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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (7 Mar 2017)

John Curran: 515. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information on the HSE action plan for scoliosis that was to be prepared by the end of February 2017 (details supplied); the number of scoliosis procedures to be undertaken, by month, in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11400/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Mar 2017)

John Curran: I join Deputy Micheál Martin, the Taoiseach and others in expressing sympathy for the lady and her two children who died in a tragic house fire in Clondalkin last night. It should also be remembered that another lady and her son are in a critical condition in hospital. I also wish to put on the record that as somebody who has lived in Clondalkin all my life, I witnessed a palpable...

Other Questions: HSE Waiting Lists (8 Mar 2017)

John Curran: 23. To ask the Minister for Health the targets in place for reducing outpatient waiting times in the three children’s hospitals in Dublin, in which 3,289 children were waiting 18 months or more for an appointment in January 2017. [12111/17]

Other Questions: HSE Waiting Lists (8 Mar 2017)

John Curran: Figures from the NTPF indicate that at the end of January 2017, 3,289 children were waiting for over 18 months for an outpatient appointment. I think the Minister will agree that is an extraordinary figure and a very long time for a child to be waiting. What steps is the Minister going to take immediately to address this across the three children's hospitals in Dublin? Will he set specific...

Other Questions: HSE Waiting Lists (8 Mar 2017)

John Curran: There are two elements that I wish to put to the Minister. Will the steps the Minister is taking address the backlog or just stop the problem getting worse? It is worth reflecting for a moment that in January 2016, there were only 117 children waiting more than 18 months for that outpatient appointment. That figure was almost 3,300, 12 months later. It is very significant. The Minister...

Other Questions: HSE Waiting Lists (8 Mar 2017)

John Curran: I thank the Minister and I acknowledge the efforts that he and the hospitals are going to in respect of the various initiatives announced. The challenge is for the Minister to set out to us in a clear manner how those goals will be achieved. Although more people are accessing the services, the result is that in one 12-month period, more than 3,000 children are waiting 18 months. This...

Topical Issue Debate: Traffic Management (8 Mar 2017)

John Curran: I wish to raised increased traffic congestion in the Dublin area. I have raised this matter a number of times in parliamentary questions and have received a number of answers that go some way towards addressing the issue. In the course of my contribution I wish to focus on transport, public transport and transport infrastructure in my area in the western part of Dublin. It lies roughly...

Topical Issue Debate: Traffic Management (8 Mar 2017)

John Curran: I thank the Minister but I am sorry that he did not begin reading from the middle of his script rather than from the beginning. The beginning was a history lesson and went over many issues with which we are already familiar. I do not mean to be rude but-----

Topical Issue Debate: Traffic Management (8 Mar 2017)

John Curran: I have set out the position as we find it today. The Minister finished by referring to Dublin Bus but does the Minister know how many extra buses Dublin Bus will have in 2017? The total provision of additional buses this year for Dublin Bus, at a time of significant growth in demand, is 20. That is a grossly inadequate response. The bus network, as the Minister has said, is the backbone...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (9 Mar 2017)

John Curran: 55. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vehicles seized by the Garda and disposed of for each year from 2010 to 2016, in tabular form; the amount of money raised each year from the sale of the vehicles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12441/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (9 Mar 2017)

John Curran: 56. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action she will take to deal with those persons who continue to flout the law by driving while it is further reported that banned drivers are responsible for killing 11 to 14 persons on roads every year, in view of the recent reports that there are almost 8,000 drivers who have multiple concurrent disqualifications on their licences; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: DNA Database (9 Mar 2017)

John Curran: 57. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of samples from persons that are on the national DNA database since its establishment to date; if a review of its performance has or is being undertaken in view of the fact that this database has been established since November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12443/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (9 Mar 2017)

John Curran: 58. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí currently assigned to the Dublin metropolitan region west division; the number assigned to each individual Garda station in the DMR west division; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12444/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (9 Mar 2017)

John Curran: 59. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who have now been assigned with responsibilities to deal with the disclosures tribunal, by rank; if the tribunal is now the sole matter that any of these gardaí is dealing with; the units and operations these gardaí have come from to deal with tribunal matters; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (9 Mar 2017)

John Curran: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress he is making with regard to establishing a special purpose vehicle, SPV, to provide off-balance sheet funding to support the provision of social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12440/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Data (9 Mar 2017)

John Curran: 195. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours that were provided by the HSE in 2016 in the Dublin west HSE region; the number of home help hours it is intended to provide in this region in 2017; the budget spent on the provision of these hours in 2016 and the budget provided for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12445/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Review (9 Mar 2017)

John Curran: 336. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the structure and timeframe he will take with regard to carrying out a full review of public transport policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12446/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Business of Committee (9 Mar 2017)

John Curran: As we have a quorum, we will commence the meeting. Apologies have been received from Deputies Gino Kenny and Joan Collins. I remind members to either switch off their mobile phones completely or to switch them to flight mode. I propose that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service Restructuring: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2017)

John Curran: From the National Development Managers Network, I welcome Mr. Tomás Lally, development manager, Mayo Citizens Information Service; Ms Orla Barry, development manager, Sligo Citizens Information Service; and Sinéad Conefrey, development manager, Leitrim Citizens Information Service. From the National Association of Citizens Information Services, I welcome Mr. Michael McGuane,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service Restructuring: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2017)

John Curran: If the delegations talk to the clerk to the committee after the meeting, she can look after the making available of the documents.