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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (16 Oct 2014)

Seán Kyne: 24. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding progress on introducing an integrated licensing application service which will reduce the regulatory burden on small and medium enterprises in the retail sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39073/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Control of Dogs (16 Oct 2014)

Seán Kyne: 223. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the dog breeds regulated for under the Control of Dogs Act 1998 are legally exempt from the restrictions when being used in roles such as guide dogs for the blind, assistance, disability or therapy; if these regulations impact those travelling here from abroad who may have these dog breeds in any of these roles; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (14 Oct 2014)

Seán Kyne: 205. To ask the Minister for Health the policy proposals in place for the drafting of primary legislation to give effect to a successor to the mobility allowance and motorised grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39233/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Policy (14 Oct 2014)

Seán Kyne: 383. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport regarding the draft national policy for aviation in Ireland, if his attention has been drawn to concerns that the proposed provision to enable non-EU or US airlines collect passengers at airports here for onward travel to the US will have negative consequences for EU airlines which have, in many cases, better working terms and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Rule of Law in the European Union: (Resumed) Ambassador of Hungary (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Kyne: Hungary is a member of NATO and has participated in a number of NATO-led campaigns. It has also voiced concerns regarding sanctions in respect of the Ukraine and over-reliance on Russian gas, yet it has done deals with the nuclear industry in Russia. It appears to be a complex foreign policy, some aspects of which relate to Hungarians outside the state's borders.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Rule of Law in the European Union: (Resumed) Ambassador of Hungary (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the ambassador and thank him for his presentation. I visited his country some years ago and went to the beautiful city of Budapest. It was a very enjoyable visit. I have been reading the report by Transparency International which alluded to several matters, some of which the ambassador addressed. He spoke about the suggestion as far back as 1989 or 1990 of holding a session of a...

Other Questions: Drainage Schemes Status (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Kyne: 13. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has recommenced work on drainage schemes and other such works, such as that in the Claregalway area of County Galway, following the legal advice concerning the interpretation of SI 469 of 2012 which was necessitated by EU environmental directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38170/14]

Other Questions: Drainage Schemes Status (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Kyne: The question relates to the River Clare drainage scheme, the review of the environmental impact statement and whether the Office of Public Works or the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is progressing the tendering for the review as required under legislation.

Other Questions: Drainage Schemes Status (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister of State for his reply and thank him for his engagement on this issue over the summer when I have been consulting him. It is, as he stated, the first flood relief scheme to go through this new process and there have been a few teething problems. This scheme was announced by the Minister of State's predecessor in February last in good faith and there was an expectation...

Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Kyne: I will take up where I was previously regarding the issue of deaths of Irish people abroad. I covered some of the other areas. The Bill I produced in 2012 covered some of the shortcomings experienced by a number of Irish families who had loved ones die abroad. Currently, the law does not permit the registration of such deaths abroad. I am glad to note this is being taken care of and that...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Drainage Schemes Status (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Kyne: 14. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has sought tenders for the review of the environmental impact assessment and environmental impact statement of the River Clare drainage scheme in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38171/14]

Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2014)

Seán Kyne: I welcome this Bill as a key component of the Minister's programme of reform of the State's employment rights and industrial relations machinery. The Bill represents the culmination of several years of work in terms of drafting proposals, holding public consultations and bringing the draft Bill before the Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, of which I am a member. A worker...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 Oct 2014)

Seán Kyne: 15. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the progress of a school (details supplied) in County Galway on its application to build an extension and remove the prefabricated classrooms currently in use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37947/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Action Plan on Bullying (8 Oct 2014)

Seán Kyne: 18. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the implementation of the updated and comprehensive anti-bullying policy; if the inspectorate section of her Department is examining compliance by schools with the new policy; the steps being taken to ensure all schools have implemented the policy in view of the fact that they hoped the deadline was for the past...

Agriculture Industry: Motion [Private Members] (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Kyne: I welcome this debate on our most important indigenous industry. I also welcome the level of money coming in under the CAP budget between 2014 and 2020 - €8.5 billion under Pillar 1, €2.2 billion for rural development and €1.9 billion from the Government. This time next year we may be discussing issues in regard to challenges in the dairy sector but there great...

Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Kyne: The Bill contains an array of changes to the Civil Registration Act 2004 which better reflect society. Among the changes are the validation of marriages and civil partnerships carried out in foreign embassies in the State, new provisions to deal with marriages or civil partnerships of convenience, the conferring of a duty on both parents of a child to comply with the registration of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Declarations (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Kyne: 80. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions that will be taken by Ireland, including action plans, funding, and diplomatic support, to achieve the UN's stated aim of delivering zero hunger, the declaration for which he signed in New York on 25 September 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37679/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Strategy (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Kyne: 93. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade following the review, published in February, of the trade strategy 2010 to 2015, the progress achieved to date under each of the reconfigured 16 action points; when work will commence on establishing a new trade strategy for post-2015. [37680/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobsPlus Scheme (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Kyne: 120. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress of JobsPlus since its introduction; the number and locations, by county, of businesses participating; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38276/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Placements (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Kyne: 144. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if figures are available on the number of persons progressing from JobBridge into employment; if figures are available on the number of JobBridge places which become full or part-time jobs for the person when the placement concludes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38275/14]