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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (7 Feb 2017)

John Curran: 364. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the national famine commemoration committee will next meet; if the issue of a set annual date for the famine commemoration will be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5481/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (7 Feb 2017)

John Curran: 404. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for heart surgery in St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5619/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 Feb 2017)

John Curran: 463. To ask the Minister for Health if he or the HSE will make funding available to specifically establish a national service for narcolepsy in St James's Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5999/17]

Business of Dáil (8 Feb 2017)

John Curran: I want to put on the record that what the Deputy said about his party applies to this side of the House. The business that had been scheduled to be transacted at that time tomorrow had made additional time available for the three larger parties - there was an extra hour to be divided. That is not in the new arrangement and it makes it virtually impossible for the vast majority of Members...

Business of Dáil (8 Feb 2017)

John Curran: It is happening time and again that the vast majority of Members on this side and on the opposite side of the House do not have an opportunity to contribute. Yesterday's Order of Business was the first time that was acknowledged and an effort was made, but the revised business does not reflect that and it should return to that.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (8 Feb 2017)

John Curran: 72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 42 of 7 December 2016, the outcome of his discussions with the Minister for Justice and Equality on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5756/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (8 Feb 2017)

John Curran: 73. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for capital expenditure in 2017 to increase public transport capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5757/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Administration (8 Feb 2017)

John Curran: 202. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be allocated a social worker to assess the person's case to be discharged and allocated with a home care package;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6145/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (8 Feb 2017)

John Curran: 229. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be transferred to the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire for rehabilitation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6339/17]

Commission of Investigation relating to disclosures by members of An Garda Síochána: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

John Curran: At the end of September last year, the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Fitzgerald, received two protected disclosures and in early October she engaged the services of Mr. Justice O'Neill, who subsequently produced his report. The Tánaiste received that report on 7 December and, this week, two months later, she has published it. The first point I would make...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme (9 Feb 2017)

John Curran: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the operation of the first-time buyer, help-to-buy scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that only a small number of builders have registered with the Revenue Commissioners for this scheme; if he will amend the scheme to ensure that all first-time buyers of new houses can avail of this scheme and get a tax rebate (details...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (9 Feb 2017)

John Curran: 114. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will reinstate the allocations policy for Dublin local authorities to designate at least 50% of their vacant housing stock to those with homeless priority on the social housing list, ahead of general applicants on the social housing list, for the next six months, (details supplied); and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (9 Feb 2017)

John Curran: 115. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has examined the relevant legislation in relation to provision of homeless accommodation in England (details supplied); his plans to introduce similar legislation here; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6438/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Feb 2017)

John Curran: I welcome Dr. John Sweeney from the Labour Market Council to further our discussion on labour activation measures. The council's response to Pathways to Work has been circulated as background information. After Dr. Sweeney he has made his opening statements, members will be invited to address their questions to him. As usual, questions should be confined to five minutes, if possible....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Feb 2017)

John Curran: I thank Dr. Sweeney. A number of colleagues have indicated they have questions for the witness. I will take the questions first and then we will return to Dr. Sweeney. I remind members they have five minutes for the opening round of questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Feb 2017)

John Curran: All schemes introduced are evaluated on an ongoing basis. The problem is that this tends to be a quantitative evaluation, that is, whether the scheme is achieving its goals and targets. It normally involves numbers of participants and whether they have moved from A to B. It is the qualitative evaluation which causes the problems because it is more suggestive. Accordingly, such an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Feb 2017)

John Curran: Dr. Sweeney hit the nail on the head in talking about the soft skills. People entering the hotel industry may have no formal qualification in that area. They might go in as a lounge boy or similar. The access to the position still requires the soft skills they may not have had the opportunity to acquire and therein lies the challenge. I take Dr. Sweeney's point that where there is a more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Feb 2017)

John Curran: I thank Dr. Sweeney for his presentation, his attendance and the direct manner in which he answered the questions. I am glad that he found it more enjoyable than he had anticipated. To be fair to the members of the committee, its work is not hostile in any sense but it is to gather information and to elicit the answers which will help us produce an informed report on this whole area and Dr....

Motor Insurance Costs: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

John Curran: I compliment the work of Deputy John McGuinness and his committee in producing this report which was published in November. There is commonality with a report produced by our own party early last year and one from January this year on how we might address issues such as the lack of transparency of data. There are also a lot of concerns about implementation. Deputy Robert Troy gave some...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Feb 2017)

John Curran: 125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will receive approval to move to stage 2B; his views on whether a realistic timeline for the opening of the school's new extension would be September 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7773/17]