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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Penalties (12 Dec 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 400. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of cross-compliance and non-compliance fines collected by his Department in 2015 and 2016; the value of such fines collected in the period concerned which were refunded to the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53026/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (12 Dec 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 524. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied); if she will request that every effort is made by the disability allowance section to process this application before Christmas 2017 to provide financial assistance to the family; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2017)

Bobby Aylward: I do not condone drink-driving. Nearly every Member of this Dáil does not condone it. The laws in place should be strongly enforced by the Garda and the judicial system. Of course,any death on the roads is one too many. This point is particularly true when one considers the lives lost as a result of drink-driving. The Minister was before the the Joint Committee on Transport, Tourism...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2017)

Bobby Aylward: -----just because I express my opinion on behalf of those I represent in Kilkenny and rural Ireland. Stronger enforcement of the existing laws is needed, along with ways to address all causes of road deaths. That was highlighted by the "Prime Time" programme broadcast on RTÉ last Monday night, which concluded that current legislation governing drink-driving is not consistently...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2017)

Bobby Aylward: I have asked already about crime in rural Ireland and I have spoken about this on several occasions. I am always speaking about CCTV cameras. I know this is moving away from drinking and driving but it is another issue in rural Ireland. I refer to thieves coming from the big cities and frightening people in rural areas. We saw robbery in Tipperary last month. In my area, Kilkenny, we saw...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Local Drugs Task Forces Funding (13 Dec 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 188. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to take action regarding the need for prompt approval of crucial funding a group (details supplied) to ensure that those living in urban and rural areas of counties Carlow and Kilkenny have equal access to important supports and resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53504/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Administration (13 Dec 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 198. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on possible amendments to an agricultural scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53503/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Industry (13 Dec 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 199. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the absence of a time limit for the registration of newly born foals; if he has satisfied himself that the current arrangements are beneficial to stud owners in the collection of stud fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53505/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Invasive Plant Species (13 Dec 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 200. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if approval will be given to allow for on-site incineration of invasive weeds (details supplied); his plans to counteract potential impacts of these invasive weeds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53506/17]

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Dec 2017)

Bobby Aylward: I will start where I finished last night. I thank the Ceann Comhairle. I spoke about this Bill for approximately 15 minutes last night. It will have a big effect on rural Ireland. I do not think the Minister realises what rural Ireland is about and what it means. This drink-driving Bill will have an unnecessary effect on the everyday lives of people in small rural areas. There is no...

Section 39 Agency Staff Reimbursements: Motion [Private Members] (17 Jan 2018)

Bobby Aylward: I only have a short time so I must be brief. We know there were significant cutbacks across all public services as a result of the economic downturn. As the economy has improved in recent years, many sections of our public services have seen restoration of pay and conditions. However, our section 39 agencies are being largely ignored and as a result they are now facing serious dilemmas on...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2018)

Bobby Aylward: Chairman, I-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2018)

Bobby Aylward: Is this a change of governance and control in local authorities? I asked this question before. The former Chairman, Deputy McGuinness, also raised it in the previous Committee of Public Accounts about investigating the spend in local authorities and how they control their moneys. We were told the Comptroller and Auditor General had no control of that; it was outside his remit. Is this a...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2018)

Bobby Aylward: Does that mean we will only deal with the divvy-up of the money and we will not look at each individual-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2018)

Bobby Aylward: Can it be brought before the committee?

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

Bobby Aylward: I am very happy to have the opportunity to state my position on the eighth amendment on the record of the Dáil. I have always believed that standing by my principles and speaking from the heart will never send me too far wrong, and that is how I have approached this issue from the very beginning. This is a very contentious and polarising issue in Irish society and has been for decades....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance Costs (30 Jan 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 93. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the implementation of the recommendations made in the report by his Department's working group on reducing the cost of motor insurance; the number of recommendations that have not been implemented to date; the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3998/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (31 Jan 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 73. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social housing units built under Rebuilding Ireland per annum in counties Carlow and Kilkenny in each of the years 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4342/18]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 Feb 2018)

Bobby Aylward: As a State body, would CIÉ not be answerable to the committee?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 Feb 2018)

Bobby Aylward: It gets State money and funds.