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Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (17 Sep 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 399. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 239 of 10 July 2019, if capital funding has been approved for the project; when tenders will be invited; when construction will commence and finish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37306/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (17 Sep 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 400. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 240 of 10 July 2019, if capital funding has been approved for the project; when tenders will be invited; when construction will commence and finish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37307/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Landfill Sites (17 Sep 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 533. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 546 of 21 May 2019, if a shortlist of candidates have been invited to tender for the project; the closing date for receipt of tenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37088/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Landfill Sites (17 Sep 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 541. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 546 of 21 May 2019, if a shortlist of candidates have been invited to tender for the project; the closing date for receipt of tenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37304/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Sep 2019)

Brendan Ryan: In the Government's legislation programme for this session, the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2018 has been prioritised. If passed, the Bill would introduce graduated speeding penalties. The law, however, is only as good as the level of enforcement relating to it. The Tánaiste will be aware that a private consortium, GoSafe, was awarded a five-year contract, reported to...

Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Bill 2019: Second Stage (19 Sep 2019)

Brendan Ryan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important matter on behalf of the Labour Party, which wholeheartedly supports the 2017 international Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, just as we have supported previous international treaties and efforts to promote the decline in the production and stockpiling of these weapons. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, or the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (24 Sep 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 5. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on whether it is a fair expectation that men and women serving in the Defence Forces should have an income and prospects to provide for themselves and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38910/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (24 Sep 2019)

Brendan Ryan: My question is to ask the Minister for Defence his views on whether it is a fair expectation that men and women serving in the Defence Forces should have an income and prospects to provide for themselves and their families. The recent statement from President Michael D. Higgins fairly reflects what I and other Opposition spokespeople-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (24 Sep 2019)

Brendan Ryan: Okay. It is something about which I and other Opposition Deputies have been speaking and about which we have spoken directly to the Minister of State. I am conscious that the first few questions also related to this matter but the timing is out of my control. I seek the Minister of State's response.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (24 Sep 2019)

Brendan Ryan: As I have noted during every Question Time on defence, the wages of Defence Forces personnel are far below what they should be, with some members being paid close to minimum wage for work that is deserving of much more, as it requires great discipline and sacrifice from both the personnel and their loved ones. I have brought this issue up multiple times and will continue to do so until...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (24 Sep 2019)

Brendan Ryan: The Minister of State referred to RACO. At its annual conference today, RACO delegates called for a pay review body for the Defence Forces, which I and my party would support. The rate of turnover in the Defence Forces is currently 10%, which is happening without adequate retention measures or a pay review. The organisation will never reach its establishment of 9,500 personnel, despite the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Industrial Relations (24 Sep 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 34. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the move by an organisation (details supplied) to affiliate with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38552/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (24 Sep 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 252. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria in relation to emergency medical cards; the extent to which a person must be sick; the way in which such an assessment is made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38269/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (24 Sep 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 334. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the rolling out of Plenadren as an alternative hydrocortisone therapy here under the HSE drugs schemes in view of the fact it has been approved in the UK, Spain and the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38591/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Sep 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 10 July 2019, the progress being made on the project to provide a new build, extension and refurbishment of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39103/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Sep 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 215 of 26 February 2019, if there is an expected completion date for a project at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39106/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Sep 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 540 of 23 July 2019, if a preferred contractor has been chosen for the project; if so, when the letter of intent will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39107/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (26 Sep 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 163. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has sought approval for the purchase of an additional 41 railcar carriages by Iarnród Éireann; if so, the outcome of same; if not, when he will seek approval for the capital expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39101/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Contracts (26 Sep 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 164. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consultants have been appointed for the provision of technical advisory services to progress the planning and design work on the proposed M4 Maynooth to Leixlip road improvement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39102/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (26 Sep 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 165. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 592 of 21 May 2019, when the projects to be grant aided under the large-scale sport infrastructure fund will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39105/19]