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Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Feb 2015)

Seán Conlan: I welcome the introduction of the Bill. It is very important that the issue that surrounded the sale of the loan book was dealt with swiftly. The Minister previously indicated that prior to the sale of a loan book he would do everything possible to ensure a voluntary code was put in place for anybody purchasing one. That was very welcome at the time. It is very important that this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Developments in Cross-Border Transport Infrastructure: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Conlan: I welcome the Minister. It is important that we discuss the issue of cross-Border connectivity and the upgrading of our road structure. Unfortunately, over many years during the Troubles the road network was neglected and there is a serious need for capital funding to be provided to improve the cross-Border road network. The roads between Monaghan and Tyrone, Monaghan and Armagh and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Developments in Cross-Border Transport Infrastructure: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Conlan: If one practical benefit could come from this meeting, it would be the establishment of a working group to look at cross-Border connectivity. Such a group could examine all the options for all cross-Border roads projects, including cost-benefit analyses on each of those projects. The Minister was very clear about the lack of capital funding for the short term. When we have very scarce...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (10 Feb 2015)

Seán Conlan: 189. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person who is 70 years of age or older is entitled to fuel allowance regardless of their means; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5835/15]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Live Register Data (17 Feb 2015)

Seán Conlan: 161. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons in County Monaghan and County Cavan who have signed off the live register since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7134/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Implementation (17 Feb 2015)

Seán Conlan: 211. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the carbon tax, in view of the competitive disadvantage suffered by suppliers in the southern border counties, in comparison to their northern counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6655/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (17 Feb 2015)

Seán Conlan: 344. To ask the Minister for Health the funding his Department makes available to senior citizen community groups, in circumstances where it does not fall within the criteria for national lottery funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6652/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (17 Feb 2015)

Seán Conlan: 345. To ask the Minister for Health the funding available to a club (details supplied) in County Monaghan, in circumstance where it is not eligible for national lottery funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6653/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (17 Feb 2015)

Seán Conlan: 403. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding that has been granted by his Department to projects in counties Monaghan and Cavan since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7136/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (17 Feb 2015)

Seán Conlan: 365. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6826/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (17 Feb 2015)

Seán Conlan: 402. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Monaghan and Cavan who currently hold a medical card or a general practitioner visit card; the number of these cards that have been renewed or granted since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7132/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (17 Feb 2015)

Seán Conlan: 515. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of social housing units that have been built in counties Monaghan and Cavan since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7137/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (17 Feb 2015)

Seán Conlan: 516. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding that has been provided to counties Monaghan and Cavan in respect of housing since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7138/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Fund (17 Feb 2015)

Seán Conlan: 517. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding his Department has awarded to counties Monaghan and Cavan since 2011; and if he will provide a breakdown of what the funding was granted for. [7139/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (17 Feb 2015)

Seán Conlan: 530. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding for a club (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6654/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (17 Feb 2015)

Seán Conlan: 543. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding that has been awarded to both Monaghan County Council and Cavan County Council since 2011 in respect of roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7135/15]

Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Offices (4 Mar 2015)

Seán Conlan: I raise this important issue about the retention of Department of Social Protection jobs in Ballybay, County Monaghan. Ballybay is a small town, with a population of 1,500 people, and the loss of 30 jobs there would be devastating. It would be the equivalent of losing 300 jobs in a town with a population of of 15,000 people. This must be taken seriously by the Department of Social...

Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Offices (4 Mar 2015)

Seán Conlan: The Minister of State may not be aware of something. I was informed this morning by county council officials and the property owners that they had not had proper engagement with the OPW on a number of the proposals. Two of the owners have committed to spending whatever money is required to ensure jobs are retained in Ballybay. They are honourable people and want it to be made clear to the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Offices (10 Mar 2015)

Seán Conlan: 168. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason her Department has failed and refused to engage in any meaningful process with the property owners (details supplied) in Ballybay, County Monaghan, who have made their town centre premises available to her Department as an alternative location for her departmental office, which is currently located at Main Street, Ballybay; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (10 Mar 2015)

Seán Conlan: 228. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason no proper consultation has taken place between the Office of Public Works, the Department of Social Protection and property owners in Ballybay, County Monaghan, to find an alternative premises to ensure that the Department of Social Protection jobs will be retained in Ballybay; and if he will make a statement on the matter....