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

John Curran: I thank Mr. Lally for his opening statement. I now invite Mr. McGuane to make an opening statement on behalf of the National Association of Citizens Information Services.

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

John Curran: I thank Mr. McGuane for his opening statement. In private session before the witnesses arrived, the committee agreed that it would meet to deal with this. Mr. Lally has asked for some documents. The clerk will make them available to him. It is important to note that any information the delegates do not have with them today, or further comments they might like to make, should be submitted...

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

John Curran: You are over time and I must be fair to other colleagues. I will come back to you later. I call Senator Higgins.

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

John Curran: I will give the deputations an opportunity to answer some of the questions. One thing struck me when Mr. Lally was speaking. His comments brought home the unique nature of the services. Mr. Lally referred to Lily O'Doherty in Clondalkin. It is as if the citizens information services have developed in the context of the surrounding services and in the context of interaction with...

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

John Curran: Members should note that we have the Pathfinder report on the document database.

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

John Curran: We have the documents.

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

John Curran: There is time for one or two direct and brief questions.

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

John Curran: I have nothing further to add but I want to clarify a point. Reference was made to a number of documents, and the committee has full access to them. Senator Higgins made a point regarding the witnesses' submission to the Pathfinder report. That is a document we do not have sight of and they might like to make it available to the committee. If the witnesses wish to respond to the other...

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

John Curran: That concludes today's meeting. I thank our guests from the National Association of Citizens Information Services and the National Development Managers Network for attending and for their presentations. As I said at the outset, they will be published on the website as well as their direct responses to the questions. I reiterate that this committee will follow up on this issue so they...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Disposal Charges (21 Mar 2017)

John Curran: 60. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress he is making with the waste industry to ensure when proposed pay-by-weight charges for refuse collection are introduced later in 2017 they will not result in price rises for households, which occurred in July 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13693/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service Reform (21 Mar 2017)

John Curran: 154. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she plans to introduce legislation to compel criminals to pay a contribution to their legal aid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13861/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Administration (21 Mar 2017)

John Curran: 155. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has commissioned an annual study of court efficiency and sitting times, benchmarked against international standards, to provide accurate measurements for improving access to justice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13862/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (21 Mar 2017)

John Curran: 393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will not lose a teacher for the year 2017-2018; if this school will retain its existing allocation of teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14208/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (21 Mar 2017)

John Curran: 463. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the first bundle of 520 new social housing homes across six sites, which had approval granted by the then Minister on 13 October 2015 and are to be developed through the PPP programme, will advance to planning and construction; the timeline for this project; when he expects all 520 units to be constructed and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (21 Mar 2017)

John Curran: 464. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason for the delay in progressing a housing scheme (details supplied) from stage 1 approval in Q2 2015 to stage 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13869/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (21 Mar 2017)

John Curran: 566. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of reinstating the household benefits package in full. [13875/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (21 Mar 2017)

John Curran: 960. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding made available to each local and regional drug task force for each year from 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13863/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (21 Mar 2017)

John Curran: 961. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to implement the Irish Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism's recommendation that an eight-bed national centre for patients suffering and living with IF be established at St. James's Hospital at an annual estimated cost of €3.9 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13867/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Data (21 Mar 2017)

John Curran: 1229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of taxis currently licensed and in use that are over ten years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13864/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (21 Mar 2017)

John Curran: 1230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the proposed NTA plans to improve the public transport system with a network of park and ride sites; if he will identify these sites; the time frame for them to become operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13865/17]