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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Mobile Telephony Services (11 Apr 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 467. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the mobile and broadband task force; the number of meetings that have been held since January 2017; the action points which have been completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18161/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (11 Apr 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 607. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a person's (details supplied) application for a nursing pin [18163/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (11 Apr 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 699. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a single farm payment for a person (details supplied). [18160/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Issues (13 Apr 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 13. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the engagement he has had with his counterparts in the Northern Ireland Assembly since the elections, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Executive and the United Kingdom Government, specifically the Chancellor of the Exchequer, since Article 50 was triggered by the British Prime Minister; and the nature and outcome of such engagement...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (13 Apr 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 27. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the engagement he has had with other Ministers with regard to pay restoration and pay negotiations for workers in agencies and bodies under their respective remit; the Ministers he has discussed with this; if this engagement has taken place in Cabinet, Cabinet committee or an interdepartmental basis; the dates these meetings took...

Leaders' Questions (2 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: It is not fiction.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Foreign Direct Investment (2 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 225. To ask the Minister for Finance the engagement he has had with the American Treasury Department and the American Secretary of the Treasury on the impact of US tax reform on Irish businesses; and if an analysis has been carried out by his officials on the impact that the introduction of a border adjustment tax and the introduction of a corporate tax reform in the United States of America...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Exports Data (2 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 226. To ask the Minister for Finance the engagement he has had with IBEC on US tax reform and the impact on Irish exporters. [19233/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (2 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 841. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the National Obesity Policy and Action Plan 2016 – 2025; the actions undertaken to date in relation to an agreement on food reformulation targets with the food industry (details supplied); the estimated impact this will have on Exchequer funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19417/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (2 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 881. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the clinical effectiveness of the drug respreeza; and if he will now include respreeza for reimbursement. [19504/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (2 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 882. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to blood screening for severe and potentially fatal allergic reactions to a drug (details supplied). [19505/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (2 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 1103. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in each county and each HSE area who are awaiting assessment under early intervention, in tabular form; the length of time they are waiting for assessments and programmes to be put in place; and the number of staff that have not been replaced, either temporarily or permanently, in each area. [20609/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (2 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 1239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason moneys are being withheld from a person (details supplied) in respect of the rural environment protection scheme and the milk supply reduction scheme. [20572/17]

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (3 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: Apologies have been received from Deputy Shane Cassells, Senator Jerry Buttimer and Senator Diarmuid Wilson. I thank Deputy Harty for attending. I will return the favour. The usual rules apply in relation to phones. I am just checking my own now. It is on airplane plane. I propose that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (3 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: The first petition for consideration is petition No. P00034/16, from Mr. Joseph O'Shea, entitled, Lack of Appeal Opportunity for Pension Assessment. The petitioner is seeking an appeals mechanism to appeal decisions of the Minister for Justice and Equality on the determination of the level of disablement under the Garda Pensions Order 1925. He also claims the Pensions Ombudsman does not...

Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The purpose of the Bill is to prohibit the use of micro-plastics, particularly for particles that are less than 5 mm in diameter. Micro-plastics are used in a variety of cosmetic and personal care products such as scrubs, soaps, lotions and toothpastes. They are added to these products to make the product more abrasive or for...

Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: Would it be possible to have a copy of the Minister's speech circulated?

Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the Acting Chairman. I thank colleagues who have welcomed the principle of the Bill. It is very clear there is an intention on the part of the House, on a cross-party basis, to legislate for the issue and to ensure that we can put in place a robust mechanism that will offset the dire economic costs of the presence of microbeads and micro-plastics in our environment. I thank Members...

Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: The foreshore Bill will be brought before Government in June, as I understand it, and this matter could be attached to it. That was the intention.

Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: I raised the issue of having a bespoke Bill. The Fianna Fáil Deputies also sought to have one. I am hopeful that we could deal with this in a bespoke fashion. That would be the best way.