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Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)

Brendan Ryan: Today's business shall be No. 4, motion re Companies Act 2014, referral to committee; No. 12, post-European Council statements; and No. 13, Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages. Private Members' business shall be No. 96, motion re mother and baby homes. Wednesday's business shall be No. 14, statements on the announcement by the commission of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network Safety (22 Mar 2017)

Brendan Ryan: 32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the rolling out of staffless train stations in towns such as Portarlington and Portlaoise on the grounds of safety and ensuring the personal customer service for older persons and persons with disabilities remains central to Irish Rail's operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14240/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Industrial Disputes (22 Mar 2017)

Brendan Ryan: 41. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he has taken to resolve the Bus Éireann dispute; the number of times and when he has met Bus Éireann management; the number of times and when he has met the trade unions involved since 1 January 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14238/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Events (22 Mar 2017)

Brendan Ryan: 54. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the role his Department is playing in Ireland's bid for the 2023 Rugby World Cup; the number of other Departments that are involved; the status of the work completed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14239/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects Status (22 Mar 2017)

Brendan Ryan: 76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made on the new metro north project since March 2016; the preparatory works that are taking place; the timeframe for the preparatory works he expects will take place over the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14241/17]

Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Mar 2017)

Brendan Ryan: I congratulate Deputy Kelly for bringing this Bill before the House. He did so in consultation with the operators in the business. I welcome them to the Visitors Gallery today. Many speakers in this debate have congratulated Deputy Kelly although his chair is empty. That is because he is attending the Committee of Public Accounts this afternoon. He has passed on his apologies for his...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (23 Mar 2017)

Brendan Ryan: 45. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the provision of a sectoral employment order in the bus industry; if she will engage with unions and management in the area to work towards providing these agreements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14242/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (23 Mar 2017)

Brendan Ryan: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide a solution for the year-on-year problem of over subscription to a school (details supplied); if he will provide a solution as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14709/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (23 Mar 2017)

Brendan Ryan: 215. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to extend the early child care scheme for families than cannot find a place in their local school and require an extra year for a place to become available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14710/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Properties (28 Mar 2017)

Brendan Ryan: 363. To ask the Minister for Health the future plans for a property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15099/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Properties (28 Mar 2017)

Brendan Ryan: 364. To ask the Minister for Health if, prior to a decision being made about a property (details supplied), the Department of Education and Skills can be contacted to determine whether it would use it for a primary school service in the Milltown area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15100/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (28 Mar 2017)

Brendan Ryan: 399. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the delays for cardiac rehabilitation in Beaumont Hospital, the Mater hospital and Drogheda hospital; the strategies in place to resolve these delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15374/17]

Other Questions: Defence Forces Recruitment (29 Mar 2017)

Brendan Ryan: 25. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the level of success the recent recruitment drives have had in attracting female members to the Defence Forces; his views on whether the target of 10% of the Defence Forces being comprised of female members as set out in the 2015 White Paper on Defence will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15523/17]

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (29 Mar 2017)

Brendan Ryan: 23. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the negotiations or planning that is taking place between his Department and other Government Departments in preparation for Brexit; his views on whether the Defence Forces would be involved in controlling a hard Border; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15524/17]

National Children's Hospital: Motion [Private Members] (29 Mar 2017)

Brendan Ryan: I thank the Rural Independents Group for submitting this motion on the new national children's hospital. The new hospital promises to be an exciting development in the area of modem paediatric medicine. It is beyond time that children in this country had access to a modern state-of-the-art centre of excellence for their care. I know that everyone on both sides of the location argument...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions Data (29 Mar 2017)

Brendan Ryan: 10. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of members of the Defence Forces who are currently serving overseas; the missions they are on; if he expects that number to rise or fall in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15525/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Strength (29 Mar 2017)

Brendan Ryan: 14. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on recent media reports on the crisis in Defence Forces personnel numbers and its impact on the Air Corps; his plans to increase the Air Corps capability and staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15522/17]

Defence Forces: Motion (4 Apr 2017)

Brendan Ryan: This is a very welcome motion which contains a lot of very good things. However, we wish to add some important points that we believe are absent. The Labour Party has regularly sought an upgrade of the ability of the Defence Forces to negotiate their terms and conditions of employment. Such an upgrade would, in turn, have an impact on the ability to earn an income without having recourse...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Fares (4 Apr 2017)

Brendan Ryan: 655. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale behind the policy which does not include the commuter towns Newbridge and Kildare in the short hop zone train fare zone when Newbridge and Kildare are included in the rent pressure zone which acknowledges the pressures of a commuter town; if there is a discrepancy in not including these commuter towns in the short hop...

Public Transport Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2017: First Stage (6 Apr 2017)

Brendan Ryan: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Public Transport Regulation Act 2009. Our bus network is an essential public service. If we are to have private competition with public operators, it is critical that we have a basic threshold on pay and conditions, that a reliable service is provided and that all operators compete on a level playing field. I am...