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Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (26 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 342. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a primary healthcare centre in Lucan, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49096/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (26 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 343. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that will be allocated to the HSE to commence a targeted national campaign to raise awareness of the risks associated with drug use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49097/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Provision (26 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 431. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the various cycle network plans being implemented in major cities; the funding being allocated to the implementation of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49095/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (26 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 504. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are targets in place to increase the use of timber in the construction of houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49092/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (26 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 522. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing units purchased by each local authority, excluding Part V, to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49098/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (26 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 523. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authority housing units completed by each local authority to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49099/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (26 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 524. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing units acquired by each local authority under Part V to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49100/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (28 Nov 2019)

John Curran: 52. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason for the considerable delay in introducing an annual support of €75 for the disposal of medical incontinence wear for vulnerable persons to help meet the average annual cost of disposing of domestic waste; when the support will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49076/19]

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2019)

John Curran: Before we commence, I ask members to remember to turn their mobile phones off or to flight mode because they interfere with the meeting and the recording. This meeting has been convened to consider the Supplementary Estimate for Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection which was referred by the Dáil to the select committee on 19 November. I welcome the Minister for...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2019)

John Curran: Apologies have therefore been received from Deputies Bailey and Brady. I call on the Minister to make her opening statement.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2019)

John Curran: Before I open up the floor to members I would like to make one or two points. I want to acknowledge the changes previously made by the Minister's officials in regard to the insertion of an a third column to take account of the Christmas bonus because this makes the figures much easier to use. The Minister mentioned that the Christmas bonus is not included in the original Estimates of the...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2019)

John Curran: I am happy to receive a note on it. It is obviously a complicated calculation and rationale.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2019)

John Curran: On the Social Insurance Fund, am I correct that what the Minister is saying is that she will publish the scheme of the new total contributions model some time soon and that it will be accompanied with the Social Insurance Fund projections based on the new scheme?

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2019)

John Curran: There will be no other changes.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2019)

John Curran: When will the documentation be released?

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2019)

John Curran: The Minister used the word "soon" a month ago in the Dáil.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2019)

John Curran: Will it be released before Christmas?

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2019)

John Curran: I thank the Minister and I call Deputy O'Dea.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2019)

John Curran: It is not a particular subhead but if the Deputy has a general, but brief, question he can go ahead. .

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2019)

John Curran: The Deputy will come back to the Minister himself.