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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (28 May 2019)

John Curran: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an extension for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; the timeline for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22536/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: EU Directives (28 May 2019)

John Curran: 462. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 9 May 2019, if the timeline by which schemes of one to 14 members and 15 to 100 members, respectively, will be required to be in compliance with the provisions of the IORP II directive; her plans to introduce legislation in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: EU Directives (28 May 2019)

John Curran: 463. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the consultation with pension scheme representatives and other industry bodies her Department has undertaken in respect of the transposition of IORP II into law; her plans for further such meetings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22494/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (28 May 2019)

John Curran: 464. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the recent progress in relation to the implementation of A Roadmap for Pensions Reform 2018-2023; if she is satisfied that it is on target to be completed on time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22495/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Funding (29 May 2019)

John Curran: 28. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the level of funding being made available under the social inclusion and community activation plan, SICAP, will be reviewed in view of the fact it has been at the same level since 2016 and is anticipated to remain at this level until 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23011/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Funding (29 May 2019)

John Curran: SICAP is funded by the Department. In 2016, the amount of funding allocated was in the region of €37.5 million. For 2018 and 2019, the figure is €39 million. The projected figures from the Department for the years to 2022 suggest that it will remain at €38 million. In light of the programmes underpinned by this funding, will the Minister review the amount of money...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Funding (29 May 2019)

John Curran: SICAP funding underpins a range of programmes dealing with disadvantaged children, families, young people and communities as well as low-income workers and so forth. We know at whom the programme is targeted. The Minister indicated loosely that he will see what is available during the budgetary process. That was not exactly what I asked. I asked him to do it the other way around. What...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Funding (29 May 2019)

John Curran: I agree with the Minister that it is a substantial amount of money but it reflects the scale of the problem. It is not long since the Government recognised that places such as the north-east inner city required additional funding such was the level of deprivation and intergenerational neglect over a long period. This is not about casting blame at one Government or another; it persisted for...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Programmes (29 May 2019)

John Curran: 34. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level of funding drawn down by his Department under the European Social Fund's Programme for Employability, Inclusion and Learning, PEIL, 2014 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22737/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Programmes (29 May 2019)

John Curran: That was a glowing reference for Commissioner Hogan. Under the European Social Fund, ESF, funding is available through the Programme for Employability, Inclusion and Learning, PEIL, 2014-2020. I ask the Minister to outline the level of funding drawn down to date by the Department under this programme and to describe what the money has been used for.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Programmes (29 May 2019)

John Curran: I thank the Minister for his reply. I asked this question because I have a particular interest in highly disadvantaged communities and youth employment in such communities is very relevant in the context of the aforementioned scheme which ran from 2014 and which will cease in 2020. Why is it that the Department is only submitting an application for funding at the end of the scheme period?...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Programmes (29 May 2019)

John Curran: I thank the Minister for providing clarity on the issue. Obviously, the regulation has come very late in the process, given that the scheme timeframe is 2014 to 2020. In that context, were any programmes not availed of or were any opportunities missed because of the delay in introducing the regulation? Do the claims that are to be submitted cover expenditure that has already been incurred?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Programmes (29 May 2019)

John Curran: I am anxious to know that nothing has been missed because of delays.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 May 2019)

John Curran: While the Taoiseach is in a good mood because of the results in the European elections, he might be able to help me out before he does anything else electorally. I speak specifically of the children with spinal muscular atrophy, SMA. This is raised in this House every week. I am not just speaking on my own behalf because Deputies Calleary, Aylward, Lisa Chambers and Ó Caoláin...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Garda Resources (29 May 2019)

John Curran: The issue I wish to raise with the Minister relates to policing and the Garda resources deployed in Rathcoole, County Dublin. I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for allowing this debate. I specifically thank the Minister for his attendance to take this matter. This is not an area I raise often but there is a particular issue and it is important that it is addressed specifically. In a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Garda Resources (29 May 2019)

John Curran: I thank the Minister for his reply. A number of weeks ago, Councillor Trevor Gilligan and myself attended a public meeting on this issue regarding resources in the greater Rathcoole area. It was very well attended. People spoke of their own particular incidents and the response from An Garda Síochána. It is not only the case that they want a Garda presence. There is a physical...

Housing (Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 May 2019)

John Curran: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Housing (Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability) Bill. I thank my colleagues for introducing it. We all acknowledge and recognise the significant and important role that the adaptation grant has played. We have all seen it in our own communities. When I was preparing a note for this, I quickly realised that there are two...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Data (29 May 2019)

John Curran: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school building projects at an advanced stage of architectural planning stage 2(B) - detailed design; the number of school building projects that have been at stage 2B for more than one, two, three and over five years, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22912/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (29 May 2019)

John Curran: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to expand and add additional resources if needed to carry out energy efficient retrofits of schools nationally in view of the fact that a climate emergency has been declared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23037/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (29 May 2019)

John Curran: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the number of schools that are set to benefit from deep energy retrofits in 2019 will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23038/19]