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Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (12 Jul 2011)

Michael McNamara: Question 470: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is appropriate that Clare County Council has implemented a full road closure on the N68 Ennis to Kilrush road to facilitate resurfacing work for the full month of July for the second year in a row in view of the fact that this is the main road to Kilkee, Kilrush and Loop Head for Ennis and Limerick; this closure alone...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (12 Jul 2011)

Michael McNamara: Question 476: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason specific road grants cannot be notified to local authorities in January, in order that councils may properly plan their road works programme. [19637/11]

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2011)

Michael McNamara: I greatly welcome the Minister's commitment to re-examine this proposal in the Child Care (Amendment) Bill and to examine Deputy Ó Caoláin's proposed amendment which very much mirrors Deputy Flanagan's proposed amendment when this matter was discussed during the previous Dáil. We are all very aware of the importance of the guardian ad litem in proceedings. Indeed, the guardian ad litem...

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2011)

Michael McNamara: Deputy Ó Caoláin, in the course of discussing this amendment, prevailed on this side of the House to listen intently to what he had to say. We listened to his Cassandra-like outburst on the Order of Business this morning, his somewhat calmer interjection on the debate on the motion and his much-more-reasoned arguments just now. If I understand him correctly, he acknowledges there is a...

Leaders' Questions (20 Jul 2011)

Michael McNamara: He can make the placards now.

Sale of State Assets (14 Sep 2011)

Michael McNamara: It is less than 50%.

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (14 Sep 2011)

Michael McNamara: Question 542: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if field drainage for agriculture of fields subject to occasional flooding which have previously been periodically drained will remain an exempted development under the draft Planning and Development (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations Bill 2011; if so, if this will be clarified in the draft regulations; and if...

Written Answers — Illegal Immigrants: Illegal Immigrants (14 Sep 2011)

Michael McNamara: Question 613: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to review the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2008 whereby non-EU volunteers may extend the period beyond the current three years stipulated in the Bill; if his attention has been drawn to an organisation (details supplied) have a excellent track record of supporting volunteers to provide effective service to the...

Hospital Services (21 Sep 2011)

Michael McNamara: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for providing me with an opportunity to address the House on the issue of health care at Raheen Hospital, County Clare. I regret that the Health Service Executive remains a bureaucracy which is completely out of control and utterly unaccountable to democratically elected representatives at all levels. I greatly commend the Minister for Health for his moves...

Hospital Services (21 Sep 2011)

Michael McNamara: I am somewhat encouraged to hear that it had been envisaged that the number of beds in County Clare would be reduced by nine and that this was changed to five. However, I am reliably informed by the professional nursing staff at Raheen hospital that they are now a couple of nurses short of the number required to deal safely with the 23 beds that remain, yet other health facilities in County...

ESB and Disposal of State Assets: Motion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2011)

Michael McNamara: A minority share is not control.

ESB and Disposal of State Assets: Motion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2011)

Michael McNamara: That is what he just said last night.

ESB and Disposal of State Assets: Motion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2011)

Michael McNamara: It is a minority share.

ESB and Disposal of State Assets: Motion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2011)

Michael McNamara: What about Martin McGuinness rolling over to Mr. David Cameron?

ESB and Disposal of State Assets: Motion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2011)

Michael McNamara: The Deputy confuses it with his party's relationship with the DUP.

ESB and Disposal of State Assets: Motion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2011)

Michael McNamara: Which State assets would the Deputy like to sell?

National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Sep 2011)

Michael McNamara: Like previous speakers, I pay tribute to the Minister of State, Deputy Ring, who, as Deputy Joe Carey said, has been in Clare numerous times. I thank him for his commitment to Clare and for furthering sport and tourism there. As stated by previous speakers, this is essentially a technical Bill to increase the funding cap for spending on capital tourism projects and enterprises from €65...

Social Welfare Code (29 Sep 2011)

Michael McNamara: I wish to bring to the attention of the House anomaly in the social welfare code regarding the entitlement of retained firefighters to jobseeker's allowance which is affecting many of them across the country and in my constituency, Clare. Clare has 77 retained firefighters based at Ennis, Shannon, Scarriff, Ennistymon, Kilkee, Killaloe, and Kilrush fire stations. There is only one full-time...

Social Welfare Code (29 Sep 2011)

Michael McNamara: I welcome the announcement that the position of retained firefighters on jobseeker's allowance is being considered. If declining employment that is beyond a certain distance of a fire station is considered unreasonable, the whole rural fire service becomes untenable. It relies on men and women being available within 2 km of their fire station when on call. We have a choice of leaving the...

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (4 Oct 2011)

Michael McNamara: Question 416: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will forward a copy of a report on water quality in respect of the designated shellfish growing areas in west Shannon and Carrigaholt County Clare to this Deputy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27589/11]