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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Availability (1 Jul 2014)

Seán Kyne: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to creating a scheme to provide bridging loans to persons, such as persons with grown up children, who no longer require houses of larger sizes and who would like to trade down but face difficulties to secure the necessary finance due to financial institutions' reluctance to lend to this age group, and in consideration of how...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Establishment (1 Jul 2014)

Seán Kyne: 148. To ask the Minister for Finance if, in the context of the strategic banking corporation Ireland and alongside the work on the legislation, work is progressing on the structures of the bank, including personnel, internal procedures, processes, operations and other activities associated with an undertaking of this type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28504/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (1 Jul 2014)

Seán Kyne: 176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of a new school (details supplied) in County Galway following a planned meeting between the board of management and his Department in May 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28193/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Closures (1 Jul 2014)

Seán Kyne: 193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number and locations of schools which have closed in each of the years between 2004 and 2013 in tabular form. [28503/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: House Prices (1 Jul 2014)

Seán Kyne: 345. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if, in the context of a housing strategy, consideration will be given to assisting persons residing in large family homes but with grown up children and no longer in need such a house type in acquiring financial assistance such as a bridging loan to trade down to a smaller size home and thereby improve the availability...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (1 Jul 2014)

Seán Kyne: 586. To ask the Minister for Health when an alternative to the mobility allowance scheme will be introduced following the closure of the scheme to new applicants in February of this year due to the requirements of the Equal Status acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28502/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Mountain Rescue Service (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 26. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration is being given to assisting mountain rescue teams with the purchase of new vehicles which are essential in the performance of the organisation's duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27111/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Mountain Rescue Service (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the introduction of a capital grant scheme for the voluntary mountain rescue teams such as the Galway Mountain Rescue Team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27110/14]

Beef Industry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: I welcome this debate on an important part of our agriculture sector and our economy. A total of 78,000 farmers are engaged in beef production. While I welcome the motion, the Opposition has offered few solutions. There is grave concern about beef prices in the farming and rural communities. Given what has happened over the past number of months and what might happen in the autumn,...

Other Questions: Primary Care Centre Provision (25 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 10. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the progress in establishing new health centres at two locations in County Galway (details supplied) in recognition of the critical nature of the health facilities for the communities; whether the provision of the health facility is a matter for his Department and the Health Service Executive rather than any other Department; and if he will make a...

Other Questions: Primary Care Centre Provision (25 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: The question relates to the plans for replacement of a health centre on Inisbofin Island and the plans for Corrandulla health centre.

Other Questions: Primary Care Centre Provision (25 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I commend the Government on the ongoing work and on the number of primary care centres that have opened, including those recently opened in Athenry and Loughrea in Galway. There is no update on the two projects that I mentioned. I spoke to the Minister of State before regarding Inisbofin. There was back-and-forth between the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (25 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 41. To ask the Minister for Health the progress achieved since the launch of the Healthy Ireland strategy last year on each of the recommendations contained therein; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27008/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Outcome of the European Elections: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Chairman. I welcome both witnesses to the discussion on the European Parliament elections and its broader history. On the turnout issue, Ireland would have had a reduction in turnout. When Ireland became a member of the EEC, as it was then, the whole concept of direct elections was coming into being and there would have been a new process for all the countries involved. In...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 85. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress of the Children and Family Relationships Bill; if the Bill is likely to be introduced on Second Stage before the summer recess; and if it is envisaged that the Bill will be enacted, including any ministerial orders or regulations, before the end of the year. [26684/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 99. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons availing of the direct provision facilities; the numbers who have entered the system in each of the past eight years; the numbers and locations of the centres; if records are kept of the number of persons originally in the direct provision system who have attained citizenship; her plans for the direct provision system; and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax Regime (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 172. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the UK's patent box incentive which encourages and facilitates companies in reducing taxation obligations on the condition of registering patents in that jurisdiction; and his views on the way Ireland can compete with such an initiative in continuing to attract foreign direct investment. [27332/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Application (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 173. To ask the Minister for Finance in recognition of the increase in budget 2012 in the threshold at which the universal social charge, USC, applies which removed over 330,000 persons from this charge, if consideration will be given to reducing the overall rate of USC in view of the fact that the charge was initially introduced as an emergency taxation measure at a time of severe economic...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Closures (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools that have closed in each of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27333/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, due to Circular 22/2012, there is an obligation on special needs assistants to take a career break if undertaking a distance or online course in education or other subject areas, including a postgraduate diploma in education, formerly the HDip; and if so, the reasons for same stipulation in view of the hardship that it places on SNAs...