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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (7 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: 282. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will raise the income threshold for eligibility for local authority housing to a more realistic level in view of the fact that tenants who are privately renting have to work extra hours and earn extra income in order to pay the rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5901/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Tax (7 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: 653. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there is not a provision for SPSV licence holders to renew their motor tax online in view of the closure of many local area motor taxation offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5879/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (7 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: 685. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will introduce legislation in order that new employees that are paid monthly do not have to wait five weeks for their first payment of wages and salary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5586/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Urban Renewal Schemes (14 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: 8. To ask the Taoiseach when the Dublin city task force report will be published. [7133/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Urban Renewal Schemes (14 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: I understand that Mr. Mulvey updated the local community on 1 February and that it made 150 submissions. The community is anxious to get a response to those submissions, but my information is that the commitments given at that meeting were vague and uncosted, there was a rehearsing of old themes and no new real commitments were made. There was nothing tangible on housing, community...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Urban Renewal Schemes (14 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: The north inner city is an historic place, and the north inner city is just that, the north inner city. I will leave that up to the local community, but it is not a good idea. The report will be published at the end of this week. The November 2016 deadline has already been missed, but I am glad that the report will be published. I am long enough around here to know how these things...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (14 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: 268. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to Fingal County Council in 2016 and 2017; the sources of this funding; the way in which this funding is spent by the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7434/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fisheries Protection (14 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: 616. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to reports that invasive fish species are to be introduced in various rivers and lakes; if this poses a threat to angling; his views on this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7435/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: 12. To ask the Taoiseach the number of European leaders he has met since September 2016 regarding Brexit. [7134/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (15 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: 18. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the Cabinet Committee on Brexit and the frequency with which it meets. [7135/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service (15 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: I first raised this matter in the Dáil on 25 January and I stand over the remarks I made on that occasion. Yesterday was St. Valentine's Day, the anniversary of the Stardust tragedy in 1981. On that awful night we saw the efficiency and professionalism of the Dublin Fire Brigade and ambulance service at its best. International best practice indicates that combining fire rescue and...

Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service (15 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: I mentioned that the chief executive of Dublin City Council, Owen Keegan, wants to see a transfer of all call taking and dispatching for ambulances to the national central control centre in Tallaght. The Dublin Fire Brigade call centre is in Townsend Street. Technology and IT solutions are available to co-ordinate the ambulance service between Tallaght and Townsend Street. The national...

Brexit and Special Designation for the North: Motion [Private Members] (15 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: Ireland is the member state of the European Union most affected by the decision by the United Kingdom to leave the European Union on 23 June 2016. Our concerns centre on the possible erection of barriers to trade, the creation of a hard Border, the maintenance of the common travel area and the viability of the Northern Ireland peace process. Trade between Ireland and the United Kingdom is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (15 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: I thank the Chairman and the committee secretariat for the work that they put into the recent visit to Brussels by the committee. I also thank the Minister for engaging with us in Brussels and enlightening us on his work on the various issues of the day, most particularly Brexit. We met important people in Brussels and people openly conveyed their views to us. Probably one of the most...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Costs (21 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: 262. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the measures he is taking to deal with the problem of escalating rents in the private rental sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8402/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Standards (21 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: 263. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the measures he is taking to deal with the problem of substandard accommodation in the private rental sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8403/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Joint Sitting with Joint Committee on European Union Affairs
First Vice-President of the European Commission, Mr. Frans Timmermans: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: I welcome the Vice-President to the committee. His statement that the Commission will be at Ireland's side in the forthcoming negotiations is to be welcomed. His reiteration that Ireland is a very special case is very much appreciated. There is no point going through the difficulties which Brexit poses for Ireland, and the island of Ireland in particular as they are well-known at this...

Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Disputes (28 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: Tesco is one of the most profitable retailers in the Republic of Ireland. It employs 14,500 staff nationwide in 139 stores. It generated €1.2 billion of sales for the first six months of 2016. It is completely unacceptable for Tesco management to change the existing employment contracts of staff unilaterally without their agreement. There are just under 300 workers on the...

Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Disputes (28 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: It is clear to everybody that Tesco management has behaved in an unjust and unfair manner and I congratulate the workers and their unions for taking a stand, not just for themselves but for the future staff of this company and similar companies in the retail sector. The dispute needs to be resolved once and for all and I welcome the fact that some talks took place last Friday. I understand...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Data (28 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: 190. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of local property tax collected in the Fingal County Council area in 2016; the amount of proceeds from the local property tax allocated to Fingal County Council in 2016; the way this money was spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9850/17]