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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Jun 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: My question is for the Tánaiste and the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Deputy Ring. A number of years ago, the Government launched the repair and lease scheme to allow properties on high streets to be leased out to social housing tenants. There does not seem to be a proper level of take-up in respect of the scheme. I see it when driving through villages at home in east...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (20 Jun 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 142. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied). [25902/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (20 Jun 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 147. To ask the Minister for Health if an outpatient appointment will be arranged in the case of a person (details supplied). [25930/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists (25 Jun 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 477. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the waiting list for paediatric occupational therapy in view of the two-year wait to access this service in the Cork and Kerry region. [26662/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (25 Jun 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 479. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [26692/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Appeals (25 Jun 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 528. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to an appeal submitted by a person (details supplied) in view of the health and safety grounds on which the work was carried out with a view to withdrawing the penalty imposed. [26072/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (25 Jun 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 708. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the changes she plans to the State pension (contributory) in 2020; and if this will affect persons paying an S1 PRSI contribution. [26442/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (26 Jun 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I remind members and those in the Visitors Gallery to turn off their mobile phones completely as they interfere with the recording and broadcasting equipment, even when left in silent mode. As there are no matters members wish to discuss in private session, we will move on. I remind members and those in the Gallery to turn off their mobile phones completely. I wish to address some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (26 Jun 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Sport Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (26 Jun 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: It is agreed. Correspondence, dated 24 June 2019, has been received from Mr. Michael Sheary, company secretary at Dublin Port, replying to an invitation to the chief executive officer of Dublin Port to appear before the joint committee. Further emails between Mr. Sheary and the clerk to the committee seeking further clarity on the proposed Mazars review were also received. The reply from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (26 Jun 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: They will not appear before the committee until after the review.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (26 Jun 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: The terms of reference were circulated by email yesterday to members. It involves a forensic analysis of the expenditure undertaken on company credit cards from 2017 to 2018 and this year to date. It is disappointing that we had to decline an invitation to Dublin Port two weeks ago because not enough members wanted to go. Correspondence has been received from the office of Deputy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (26 Jun 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (26 Jun 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I remind members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones. I welcome the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, and his officials, Ms Eilis O'Connor and Mr. Dermot Murphy. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. However, if they are directed by the committee to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (26 Jun 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: It is when we see the fruits of this work on the ground that we will see that progress has been made. I have one major question for the Minister before I open it to the floor. Given the past week and a half we have had when the Cabinet met on climate action, climate change and the fast-tracking of public transport, can this programme be incorporated into those plans to keep pace with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (26 Jun 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Before I call-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (26 Jun 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Before I call Senator Dolan, I thank him and his assistant, Ciarán Delaney, for facilitating us in having this report compiled.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (26 Jun 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Perhaps the Minister might deal with those questions before the Senator asks others.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (26 Jun 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Before I conclude, I thank the Minister for his presentation here this afternoon. We look forward to being back here again in six months for a progress report on the implementation of the accessibility to public transport for people with disabilities. Senator Dolan made a valid point about using the 16 recommendations as a measure for how we are progressing this. I thank the Minister for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (26 Jun 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: We would welcome that and I thank the Minister.