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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (18 Sep 2018)

John Curran: 796. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new housing units acquired under Part V; the location of each by local authority for the first six months of 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37483/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (18 Sep 2018)

John Curran: 797. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new house builds completed by each approved housing body; the location of each in the first six months of 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37484/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (18 Sep 2018)

John Curran: 798. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authority new house builds completed in the first six months of 2018 by each local authority in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37485/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (18 Sep 2018)

John Curran: 799. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if additional staff have been assigned to the housing delivery office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37486/18]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Education Funding (19 Sep 2018)

John Curran: Deputy Ó Broin has set out clearly the role of the Carline Learning Centre, which we had the opportunity to visit last week. I reiterate that the children who are attending the centre, of whom there are approximately 50 at any given time, are dealing with a range of issues. The reality is that without this facility, they would be excluded from education. The centre's outcomes are very...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Education Funding (19 Sep 2018)

John Curran: I thank the Minister of State for her positive response to this issue. She indicated the various sources of funding made available to the Carline centre. and she is absolutely correct. The vast majority of that funding, however, goes on one thing only, namely, staff wages. Very little funding is left to run such a facility. The positive response and willingness to deal with requests for...

BusConnects: Motion [Private Members] (19 Sep 2018)

John Curran: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. The BusConnects project has caused considerable public concern, but that is not surprising, given that Dublin Bus is the dominant carrier of passengers, with 140 million per annum in the greater Dublin area. There is concern that the public consultation process took place over the summer. Most of us, as public representatives, receive...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Park and Ride Facilities (19 Sep 2018)

John Curran: 16. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress being made to identify and establish bus based park and ride facilities for the greater Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37712/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (19 Sep 2018)

John Curran: 54. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to review the situation in which there is only one intersection entrance and access to Rathcoole village from the N7 and the resultant traffic congestion caused; if the possibility of a second N7 intersection junction to improve this situation will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37711/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licence Applications (19 Sep 2018)

John Curran: 140. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the application by a person (details supplied) for an exchange of driver licence will be reviewed. [38025/18]

Central Bank (National Claims Information Database) Bill 2018: Second Stage (20 Sep 2018)

John Curran: As my colleague, Deputy Michael McGrath indicated, my party will support the Bill which we welcome. He has alluded to the fact that there was no pre-legislative scrutiny to facilitate its timely passage. A few minutes ago a colleague raised the issue and commented that the Government was doing nothing. That is incorrect. A more fair and reasonable question to ask is whether it is doing...

Central Bank (National Claims Information Database) Bill 2018: Second Stage (20 Sep 2018)

John Curran: Whether it is 70% or 80%, the vast majority of cases are settled outside the board and transparency is needed. We might say it is needed to encourage other companies to enter the insurance market. The data on their own will not be sufficient for other companies. They will want to look at costs, profit margins and so on which are associated. The Bill affords us an opportunity to make the...

Central Bank (National Claims Information Database) Bill 2018: Second Stage (20 Sep 2018)

John Curran: However, I have to ask by what they went up in the period 2012 to 2017.

Central Bank (National Claims Information Database) Bill 2018: Second Stage (20 Sep 2018)

John Curran: While progress has been made, we have not come back to a level that would accord with normal increases. Even if one looks at where we are today compared to 2012, the rate of increase is abnormal compared to the cost of living in general. That is a fair point to make. Before I refer to the provisions included in the Bill, many of us, as public representatives, receive complaints from...

Central Bank (National Claims Information Database) Bill 2018: Second Stage (20 Sep 2018)

John Curran: Does that not indicate it is a big problem?

Central Bank (National Claims Information Database) Bill 2018: Second Stage (20 Sep 2018)

John Curran: The Minister of State should not provoke him.

Central Bank (National Claims Information Database) Bill 2018: Second Stage (20 Sep 2018)

John Curran: We will hold the Minister of State to that.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (20 Sep 2018)

John Curran: 161. To ask the Minister for Health if he has had a meeting with an organisation (details supplied) to address the issue of ensuring that new medicines are made available to persons with MS as quickly as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38198/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Social Housing Provision (25 Sep 2018)

John Curran: 134. To ask the Minister for Finance if all the properties leased for social housing by NAMA's national asset residential property service are deemed to be off-balance sheet; the additional number of social housing units it is hoped to provide by this approach over the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38882/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Services Card (25 Sep 2018)

John Curran: 156. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to extend the number and category of bodies and associated timeframe that may be permitted to request the public services card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38891/18]