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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (20 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 498. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources with regard to the national broadband plan map, where there are infill areas provision of less than 30meg within a blue area, the timeframe for commercial operators to provide 30meg to these users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7574/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (20 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 512. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a proposed timeline for the extension of the Luas green line to Bray in County Wicklow is in place; if not, when this timeline is to be published; the route options which are currently under consideration; if a preferred route has been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7412/16]

Business of Dáil (27 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the fiscal compact, every national parliament must consider the stability programme update and return it to the European Union. This matters. It sets parameters for the budget, is based on the growth forecast and comes from the Commission. This is the first part in a very important part of the budgetary process. We got it at 10 p.m. last night. We telephoned the Minister's office...

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: Before I get into what will be a limited response to the stability programme update because of the time available, I will call out what is happening in the Dáil right now. The stability programme update is a serious document. It is the start of the budgetary process, as acknowledged in official documentation. It is not just a technical and statistical document, as the Taoiseach called...

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: I can comment on whatever I want. It is very relevant that neither Minister, Deputy Noonan nor Deputy Howlin, thought fit to listen to what the Dáil had to say about the start of the budgetary process.

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: It is relevant that neither is present. The Minister, Deputy Noonan, stated that he would take on board feedback from the Chamber. How can we give meaningful feedback with approximately two hours' preparation, no meeting with Department of Finance officials and no briefings? It cannot be done. Even if it could, how could the Ministers possibly take our feedback and incorporate it into...

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: That is not a point of order.

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: It is not a point of order.

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: That is not a point of order, as the Deputy well knows.

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: It is more bombast and nonsense from that side of the House.

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: I had several questions for the two Ministers and I will happily put them to the Minister present, Deputy Humphreys. However, I doubt that she is in a position to answer the technical questions I have.

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: What level of demographic adjustment has been made to the fiscal space? Why is the fiscal space not laid out in the document? Does the underlying fiscal space include projected overruns of €500 million? How is the projected overrun broken down? What percentage of inflation assumption has been applied to the expenditure ceiling for this year? Last year, the assumption was...

Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to share time with Deputy Catherine Murphy. I welcome the fact that the issue of Irish Water has been brought into the Dáil for debate. It is something the Social Democrats called for this week. It is an important issue but it is only one of the important issues facing the country, and we are also dealing with crises in homelessness, housing, distressed mortgages, health...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (4 May 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 66. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of acting-up payments he has put in place since the lifting of the moratorium in 2015; the reason Civil Servants and Public Servants have not received payments for 84 days, given that the moratorium is over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8877/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Regulation (5 May 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 76. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the status of the progress of approval of the drug Lumacaftor or Ivactor; the actions he will take to ensure its availability; the criteria he will use to assess its use for persons with cystic fibrosis; the further actions he will take to support this drug, if approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9278/16]

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 May 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: It is fair to say that the previous Government did get some things right in a difficult environment-----

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 May 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: -----but it also got many things wrong. After five years in here trying to change some of the things I and the Social Democrats believe they got wrong, my conclusion is that at the heart of the errors the previous Government made was a failure of ideology. Allowing a republic where one child in nine lives in daily poverty to continue is not a failure of policy, it is a failure of ideology....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Charities Regulation (17 May 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 82. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the operation of the Charities Regulatory Authority, including the number of applicants awaiting registration; the average length of time a charity is waiting between submitting an application and the issuing of a registered charity number; and the number of staff within the authority assigned to approving applications. [9443/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (17 May 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 195. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of tax on fuel collected in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9682/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments Data (17 May 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 696. To ask the Minister for Health the average cost to the State of a visit to an accident and emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9686/16]