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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Services for Irish Communities in UK and USA: Discussion (11 Dec 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I thank the Chairman and the committee for organising this discussion. It is very important from the point of view of the Diaspora and the Irish nation reaching out and talking to each other. I hope it will set a precedent for the future that we can have further discussions such as this. Certainly, I am more informed than when we started. I thank Dr. Mary Tilki, Ms Jenny McShannon and Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Services for Irish Communities in UK and USA: Discussion (11 Dec 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: Deputy Ó Caoláin would be criticised for travelling whereas I would be criticised for not travelling.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Services for Irish Communities in UK and USA: Discussion (11 Dec 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am delighted to be here. I am also pleased to be joined by Dr. Mary Tilki and Ms Jennie McShannon from Irish in Britain, and Mr. Brian O'Dwyer and Mr. Mike Carroll from the Emerald Isle Immigration Centre in New York. I am delighted to be sitting next to Mr. O'Dwyer. His family have made an extraordinary contribution to public life in New York and the USA, and they have been unstinting...

Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: As Minister of State with responsibility for the diaspora, I have met many groups from across the globe. I refer to business groups and other organisations in various centres which provide support for Irish emigrants. The latter are completely supportive with regard to what is happening in this country at present. They are proud of our achievements and of being Irish. They are also proud...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Housing Regeneration (13 Nov 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. I have been asked by my colleague the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Alan Kelly, to speak on this matter. Significant funding has been made available to Cork City Council by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government for the past number of years to support the Cork city north west...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Housing Regeneration (13 Nov 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: That seems to be a matter for the local authorities, more so than for the Department. The Department has made the money available. It would seem that if there are problems with the project, they exist locally. That may not be the case, but I suggest that the Senator should take the matter up with Cork City Council. I will certainly convey the Senator's message - that he is unhappy with...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Deaths of Irish Citizens Abroad (23 Oct 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I thank Senator Mullins for raising this important and tragic matter in the Seanad. The Minister has agreed to meet the family. It is simply a matter of deciding on a date at this stage. If Senator Mullins communicates with the Minister's secretary I imagine a date can be finalised as soon as possible.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Deaths of Irish Citizens Abroad (23 Oct 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I take this opportunity to extend my deepest condolences to the Fitzpatrick family. I fully sympathise with the family as I understand how traumatic it is for any family when a loved one dies, and for this to occur in tragic circumstances is even more distressing. I wish to inform the Senator that the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, through the embassy in Berlin and the consular...

Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Oct 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: Furthermore, there are potential legal difficulties arising from section 5 which would require the revocation of deportation orders lawfully made, thus calling into the question the basis on which the order was made in the first place. Accordingly, and for the reasons which I have already outlined, the Minister is opposed to the Bill even at a conceptual level. The Minister hopes that...

Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Oct 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am pleased to have the opportunity to address the House to respond on behalf of the Government to the Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2014. At the outset I thank Senator Norris for introducing the Bill, Senator Jillian van Turnhout's for seconding it and all those who spoke, including,Senators Martin Conway, Darragh O'Brien, Mary Moran, Trevor Ó...

Topical Issue Debate: Water Meters Installation (25 Sep 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: Deputy Flanagan has raised a number of logistical, procedural and operational issues which I will convey to the Minister. I will seek clarification for the Deputy on the various issues he has raised. I am sure officials in the Department are listening to the Deputy right now. I will ensure that the matters he raised, which are of concern to all Members in the House, will be clarified. I...

Topical Issue Debate: Water Meters Installation (25 Sep 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am replying on behalf of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Kelly. I thank Deputy Terence Flanagan for raising this very topical issue. The Water Services Act 2013, which provided for the establishment of Irish Water as an independent subsidiary within the Bord Gáis Éireann group, assigned the company the necessary powers to allow it to...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Seanad Elections (25 Sep 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. I am replying on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Kelly. A fundamental principle of our electoral system is voting by secret ballot. This is enshrined in the Constitution for Dáil, Seanad and presidential elections. For local and European elections and for referendums, the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Seanad Elections (25 Sep 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I will ensure the sentiments expressed will be conveyed. I will convey them personally to the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government on behalf of Senator Quinn.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Appointments to State Boards (10 Jul 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: The following table sets out the appointments made by me, as Minister, in 2014 to boards of State bodies coming within the aegis of my Department. It may also be noted that appointments to the boards of Foras na Gaeilge and the Ulster-Scots Agency, being agencies of the North South Implementation Body, An Foras Teanga, are made by the North South Ministerial Council (NSMC), arising from...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Statutory Instruments (10 Jul 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: I can advise the Deputy that no Statutory Instruments have been signed by me from 1st May 2014 to date.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (9 Jul 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Convention for the Protection of the Architectural Heritage of Europe (the Granada Convention) entered into force in 1987 and was ratified by Ireland in 1997. The main purpose of the Convention is to reinforce and promote policies for the conservation and enhancement of Europe's heritage. The following provisions are in place which ensure that Ireland meets its obligations under the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Projects (9 Jul 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy can appreciate, the scope for funding for the conservation of the built heritage is currently constrained by the significant reduction in the public finances. Nonetheless, I keep the competing priorities regarding the preservation and enhancement of the national heritage under ongoing review, having regard to the resources available to my Department. In this regard, earlier...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Projects (9 Jul 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: My Department does not directly provide financial support for landscape heritage projects. The Heritage Council, which is a statutory body funded by my Department, provides grant aid across a range of heritage issues, some of which relate to landscape issues. The Deputy may wish to contact the Heritage Council directly in this regard. It may be noted that I recently published Ireland's...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2014)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy is aware, Appropriations-in-Aid are receipts received directly by Departments that are used, with the agreement of the Dáil, to defray expenses within the Vote to which they refer. Appropriation-in-Aid receipts of just under €4.5m are expected to be received by my Department in 2014. More than three quarters of these receipts, almost €3.5m, relate to...