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- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Joint Labour Committees Abolition (15 Oct 2013)
Michael McCarthy: 109. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to his recent announcement regarding the re-introduction of the Joint Labour Committee system in a reduced and amended manner, if he will provide clarification regarding his intention to abolish the Joint Labour Committees that deal with terms and conditions for staff in the hotel sector in Dublin; the impact of this on the...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota Applications (15 Oct 2013)
Michael McCarthy: 346. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a milk quota in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43288/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Sick Pay Scheme Expenditure (15 Oct 2013)
Michael McCarthy: 419. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding sick leave payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork [43281/13]
- Topical Issue Debate: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (9 Oct 2013)
Michael McCarthy: What of the reception directive?
- Topical Issue Debate: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (9 Oct 2013)
Michael McCarthy: What about the reception directive? Will Ireland sign up to it?
- Topical Issue Debate: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (9 Oct 2013)
Michael McCarthy: There must be legislation first.
- Topical Issue Debate: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (9 Oct 2013)
Michael McCarthy: I thank the Minister for his reply. It is a short timeframe. Are we considering conducting an examination of the centres? Let us consider the matter from a Government point of view. Are we satisfied that what the Minister has said is the case? Has the Minister considered signing up to the reception directive? This guarantees people who are in these centres certain rights and standards...
- Topical Issue Debate: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (9 Oct 2013)
Michael McCarthy: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this Topical Issue. Reports in yesterday's edition of The Irish Times paint a very bleak picture of lax health and safety standards, poor hygiene levels and gross overcrowding across several asylum accommodation centres across the country. Serious questions need to be asked about the operation of these centres. Nobody can now deny that there is a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Outline Heads of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (8 Oct 2013)
Michael McCarthy: We will now consider the outline heads of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill. The budget is next Tuesday so the next committee meeting will not be until next Wednesday, in private session. Professor John Sweeney will bring back the final draft of the Bill. I seek a comment from the members present.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Outline Heads of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (8 Oct 2013)
Michael McCarthy: Gabhaim buíochas le gach comhalta. Beimid ar ais Dé Ceadaoin seo chugainn mar beidh an buiséad ar an Máirt.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Location of Wind Turbines: Discussion (8 Oct 2013)
Michael McCarthy: That concludes our considerations. I thank the witnesses for engaging with the committee. I urge members to reflect on the exchange. We will return to the issue and discuss our views in private session next week. The views of members can be directed towards the clerk. The witnesses are free to go.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Location of Wind Turbines: Discussion (8 Oct 2013)
Michael McCarthy: There was another issue regarding set-back.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Location of Wind Turbines: Discussion (8 Oct 2013)
Michael McCarthy: Will Mr. Kennedy address the issues raised by Deputy Bannon regarding the balance of public meetings?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Location of Wind Turbines: Discussion (8 Oct 2013)
Michael McCarthy: The Deputy's questions are about the guidelines and balance in the argument. The next two speakers in this group are Deputies Robert Troy and Terence Flanagan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Location of Wind Turbines: Discussion (8 Oct 2013)
Michael McCarthy: Deputy Robert Troy's questions are about the moratorium, the landowner issue and the Danish model.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Location of Wind Turbines: Discussion (8 Oct 2013)
Michael McCarthy: Will the Deputy please ask his questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Location of Wind Turbines: Discussion (8 Oct 2013)
Michael McCarthy: Deputy Terence Flanagan has asked three questions. Deputy James Bannon asked about the guidelines and balance.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Location of Wind Turbines: Discussion (8 Oct 2013)
Michael McCarthy: Perhaps Mr. Duncan might try to cover as many questions as he can in his response.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Location of Wind Turbines: Discussion (8 Oct 2013)
Michael McCarthy: As Mr. Duncan has the floor, he should deal with as many as he can.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Location of Wind Turbines: Discussion (8 Oct 2013)
Michael McCarthy: That concludes answers to the first three questions. We will move on to the second group of questions.