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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Fraud (4 Dec 2019)

John Curran: I was trying to make notes as the Minister was giving her reply. I will get the information from the full transcript of her reply. I acknowledge that she stated last summer that she was establishing the new unit. She might indicate how many people are actually working in the new unit. Is she saying that only two of the 500 investigations uncovered possible bogus self-employment and that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Fraud (4 Dec 2019)

John Curran: I thank the Minister for her reply. This has been an issue for some time. Officials from the Department appeared before the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection in connection with it. I acknowledge that there has been a welcome move on the issue because there had been a reluctance to deal with it and a feeling that it was being exaggerated and overstated. The...

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2019: First Stage (4 Dec 2019)

John Curran: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the law relating to the misuse of drugs and for those purposes to amend the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 to criminalise the purchase of a controlled drug from a child and to criminalise the act of causing a child to be in possession of a controlled drug for sale or supply and to provide for related matters. Most...

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2019: First Stage (4 Dec 2019)

John Curran: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (4 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 54. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has brought forward proposals for a new total contribution pension scheme; if not, when she expects to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50284/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Climate Action Plan (4 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 103. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the OPW action of the Climate Action Plan 2019 to develop a roadmap to promote greater use of lower carbon building material alternatives in construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50470/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Data (4 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that applied for summer works in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of applications which were successful; the number of applications which were unsuccessful in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50467/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (4 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application by a school (details supplied) for a school summer works grant that was unsuccessful will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50468/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Crime (4 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the response he plans to take on the recent findings of the report by the EU Drugs Agency and Europol that violence and intimidation by drug gangs has severely affected communities here and had a major impact on persons, families, communities and the functioning of local services and agencies; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Crime (4 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the response he plans to take in relation to the recent findings of the report by the EU Drugs Agency and Europol that a new phenomenon of drugs supply networks has emerged here and in which criminal gangs based in major cities have expanded their selling operations to provincial towns and almost exclusively supply heroin and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (4 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 152. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated to the HSE to carry out a national campaign to raise awareness of the risks associated with drug use in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50463/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 181. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions being taken to work with industry stakeholders to increase the use of low carbon materials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50469/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff Data (4 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 192. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of staff members allocated a car parking space; the number of these spaces equipped with electric vehicle charging points; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50473/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy (4 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocated to the Road Safety Authority to carry out nationwide road safety campaigns in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the costs involved in each campaign for television and radio advertising, social media and print media; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50462/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (4 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce congestion charges in cities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50472/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (4 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the percentage of new social and affordable houses and apartments built in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019 that have been timber frame houses and apartments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50471/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (5 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 161. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) who was referred to the HSE school age team in west Dublin for continued speech and language therapy will receive the therapy. [50671/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Business of Joint Committee (5 Dec 2019)

John Curran: I welcome members to this meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection. I ask members to turn mobile phones to flight mode or off. We will deal with some housekeeping matters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2019)

John Curran: I welcome Mr. Tim Duggan, assistant secretary, Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, who is accompanied Ms Clare Dowling. I also welcome Ms Joan Gordon, chief appeals officer, accompanied by Mr. Brian Duff. I will invite our guests to make their opening statements shortly following which members will then have an opportunity to ask a number of questions. By virtue of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2019)

John Curran: I thank Mr. Duggan and invite Ms Gordon to make her opening statement.