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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (25 Sep 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the minimum time needed for the planning and construction of a typical eight classroom primary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40066/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (25 Sep 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has confidence that the new permanent school for the Ashbourne Gaelscoil, County Meath will be completed and opened in time for the start of the September 2013 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40067/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Appointments to State Boards (25 Sep 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the number and percentage of women and men on State boards under the aegis of her Department in each of the past seven years; if she will provide the most up to date figures available regarding the number and percentage of women and men on State boards under the aegis of her Department in 2012; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Service Provision (25 Sep 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to make Saorview channels available on FreeSat;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40729/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Availability (25 Sep 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: To ask the Minister for Health the plans he has for drug and alcohol addiction services in counties Louth and Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40328/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (25 Sep 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are any plans for a standard 30kph speed limit within town and village boundaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40218/12]

National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: I propose to share time with my colleague, Deputy Robert Dowds. I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. The Bill will work alongside legislation such as the Children First Bill and the Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information) Bill. The Bill will be complimented by a new provision in the Constitution if the people decide to pass the children's rights referendum. We published...

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the motion. When the country is facing one of the toughest budgets we have ever had to face, I am disappointed Fianna Fáil has tabled a politically opportunistic motion. I wonder what has happened to their leader's call for a constructive Opposition that would not look for political gain from tough Government decisions. He seems...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council Meeting: Discussion (19 Sep 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: On behalf of the committee, I thank the Tánaiste for joining us and for answering members' questions so thoroughly. We wish him and the Minister of State, Deputy Lucinda Creighton, the very best for their meeting next Monday in Brussels. We will now go into private session to discuss the remaining business of the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council Meeting: Discussion (19 Sep 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: Long may the Tánaiste continue to attend.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council Meeting: Discussion (19 Sep 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: I will take one more question before I ask the Tánaiste to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (19 Sep 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: I remind people to switch off their mobile telephones. It is not good enough to put them on silent. One needs to switch them off because otherwise they will interfere with the recording equipment. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Deputy Seán Crowe to the proceedings. My understanding is that while he is substituting for Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn this evening, he will be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council Meeting: Discussion (19 Sep 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: The first item on the agenda is a discussion on the forthcoming General Affairs Council meeting. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Eamon Gilmore, who will attend the General Affairs Council meeting next week and who has agreed to meet us this evening. We are delighted to meet him and to discuss the forthcoming meeting....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council Meeting: Discussion (19 Sep 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank the Tánaiste. The Tánaiste will be speaking in the House later so to ensure he can leave on time, I ask members to limit their contributions to three minutes.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Applications (19 Sep 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to replace the local authority tenant purchase scheme with a new scheme from 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39382/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Applications (19 Sep 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to replace the local authority tenant purchase scheme with a new scheme from 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39382/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Management Information Technology Systems: Discussion (18 Sep 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank the Chair for letting me attend the meeting. I am not a member of the committee but I was watching the proceedings in my room and I wanted to come down because I have met Mr. Lynch and Mr. Lynskey before in connection with this issue. I must confess that I have a small company that develops small pieces of bespoke software on occasions so I completely understand the difficulties...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Funding (18 Sep 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide details on monies provided under any funding scheme by any section of his Department or any State agency under his Department's aegis to any group, scheme or project in County Meath in the years 2011, and up to July 2012 under the following headings: address, amount, purpose and under the funding scheme it was granted or awarded; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Appointments to State Boards (18 Sep 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: To ask the Taoiseach if he will outline, in tabular form, both the number and the percentage of women and men on State boards under the aegis of his Department in each of the past ten years; if he will provide the most up-to-date figures available regarding the number and percentage of women and men on State boards under the aegis of his Department in 2012; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Appointments to State Boards (18 Sep 2012)

Dominic Hannigan: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline, in tabular form, both the number and the percentage of women and men on State boards under the aegis of his Department in each of the past ten years; if he will provide the most up-to-date figures available regarding the number and percentage of women and men on State boards under the aegis of his...