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Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Data (1 May 2018)

John Curran: 314. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 396 of 24 April 2018, if it is anticipated that the rate of treatment received by patients through the National Treatment Purchase Fund will continue for the remainder of 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19057/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (1 May 2018)

John Curran: 373. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the NTA will publish an integrated implementation plan for the greater Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19052/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (1 May 2018)

John Curran: 390. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she plans to take to ensure children's safety is paramount while they are in foster care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19058/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Initiatives (1 May 2018)

John Curran: 406. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline the status of his Department's review of local community development committees; the improvements that have been made as a result of this review in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19059/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: RAPID Programme (1 May 2018)

John Curran: 407. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline his plans to increase the funding allocated to the RAPID programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19060/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Process (1 May 2018)

John Curran: 434. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the stage the provision set out in section 5 of the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017 is at to enable customers to volunteer their public services card in circumstances in which they wish to use it as a form of proof of identity and or age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19050/18]

Other Questions: Community Services Programme (2 May 2018)

John Curran: 22. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to open the community services programme to additional new entrants in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19011/18]

Other Questions: Community Services Programme (2 May 2018)

John Curran: While I welcome the fact the scheme has been transferred to the Department, I was slightly disappointed with the Minister's response where he said a review of the scheme would take place later in the year. I would have thought that review should be under way as we speak and I am not sure why there would be a delay in that taking place. I acknowledge there were expressions of interest last...

Other Questions: Community Services Programme (2 May 2018)

John Curran: I welcome the Minister's statement that he will pay close attention to ensuring none of the existing schemes will be adversely affected by the review. One of the advantages of having the programme in the then Department of Social Protection was that, if savings were made on jobseekers' payments, there could be a supplementary budget and transferring funding internally was easier.

Other Questions: Community Services Programme (2 May 2018)

John Curran: However, that should not be a blockage in expanding the scheme which offers real and tangible work for people who are otherwise finding it difficult to work and provides projects for communities. Regardless of whether they are projects with tourism features like the ones Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív indicated or community facilities, they play a vital role. I urge the Minister to...

Other Questions: RAPID Programme (2 May 2018)

John Curran: 23. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of his Department's review of the RAPID programme; the improvements that have been made as a result of this review in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19012/18]

Other Questions: RAPID Programme (2 May 2018)

John Curran: The Minister made funding available under the RAPID programme for 2017 and 2018. Will he explain the Department's review of the programme and when will it be complete? Will he assure the House that the funding provided under the programme will remain targeted at the areas of greatest disadvantage?

Other Questions: RAPID Programme (2 May 2018)

John Curran: I thank the Minister for his response. Since I submitted this question I have since received some information because of my concern that the funding made available for the programme in 2017 was not necessarily targeted at the areas of most disadvantage. The Minister allocated €64,500 to each local authority in 2017. My local authority covers more than one RAPID programme area. I...

Other Questions: RAPID Programme (2 May 2018)

John Curran: There is. The Minister is proud of the success of the scheme in the north-east inner city, but my concern is that, although he identified the amount of funding that had gone to that area, areas of significant disadvantage in other parts of Dublin are only receiving a sum of €32,000. That amount is not proportionate to the challenges facing them. It is welcome that the Minister has...

Topical Issue Debate: Traffic Management (2 May 2018)

John Curran: The Minister is as well aware of this issue as anyone else as congestion on the M50 features regularly on radio and news bulletins. Rush hour on the M50 is now 7 a.m., not 8 a.m. or 9 a.m., such are the volumes of traffic. It is not just the M50 but the feeder roads and their interconnectivity which are affected. Last Friday a truck was involved in an accident on the N4 but it resulted in...

Topical Issue Debate: Traffic Management (2 May 2018)

John Curran: The first issue in the Minister's response was traffic control measures in 2020. He said a team was engaged on this but we would like to see the detail of this because 2020 is not that far away. He also said the M50 needs to be allowed to function for its primary intended purpose as a national road which caters for predominantly non-local trips of high economic value. We have missed that...

Other Questions: Citizens Information Services (3 May 2018)

John Curran: 6. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the restructuring of MABS and CIS will be reviewed; if she is satisfied that the new structure of regional boards represents the best way forward in terms of service delivery to local communities and good governance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19167/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (3 May 2018)

John Curran: 43. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress made regarding introducing a new total contributions pension scheme by 2020 and the introduction of a pension auto-enrolment scheme by 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19168/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (3 May 2018)

John Curran: You are very welcome to this meeting of the Joint Committee of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, the Joint Committee on Education and Skills and the Joint Committee on Health. Colleagues with mobile phones are asked to turn them off or on to flight mode as they not only interfere with the meeting itself but also the recording and the broadcast of the meeting. We are meeting today...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (3 May 2018)

John Curran: Colleagues will recognise that it is an unusual format to have three committees together. However, we are not looking at disability in a general way. This meeting is particularly focused on employment and retention in employment. I know there are other areas. I acknowledge the assistance of Senator Dolan in setting up this meeting. He attended the committee informally to give advice and...