Written Answers Nos. 134-155
134. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has not received any payment under the rural environment protection scheme and single farm payment scheme since 2009. [30432/14]
View answerWhile the person named did submit Single Payment Scheme application forms in 2009 & 2010, they were not assigned a herdnumber until 2011. Applicants of the scheme are required to be the holder of a registered herdnumber or to have applied to the local DVO for a herdnumber on or before May 15th of the scheme year in question. Applications were subsequently submitted for 2011, 2012 & 2013. However, as the person named does not have any entitlements associated with their herdnumber, they are not eligible for payment under the Single Farm Payment Scheme.
My Department has no record of an application having been made under the Rural Environment Protection Scheme for the person named. As such, they would not be eligible for payment under this scheme.
135. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30449/14]
View answerThere is no record of an application having been received from the person named under the Forest Road Grant Scheme (2007 to 2013). This Scheme is now closed and a consultative process on the formulation of a new forestry programme, that includes roads, is underway. Following completion of this process it is intended, subject to the necessary approval and provision of funding, that a new road scheme will be operational by the beginning of 2015.
136. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding lobster pots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30500/14]
View answerLobster pots are the private property of their owner who has the primary responsibility in relation to those pots. The safe storage of lobster pots on land is a matter for the owner of the pots and the owner of the land on which they are stored and the relevant Local Authority.
137. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the new top-up for islands under the disadvantaged areas scheme or areas of natural constraint scheme will commence; if it will apply to intertidal islands and islands connected to the mainland by a causeway or bridge; if it will apply to lake islands as well as islands in the sea; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30517/14]
View answerIn developing the final draft of the new Rural Development Programme 2014 – 2020, which has been submitted to the EU Commission, I was very conscious of the challenges facing farmers farming lands situated on the islands. In particular, I am fully aware of the additional costs incurred in farming island lands. Mindful of this, I have decided to target specific support for island farmers via a new top-up to be introduced under the Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme. This additional payment will commence in 2015 with the introduction of the ANC Scheme, which is currently known as the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. The proposed top-up rates are €150 per forage hectare where a farmer is an island resident and €75 per forage hectare where a farmer is not resident on an island and is actively farming the island lands.
My Department is currently in the process of identifying and investigating all islands situated both offshore and inland on lakes and rivers, and determining the eligibility of each. Following initial analysis, it has been considered that islands connected to the main land by permanent access route will not incur the same costs as farmers living and farming on the islands and therefore will not be eligible. These proposals have been submitted to the Commission earlier this week as part of the overall Rural Development Programme, with approval anticipated later this year.
138. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding calve payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30520/14]
View answerThe person named registered thirty nine beef breed animals under the 2013 Beef Data Programme. The rates of payment for this Scheme, which is funded using Single Payment Scheme unused funds, are €20 per animal in respect of the first 30 animals and €10 per animal in respect of the next 20 animals registered as born into the herd in 2013. Payment issued to the applicant in respect of all thirty nine animals on 27th June 2014.
139. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of all persons appointed by him to a State board in 2014, to date, in tabular form; the name of the person and board in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30585/14]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the following table.
|
Body/Agency |
No of Board appointments in 2014 |
Name |
Date Appointed |
|
Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board |
1 |
Imelda Reynolds (Chair) |
01-Apr-14 |
|
An Bord Bia |
2 |
Prof Fergal O’Gara |
30-Jan-14 |
|
- |
- |
Eddie Downey |
30-Jan-14 |
|
Bord Iascaigh Mhara |
3 |
Sean O’Donoghue |
02-Mar-14 |
|
- |
- |
Damien McLaughlin |
21-Mar-14 |
|
- |
- |
Bill Deasy |
27-May-14 |
|
Bord na gCon |
2 |
Riona Heffernan |
05-Feb-14 |
|
- |
- |
Colm Gaynor |
28-May-14 |
|
Coillte |
2 |
Jerry Houlihan |
01-May-14 |
|
- |
- |
Roísín Brennan |
01-May-14 |
|
Horse Racing Ireland |
0 |
- |
- |
|
Irish National Stud |
2 |
John Tuite |
09-Apr-14 |
|
- |
- |
Seamus Boyle |
09-Apr-14 |
|
Marine Institute |
1 |
Dr John Killeen (Chair) |
08-Jan-14 |
|
National Milk Agency |
0 |
- |
- |
|
Sea Fisheries Protection Authority |
0 |
- |
- |
|
Teagasc |
1 |
Tim O’Leary |
23-Jan-14 |
|
Veterinary Council |
13 |
Martin Blake |
01-Jan-14 |
|
- |
- |
Barbara Bent |
01-Jan-14 |
|
- |
- |
Kevin Twomey |
01-Jan-14 |
|
- |
- |
Bridget Younge |
01-Jan-14 |
|
- |
- |
Grace Mulcahy |
01-Jan-14 |
|
- |
- |
Stephen Gordon |
01-Jan-14 |
|
- |
- |
Margaret O’Sullivan |
01-Jan-14 |
|
- |
- |
William Cashman |
01-Jan-14 |
|
- |
- |
Fergus Smith |
01-Jan-14 |
|
- |
- |
John B Magee |
01-Jan-14 |
|
- |
- |
Raymond Finn |
01-Jan-14 |
|
- |
- |
Morgan G Lyons |
01-Jan-14 |
|
- |
- |
Susie Walton |
01-Jan-14 |
140. Deputy Heather Humphreys asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider increasing the income supplement paid to farmers where an above average number of their herd are identified as reactors, especially during high-production months. [30641/14]
View answerThe primary compensation measure available under the TB Eradication scheme to herdowners, whose holdings are restricted due TB and who have reactor animals removed, is the On Farm Market Valuation scheme. In 2013, my Department paid €10.5m to 3,376 herdowners under this Scheme. In addition, herdowners may also qualify for additional payments under the Income Supplement, Hardship or Depopulation Grant schemes subject to compliance with the criteria applying in each scheme.
Under the Income Supplement scheme, grants are payable in those cases where the breakdown results in the removal of more than 10% of animals from the herd, where depopulation is not deemed appropriate, subject to other qualification criteria being met. The rates payable range from €25.39 to €38.09 per month, per animal, depending on the type of animal removed. Payments are subject to a maximum of 100 animals qualifying for payment. Eligible herdowners continue to receive monthly payments throughout the breakdown period. Grants of €1.5m were paid to 934 herdowners under this scheme in 2013.
I am satisfied that the suite of measures in place which, in addition to the main market-value compensation mechanism already referred to, includes the Income Supplement Scheme and also a Depopulation Grant and a Hardship Grant, provide a level of support appropriate to the various disease breakdown scenarios, particularly in the current challenging budgetary environment.
141. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will list and itemise the title and reference of every statutory instrument signed by him from 1 May 2014 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30644/14]
View answerThe following table sets out the title and reference of every Statutory Instrument signed by me since 1 May 2014.
|
Statutory Instrument |
|
S.I. No. 207/2014 - European Union (Identification of Equidae) Regulations 2014. |
|
S.I. No. 221/2014 - European Communities (Protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of subtype H5N1 in poultry) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 (Amendment) Regulations 2014. |
|
S.I. No. 222/2014 - European Communities (Protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of subtype H5N1 in wild birds) (No. 2) (SI No. 480 of 2006) Regulations 2006 (Amendment) Regulations 2014. |
|
S.I. No. 223/2014 - European Communities (Control of Avian Influenza) Regulations 2006 (Amendment) Regulations 2014. |
|
S.I. No. 224/2014 - Animal Health and Welfare (Restriction on Horned Cattle) (No. 2) Regulations 2014. |
|
S.I. No. 225/2014 - Prohibition on Tail-docking (Bovines) (No. 2) Regulations 2014. |
|
S.I. No. 238/2014 - European Union (Phytosanitary Measures) Regulations 2014. |
|
S.I. No. 239/2014 - European Communities (Control of Organisms Harmful to Plants and Plant Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2014. |
|
S.I. No. 252/2014 - European Communities (Pesticide Residues) (Amendment) Regulations 2014. |
|
S.I. No. 254/2014 - European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining Vegetable Species) (Amendment) Regulations 2014. |
|
S.I. No. 255/2014 - European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining Agriculture Plant Species) (Amendment) Regulations 2014. |
|
S.I. No. 289/2014 - European Union (Cereal Seed) (Amendment) Regulations 2014. |
|
S.I. No. 290/2014 - European Union (Protection of Animals at the Time of Killing) (Amendment) Regulations 2014. |
|
S.I. No. 313/2014 - European Communities (Minimum Conditions for Examining Agriculture Plant Species) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2014 |
|
Signed by Minister 3rd July, number not available yet - European Union (Timber and Timber Products) (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2014 |
142. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on a child abduction case in County Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30478/14]
View answerAs the Deputy will appreciate, it would not be appropriate for me to comment on individual cases that may be the subject of an application under the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Such applications are facilitated by the Central Authority for International Child Abduction which is part of my Department.
A network of Central Authorities have been established in contracting states to facilitate such applications. I understand that the applicant in question is in contact with the Central Authority and the Authority continues to keep them informed as the matter progresses in another jurisdiction. Decisions on the outcome of such applications rest with the Courts of the relevant jurisdiction and not with the Central Authority.
143. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on recent reports regarding inaccuracies in the property price register (details supplied); the action she is taking to ensure details submitted are correct; her plans to improve and increase the number of details submitted such as area of the property, number of rooms or other relevant details to purchasers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30431/14]
View answerThe Residential Property Price Register is produced by the Property Services Regulatory Authority in accordance with the provisions of Section 86 of the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011. Section 86 explicitly provides that the Register shall contain the address of the property, the price at which the property was sold and the date of sale of the property. The Register contains information on residential properties purchased in Ireland since 1 January 2010, as declared to the Revenue Commissioners for stamp duty purposes. It contains the price paid for individual properties and contains details of all residential sales - both cash sales and sales with mortgage.
I note the Deputy's view that other information should be included in the Register such as the area of the property, the number of rooms or other details. In this context, it is important to note that the Register is not intended to serve as a "Property Price Index". The Register is simply designed to provide on an ongoing basis, accurate prices of residential properties purchased at a particular date. Indeed, as I have already indicated, the information contained in the Register is derived from information declared to the Revenue Commissioners for stamp duty purposes. The additional categories of information sought for inclusion on the Register are not included in the information which is submitted to the Revenue for stamp duty purposes.
I am advised by the Authority that it does not have any plans to include further categories of information in the Register. Doing so would require the devotion of a disproportionate level of resources by the Authority at a time when it is focused on ensuring full implementation of the provisions of the 2011 Act.
144. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a timeframe in which reported crimes or incidents are uploaded onto the Garda PULSE system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30479/14]
View answerI am informed by the Garda authorities that there are internal instructions on the timeframes for the recording of different types of incidents on the PULSE system. These timeframes reflect the incident type in question. I am further informed that in practice there is little delay in recording incidents on PULSE due to the availability of the dedicated Garda Information Service Centre, which provides an incident creation service to the Gardaí.
The PULSE system is designed to allow for the recording of incidents before the full details become available thereby encouraging the recording of incidents as soon as possible.
145. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she intends to instruct GSOC to carry out an inquiry into the leaking of information to the media in relation to the removal of two Roma children from their families, the consequences of which were enormously damaging for the families concerned and which, although outside the scope of the special section 42 inquiry, based on the evidence examined by the inquiry was believed to have come from Garda sources. [30545/14]
View answerI should clarify that the Terms of Reference for Ms. Logan's Inquiry included a provision that she should, in the context of her Inquiry, have regard to "The systems and policies for ensuring the maintenance of appropriate confidentiality in relation to the utilisation of section 12 (amended by section 7 of the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 19 of 2011)) of the Child Care Act 1991 (No. 17 of 1991)".
Ms. Logan's Report does raise concerns in relation to the fact that certain information entered the public domain. Now that the Report has been published the Garda Commissioner has informed me that she will be appointing a senior officer to examine this matter; and, in the first instance, I will await the result of this examination before considering any further action in this regard.
146. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when and the way she will implement the recommendations of the special Section 42 inquiry in to the removal of two Roma children from their families with regard to resourcing advocacy services for Roma and undertaking an assessment of needs regarding the supports which are necessary for the Roma community in association with members of the community themselves. [30546/14]
View answerAs I indicated at the launch of the Report, I fully accept the Inquiry’s recommendations in relation to engagement with and supports for the Roma community. In particular, I accept the Report's recommendations on the need to improve interaction with the Roma community and to have an up-to-date assessment of the needs regarding support provided by the State to that community. That support is provided by a range of Departments and agencies across Government. The establishment of an Implementation Group, to be chaired by my Department, is underway. This Group is tasked with ensuring that the recommendations set out in the Report are progressed and to report to me by year end.
I might also mention that my Department is also currently leading a cross-Departmental review of Ireland’s migrant integration strategy and I am committed to ensuring that this results in a more dynamic and effective approach to integration of all migrants in Ireland, including people of Roma background. Identifying practical measures to promote intercultural awareness and combat racism and xenophobia will also be an important element of the work of the Cross-Departmental Group.
147. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will require the Garda Commissioner to include a detailed section in her annual report to the Minister showing the number of occasions and circumstances when section 12 of the Child Care Act was invoked during the year, as recommended by the special section 42 inquiry conducted by the Ombudsman for Children; and the plans she has for implementing an independent audit of this function. [30547/14]
View answerI can confirm to the Deputy that the Garda Commissioner has already informed me that she proposes to include in An Garda Síochána's Annual Report the number of times section 12 of the Childcare Act 1991 is invoked in each year. This information will be included in the 2014 Annual Report of An Garda Síochána.
As the Deputy is aware, the recommendations of the Logan Report have been accepted in principle by the Government and an Implementation Group, chaired by my Department, has been established to progress them. Among the matters to be considered by the Implementation Group is the question of the audit arrangements for the exercise by an Garda Síochána of section 12 of the Child Care Act 1991.
148. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of comments made by her following the special section 42 inquiry in relation to encouraging persons to report concerns they have regarding children, if persons can do this through calling the 116000 missing children hotline. [30548/14]
View answerI would emphasise, at the outset, that any person with child welfare or protection concerns should report them to An Garda Síochána or Tusla (The Child and Family Agency) which are the statutory agencies with responsibility for such concerns.
Insofar as the 116 000 hotline is concerned, the Deputy will be aware this number has been reserved by the European Commission as a common missing children telephone hotline for the entire EU. In Ireland, the hotline is operated by the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) under the aegis of the Department of Children & Youth Affairs. It is important to appreciate that the overall objective of the hotline is to provide advice, guidance and emotional support to families and loved ones of children reported missing and, indeed, missing children, rather than as an emergency service for reporting specific child protection and welfare concerns.
I am informed that where callers require assistance outside the scope of the service the ISPCC will direct them to the appropriate emergency or other service. I am assured that the ISPCC operate in compliance with the Children First National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children. A Memorandum of Understanding is in place between the ISPCC and the Garda authorities with regard to the operation of the hotline, including the reporting of any child protection and welfare concerns by the ISPCC to the statutory authorities.
149. Deputy Heather Humphreys asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the progress of the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30568/14]
View answerThe Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 has passed Committee Stage in the Dáil, having passed all stages in the Seanad. However, before the Bill could be taken at Report Stage, a 2013 UK Court of Appeal judgment necessitated a review of the disclosure provisions in both the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 and the Spent Convictions Bill. That review has been completed and amendments to the Vetting Act and consequential amendments to the Spent Convictions Bill are currently being drafted. It is my intention that the Bill will be enacted at the earliest opportunity.
150. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a list of all persons appointed by her to a State board in 2014 to date in tabular form; the name of the person and board in question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30596/14]
View answerI am interpreting the Deputy’s question in a broad manner so as to provide the information which I believe she is seeking. The term State Boards is somewhat imprecise as it includes bodies with a wide and diverse range of functions many of which would not fall into the more commonly understood definition of Board which is a body with a governance oversight of an organisation. To be of assistance to the Deputy I have interpreted her question as embracing all bodies called Boards, irrespective of their functions, as well as other bodies with a governance remit whose title does not include the term “Board”.
Consequently, I wish to inform the Deputy that since coming into Office on 8th May, I have appointed the persons listed below to State Boards:
|
Name of Board Member |
Name of Board |
Date of Appointment |
|
Simon Boucher |
Judicial Appointments Advisory Board |
07/06/2014 |
|
Karen Dent |
Judicial Appointments Advisory Board |
07/06/2014 |
151. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to regularise their residency preparatory to making an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30620/14]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department, that an application was received from the person mentioned by the Deputy on 6 August 2013 for residence permission based on being the spouse of an Irish national. A letter issued to this person on 12 August 2013 requesting further documentation, including a valid national passport for the applicant.
A further letter issued to the applicant on 4 March 2014 requesting the submission of outstanding documents. This was followed up by a telephone call on 23 May 2014. The applicant indicated that they were in touch with their national Embassy here in Ireland with a view to obtaining a national passport. To date, no passport has been submitted. It is the responsibility of the applicant to submit a valid national passport and until the applicant does so, the application for residency cannot be granted. It should also be noted that the applicant has failed to renew their registration with the Garda National Immigration Bureau since 2009 and has been residing in the State without any permission to do so since that time.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from the INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
152. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Clare who has been asked to produce their national passport even though it has already been retained by the immigration authorities, who is a dependant of their son and who has been legally employed in this jurisdiction for several years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30621/14]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department, that an application was received from the person mentioned by the Deputy on 16 June 2014 seeking to regularise their immigration permission in the State. A letter issued to this person on 17 June 2014 requesting further documentation. Further documentation was received from this person on 8 July 2014 and is now under consideration.
This person and their spouse appear to have entered the State in 2007 and 2006 respectively. It would seem that they have remained in the State without the permission of the Minister for Justice and Equality since that time. This is in breach of Section 5(1) of the Immigration Act 2004 which provides that no non-EEA national may be in the State other than in accordance with the terms of any permission given to them by or on behalf of the Minister. Furthermore, Section 5(2) of the Act provides that a non-EEA national who is in the State in contravention of subsection (1) is for all purposes unlawfully present in the State.
It would also seem that this person failed to meet the requirements of Section 9 of the Act of 2004 which sets out the obligations of non-EEA nationals in respect of registration and in particular I would draw your attention to the requirements of Section 9(2)(b) of the Act of 2004. A person who is found in breach of the requirements of the Immigration Act 2004 may have committed an offence. A person found guilty of such an offence is liable, under section 13 of the Act of 2004 to a fine not exceeding €3,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from the INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
153. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Laois, who is awaiting issue of a work permit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30622/14]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person mentioned has permission as a student in the State valid until 30 September 2014. They will require a work permit to take up employment in the State. The issuing of work permits is a matter for the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from the INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
154. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin who has submitted an application for naturalisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30624/14]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned has had their permission to remain in the State renewed for a further three year period, valid to 23rd April, 2017. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by registered post dated 30th April, 2014.
I am also advised that a valid application for a Certificate of Naturalisation was received from the person concerned in July, 2013. This application is being processed with a view to establishing whether the person concerned meets the statutory conditions for the granting of a Certificate of Naturalisation, in areas such as good character and lawful residence. Once the necessary processing has been completed, this application will be submitted to me for decision.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from the INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.
155. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in regard to residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30625/14]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an application was received from the person mentioned on 17 February 2014. Further documentation was requested in February 2014 and was received in February and May 2014. This application is currently receiving attention.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from the INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
