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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (7 Mar 2017)

Colm Brophy: 51. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to support the Irish language and Irish language facilities outside of Gaeltacht areas, such as the recent allocation of €150,000 to a centre (details supplied). [11740/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (1 Mar 2017)

Colm Brophy: 30. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will direct the appropriate officials in his Department to make a site visit to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10334/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Relief Extension (28 Feb 2017)

Colm Brophy: 189. To ask the Minister for Finance if the mortgage interest relief will be retained beyond 2017 on a tapered basis, in view of the fact that a substantial number of homeowners are still in negative equity. [9844/17]

Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2017)

Colm Brophy: What about housing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Colm Brophy: I appreciate that the Chairman has given me time. I would like to run through a couple of direct issues and get some confirmation on them. My understanding is that there is no real risk of water poverty being created if we move to a generous allowance-based system of payment for water. This is because there would be an allowance, which would be paid for, that would cover everyone's water...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Colm Brophy: Before the grandparents get too scared, so that people are not worried about them, we have to say that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Colm Brophy: All the more reason more stick is needed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Colm Brophy: It must be remembered that someone paid for that park, either through general taxation or through other means. It did not appear by magic.

National Famine Commemoration Day Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Feb 2017)

Colm Brophy: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and the Minister for giving me a little of her time to respond to the debate. I was very careful in my opening remarks and contribution. I did not want to engage in any way with the politics - or what I would call "unhelpful politics" - that marked some contributions. I have no problem regarding from where support for the Bill comes or with acknowledging...

National Famine Commemoration Day Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Feb 2017)

Colm Brophy: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I propose to share my time with Deputy Neville. As Members of the House will be aware, the National Famine Commemoration Day was introduced in 2008. At the time, it was envisaged by those who fought for its introduction that this day would become embedded in the minds of the people as the day for all those in this country and in the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers Grant (21 Feb 2017)

Colm Brophy: 118. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the financial supports available to assist a wheelchair user to purchase a wheelchair accessible vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8231/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (21 Feb 2017)

Colm Brophy: 238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine the strict access criteria in place in special reading schools in view of the refusal by a school (details supplied) to accept the referral of a child. [8677/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (21 Feb 2017)

Colm Brophy: 495. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE, in support of the programme for Government commitment to introduce a new in-school speech and language service, to provide speech and language therapy clinical supports to allow for the opening of a dedicated class in a school (details supplied) in County Dublin. [8676/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Applications (16 Feb 2017)

Colm Brophy: 27. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to reduce the length of time it currently takes for probate to be granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7621/17]

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Colm Brophy: He should have seen Fianna Fáil do it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Role of Regulators and Compliance with European Law: Discussion (15 Feb 2017)

Colm Brophy: I do not know whether it is appropriate to raise a point of order, but I have a problem with what is happening. No matter how eminent or qualified, a legal person's interpretation of something that the Commission is stating is just that. We could-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Role of Regulators and Compliance with European Law: Discussion (15 Feb 2017)

Colm Brophy: No, it is not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Role of Regulators and Compliance with European Law: Discussion (15 Feb 2017)

Colm Brophy: Excuse me, but this is an important point and I would appreciate the opportunity to finish it. We could have a whole bunch of legal opinions lined up one way or the other. The Commission plays a role, which therefore gives its view importance in the process. The only arbiter of that is the ECJ.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Role of Regulators and Compliance with European Law: Discussion (15 Feb 2017)

Colm Brophy: With due respect to every other legal opinion, it would not be accurate to allow someone to attend and equate the two as equal. We are not as a country under any implication of Mr. Bradley's opinion. We would be under an implication of where the Commission would go with its opinion, and we would have to defend that. There is a question mark over the work of this committee if we allow at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Role of Regulators and Compliance with European Law: Discussion (15 Feb 2017)

Colm Brophy: That is not the point that I made.