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Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 May 2016)

Noel Rock: Tairgim:Go n-ainmneoidh Dáil Éireann an Teachta Enda Kenny chun a cheaptha ag an Uachtarán mar Thaoiseach. I move:That Dáil Éireann nominate Deputy Enda Kenny for appointment by the President to be Taoiseach. Fourth time is the charm, as they say. As Deputies can see, I am very eager to get on with this speech on the fourth occasion. All of us in this Chamber have...

Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) (Amendment) Bill 2016: First Stage (17 May 2016)

Noel Rock: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend sections 49 and 51 of the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 to ensure the powers exercised by the Central Bank of Ireland to make regulations, conferred by the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 are fit for purpose; and to provide for related matters.

Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) (Amendment) Bill 2016: First Stage (17 May 2016)

Noel Rock: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time." The purpose of the Bill is to ensure that a better balance is struck between maintaining banking independence while ensuring regular and important input from elected legislators in the Oireachtas and in the relevant committees. This will ensure policy-makers set forth proposals which will be both useful to, and used by, the Central...

Central Bank (Variable Rate Mortgages) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 May 2016)

Noel Rock: I thank the Minister, Deputy Noonan, for agreeing to share his time with me. While I appreciate the position from which Deputy Michael McGrath approached this issue when he drew up this legislation, which seeks to confer powers on the Central Bank, we should ask whether those powers will be used. In this case, the answer has arrived long before the question has even been asked. These...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (17 May 2016)

Noel Rock: 136. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to include Whitehall Garda station in any review of station closures. [10430/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disability Services Provision (17 May 2016)

Noel Rock: 341. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the alternative arrangements on behalf of Down Syndrome Ireland in the event of the closure of its literacy classes at the Mater Dei Institute of Education on Clonliffe Road in Dublin 3 due to budget cuts by Dublin City University which operates the campus. [10687/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (17 May 2016)

Noel Rock: 606. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if it is possible to relinquish the site at Whitehall Garda station, and if works there now prevent it being converted into a Garda station. [10429/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (17 May 2016)

Noel Rock: 955. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ring-fence the budget for mental health services and to reverse recent cuts made to it. [10688/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (17 May 2016)

Noel Rock: 956. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 for home care packages. [10690/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences Renewals (17 May 2016)

Noel Rock: 1160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to submit draft legislation to automatically remove the licences of taxi drivers convicted of a crime which makes them unsuitable to drive a cab. [10689/16]

Report of Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform: Motion (Resumed) (19 May 2016)

Noel Rock: I congratulate the committee, which worked on a cross-party basis to produce a document of great substance. That substance is clear for all to see. The comments from Deputies who welcomed and scrutinised it were welcome. The review period of one year is worthwhile and useful. In the broader context, Deputy Jim Daly's remarks have much merit. The public has made a demand for political...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (19 May 2016)

Noel Rock: 185. To ask the Minister for Health to re-open an application by a person (details supplied) under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11140/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (19 May 2016)

Noel Rock: 186. To ask the Minister for Health to re-open an application by a person (details supplied) under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11144/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (19 May 2016)

Noel Rock: 187. To ask the Minister for Health to re-open an application by a person (details supplied) under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11146/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stamp Duty (24 May 2016)

Noel Rock: 96. To ask the Minister for Finance to request the Revenue Commissioners to release stamp duty records (details supplied) from 1999 onwards, which are already compiled but unreleased, in electronic format. [11749/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (24 May 2016)

Noel Rock: 369. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to stop rolling one-year contracts in the public sector whereby employees do not receive the same benefits as their colleagues, including incremental pay increases, pension rights and the right to apply for internal vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11489/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (24 May 2016)

Noel Rock: 506. To ask the Minister for Health to hire two clinical nurses for the Finglas addiction support team which has had two applications pending since 2014, despite funding being agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11750/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Conventions Ratification (31 May 2016)

Noel Rock: 190. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she plans to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which was signed by the Government on 30 March 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12815/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (31 May 2016)

Noel Rock: 400. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to re-establish the Dublin City Council extension grant which was discontinued in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13523/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Diabetes Strategy (31 May 2016)

Noel Rock: 744. To ask the Minister for Health when he will appoint a senior dietician to support those with diabetes in Dublin North-West constituency as dictated in the 2016 Health Service Executive service plan, which sanctioned to support the implementation of the type 2 diabetes cycle of care initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13521/16]