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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (24 Jan 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: This is our committee and we have a certain way of dealing with things. The Deputy must respect that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (24 Jan 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank the Deputy. He has made his point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (24 Jan 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: The Deputy must conclude. The Tánaiste has to leave. Thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (24 Jan 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: We will come back to it later. The Tánaiste has 15 minutes left. Four people are indicating to speak so I will ask them to limit their contributions to two minutes to allow the Tánaiste to respond. The people who signalled are Deputies Durkan, Byrne, Kyne and Mathews.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (24 Jan 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: Before I ask others to contribute, I welcome the remarks made by the Tánaiste. I am particularly glad to hear about the discussions on enlargement and the Balkans region. He will be aware that the committee has had a long-standing interest in the region and a delegation visited last autumn. We met Valentin Inzko who is the EU High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (24 Jan 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: We have dealt with a number of issues. A copy of the work programme will be circulated to members by e-mail and we will discuss it at our next meeting once we have had an opportunity to study it. We called earlier for correspondence to be discussed and we have concluded that. As there is no other business, we will move on to discuss the forthcoming General Affairs Council with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (24 Jan 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: I remind members to turn off their mobile telephones. On behalf of the joint committee I welcome the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. The Tánaiste will be attending the General Affairs Council on 4 February and will outline to the committee the issues that will be addressed at that meeting. He will also reflect on the outcome of the December General Affairs...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (24 Jan 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way a primary school can apply for funding for attic and cavity wall insulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3524/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Schools Refurbishment (24 Jan 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there are any schemes in his Department under which a primary school may apply for funding for attic and cavity wall insulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3534/13]

Education (Welfare) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: I have only a couple of minutes to speak on the issue because of the high level of demand from Deputies to speak, which can only be a good sign. Too many young people in this country are affected by bullying every day and we must do something about it. Although we will vote against the Bill tonight I agree with the idea behind it. We must stop bullying in schools and elsewhere. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services (23 Jan 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients that were seen each week in the orthodontic unit in Navan County Meath, in the years 2011 and 2012; the number of patients that have been seen in equivalent orthodontic units in County Louth and north Dublin in the years 2011 and 2012 listed by unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3265/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Overseas Aid (22 Jan 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: 195. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to use the EU presidency to protect the EU's overseas aid budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2883/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Europe's Youth Unemployment Crisis: Discussion (17 Jan 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: On behalf of the committee I thank Mr. Cosgrave for attending today’s meeting and for the interesting presentation and discussion. It has been a most informative meeting. We wish him well in his future work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Europe's Youth Unemployment Crisis: Discussion (17 Jan 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: Mr. Cosgrave mentioned that we have excellent State organisations doing great work. I met officials from the IDA yesterday and they have had a particularly successful year in attracting foreign direct investment. I am aware of new investments in County Louth from PayPal and YapStone. At the annual gathering of the 150 tech founders, Mr. Cosgrave must come across a great many people who are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Europe's Youth Unemployment Crisis: Discussion (17 Jan 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: I wish to revert to the question posed by Senator Healy Eames. She quoted Mr. Cosgrave as saying that he knew how to create jobs. What advice would he give to people who want to create jobs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: I remind members to switch off their mobile phones, iPads and anything else that is electronic. It is not good enough to set them to silent - they must be turned off because otherwise they will interfere with the broadcasting equipment and we will not be able to broadcast.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank the Deputy. I did not understand most of the terms he used so I will have to get back to him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: I will ask the officials to investigate and we will get back to the Deputy. It is a very good question and I do not know the answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank the Deputy for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Europe's Youth Unemployment Crisis: Discussion (17 Jan 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: The purpose of our meeting is to discuss Europe's youth unemployment crisis. I am delighted on behalf of the committee to welcome Mr. Paddy Cosgrave, who is the founder and organiser of the Dublin Web Summit, which has been described as Europe's largest technology gathering. He also organises Founders, which is an annual gathering of 150 of the world's leading technology company founders. ...