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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (6 Nov 2018)

John Curran: 922. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocated to the green public transport fund in Budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45434/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (6 Nov 2018)

John Curran: 923. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding drawn down in 2018 by the NTA to support the alternative urban fleet trials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45435/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (6 Nov 2018)

John Curran: 924. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the NTA's alternative urban fleet trials has taken place; if so, the findings of these trials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45436/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services Funding (7 Nov 2018)

John Curran: 8. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of youth projects established under the single targeted youth funding programme to date; the details of each project; the location of each; the funding each project has received to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45939/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services Funding (7 Nov 2018)

John Curran: 24. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the several sample projects that were established in 2016 and 2017 in relation to the future development of a single targeted youth funding programme to replace the current schemes; the number of these projects which are now fully operational; the number of new sample projects that have been established to date in 2018; and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services Funding (7 Nov 2018)

John Curran: For some time the Minister and her Department have engaged in establishing a single targeted youth funding programme. A number of individual projects have been set up. Will the Minister give details of those projects and the future timeline for the roll out of the entire programme?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services Funding (7 Nov 2018)

John Curran: I thank the Minister. I do not have the detail of the chart yet, but I thank her for the information. My initial concern is that this targeted programme comes about as a result of a value for money programme that was done in 2014, we are now in 2018, and 20 projects have been rolled out. The immediate concern is the roll-out of the programme in full. The secondary concern is around...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services Funding (7 Nov 2018)

John Curran: I thank the Minister for her reply. I want to put this in context and, while I talk about the Minister's funding, my concern is dealing with areas of greatest disadvantage and it goes across a number of Departments. When I join this up with other programmes, I have a concern that the most disadvantaged areas are not receiving the targeted support they did previously. I specifically talk...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Nov 2018)

John Curran: A total of 25 children in the country suffer with spinal muscular atrophy. Sam and Glen both live in my area. It is a degenerative condition. There is hope for them and there is treatment called Spinraza. I have raised the question in the House before and I have been told that following the evaluation process it has not been approved. If it has not been approved but is available in...

Apprenticeships: Motion [Private Members] (7 Nov 2018)

John Curran: This motion should not be confrontational. It should be collaborative and we should work together on it. Apprenticeship training is an under-utilised and under-developed resource. Deputy Byrne referred to the fact that only 2% of school leavers aspire to apprenticeship training. Worse, the number of women in apprenticeship training is very low. That is traditionally because...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Initiatives (8 Nov 2018)

John Curran: 8. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if, since the establishment of the community enhancement programme, there have been specific supports or programmes to provide targeted assistance for the 51 most disadvantaged areas formerly known as RAPID areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46001/18]

Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2018: Second Stage (8 Nov 2018)

John Curran: I welcome the opportunity to make a short contribution to this legislation. I support what the Bill purports to do. I wish to acknowledge and put on record that this is the second tranche of legislation in recent times dealing with the issue around the cost of insurance. The Central Bank (National Claims Information Database) Bill was before the House during the past month. I do not...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Urban Renewal Schemes (8 Nov 2018)

John Curran: 13. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the supports he will make available to other disadvantaged communities in the Dublin area in view of the €5.5 million investment in Dublin’s north inner city as announced by him in October 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46000/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Business of Joint Committee (8 Nov 2018)

John Curran: The joint committee is in public session. Apologies have been received from Senator Nash. The members are all welcome to this meeting of the joint committee. I remind them to ensure their phones are switched off. I propose we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Delays in Payment of Illness Benefit: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

John Curran: I welcome Mr. John McKeon, Secretary General of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, and his two colleagues, Ms Vaughan and Mr. Flynn. I will invite them to make a presentation to the joint committee. When they have concluded, members will have an opportunity to ask questions. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Delays in Payment of Illness Benefit: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

John Curran: I thank Mr. McKeon for his opening statement. Before I open the discussion to members, I have one general question. Mr. McKeon set out in some detail the technical issues relating to IT and the change of system. One of the real issues for members and the public was the lack of information and access. The public could not get through to the Department by phone and neither could we. At...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Delays in Payment of Illness Benefit: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

John Curran: I will come to Mr. McKeon, but there are a number of other questioners and I will take all of them together.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Delays in Payment of Illness Benefit: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

John Curran: Mr. McKeon has indicated that a retired Revenue Commissioner is doing a review and that is important. When a Department is dealing with as many transactions as the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, there is always the potential for something to go wrong. The critical issue is how problems are dealt with. In this instance, the lack of communication was the problem....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Delays in Payment of Illness Benefit: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

John Curran: I will.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Delays in Payment of Illness Benefit: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

John Curran: I thank Mr. McKeon. I am conscious of the time. If anyone has a short comment, I will take it.