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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (28 Feb 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 46. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to develop a vibrant, historical, cultural and heritage quarter on the Moore Street battlefield site by recognising that the battlefield site is a national monument. [10092/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local and Community Development Programme Expenditure (28 Feb 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 209. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount spent on the local and community development programme in each of the years 2007 to 2017; and the allocated spend for 2018. [10302/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transport Provision (27 Feb 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 399. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE bus service has ceased collecting persons from St. Joseph's Hospital, Trim, County Meath, to attend Dublin hospitals; and when this service will resume. [9356/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts in Education Charter (27 Feb 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 783. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the appointment of a chair of the implementation group of arts in education charter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9276/18]

Project Ireland 2040: Statements (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: The State has been rudderless for the past 16 years. It has had no development plan whatever. The absence of a plan, combined with the Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil policy of no investment, has led to the sloppy, haphazard urban sprawl which radiates from Dublin into towns located in south Ulster and Connaught. It has emptied swathes of the country. Even the Minister's county has...

Leaders' Questions (22 Feb 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: If the Minister was strangled by a mortgage in distress he would be scared.

Topical Issue Debate: School Patronage (21 Feb 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: The need for diversity and pluralism within the education system is critically important. Parents and children should have a right to access education that reflects their ethos and value system. It is a healthy society that provides and embraces that level of diversity and that diversity is a threat to nobody. At this stage in our development as a society, nobody opposes diversity and...

Topical Issue Debate: School Patronage (21 Feb 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: There is some confusion here. Obviously the decision was made to create diversity in the town of Trim with the addition of another option for parents and children. Some level of demographic research must have informed that decision. The Minister mentions the idea of demographic research as though it is a new thing. He speaks as though it struck the Department in the last few weeks that it...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (21 Feb 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 183. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 519 of 21 January 2018, when works on an upgrade between the Rath roundabout and Kilmoon Cross on the N2 are expected to commence and conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8851/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (20 Feb 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 148. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review and change the criteria under which a person (details supplied) can apply for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers (tax concessions) scheme. [8489/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Employment Rights (20 Feb 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 149. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps the Revenue Commissioners has taken to ensure that much of the self employment within the film industry is not bogus self employment; and the investigations the Revenue Commissioners has made in the past five years to ensure that those registered self employed are actually self employed. [8496/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (20 Feb 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether a place for a person (details supplied) in the special care unit of a school in September 2018 will be assured. [8321/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Feedstuffs (20 Feb 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 424. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the genetically modified products imported here; the genetically modified animal feeds imported here and entering the food chain; the volume of these imports; his views on whether these genetically modified products in the food chain will have a negative impact on Ireland's green food brand; his further views on whether genetically...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Film Industry (20 Feb 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 565. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps taken by Scope to ensure that much of the self-employment in the film industry is not bogus self-employment; and the investigations Scope has made in the past five years to ensure that those registered as self-employed are actually self-employed. [8674/18]

Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Feb 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Many decent people work in the banks and do a good job every day, providing decent service for the public that needs those services. As Deputy Doherty has said, it is blindingly clear to anybody that the banks have done radical damage in this country. We only have to look back to 2008 and to the fact that the banks precipitated one of the biggest financial crises that the western world has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (14 Feb 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Is féidir linn an cruinniú a thosú. Níl leithscéal faighte agam ó éinne. An féidir le gach duine a ghuthán a mhúchadh, le bhur dtoil, mar go gcuireann sé isteach ar an gcruinniú agus ar an gcóras fuaime freisin? Mar atá comhaontaithe ag an Coiste um Nós Imeachta maidir leis na coistí gan pháipéir,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (14 Feb 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: We will discuss the arts and education.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (14 Feb 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: In this series, yes. There will be a series of meetings on the arts.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (14 Feb 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: I did not see it. We will look at providing another opportunity to bring it in, if that suits.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Arts and Education: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Inniu is é an tabhar a bheith le phlé againn, ná ag an coiste, na healaíona agus an oideachais. Today we will discuss the arts and education. I welcome all of the delegates. The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment is represented by Mr. John Hammon, CEO, and Ms Arlene Forster. The National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals is represented by Mr....