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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2019)

John Curran: Thank you colleagues for your questions. Before I conclude, I would like to remind colleague that we will go into private session for a few moments. Mr. McMahon, have you any concluding remarks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2019)

John Curran: I will give Senator Nash an opportunity to discuss the work schedule in the private session. We will deal with that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2019)

John Curran: I thank Mr. McMahon for his attendance today, his presentation and, of course, responding to the questions. We are going to suspend for a moment and will resume in private session.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social and Affordable Housing (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 38. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if appropriate regulations regarding the sale of affordable homes will be reviewed and introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45008/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social and Affordable Housing (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: I want to look at this from a Dublin perspective as house prices here are considerably higher than in many other parts of the country. There is a substantial cohort of people who are squeezed out of the housing market and consigned to life in private rental accommodation. The irony is that often the rent they pay is greater than a mortgage repayment. The Minister has clearly identified...

Illegal Drugs: Motion [Private Members] (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: I move: “That Dáil Éireann: notes that: — individuals, families and communities throughout the country have been devastated by illegal drugs; — drug-related harm consistently clusters in communities marked by poverty and social inequality; — drug-related deaths in Ireland are at the highest figure ever, increasing from 431 in 2004 to 736 in 2016;...

Illegal Drugs: Motion [Private Members] (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: I thank all my colleagues and the Members of the House who contributed to this debate, and the Minister of State, Deputy Catherine Byrne, and the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, for their attendance. The Minister of State will have to recognise the fact that so many Members wanted to contribute to the debate. There is a real issue there. I set out at the beginning the growth of this problem,...

Illegal Drugs: Motion [Private Members] (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: This debate was not just about a funding issue. It is a real plea from Members. I stated at the outset that I do not doubt the Minister of State's sincerity and integrity but I observed that with the exception of the Minister for Justice and Equality, her colleagues did not come into the House to support her. She has been let down in terms of the budgetary process. They have not received...

Illegal Drugs: Motion [Private Members] (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: I am sorry, a Cheann Comhairle. I should have said during the debate that we are accepting the amendment.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 65. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing units he expects to be built by each local authority in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45009/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Budgets (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 328. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of the €265 million identified in budget 2020 as selected capital measures to be allocated to the Military Road, Dublin 8 development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44867/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 329. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost incurred by An Garda Síochána to pay for storage of seized vehicles in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44868/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 330. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drivers that have been caught driving while holding a mobile phone in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44869/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fines Data (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 331. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the value of fines collected for driving while holding a mobile phone in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44870/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug Treatment Programmes Data (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 366. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners on methadone treatment in each prison nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45384/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 367. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time for a person going through the Garda vetting process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45386/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 368. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to the administrative duties of Garda vetting within An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45387/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 424. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reimburse the drug opvido for the treatment of stage 3 melanoma cancer (details supplied); the process and associated timelines for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44209/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 598. To ask the Minister for Health the status of access to Spinraza for children that have spinal muscular dystrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44865/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (5 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 597. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure an increase in the rate of children presenting for the MMR vaccination; his further plans to ensure that same is increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44859/19]