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Other Questions: Child Care Services Funding (28 Nov 2017)

John Curran: The Minister indicated that next year's capital programme will be announced earlier in the year than was the case in 2017. The capital programme for this year was announced in July, at which point, the Minister indicated, there was an immediate draw-down of funds. This allocation covered hundreds of projects with the objective of creating 2,200 new child care places. Given that the funding...

Other Questions: Child Care Services Funding (28 Nov 2017)

John Curran: The Minister pointed out that the capital funding for next year is less than the outcome for 2017. Is she anticipating further savings within the Department that would allow the 2018 outturn to be greater than the initial allocation?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legal Costs (28 Nov 2017)

John Curran: 161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to date of a sex discrimination action taken by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49927/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Contracts (28 Nov 2017)

John Curran: 467. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to carry out a full review of the operation of consultants' contracts by hospital and ensure that all consultants work their full allocation of hours in view of recent media revelations (details supplied) regarding the contracts and hours worked by consultants in public hospitals. [50669/17]

Other Questions: Motor Insurance Regulation (30 Nov 2017)

John Curran: 8. To ask the Minister for Finance when the working group on the cost of motor insurance last met; the number of times it has met to date in 2017; the number of the report's 71 actions that have been implemented in full to date; the number that will be implemented in full by the end of 2017; the timeframe for all the actions to have been implemented in full; if reductions in motor insurance...

Other Questions: Motor Insurance Regulation (30 Nov 2017)

John Curran: It is almost a year since the working group on motor insurance published its report containing 33 recommendations and 71 specific actions. Will the Minister update the House on the implementation of the report and, more importantly, the effect it has had on motor insurance premiums?

Other Questions: Motor Insurance Regulation (30 Nov 2017)

John Curran: I thank the Minister of State for the answer and understand he had to summarise everything within the time available. The first issue concerns the effectiveness of the report and its implementation. It is worth reflecting on the fact that in the three years before the actions were taken, there were significant annual increases in the cost of motor insurance premiums. I understand that in...

Other Questions: Motor Insurance Regulation (30 Nov 2017)

John Curran: While we give the global figures, it is worth pointing to some individual cases which are often not reflected in the figures. Some two or three issues come up in my office time and again. One concerns people who have been accident and claim free for several years and are now a bit older. They are finding it more difficult to obtain quotes which are getting are higher. The second issue...

Other Questions: Motor Insurance Regulation (30 Nov 2017)

John Curran: I am only referring to motor insurance. I do not want to labour the point, but global figures do not always reflect what is happening in the insurance market.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (30 Nov 2017)

John Curran: 96. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the scheduled meeting of the community sector high level forum took place on 23 November 2017; the progress made at this meeting to address the issue of pensions for community employment supervisors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51368/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (30 Nov 2017)

John Curran: 111. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda HGV checkpoints that have been carried out on Kennelsfort Road, Palmerstown, Dublin 20 to date in 2017; the number of breaches of eight restrictions detected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51367/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (30 Nov 2017)

John Curran: 167. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE recently met with the company that manufactures the drug respreeza; if arrangements have now been put in place with the company and the HSE to administer respreeza to the 21 persons that had been receiving respreeza on a clinical trial; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51369/17]

Select Committee on Social Protection: Business of Select Committee (30 Nov 2017)

John Curran: I welcome the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Deputy Regina Doherty. Before we begin the meeting and as I will be chairing and not contributing to it I want to acknowledge the Minister's announcement that she will deal with people in receipt of mortgage interest supplement and that she will be explaining it to, and notifying, those people. Those affected, and I know a...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2017: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2017)

John Curran: We move to the Committee Stage of the Bill and will go through it in the normal manner as laid out in the sections. Amendment No. 1 has been ruled out of order.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2017: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2017)

John Curran: Amendment No. 46, in the names of Deputies Bríd Smith, Gino Kenny and Richard Boyd Barrett, has been ruled out of order.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2017: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2017)

John Curran: I thank the Minister and her officials for attending today's proceedings.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2017: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2017)

John Curran: This is most unusual at this stage but the Deputy may ask her question.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2017: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2017)

John Curran: I thank the Deputy. Once again I thank the Minister and the officials from her Department for their attendance today. That concludes this meeting.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Message to Dáil (30 Nov 2017)

John Curran: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection has completed its consideration of the Social Welfare Bill and has made no amendments thereto.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (5 Dec 2017)

John Curran: 50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to dedicated drugs units in each division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51701/17]