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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)

Brendan Ryan: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Properties (12 Mar 2013)

Brendan Ryan: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans for a building (details supplied) in North County Dublin and if it will be handed to the local community for its use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12850/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (12 Mar 2013)

Brendan Ryan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of SPSV licence holders here; and the number of these licences currently active and held by drivers working in the taxi industry. [12849/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (7 Mar 2013)

Brendan Ryan: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the plans in place to roll out broadband in the Oldtown, Ballyboughal, Naul and Garristown areas of north County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12111/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport (7 Mar 2013)

Brendan Ryan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount the State paid to repair Garda patrol cars in 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12112/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport (7 Mar 2013)

Brendan Ryan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda patrol cars coming on stream in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12291/13]

Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)

Brendan Ryan: The Opposition spent two hours on the Title of the Bill.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)

Brendan Ryan: Since when?

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (5 Mar 2013)

Brendan Ryan: Section 1 reads: "In this Act "Principal Act" means the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012." We have spent more than one hour debating the Title. For most of that time, we have listened to Opposition Deputies lamenting the fact that we do not have time to debate the amendments. I have a certain deal of sympathy for the Deputies in that regard, given the fact that 67 amendments have been...

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (5 Mar 2013)

Brendan Ryan: There are no amendments to section 1.

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (5 Mar 2013)

Brendan Ryan: There are 19 amendments to section 2. More than ample time was provided to get through a significant number of amendments, although I accept that we could not have got through them all.

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (5 Mar 2013)

Brendan Ryan: The people affected by pyrite in my constituency of Dublin North will not be sympathetic towards Deputies who have used delaying tactics. It was quite-----

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (5 Mar 2013)

Brendan Ryan: It was quite achievable.

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (5 Mar 2013)

Brendan Ryan: I sat and listened to what was said. I expect the same courtesy. It was quite achievable for us to reach a point at which we could have dealt with section 3, which relates to the pyrite exemption. Last Friday, the Minister gave positive soundings as regards what he might do tonight to discuss options on how to address the issues raised last week. The people who have been waiting to see...

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)

Brendan Ryan: I would like to share time with Deputies Regina Doherty and Frank Feighan.

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)

Brendan Ryan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I welcome the intention to provide for a three-year exemption for residential properties affected by pyrite, many of which are in my constituency of Dublin North. While this represents yet another half-step towards rectifying the pyrite crisis, I am asking for more than half-steps. We need to make a bigger leap forward. This amending Bill...

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)

Brendan Ryan: We never said that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Feb 2013)

Brendan Ryan: I asked about medical assessors, whether they are full-time doctors and about the quality of their decisions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Feb 2013)

Brendan Ryan: Are there quotas to be met in terms of percentage rejections?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Feb 2013)

Brendan Ryan: Is it correct, as the first table appears to indicate, that of the 33.5 weeks average processing time for a carer's allowance appeal, 19.8 weeks are accounted for by delays in the Department?