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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Jul 2015)

Helen McEntee: I thank our guests for their contributions. I do not have too many questions, because a lot has been said, many questions have been answered and we are here to have a general discussion. We have had quite a few interesting weeks and heard interesting comments. I congratulate Ms O'Donnell and her Department on the strategy that it has launched. The strategy is fantastic and is something...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Jul 2015)

Helen McEntee: Not always.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Jul 2015)

Helen McEntee: I wish to make a point about education. As Ms O'Donnell pointed out earlier, in terms of every single decision made, there is not any piece of legislation that does not affect a young person. How does one educate young people to ensure they know that the person they elect will make decisions that will affect them? Young people might not think that is the case but those decisions will have...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education (7 Jul 2015)

Helen McEntee: 281. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide an update on the working of the interdepartmental group which is working on future investment in early years and school-age care and education services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27518/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Chair-Designate (1 Jul 2015)

Helen McEntee: I thank Ms O'Neill for her contribution. She may have answered some of the questions I was about to pose in regard to renewable energy. I make no apology for saying that I believe we are putting a lot of our eggs into one basket when it comes to wind energy. She mentioned the targets for last year and our capacity of 2,760 MW. As almost 2,200 MW came from wind and only one megawatt came...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Chair-Designate (1 Jul 2015)

Helen McEntee: What is Ms O'Neill's view on offshore wind energy and is it something that we should consider for the future? I know some studies show it would not be cost effective, but what is her view?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2015)

Helen McEntee: I thank the three witnesses for their contributions. My question, which is addressed to Mr. Weeks, concerns education. He stated that Irish people are not educated and do not know the system, how to vote or what the voting system is like. Could he expand on that and what he feels should be done? When I was in school, we studied civic, social and political education. We were taught about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2015)

Helen McEntee: Should there be more of a national campaign to educate people, be it in newspapers or on radio?

Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (24 Jun 2015)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I understand where we are coming from. We have just come through one of the toughest recessions this economy has ever seen. We have managed to turn things around. I understand we do not have the money to invest in all the projects we would like to invest in, or to undertake all the capital spending we would like to undertake. We need to...

Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (24 Jun 2015)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Minister of State for taking this debate. As he knows, and as the Acting Chairman pointed out, Dunboyne College of Further Education recently received independent status and an enrolment number. This time a number of months ago, the college, while operating as a post-leaving certificate college, was under the umbrella of St. Peter's secondary school in Dunboyne. This meant that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Exemptions (23 Jun 2015)

Helen McEntee: 122. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the property tax exemption for homes with pyrite, especially for families who are categorised as grade 1 and who have been advised against the expense of having a core test done, which will be carried out by the Pyrite Resolution Board when the home is accepted into the scheme. [24602/15]

Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects Status (18 Jun 2015)

Helen McEntee: The Minister for Education and Skills has agreed to postpone my Topical Issue matter until next Wednesday.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (18 Jun 2015)

Helen McEntee: 28. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide details on the steering group set up by her to advise on the future of Irish historic country houses; when the group will report to her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23554/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (18 Jun 2015)

Helen McEntee: 30. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on Ireland 2016, the Government initiative to commemorate and celebrate the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising; in particular, if she will provide an update on the community participation element Ireland 2016; when she anticipates local community plans will be published; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (17 Jun 2015)

Helen McEntee: 18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if further funding will be made available to County Meath for repairs and restructuring of the roads within the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23465/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff Data (17 Jun 2015)

Helen McEntee: 157. To ask the Minister for Health the number of employees under the age of 35 years of age currently working in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23990/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Data (16 Jun 2015)

Helen McEntee: 320. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the average age of full-time staff across the Civil Service; the way this compares with the average age of public servants in each of the years 2005 to 2015 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23903/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Funding (11 Jun 2015)

Helen McEntee: 197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, the businesses in County Louth that are receiving SOLAS funding; the amount of funding each of these businesses received in 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22806/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (10 Jun 2015)

Helen McEntee: 194. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the date when the revised wind energy guidelines will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22658/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Insurance Cover (9 Jun 2015)

Helen McEntee: 368. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21308/15]