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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I definitely saw a BusConnects hoarding.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: They were three-wheelers. If I was driving, I would have got a picture for Ms Graham. I am going outside the remit of today's meeting. Perhaps we should bring our guests back before the committee to discuss bus fares. There is a massive discrepancy when it comes to bus fares from Dungarvan to Cork and Youghal to Cork. Dungarvan is further away. One can get from Cork more cheaply than one...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I know that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: A PSO service is State-funded.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: It is still dearer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I thank the witnesses for their patience, especially Mr. Tim Gaston, Ms Anne Graham and Mr. Hugh Creegan of the National Transport Authority, NTA. I thank them for their time and for an informative afternoon. I also thank the staff and those in the Visitors Gallery.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Blind Welfare Allowance (12 Nov 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 405. To ask the Minister for Health if a reassessment of a specific allowance from the HSE in respect of a person (details supplied) from County Cork will be arranged. [46700/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (12 Nov 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 466. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will direct Bus Éireann to grant an exemption to persons over 70 years of age to be permitted to drive school buses on routes operated by their contractors in view of the difficulties in sourcing drivers. [46057/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (13 Nov 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 153. To ask the Minister for Health when additional funding will be made available to a service provider (details supplied) to enable it to meet its needs for both adults and children. [46723/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (13 Nov 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 194. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the export of surplus power to the national grid by members of the farming community in view of the number of farmers that are now developing on-farm solar PV for their farm enterprises under the TAMS 2 scheme which is operated by the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine and that may...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (13 Nov 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 200. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when high speed broadband will be made available in an area in which a business (details supplied) is in operation and recently had to close for the day owing to lack of broadband service. [46797/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Grants (13 Nov 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 230. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the criteria and availability of grant aid of up to €5,000 in circumstances in which a householder has to provide their own drinking water via a new well as an exceptional measure under the rural water programme as announced in October 2018. [46720/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Nov 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: The Forestry Act 2014 was meant to ensure forestry operations and activities were in compliance with the principles of sustainable forest management. I assure the Tánaiste it is having that effect. The waiting period for companies and individuals applying for tree-felling licences is beyond all. This is having an impact on timber processors who are trying to budget for the future and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (14 Nov 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 136. To ask the Minister for Health the number of suppliers of medicinal cannabis approved to supply the compassionate access programme; if the approved suppliers have the EU good manufacturing process standard; and if conditional licences have been granted subject to the supplier achieving this standard. [47004/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Transport Review (19 Nov 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 37. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans he has put in place to review the school bus transport scheme in view of the serious difficulties that arise with the scheme each year and, in particular, in the lead-up to the commencement in September of the academic year 2019-2020. [47096/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Transport Review (19 Nov 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I was not actually. I was going by the numbers and I note another Member who tabled a question is not here. We may be entering into a period of the calm before the storm, as the Minister of State will be aware. Every year for the past few years, and even prior to my time in the House, I would say the Minister of State's Department has been inundated with requests sought for last-minute...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Transport Review (19 Nov 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I thank the Minister of State for his interest in the matter. I acknowledge he has a budget within which he much work, but at the same time each child of schoolgoing age is entitled to have proper and fair education in a school of their parents' choice where they believe their child can learn more. There are areas where families have an historic attachment to a school. Previous legislation...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Transport Review (19 Nov 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I appreciate the Minister of State's response. There is another way to view this. In terms of the school building programme, his senior Minister, Deputy McHugh, would not decide to approve the building of a new school in Midleton until he knew the projected figures. The same should apply to school transport provision. In terms of projections, one route might need a bus and a minibus and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (19 Nov 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made in the appointment of a specialist to carry out an investigation at a primary school (details supplied) which when completed will lead to the completion of works at the school and enable pupils and staff to return to same. [47097/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Haulage Industry (19 Nov 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 298. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the assistance she has put in place for the haulage trade which is finding it impossible to employ haulage truck drivers here and have to source employees outside the EU via work permit applications; and her plans to expedite the process for this category of worker in view of the situation. [47463/19]