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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (22 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 652. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the figures illustrated in the 2010-16 and 2016-22 draft development county plans for Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council that indicate a large population increase in the Carrickmines, Glenamuck and Cherrywood areas, County Dublin; the way the additional resources will be made available to meet the policing needs of these...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (22 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 654. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total savings to her Department resulting from the closure of Garda stations from 2011 to 2015. [31726/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Control of Dogs (22 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 723. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce new legislation or to amend existing legislation to clarify the definition of an assistance dog and to ensure there is the appropriate oversight and accreditation of the training of assistance dogs and their provision to persons with disabilities. [31666/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Control of Dogs (22 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 1146. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce new legislation or to amend existing legislation to clarify the definition of an assistance dog, and to ensure there is the appropriate oversight and accreditation of the training of assistance dogs and their provision to persons with disabilities. [32279/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (22 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 1060. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department officials, his advisers or he will consider and discuss a proposal for a national care commission that his Department received in March 2015, a proposal that seeks to strengthen and clarify the legal framework and oversight for the care of vulnerable adults in the State being in both Health Service Executive and private centres or homes....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Meetings (22 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 1468. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to meet with a delegation of Donegal county councillors on the issue of the impact of defective mica blocks on homes and families in the county as they have requested. [31813/15]

Marriage Bill 2015: Second Stage (23 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The events of 22 May 2015 changed lives forever. The result of a referendum in favour of marriage equality was hard-fought by equality champions along a journey that stretched back many years. They changed lives that day when they campaigned and marched for rights. Those people faced discrimination and intimidation and were labelled second-class citizens. Those people stood tall when...

Leaders' Questions (23 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Taoiseach was wrongly informed, I can assure him. He was wrongly informed.

Leaders' Questions (23 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: There was the length of time involved in moving the patient to the second ambulance-----

Leaders' Questions (23 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That was not the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Grant Scheme: Department of Health (23 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Today we will have a discussion with officials from the Department of Health about the mobility allowance and motorised transport grants. I remind everybody to turn off their mobile telephones as they interfere with the sound system. We are pleased to welcome from the Department of Health: Mr. Jim Breslin, Secretary General; Ms Frances Spillane, assistant secretary; and Ms Grainne Duffy,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Grant Scheme: Department of Health (23 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Before I allow members to comment, I wish to say that the Ombudsman will appear before the committee next week and we will ask him for his views on this matter and on Mr. Breslin's presentation. I know my colleagues share the view that this issue has been dragging on for a crazy amount of time. I am deeply alarmed that it is over a year since we met the previous Secretary General in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Grant Scheme: Department of Health (23 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Could I get everyone's full attention?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Grant Scheme: Department of Health (23 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank Mr. Breslin and open the floor to the members. I call Deputy Ó Snodaigh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Grant Scheme: Department of Health (23 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: There are a number of questions there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Grant Scheme: Department of Health (23 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Before letting Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh to ask a final supplementary question, I have one final question. As part of the process, has Mr. Breslin considered amending equality legislation in such a way that it would permit him to introduce targeted measures? Obviously, this is an administrative scheme; has he, therefore, looked at it in that context? As that was legislation he was seen...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Grant Scheme: Department of Health (23 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank our guests for coming here today. We appreciate their contribution and we will be in contact with them soon for an update. We will now suspend while we get ready to introduce our next guests. We will suspend and resume in public session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Non-Compliant Installations of Water Meter Boxes: Irish Water and Department of Environment, Community and Local Government (23 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I propose that we now resume in public session. The committee is now sitting in public session in its capacity as the Joint Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions. We are dealing with petition No. 00002/2015 submitted by Mr. Con O'Leary. It is a discussion with officials from the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government and officials from Irish Water about the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Non-Compliant Installations of Water Meter Boxes: Irish Water and Department of Environment, Community and Local Government (23 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank Mr. Grant for his comprehensive response to the issues raised in the petition. There will be no need for him to go into the same depth of detail in responding to questions as he has already provided the details in his presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Non-Compliant Installations of Water Meter Boxes: Irish Water and Department of Environment, Community and Local Government (23 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: As Mr. Aidan O'Connor has referred to it in his statements, I wish to make clear that this committee has a very clear function in terms of looking at issues of concern around the public services and bringing before us the relevant parties to address the concerns raised. In this case, the relevant parties are obviously Irish Water and the Department. We do not second-guess the decisions of...