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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Staff Redeployment (22 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding re-deployment within vocational education committees (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24570/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Banking Inquiry (22 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 119. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the type of banking enquiry that will be proposed; if it will done in an Oireachtas style committee set up, and therefore not be a vastly expensive enquiry putting an additional burden on the already hard pressed tax payers of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24674/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale (22 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 129. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will abandon the attempt to raise, a relatively small amount of money in relation to the total that could be accrued from selling of the States forestries and its crop of timber; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24744/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Natural Gas Grid (22 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 172. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the action he is taking regarding a proposal for County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24742/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 235. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will put in place a detailed independent review of the whole forest sector here, both Coillite and private, with a view to determining the changes that still need to be made to meet the challenges of the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24746/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (22 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 236. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the agri-environment options scheme, 9,500 farmers applied before the closing date of November 2012, the timeframe these applications will be finalised in view of the fact that already their incomes have been drastically reduced since the REP scheme plan finished; if it is now more vital than ever that these...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Penalties (22 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 237. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a fine in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24792/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Credit Availability (22 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to the food harvest 2020 report which sets outs a growth plan which foresees a 1.5 billion euro increase in the value of primary output, a value increase of 3 billion and a 42% increase in exports over the years 2007-2009, the FCI endorses this report but the agricultural sector can only do so much without his assistance,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (22 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether every active farmer should get an advance of €1,000 of the payments due to be paid in the autumn to alleviate the stress and financial pressure they are under at the moment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24796/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Appointments to State Boards (22 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 275. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will explain the way the chairman of Bus Éireann is able to live in Dubai and still carry out his role in a proper and efficient manner; if he will ensure that the chairman comes back and appears before an Oireachtas committees to explain these arrangements and the way he manages to be a hands on chairman and at the same...

Ireland and the Eurozone: Motion [Private Members] (21 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: I acknowledge the work of Deputy Thomas Pringle and the Technical Group and I thank them for allowing me to share their speaking time. People are genuinely afraid of what lies ahead for them in the eurozone. We are faced with a massive debt burden which will fall on future generations, people who had nothing to do with incurring the debt. People who have not yet been born will pay taxes...

Issuing of fixed ticket charges and exercise of Garda discretion: Statements (21 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: If the Standards in Public Office Commission or the Data Protection Commissioner find against the Minister, will he resign or will he have to be sacked? This is a very sinister and dark time in politics. It is down to the Minister-----

Issuing of fixed ticket charges and exercise of Garda discretion: Statements (21 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: I would like if he would answer the question straight.

Issuing of fixed ticket charges and exercise of Garda discretion: Statements (21 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Minister will name him later tonight.

Issuing of fixed ticket charges and exercise of Garda discretion: Statements (21 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: That is a first.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (21 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: We are being bugged.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (21 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: We are back to the 1980s.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (21 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: It is coming from the Minister of State's side these days.

Order of Business (21 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: Thirty years ago, a politician or a Minister in a Russian Government might have behaved like the Minister for Justice and Equality last week.

Order of Business (21 May 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: I am coming to it. How much longer will the Taoiseach continue to defend the indefensible in defending the Minister the way he has over the past few days? I refer to the commitments he gave in the programme for Government regarding confidentiality between people dealing with politicians.