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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (20 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 512. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a proposed timeline for the extension of the Luas green line to Bray in County Wicklow is in place; if not, when this timeline is to be published; the route options which are currently under consideration; if a preferred route has been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7412/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Expenditure (14 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 672. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied by documentary evidence concerning the risk reserve she referred to in Parliamentary Question No. 445 of 22 March 2016 and that Bus Éireann has never used reserve funds for any other section of its businesses other than school transport services. [6401/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Expenditure (14 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 673. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the same information for the years 1997 to date as that given in the table in her response to Parliamentary Question No. 445 of 22 March 2016. [6402/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (14 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 674. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the allocation of an additional stream for junior infants at a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if she has made a decision on the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6403/16]

European Council Meeting: Statements (22 Mar 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: I start by expressing on behalf of the Social Democrats our deepest sympathies to the people of Belgium, the people of Brussels and the many foreigners living there, including Irish people. I was living in London and working for Transport for London when the Tube bombings took place. The effect of horrific attacks on cities and people cannot be overstated. I express our deepest condolences...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Expenditure (22 Mar 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 445. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the precise amounts in euros for the "Return to risk associated with School Transport business" forming part of the "contribution" as referred to on her Department's website in the explanatory notes published with the audited statement of accounts of Bus Éireann for each of the years 2011 to 2015, in tabular form; and if she will state in...

Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Statements (28 Jan 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: I acknowledge the hard work done by Deputy Ciarán Lynch and the committee during the past year. They did as good a job as could be done in an imperfect situation without the tools or the time needed to do the job they might have liked to do. The most important line in the banking inquiry's report is: "The withdrawal of [emergency liquidity assistance] was used as an explicit threat to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Protection (27 Jan 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 52. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform why so little money was allocated to the provision of coastal defence works at the Murrough in County Wicklow; if he is aware of the significant costs of the remedial works which are needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3307/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Protection (27 Jan 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 53. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform with regard to the recent destruction of the Murrough site in County Wicklow, if he will review the events which led to the rapid erosion of the Murrough site in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3308/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Protection (27 Jan 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 54. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to release emergency funds to deal with the rapid erosion of the Murrough in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3309/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Protection (27 Jan 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 55. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the timetable for the actions to repair the damage caused to the Murrough in County Wicklow in early January 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3310/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Protection (27 Jan 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 56. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform why the funding for the planned works in the Murrough in County Wicklow was released in November of 2015, which was too late for work to be carried out in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3311/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Protection (27 Jan 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 57. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has reviewed the Murrough in County Wicklow to ascertain if damage has been caused to the rail line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3312/16]

Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: Due mainly to our trade.

Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: It is not being reduced.

Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: The economy may be growing, but all of that is being put at risk by this Government's carry-on. One cannot use unexpected revenues to lock in permanent tax cuts and one cannot properly invest in enterprise, public services and infrastructure if one wipes billions of euro off the revenue base, but that is exactly what the Government is telling the Irish people it wants to do in the next...

Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: I remember watching politicians on television back in 2005 and 2006.

Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: A small number of people were telling the Government at that time that it was eroding the tax base, destabilising the country and setting us up for a fall. At that time, the Government asked what was not to celebrate, given the remarkable employment level and growing economy. At that time, the debt-to-GDP level was below 25%. Exactly that kind of discourse is going on here: "Do not worry...

Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: Then, as now, the Government was saying there was no problem, as unemployment was going well and the economy was growing.

Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: However, they continued to erode the tax base and they stopped investing. The time they did it most was just before an election. All those things are happening right now. The difference is that there is no safety net. When Fianna Fáil did it, there were safety nets in place. We could borrow, people could cut back and businesses could cut back.