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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (4 Oct 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 434. To ask the Minister for Health when medical card cover will be extended to recipients of the domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28436/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Projects (4 Oct 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 525. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the introduction of a sheep payment; the proposed requirements to receive the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28343/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (4 Oct 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 526. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reopen the beef data and genomics programme for new participants with additional funding for suckler cow support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28344/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Funding (4 Oct 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 527. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding will be increased for areas of the natural constraints scheme to reverse cuts in previous budgets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28345/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Funding (4 Oct 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 528. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if unspent TAMS II funding from 2016 will be carried forward to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28346/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Appeals (5 Oct 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 209. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry to withdraw from a AEOS scheme on force majeure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28887/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Brendan Griffin: I remind members, witnesses and observers in the public Gallery to turn off their mobile phones as distinct from putting them on flight mode or silent since the phones interfere with broadcasting and recording equipment. On a matter of EU scrutiny, the committee considered COM (2016) 549 on maritime safety and agreed that it warranted no further scrutiny. In our first session today, we will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Brendan Griffin: As agreed, I will begin by calling Deputies Troy, Munster and Barry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Brendan Griffin: Deputy Bríd Smith and Senator Kieran O'Donnell indicated. I ask that they keep their contributions brief so that we might allow the Minister to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Brendan Griffin: Allow the Minister to continue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Brendan Griffin: Deputy Troy, perhaps your queries could be responded to in writing. We do not have the time now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister and his officials for their time. We are a little over time but we did all right. This is the Minister's third time to appear before us in recent months. We appreciate his efforts in that regard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Brendan Griffin: I welcome Ms Anne Graham, CEO of the National Transport Authority, Mr. Ray Coyne, CEO of Dublin Bus, Mr. Martin Nolan, CEO of Bus Éireann, and Mr. David Franks, CEO of Irish Rail. I thank them all for attending today to discuss issues relating to Ireland's public transport system. The opening statements from the four witnesses have been circulated. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Brendan Griffin: As the presentation has been circulated to members, we will take the rest of it as read. I invite Mr. Nolan to make a five minute presentation on behalf of Bus Éireann.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Brendan Griffin: I ask Mr. Nolan to conclude. He can take it that the remainder of the speech has been read as the speech has been circulated to members. I now call Mr. David Franks, the CEO of Irish Rail, to give his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Brendan Griffin: I ask Mr. Franks to conclude. He can take that the rest of his contribution is read as the speech has been circulated to members. I will hand over to members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Brendan Griffin: I regret that Deputy Catherine Murphy had to wait.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Brendan Griffin: I ask the witnesses respond in the order the question were asked.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Brendan Griffin: In the brief rime we have left I call Deputy Smith, after which I have one question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Brendan Griffin: That is okay. I have a question for Mr. Franks about extending the automatic train protection systems beyond the DART to the entire nationwide network. What would be the estimated cost in that regard? Is there are a ballpark figure available? Regarding investment in level crossings, I know that every accident is one too many and that one accident can completely skew the figures....