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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: Absolutely. People should try to make early decisions on the basis of the information provided to them. Following the meeting of the national emergency co-ordination group later, I expect the Minister will be very clear in his advice.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: My understanding on that legislation is that the Joint Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport started the pre-legislative scrutiny process last week. All of these issues can be raised during that process.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: As the Deputy said, the heads of this Bill were cleared in May. I understand that the committee decided not to go through a pre-legislative scrutiny process in September. I am assuming that this legislation will now move ahead. I acknowledge that the Deputy has an interest in it and he raised concerns about it with the Taoiseach yesterday. I look forward to hearing his commentary as that...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: New legislation is proceeding in this area and I suggest that the Deputy tables an amendment. He will then have the opportunity to debate it with the Minister.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: I want to be careful about what I say in respect of RTÉ because I have a brother working there at a senior level. I do not want to be accused of having any vested interests or anything like that. Decisions were made on RTÉ that I think were sensible. RTÉ has funding pressures. The budgetary announcement will help somewhat in that but RTÉ also has responsibilities to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: In respect of waiting lists, in the budget for next year we have announced €75 million in expenditure for the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, to try to reduce waiting lists and to make sure that, while people might not have the operations they need in their local hospital, they can certainly get them done somewhere. Expenditure will increased by between €20 million and...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: I defer to the Deputy's expertise in that sector. This is a matter for negotiation with the Minister for Health.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: I am told that the heads of the Bill are still in preparation. I am sure that the Deputy has heard that previously. I will try to come back with a more detailed response.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: I take that point.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy has the wrong impression of the Minister. In my experience he is a ferocious advocate for An Garda Síochána around the Cabinet table.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: It is nice to hear Sinn Féin advocating for more resources for the Garda in Louth.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: The Minister has secured an increase of €110 million for the Garda Vote for next year, which will deliver an extra 800 gardaí. He has also delivered a further €10 million investment in the Garda transport fleet, which seems to be the issue the Deputy is raising.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: It is earmarked for next year, which is not too far away.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: For further detail on that the Deputy will have to ask a parliamentary question.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: I actually raised this matter with the Minister this morning because I anticipated that somebody would raise it today. Everybody wants to move towards a decision here. The Minister does not make the decision himself. He has to get a recommendation from an ongoing negotiation process. There are two parties to the negotiation. A company is also involved. The State has managed to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: I can go into the technicalities of that agreement on another occasion if the Deputy wishes. I assure him that our officials are very much aware of it despite that court case. We want to protect the status quowhereby Northern Irish boats and Irish boats share each other's waters. We are talking about waters close to shore, as opposed to those governed by the Common Fisheries Policy. We...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: I will make sure my office relays that concern to Irish Water in order to improve its communication. To be fair, Irish Water is usually pretty good at this stuff and works very closely with local authorities to make sure communities are informed. I am sure the company will respond to the criticism accordingly.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (11 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: Since the Assembly elections of March 2017, the Irish and British Governments, as co-guarantors of the Agreement, have worked tirelessly to support and facilitate the parties in their efforts to form a new power-sharing Executive. Unfortunately, to date, it has not proved possible to reach an agreement on the formation of an Executive, despite intensive engagement. The absence of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: State Visits (16 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: It was announced on Friday 31 August by the White House that the US President proposed to visit Ireland in November – this visit has since been postponed, with the US Administration citing scheduling reasons. At the present time, the Government has received no confirmation from the US Administration about future plans for the US President to visit Ireland.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Data (16 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: The number of staff in my Department appointed to Principal Officer and Counsellor grade arising from internal competitions since 7 July 2015 are as detailed in the following table. 2015 2016 2017 2018 Counsellor 11 6 12 1 Principal Officer 0 0 1 0