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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus Fleet (20 Feb 2018)

John Curran: 495. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 583 of 13 February 2018, the number of the 76 new buses that will be purchased in 2018 by the NTA for Dublin Bus; the number of these that are replacement buses; the number that are new additional buses to provide additional services, routes and capacity; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (20 Feb 2018)

John Curran: 496. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to address the overcrowding and delays in services on the Luas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8482/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (20 Feb 2018)

John Curran: 497. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans TII has to add additional tolling points on the M50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8483/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card Data (20 Feb 2018)

John Curran: 536. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of public services cards that have been issued; the number of cards issued to persons under 18 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8165/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (20 Feb 2018)

John Curran: 537. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the payments and services for which the use of a public services card is now mandatory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8166/18]

Other Questions: Leader Programmes Data (21 Feb 2018)

John Curran: It is the Government's responsibility.

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Feb 2018)

John Curran: That will do no good.

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Feb 2018)

John Curran: On page 136 of A Programme for Partnership Government there is a commitment to support the expansion of local drug task force projects. The Taoiseach will be aware that there were reductions in funding in 2012, 2013 and 2014 for all local and regional drug and alcohol task forces while in the years 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 funding has remained at the 2014 level. That is despite the fact...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Business of Joint Committee (22 Feb 2018)

John Curran: I welcome members to the meeting. Before I begin I ask them to turn off their mobile phones or put them on flight mode as they interfere with the recording as much as they do the meeting itself. I propose we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters before returning to public session. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Services Card: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)

John Curran: I welcome Mr. Tim Duggan, Ms Kathleen Stack, Mr. Philip Cox and Ms Michelle O'Donnell from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, as well as Mr. Barry Lowry from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. You are all very welcome. I will ask for opening statements in a moment but before that I draw attention to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Services Card: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)

John Curran: I thank Mr. Duggan and call on Mr. Lowry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Services Card: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)

John Curran: I thank Mr. Lowry. I usually do not ask questions at this point but it might be useful for the committee to reflect back on Mr. Duggan's opening point. He said:[I]n 2004, the then Government tasked a senior level interdepartmental group with developing a framework or standard for establishing and authenticating the identity of individuals in their engagements with the public service. That...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Services Card: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)

John Curran: So 2005 and 2013-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Services Card: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)

John Curran: That is a different issue and, to be fair to others, we will come to it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Services Card: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)

John Curran: I thank the Deputy. If there is time, we will come back to him, but there are others who wish to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Services Card: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)

John Curran: I thank the Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Services Card: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)

John Curran: Last week delegates were very clear on the difficulties they had in understanding the legislation. There is no primary legislation. Mr. Duggan referred to the main Act of 2005 and the consolidation Act since. There have been numerous amendments and Mr. Duggan spoke about the complexity of the legislation. He said that, as is usual with such administrative consolidations, it came with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Services Card: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)

John Curran: There are still a number of issues to be addressed, to be fair to the committee colleagues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Services Card: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)

John Curran: There are other issues, to be fair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Services Card: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)

John Curran: I thank Deputy Brady and call Mr. Duggan.