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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (9 Jul 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 49. To ask the Minister for Health the way he will address the concerns arising from the ending of the pancreas transplant service in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27586/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Grant Eligibility (9 Jul 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 80. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the fact that the respite care grant ceases to be paid in its entirety when the person being cared for passes away; if she will consider adjusting the grant so that the carer will receive a portion of the grant to cover the period in which the deceased was alive and in receipt of constant care and attention; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Illegal Encampments (9 Jul 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 144. To ask the Minister for Defence his Department's policy position on addressing the problem of unauthorised encampments on the Curragh Plains in County Kildare; if he is aware of the growing frequency of such encampments; if he has any proposal to tackle the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27989/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (9 Jul 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if works at a school (details supplied) in County KIldare, for which tenders have been submitted to her Department, will be approved as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28048/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (9 Jul 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will urgently address the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28051/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (9 Jul 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 270. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the growing number of rickshaws now in operation in Dublin; whether this mode of transport is safe; whether there is a need for regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28049/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (14 Jul 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 377. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is participating in the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme and who has applied for subsidies in respect of rare breeds, having come into the ownership of these cattle in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28438/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Administration (14 Jul 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 378. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who had an entitlement to a single payment reduced in 2013 as a result of a penalty, in circumstances where that year now becomes the reference year for the basic payment scheme, given that the penalty in the reference year should not be applied into the future; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (14 Jul 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 379. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare may be included in the beef data and genomics programme, having first bred calves in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28440/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (14 Jul 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 583. To ask the Minister for Health if a surgical procedure at Naas General Hospital or the Albany Medical Center Hospital will be expedited for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28546/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Regulations (14 Jul 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 958. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the number of hunting-related offences detected by, or brought to the attention of, her Department in 2013 and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29171/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Regulations (14 Jul 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 959. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of successful prosecutions brought by her Department for hunting-related offences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29172/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Regulations (14 Jul 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 960. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide in tabular form the number of prosecutions brought by her Department for hunting-related offences west of the River Shannon and east of the River Shannon in 2013 and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29173/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (14 Jul 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 961. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to ban the sale of migratory birds, as she has been urged to do by the National Association of Regional Game Councils with the support of the Woodcock Association of Ireland, Birdwatch Ireland and the Association of Game Shoot Operators, given that all of these associations have identified a major problem in the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (14 Jul 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 962. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on whether the banning of the sale of migratory species will significantly remove the motivation and/or incentive for their commercial exploitation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29175/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (14 Jul 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 963. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht whether she believes there is already significant precedent for banning the sale of migratory species, such as Statutory Instrument No. 228 of 1992 banning the sale of the curlew, and Statutory Instrument No. 241 of 1982 banning the sale of goldeneye ducks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29176/15]

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Election of Vice Chairman (14 Jul 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I propose Deputy Helen McEntee for the position of Vice Chairman.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (14 Jul 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: As I indicated during the Second Stage debate, there is a lack of ambition for the future development of the National Concert Hall and notwithstanding the various areas of diversification and outreach in which it is currently involved, it might be in a position to provide services at other locations around the country. As I read it, that is not envisaged in the Bill. I wish to signal that I...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (14 Jul 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Bill makes no provision for ministerial oversight or review of the strategy statements. As envisaged in the Bill, the Minister will simply receive the strategy statement and lay it before the Houses. One would think there should be some sort of provision for the Minister to review the strategy and to be satisfied that the strategy is consistent with Government policy and priorities and...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (14 Jul 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Section 19 deals with staffing and is modelled on the strict staffing controls that are exercised currently by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, aiming to restrict the number of civil servant staff numbers and gradings. We need to be conscious of the fact that approximately 75% of the income of the National Concert Hall comes from its own trading activity and I am concerned...