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Tue, 8 Oct 2013
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Mortgage Arrears Proposals
Noel Grealish
175. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance if a code similar to the code of conduct on mortgage arrears should be part and parcel of addressing mortgage arrears in the buy-to-let sector which is responsible for housing one quarter of consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42172/13]
Tue, 8 Oct 2013
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Sea Lice Controls
Noel Grealish
498. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the recent publication (details supplied) regarding salmonis infestations on migrating Atlantic salmon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42326/13]
Thu, 3 Oct 2013
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Homeless Persons Data
Noel Grealish
160. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the current level of homelessness in Dublin and the other urban areas compared with two years ago; the amount of such homelessness that can be attributed to the new standards in rental accommodation, specifically those relating to the prohibition of bed-sits; if the requirement to have an individual bathroom for each unit of accommodation is a contributory factor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41611/13]
Tue, 1 Oct 2013
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Sea Lice Controls
Noel Grealish
528. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the recent publication in the Journal of Fish Diseases of the comment on Jackson et al Impact of Lepeophtheirus salmonis infestations on migrating Atlantic salmon (details supplied); if he has sought advice on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40482/13]
Thu, 19 Sep 2013
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Fish Farming
Noel Grealish
157. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the names of the authors of the environmental impact statement report for the proposed Galway Bay salmon farm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38876/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Sea Lice Controls
Noel Grealish
1208. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of his remarks on 8 May 2013 regarding the issue of sea lice, his views on the indication by a company (details supplied), Ireland’s largest producer of farmed salmon, in its last annual report that it has seen a rise in the number of its sites infested with sea lice above the trigger treatment level, from 6.2% in 2010 to 13% in 2011 and 19.9% in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38102/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Sea Lice Controls
Noel Grealish
1209. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the pilot 764/09/ENV investigation into sea lice and salmon farming (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38103/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Sea Lice Controls
Noel Grealish
1210. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason he cancelled the pilot project to improve sea lice investigation control efficiency in the marine farming sector in Ireland, which was agreed on the advice of senior officials on 21 July 2010 as part of the SEA process of the Aquaculture Operational Programme and was to be 100% funded by the European Union under Article 41 of the EFF, and reversed the decision not to increase the targets for farmed salmon production until a sustained period of sea lice control has been demonstrated by the industry by awarding funding to and instructing Bord Iascaigh Mhara to develop salmon farming and specifically to apply for a licence to double Ireland’s farming salmon production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38104/13]
Tue, 25 Jun 2013
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National Procurement Service Framework Agreements
Noel Grealish
318. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a directive has been issued to primary and post-primary schools requiring that they purchase all stationery-paper from an Office of Public Works-selected company, identified through the public procurement process or may they purchase from local suppliers using best value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30198/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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School Funding
Noel Grealish
118. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding that has been provided by his Department to a school (details supplied) since the school was opened; if he will provide a breakdown of this funding per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28732/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Public Procurement Contracts Tenders
Noel Grealish
175. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will investigate the full cost of the public procurement scheme and the effect this has on small businesses here which are not in a position to tender or supply goods to local authorities, schools and other Government bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29399/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Aquaculture Licences Applications
Noel Grealish
826. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Marine Institute has carried out an independent review of the BIM Environmental Impact Study of the proposed fish farm for Galway Bay; the name of the scientist or scientists involved; if the review will be published; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27728/13]
Thu, 30 May 2013
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Health and Safety Regulations
Noel Grealish
122. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way the safety, health and welfare at work regulations, due to be in force from 1 June, will affect the owners of buy-to-let properties who wish to upgrade; the reason these regulations apply to small domestic projects; if any small buy-to-let or domestic building work is excluded and, if so, the criteria for such exclusion; if he will accept that when a house owner, whether domestic or buy-to-let, engages a builder, the expectation is that the builder alone has the expertise to comply with the regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26424/13]
Thu, 23 May 2013
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Charities Regulation
Noel Grealish
167. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 298 of 7 May 2013 regarding the regulation of charity collectors, the reason there is a delay in the implementation of the Charities Act; the financial reasons for the delay; the reason there is a delay in the creation of the register of charities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24941/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
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Air Services Provision
Noel Grealish
266. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an investigation of additional charges associated with airline travel, including bag charges, credit card fees, and so on is being carried out at an EU level by him as part of the Irish Presidency of the EU; if so, from what perspective it will be investigated, for example competition/ consumer rights/law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24522/13]
Thu, 16 May 2013
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Housing Assistance Payments Implementation
Noel Grealish
198. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that the proposed housing assistance payment which will replace rent supplement will continue to be paid while a case is being heard by the Private Residential Tenancies Board, even if a landlord's termination notice has expired, in view of the fact that it is necessary to have a termination notice in order for the PRTB to hear the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23413/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Road Projects Issues
Noel Grealish
738. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the motorway from Gort to Tuam, which is due to go to construction shortly, under PPP will not be a toll road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22512/13]
Thu, 9 May 2013
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Property Taxation Exemptions
Noel Grealish
53. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance the way deferral of local property tax and the subsequent 4% charge will be of any benefit to those qualifying persons already in debt distress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21930/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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Charity Clothes Bank Thefts
Noel Grealish
298. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the penalties that apply for those convicted of theft from charity bring banks; if he is considering strengthening the laws in this area, in view of the significant loss of revenue this theft causes to charities; if he intends to regulate charity collectors who call door to door to collect for charities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21458/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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Sea Lice Controls
Noel Grealish
323. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in the years that the lice control protocols have been in place for salmon cage installations, the number of cases in which there has been legal action or financial penalties brought against salmon cage operators that repeatedly fail to keep to the required levels; the penalties that can be imposed by his Department for such breaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21108/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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Sea Lice Controls
Noel Grealish
324. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason data of lice levels relating to salmon cage installations is only available from the Marine Institute two to three years after the event; if the data can be made publicly available within a month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21109/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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Sea Lice Controls
Noel Grealish
325. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if treatment levels are set at 0.5 lice per salmon in salmon cage installations, regardless of numbers of salmon in cages; in view of the fact that there will be at least 7.2m salmon in the proposed cages in Galway Bay, will the same treatment level take account of this number of fish and that consequently the levels of lice from these salmon breeding and proliferating, will be catastrophic to any wild salmon or sea trout traversing the bay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21110/13]
Tue, 30 Apr 2013
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Broadcasting Legislation
Noel Grealish
361. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way the proposed public broadcasting household charge will be levied on users in the case of a rental property; if it is expected that the owner or tenant of a rental property will be the liable person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20134/13]
Tue, 30 Apr 2013
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Aquaculture Licences Numbers
Noel Grealish
477. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of current valid licences that are in issue from his Department for salmon cage installations in counties Mayo, Galway and Clare; if all of these licences are being actively used; the person responsible for the maintenance of salmon cages; if these cages-installations are inspected by his Department's officials on a regular basis; if he will provide a copy of the conditions of these licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20132/13]
Tue, 23 Apr 2013
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Offshore Islands
Noel Grealish
408. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will indicate the amount spent on the two airports, Cleggan and Inishbofin, County Galway, by the Exchequer since they were created; if he has plans to provide funding to finish these two airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19083/13]
Tue, 23 Apr 2013
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Local and Community Development Programme Project Funding
Noel Grealish
420. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the restrictions that exist for membership of the State funded Inishbofin Development Company Limited (details supplied); if he is satisfied to allow this situation to exist despite several islanders feeling excluded by the criteria that has been imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19082/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Aquaculture Development
Noel Grealish
1066. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the effect that there have been disease outbreaks in a number of salmon cage installations along the west coast, one of which is amoebic gill disease; if he will give details of the locations of these outbreaks and whether the disease has caused high mortalities and the closure of open salmon cage installations; if the treatment of the disease prevents the management of lice levels, in view of the fact that the fish will not feed and be able to take medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17488/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Bus Éireann Services
Noel Grealish
1374. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received the report and recommendations by the National Transport Authority on public service obligations which was carried out in summer 2012; if he will make the recommendations of the National Transport Authority available to the public; if and when he intends to make decisions based on these recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16386/13]
Wed, 27 Mar 2013
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Property Taxation Application
Noel Grealish
110. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify a statement he made that the liability date for local property tax from 2014 will be 1 November in the preceding year; if that means persons who sell their property between 1 November 2013 and 31 December 2013 will be liable for the 2014 liability even though they will not own the property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15500/13]
Wed, 27 Mar 2013
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IBRC Account Holders
Noel Grealish
111. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation has an apparently unintended consequence for up to five personal deposit account holders (details supplied); if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that some holders of IBRC deposit accounts received a letter in 2011 stating that their deposit accounts were moving to Allied Irish Banks but the affected accounts were not transferred and may therefore be outside the scope of the eligible liabilities guarantee scheme which covers amounts over €100,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15501/13]
Wed, 27 Mar 2013
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Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
Noel Grealish
169. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Social Protection if any precedent of civil liability has attached to her Department or the community welfare service, for loss or damages arising from tenancy contracts as a result of rent supplement issues; if any legal advice has been provided to her Department suggesting or indicating that direct payment to landlords should cease, barring very extreme and extenuating circumstances; if any legal advice was given that direct payments to landlords should not be a routine practice; if she will define what could be considered as very extreme or extenuating circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15498/13]
Wed, 27 Mar 2013
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Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
Noel Grealish
170. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Social Protection if circulars issued by her Department regarding payment of rent supplement direct to a landlord, where the tenant so requests, can be described as merely internal guidelines; the status of such guidelines in regard to decisions of the community welfare service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15499/13]
Thu, 14 Mar 2013
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Garda Transport
Noel Grealish
87. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda cars that have been taken off the road in the past three years; the number of these that have been replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13484/13]
Wed, 13 Mar 2013
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Anti-Social Behaviour
Noel Grealish
148. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify the proposals regarding anti-social behaviour by tenants which include landlords being prosecuted by the Private Residential Tenancies Board in cases when tenants misbehave inside or outside the property; if such proposals are to be handled as civil or criminal cases; if will confirm the authority of the Garda in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13389/13]
Wed, 13 Mar 2013
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Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
Noel Grealish
187. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the agri-environment options scheme 2 payment will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13388/13]
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
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Property Taxation Collection
Noel Grealish
155. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance when he expects local property tax to be deductible from rental income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12341/13]
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
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Property Taxation Application
Noel Grealish
156. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance if, in regard to local property tax, he will outline the situation that will apply when a taxpayer has declared a particular value in good faith but the property is sold for a higher figure during the period of the valuation and if in that scenario, any additional local property tax will be charged; the way the reverse situation will be handled whereby a higher valuation does not equate with the realised market value in a sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12342/13]
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
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Property Taxation Application
Noel Grealish
157. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance if any outstanding amount of local property tax in a repossession or forced sale scenario will rank higher for payment purposes than an outstanding mortgage when the realised sale price is insufficient to fully discharge a mortgage liability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12343/13]
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
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IBRC Staff
Noel Grealish
181. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance if he or the liquidator of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation has been in contact with any other financial institution asking them not to employ current employees of IBRC while they are involved in the wind down of the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12854/13]
Thu, 14 Feb 2013
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Insurance Coverage
Noel Grealish
150. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 254 of 29 January 2013, if he will intervene with insurance companies with reference to the provision of flood cover for persons who previously made a flood claim under their insurance, but have since relocated to a new home and cannot secure flood insurance as a result of their previous claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7981/13]
Tue, 29 Jan 2013
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Insurance Coverage
Noel Grealish
254. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance the discussions that are ongoing between his Department and insurance companies regarding flood insurance cover for people whose homes flooded in the past. [4168/13]
Tue, 29 Jan 2013
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Property Taxation Collection
Noel Grealish
255. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance when he proposes to provide for local property tax to be deductible from rental income; if he will clarify his statement that it will be introduced on a phased basis; if primary legislation or ministerial order is required, and if it is the former, the legislative vehicle that he will use; if he will also consider extending the expense status for the 2013 tax year only of the other local service charges for the remainder of their existence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4171/13]
Tue, 29 Jan 2013
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Tax Code
Noel Grealish
256. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider whatever legislative or ministerial order changes are required to allow individual private landlords to be considered as operating a business, rather than being treated as recipients of unearned income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4172/13]
Tue, 29 Jan 2013
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Tax Code
Noel Grealish
257. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider removing the interest restriction applying to private landlords who have taken out loans for the provision or upgrading of private rental property, in view of the fact that it can give rise to a taxable gain on a loss; his views that the restriction is unfair, especially as it only applies to private landlords and not to those operating formal businesses; if its continued application since its introduction in the April 2009 supplementary budget can be justified on grounds of tax inequality, notwithstanding that the estimated cost of removing the restriction is €95 million per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4173/13]
Tue, 29 Jan 2013
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HSE Staffing
Noel Grealish
642. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health if the 2013 public sector redundancy scheme will be open to front-line health care workers in the Health Service Executive including nursing staff, nursing management, matrons; if they may apply for redundancy under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4169/13]
Tue, 29 Jan 2013
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Dental Services Provision
Noel Grealish
688. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the reason a person with a full medical card is not covered for essential dental work under this medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4170/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Schools Building Projects Status
Noel Grealish
264. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools approved to go to construction in 2010, 2011 and 2012; the number of schools approved building extensions in 2010, 2011 and 2012; the number of each of these projects that have gone to consolidation over payment and the number of projects gone to arbitration over payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58158/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Turbary Rights
Noel Grealish
558. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 22 November 2012, all other factors being equal the commercial value placed on an acre of raised bog not under an SAC designation by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58156/12]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Hospital Equipment
Noel Grealish
998. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the reason the Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotriptor machine, which was purchased for UHG in February 2010 at a cost of €400,000 was never put into operational use for treating kidney stone patients, despite waiting lists at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58157/12]
Tue, 18 Dec 2012
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Sports Capital Programme Applications
Noel Grealish
672. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a football club (details supplied) in County Galway was not successful in its recent application for a sports capital grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56279/12]