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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cereal Sector (30 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received the Teagasc report in respect of the tillage sector for 2016; if so, the number of hectares sown in 2015 and 2016, by county, in tabular form; and the total combined yield of grain tonnage for 2015 and 2016. [37789/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (30 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when applications will be accepted from tillage farmers for the TAMS II scheme. [37791/16]

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Are we on section 4?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I move amendment No. 8:In page 7, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following:“(1C) Subsection (1A) does not apply to a person in respect of a drug specified at reference number 6 in column (1) of the Schedule where the person is the holder of a medical exemption certificate which indicates that at the time at which that drug was found to be present in his or her blood it had been...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I appreciate where the Minister is coming from. I served on the southern regional drugs task force in recent years. Cocaine, cannabis and other inhibitors are very prevalent in the south-west region. What the Minister is suggesting will create mayhem for gardaí in Garda stations. Gardaí will know if people have taken drugs but will not necessarily know what drug they have taken...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: May I ask a question?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Will this be up for review again?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Deputy Murphy more or less covered the issues I was going to raise. I come from a local authority background and the process of introducing by-laws is lengthy. Given the legalities and paperwork, many county managers prefer to pool all the by-laws into one book and, therefore, the proposed speed limits could take a few years to introduce. There will be a rash of applications to reduce the...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Some regulation is needed urgently. These are commercially-operated vehicles. While there might be three types of rickshaws, pedal, battery-supported and mechanically-operated, there are issues of fair competition and road safety too. I see them at night when they can shoot across town without due consideration. Sometimes, they may not be properly lit up. If one is a cyclist, one is...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I can see from where Deputy Imelda Munster is coming, but if we were to go down this road, it would not even be possible to make a telephone call using a hands-free kit while driving because obviously one has to scroll to find a telephone number. For example, if a person was seen using a mobile phone while driving and he or she was stopped by a garda, would the garda have to check the phone...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I am well aware of the tragic incidents and I know both families. I appreciate where Deputy Ryan is coming from and I ask for the situation to be reviewed. I am concerned about making people guilty and over things like the onus of proof. How does one prove that the parents took a casual approach? Many years ago, young people took the keys and went out the back of the house to learn to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (6 Dec 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 92. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will assist in expediting an application in respect of a person (details supplied). [38700/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (6 Dec 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that consideration is given to students applying to SUSI for higher education grants where their family income has decreased significantly in 2016, and where the income of the previous year is normally taken into consideration (details supplied); and his views on whether changed financial circumstances in the current year...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (6 Dec 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 270. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will review the area of public procurement in which it is impossible for small businesses in the locality of a Government institution or facility to participate in the tendering process to be awarded the contract to provide goods and services. [38404/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (6 Dec 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 367. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application to the HSE in respect of a person (details supplied). [38725/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (6 Dec 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 401. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the basic farm payment scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [38356/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Applications (6 Dec 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 410. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under a scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [38540/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (6 Dec 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 465. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if work has commenced in the early activities in the construction of the M20 Cork to Limerick motorway, as set out in decision one of his update of the project; and if this stage of the process has not commenced, when it will commence. [38446/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Effect of Bad Weather on Grain Harvest: Irish Farmers Association (6 Dec 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I thank the Chairman for the opportunity to contribute to the meeting. I welcome Mr. Healy and the various IFA tillage sector representatives. They have my support. I am coming at this from a different angle because I want to know where we go next. I have been fighting on this issue for almost ten months. Farmers in Whitegate and Churchtown South in my constituency have taken a double...

Other Questions: Motor Insurance (7 Dec 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Do the insurance companies approach the Minister and tell him that, if he revises the Road Traffic Acts, it might help to reduce premiums? Given that there are road traffic crashes and tragedies, do insurance companies tell his Department that, if it upgrades speed laws for town approaches or country roads, they will reduce drivers' premiums?