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Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: There was absolutely no funding.

Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: I also commend the Minister for reintroducing the TAM scheme, which is very beneficial to rural Ireland.

Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: It is being reintroduced. It will create much farming activity in buildings again, which will help as we approach the ending of milk quotas and with regard to the initiatives and the targets of 2020. It is amazing listening to Fianna Fáil tonight. One of the most regressive developments that ever happened in rural areas, which affects my county and Deputy Moynihan's county, was the closure...

Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: Who had the golden share? The Fianna Fáil Government did. Fianna Fáil handed over the sugar industry, a viable industry in this country, and now we are trying to get back what we should never have let go. That was one of the regressive steps. Ireland, in general, both urban and rural, has not got over what happened on that occasion.

Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: Who had the golden share? Had the previous Government the golden share?

Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: Fianna Fáil sold out the sugar industry.

Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: It is as simple as this, it sold it out. It had the opportunity to keep the sugar industry here and let it go, which will have a knock-on effect on rural Ireland which we will never get over.

Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: Fianna Fáil wanted to ensure that we had a new town centre in Carlow, and now what do we have? We have a 300 acre site. It is a disgrace - not only in Carlow but, I am sure, in Mallow and around the country.

Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: I commend the Minister for the actions he has taken in ensuring that agriculture has been brought to the forefront again. Over the past two to three years, agriculture has been shown to be one of the key drivers of this economy. I commend the Minister's amendment.

Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: We did not close them.

Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: Like my colleague I would also like to refer to 1977, when a Fianna Fáil Government, led by the then Minister for Economic Planning and Development, Martin O'Donoghue, wanted to buy an election and decided to eliminate household rates. Since then local government has suffered drastically. At that time the total amount collected in local rates was £78.7 million, which equates to €460...

Written Answers — Common Agricultural Policy: Common Agricultural Policy (14 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to consult with the stakeholders in the farming industry here in relation to the negotiations on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38944/11]

Written Answers — Common Agricultural Policy: Common Agricultural Policy (14 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his priorities in the negotiations on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38932/11]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (15 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he chose to base the new general allocation model on the number of class teachers in a school and not on the number of pupils in a school; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a two teacher school with 15 pupils will end up with ten hours support as opposed to a four teacher school with 106 pupils only getting...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (15 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a special needs assessment carried out in one county is not acceptable in a school in another county; and the reason for change was moving residence. [40424/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 378: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will have a decision on their appeal for a non-contributory pension; and if she will expedite a response. [41136/11]

Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (11 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 1054: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the impact the reduction in VAT has on overseas visitors; and if the reduction in revenue is justified by this change. [1399/12]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (12 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date on which the number of road fatalities in 2011 on a county basis will be available; and his priorities to further reduce the national number of fatalities in 2012. [1403/12]

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (12 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the capital sports funding figure for 2012 will be announced; the amount of money that will be available and the criteria for availing of this funding. [1404/12]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (12 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason no special needs assistants have been assigned for this school year for children with behavioural needs; the number of SNA posts that have been retained for future appointments; and if he is satisfied that the learning of other pupils is not being adversely affected by the presence of pupils with major behavioural needs...