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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (22 Nov 2016)

Colm Brophy: 530. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of train stations, including names and addresses, in which there are accessibility issues for persons with mobility impairments; his plans to make these train stations accessible; the timeframe he expects it will take to implement such a plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35852/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (16 Nov 2016)

Colm Brophy: 204. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the under-staffing at a health centre (details supplied). [35489/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (15 Nov 2016)

Colm Brophy: 557. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of needs assessments by assessment of needs officers, AONs, in areas (details supplied) in Dublin; the reason for the delay in provision of these assessment of needs officers, the number of AONs currently in place; the number that will be in place by the end of 2016; when the backlog of applicants will be cleared; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Sick Pay Scheme (8 Nov 2016)

Colm Brophy: 139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide, in detail, the sick leave entitlements of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33497/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Legislative Measures (8 Nov 2016)

Colm Brophy: 192. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the details of the implementation of section 204 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, including details of approved landscape conservation orders and details of any guidelines or orders made by Ministers in relation to this section of the Act. [33385/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (3 Nov 2016)

Colm Brophy: 109. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the National Famine Commemoration day will be held in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33093/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy (3 Nov 2016)

Colm Brophy: 131. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the anomaly where older persons and persons with a disability who are resident in one HSE area (details supplied) are being charged for occupation therapist reports for local authority housing adaptation and mobility grants whereas residents of adjoining HSE areas are not charged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33153/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Fire Service (2 Nov 2016)

Colm Brophy: 169. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the implementation of reforms to the fire service in line with the keeping communities safe document. [32559/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services Provision (27 Oct 2016)

Colm Brophy: 184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he requested the National Transport Authority and Irish Rail to fund a project (details supplied) as part of their increased allocation for 2017. [32508/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: State of the Union 2016: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (20 Oct 2016)

Colm Brophy: I thank the Commissioner for joining us today. I appreciate that he has an excellent knowledge of matters pertaining to Ireland given his background in politics here. Although he is now a Commissioner, he is an Irishman true and proud. Setting aside Brexit, the greatest single challenge to this country is the politicisation of the Commission, as seen by its straying into the matter of tax...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Submissions (19 Oct 2016)

Colm Brophy: 43. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of pre-budget submissions his Department received on budget 2017; the number of organisations met with by departmental officials following their submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30990/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Submissions (19 Oct 2016)

Colm Brophy: 44. To ask the Minister for Finance the procedure his Department follows when engaging with organisations once a formal pre-budget submission is made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30991/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (19 Oct 2016)

Colm Brophy: 121. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the cost of drugs required by sufferers of Crohn’s disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30993/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Programme Status (19 Oct 2016)

Colm Brophy: 163. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will expedite the approval for the next stage of a project (details supplied) in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30994/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Work Projects Funding (19 Oct 2016)

Colm Brophy: 172. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way she intends to spend the additional €5.5 million funding allocated for youth work programmes in budget 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30992/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for An Garda Síochána: Garda Commissioner (12 Oct 2016)

Colm Brophy: I thank the Commissioner and her colleagues for coming to the committee today to brief us. Before I start, I wish to express my thanks and that of everybody in the country for the work of every member of An Garda Síochána. The work of the Garda is at the heart of keeping people safe and protecting our country every day. Sometimes, when people focus on one or two specific...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for An Garda Síochána: Garda Commissioner (12 Oct 2016)

Colm Brophy: The Commissioner touched on the role and impact of civilianisation. Obviously civilianisation is critical in freeing up gardaí to be front facing and relieving them from desk duties. Will Ms O'Sullivan enlarge further on the impact of civilianisation and how quickly she would like to see that happen and how she believes it will serve to improve the management structures and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for An Garda Síochána: Garda Commissioner (12 Oct 2016)

Colm Brophy: For many years before being elected, I was a councillor in Tallaght working on the Joint Policing Commission, JPC. The work done by gardaí at all levels in making the community link is at the heart of why the Garda Síochána has such a good relationship with the community. We alluded to it when the Policing Authority came before the committee. In any reforms the Commissioner...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for An Garda Síochána: Garda Commissioner (12 Oct 2016)

Colm Brophy: I have a very specific question relating to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, and the delay in responses. Mr. Corcoran specifically outlined a number of reasons there were delays in responding to GSOC. Is GSOC aware of that? I would certainly say the information given by GSOC to this committee gave the impression - I stand open to correction on it - that the primary...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for An Garda Síochána: Garda Commissioner (12 Oct 2016)

Colm Brophy: I do because I checked something in regard to an answer and I want to ask Mr. Corcoran, the assistant commissioner, again about it. In correspondence, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, has indicated that regarding unsupervised disciplinary investigations in 2015, 600 took place and three out of four were affected by time delays. The judge went on to state there may be...