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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (2 Oct 2018)

John Curran: 294. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the National Conference of the Joint Agency Response to Crime's recent review of three anti-offending projects (details supplied) that seek to deal with offenders; his plans to roll out these projects nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40052/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (2 Oct 2018)

John Curran: 295. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the low number of community-based CCTV systems that have been approved; the cause of the low number of applications and approvals; if the scheme will be reviewed in view of the fact that only €166,749 out of an allocation of €2 million has been drawn down by the scheme; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (2 Oct 2018)

John Curran: 316. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she is taking in order to assist more businesses to accelerate contingency planning in order to be prepared for Brexit; the resources that have been put in place in order to achieve this in view of the fact that a recent survey (details supplied) showed that business preparedness for Brexit remained low; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Car Parks (2 Oct 2018)

John Curran: 457. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the HSE finalising its review of hospital car parking charges (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40050/18]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Oct 2018)

John Curran: The issue of the illegal and problematic use of quad bikes and scramblers in housing estates and parks continues. Other colleagues and I have raised the matter on a number of occasions in the past two years. I acknowledge the recent welcome intervention by the Minister for Justice and Equality with an interdepartmental and interagency approach. Does the Government anticipate introducing...

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2018)

John Curran: Today's demonstration clearly shows the public's concern with the housing crisis, but probably much more important, its concern with the lack of resources and of achievement in implementing the various programmes. We in the Oireachtas have known since the election of the Thirty-second Dáil that there has been a housing crisis. That is why the elected Members of this Dáil...

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2018)

John Curran: How many houses are in use today as a result of it? The point is that the urgency is not there. I was amazed by the Minister today. He said 100 properties submitted by local authorities were eligible to be considered under the single-stage scheme but councils did not opt for that, opting instead for the normal four-stage scheme. He is dead right. They should have opted for it. Why...

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2018)

John Curran: The Minister was asked for a meeting on the issue. We could have discussed the matter in a meaningful way instead of across the floor of this House.

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2018)

John Curran: I hope that when this motion is passed, it is not just filed away. I genuinely hope we go back to where we were two and a half years ago and work collaboratively and across parties to address the issues of housing. No one side has the answer to this. The original report had a lot to offer and we should work in that vein again.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction Legislation (9 Oct 2018)

John Curran: 322. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made regarding the establishment of a regulatory body for assisted human reproduction, including surrogacy further to the report of the Commission on Assisted Human Reproduction; his plans to introduce surrogacy legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41007/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (9 Oct 2018)

John Curran: 332. To ask the Minister for Health the progress he has made to develop a performance measurement system which will improve accountability across local and regional drug task forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41079/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (9 Oct 2018)

John Curran: 427. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has examined a recommendation (details supplied); his views on the recommendations; the steps he has taken to establish a climate change independent body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41080/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Payments (9 Oct 2018)

John Curran: 500. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to increase the 2018 fuel allowance to reflect increases (details supplied) that are being passed onto consumers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41082/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (9 Oct 2018)

John Curran: 544. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of rapid build housing units that have been constructed to date and occupied; the number of additional units expected to be completed before the end of 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41083/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (9 Oct 2018)

John Curran: 545. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the requests for funding submitted by each local authority and the drawdown of funding to each authority under the LIHAF scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41084/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Waste Management (10 Oct 2018)

John Curran: 9. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to set up a waste regulator for the industry in view of the recently published Competition and Consumer Protection Commission report which found that 25% of consumers in the greater Dublin area did not have the option of more than one service provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41058/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Waste Management (10 Oct 2018)

John Curran: Recently, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, published a report, which found that one quarter of consumers in the greater Dublin area do not have more than one supplier for their domestic waste and that there is a lack of competition in the market. Does the Minister have specific plans to introduce competition to the market in the Dublin area?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Waste Management (10 Oct 2018)

John Curran: The Minister's reply did not really address the question, which was about competition in the market. I acknowledge the work the CCPC did but it found that one quarter of households in Dublin do not have an alternative to their current supplier. Even in areas where there is another supplier, I do not believe there is real competition in the market. I live in an ordinary Dublin suburb and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Waste Management (10 Oct 2018)

John Curran: I fully agree with the Minister on recycling but his answer is interesting insofar as it revealed the fact that only a small number of people changed from one supplier to another. That indicates a lack of competition in the market. It also indicates a lack of transparency. If one goes onto the websites of various waste management companies to try to work out what the costs of moving would...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Resources (10 Oct 2018)

John Curran: 14. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the immediate steps he is taking to ensure Ireland takes responsibility for its own energy supply; the increases there have been in the generation and supply of wind energy, solar PV energy, locally sourced biomass and biogas in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the...