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Topical Issue Debate: Voluntary Sector Funding (19 Apr 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I raise this issue along with Deputy Rabbitte on the basis that we are both concerned about it and are both members of the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs. We are both conscious that this story seemed to emerge in the public domain through The Irish Timesbut, until now, this House has not had an opportunity to discuss the issue. We were conscious about giving the issue an...

Topical Issue Debate: Voluntary Sector Funding (19 Apr 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I accept the Minister's answer to the House and support her in her endeavours. Although no Member wants funding to be unnecessarily withdrawn, if there are question marks over governance standards, the taxpayer investment in the organisation should be withheld until those governance issues are dealt with. I ask the Minister to keep in mind the volunteers at a local level because they are...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Children First Guidelines (24 Apr 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 37. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement his Department has had with sports clubs regarding responsibilities under Children First; and the organisations he has met with since coming into office with regard to Children First and ensuring that all policies are being met by sports clubs in all codes. [9004/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Accommodation (24 Apr 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 159. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of houses used as official accommodation by An Garda Síochána that are within the remit of the OPW by county and exact location; the number that are fully occupied and empty, respectively; and his plans to return empty dwellings to full occupancy. [17981/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Accommodation (24 Apr 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 161. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of houses used as official accommodation for An Garda Síochána within the remit of the Office of Public Works by county and location in tabular form; the number that are fully occupied; the number that are unoccupied; and if he plans to return empty dwellings to full occupancy. [18003/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Apr 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 342. To ask the Minister for Health if services will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17433/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (24 Apr 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 592. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount in fines levied against Ireland for breach of the urban wastewater treatment directive. [17417/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (25 Apr 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 32. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a financial assessment of the implication of missing 2020 targets (details supplied) has been carried out. [17849/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (25 Apr 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 58. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he is taking to ensure that the State ameliorates the shortfall in meeting its binding 2020 targets. [17848/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (25 Apr 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 64. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that according to inter alia the EPA, the Climate Change Advisory Council and the SEAI, Ireland will miss its legally binding 2020 targets. [17847/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (25 Apr 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 47. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an all Government approach to the issue of climate change is being taken in view of the climate ambition of An Taoiseach. [17851/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Incentives (25 Apr 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 48. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to publish the renewable energy support scheme in view of the fact that public consultation was opened in September 2017 and closed on 10 November 2017; the gigawatts he plans to allocate to the various technologies, that is, wind, solar and biomass; and if the design of the auction system will be technology...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (26 Apr 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 71. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a date has been set for a meeting of the high level forum on community employment supervisor pensions; if his attention has been drawn to the anger and frustration of community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; his views on the fact that their contribution to improving the life chances of scheme participants and to...

Priority Questions: Voluntary Sector Funding (1 May 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 25. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the discussions she has had with an organisation (details supplied); if she has received the Elliott Report; and her plans to ensure good governance and probity within the organisation. [19113/18]

Priority Questions: Voluntary Sector Funding (1 May 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I want to ask the Minister what was the nature of her discussions with Scouting Ireland last week. We in this House demand transparency. I believe the Minister to be transparent in her dealings with all matters under the remit of her Department. For our own part, we have yet to ascertain what is in the details of the Elliott report. I am very anxious to hear from Mr. Ian Elliott as...

Priority Questions: Voluntary Sector Funding (1 May 2018)

Seán Sherlock: Do I take it then that the Minister has full confidence in the process that is under way within Scouting Ireland in regard to its governance and historical cases? Furthermore, will the Minister confirm, as per her assertion when myself and Deputy Rabbitte raised this in the House the week before last, that there are no further cases being dealt with in a historical context? My understanding...

Priority Questions: Voluntary Sector Funding (1 May 2018)

Seán Sherlock: The Minister will forgive me but I must have missed something in the dispatches. It is news to me that Jillian van Turnhout was appointed by the Minister. I must have missed the press release on that one. As a former Senator, I think we all have confidence in the fact that she has been appointed to that role. Does the Minister envisage that the Elliot report will be published? When will...

Priority Questions: Voluntary Sector Funding (1 May 2018)

Seán Sherlock: It was tacked on.

Priority Questions: Voluntary Sector Funding (1 May 2018)

Seán Sherlock: With all due respect, the Minister tacked it on in the second or third reply to a question.

Priority Questions: Voluntary Sector Funding (1 May 2018)

Seán Sherlock: Fair enough.