executive to agree and implement cross-Border projects with the benefit of EU funding through INTERREG and the PEACE programme. At the meeting of the Joint Committee on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UK Referendum on EU Membership (28 Sep 2016)

Declan Breathnach: 28. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the role her Department will play in minimising the effect of Brexit on County Louth. [27395/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (28 Sep 2016)

Declan Breathnach: 66. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to increase the number of community gardaí in the Louth Garda Division. [27394/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK EU Referendum Result: Discussion (27 Sep 2016)

Declan Breathnach: I welcome the Minister and his officials to the committee. I hope this is a serious start to the dialogue on the myriad issues covered by the Good Friday Agreement with, as is clearly necessary, a particular emphasis on Brexit over the next period of time. At the risk of being repetitive, I will cover the issue of funding, which has been alluded to by other members, to stress the importance...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Fiscal Implications for Northern Ireland of UK EU Referendum Result: Discussion (27 Sep 2016)

Declan Breathnach: I thank Mr. Ó Muilleoir for his presentation and for dealing with the fiscal issue, which was the main issue I addressed when our own Minister was here earlier. The most pertinent words in Mr. Ó Muilleoir's document referred to the letters of offer, which will guarantee €120 million as opposed to the overall difficulty with the €1.1 million or €1.2 million to...

Order of Business (27 Sep 2016)

Declan Breathnach: Pages 46 and 47 of the programme for a partnership Government states that one of the biggest challenges facing rural Ireland is bridging the digital divide with urban areas. Is the plan over-optimistic and can it be delivered? Is the funding ring-fenced for this project or is it aspirational and destined for the long finger? Can the Taoiseach guarantee that the Government will follow...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cross-Border Co-operation (16 Sep 2016)

Declan Breathnach: 194. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the cross-Border crime agency; the total number of staff involved, agencies engaged and annual budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26399/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Laundering (16 Sep 2016)

Declan Breathnach: 292. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a resurgence in the practice of diesel washing around the Border counties; his views on the continued effectiveness of the marker introduced to mark rebated fuels in March 2015 against illegal fuel laundering; the number of arrests that have been made for fuel laundering in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (16 Sep 2016)

Declan Breathnach: 744. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will address inequalities in the pension system following on from the increase in the required number of contributions needed to qualify, particularly for mothers who took time out of the workforce to care for their children before the homemaker's scheme was introduced in 1994; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25530/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (16 Sep 2016)

Declan Breathnach: 880. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the current INTERREG programme funding of approximately €258 million and the current PEACE programme funding of €250 million will be honoured by the EU in order that the many projects due to commence by mid-summer can commence, including those projects planned for completion post-Brexit. [24479/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (16 Sep 2016)

Declan Breathnach: 1529. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the detail of the locally led agri-environment schemes (details given) run in conjunction with the broader GLAS; if he will encourage locally driven solutions to address local environmental and biodiversity challenges; if he will provide details and examples of the way to apply for same; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cross-Border Projects (16 Sep 2016)

Declan Breathnach: 1852. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the available options for the completion of the Narrow Water Bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26398/16]

Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)

Declan Breathnach: As a large number of Deputies have indicated, I must be strict regarding speaking times.