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Priority Questions: Cruinnithe an Aire (27 Sep 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I am going to continue in English in view of the fact that I addressed this question to the senior Minister. The answer is in the words "senior" and "junior". Irish is not a junior issue; it is a senior issue. The Minister of State mentioned there are many wonderful things happening in respect of the Irish language throughout the country and I agree with him. However, the critical...

Priority Questions: Cruinnithe an Aire (27 Sep 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: How many schools are involved in that?

Other Questions: National Monuments (27 Sep 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: The Minister might feel I do not give her credit for good work she does. However, I agree the ministerial forum on Moore Street was a good initiative by her, as was the advisory group it subsequently created. We have hit a roadblock, however, with two of the recommendations from the ministerial forum, namely, that there should be an understanding of what the battlefield site should look...

Other Questions: Cultural Policy (27 Sep 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I submitted a parliamentary question to the Minister recently on the Irish Film Board. The film board does good work and it is wonderful to see the results of that. However, it is also necessary for Deputies to scrutinise the work of these bodies and to ensure there is value for the level of euro invested. My question simply asked how much in loans was being given out by the Irish Film...

UK Withdrawal from the EU: Statements (Resumed) (27 Sep 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Political activism is mainly a hard grind. Progress is usually frustratingly slow and barriers to development often seem insurmountable. However, on rare occasions big objectives coincide with major opportunities. When that happens, it is very important to have the skills to identify that and the doggedness to pursue those objectives. Brexit is an unmitigated disaster. It will affect...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéim na gCúntóirí Teanga (27 Sep 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 50. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé ar intinn aici scéim na gcúntóirí teanga a dheisiú. [40523/17]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (27 Sep 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 76. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén fáth a bhfuil moill mhór ar fhorbairt Bhille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla. [40524/17]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: An Teanga Gaeilge (27 Sep 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 68. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an gcuirfidh sí níos mó airgid ar fáil chun na pleananna teanga atá ullmhaithe ag na Comharchumainn sna Limistéir Pleanála Teanga Ghaeltachta a chur i bhfeidhm. [40522/17]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (27 Sep 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 69. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on whether the State investment in a centre (details supplied) is value for money. [40521/17]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (27 Sep 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 75. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will withdraw from the appeal to the High Court Moore street decision to allow the development of the Moore Street battle field site into a high quality historic and heritage area. [40520/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Cúram agus Oideachas na Luath-Óige (27 Sep 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 184. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs cathain a fhoilseofar an tuarascáil ón bhfoghrúpa den Fhóram um Luathbhlianta ar baill de CNNG, Gaeloideachas, Foras na Gaeilge, na Naíonraí Gaelacha, an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna, an Roinn Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta, an tÚdarás, agus an Roinn Leanaí agus Gnóthaí...

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Sep 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: My question is on the Referendum Commission and the programme for Government. This week, a number of women who are rape survivors who have had abortions and regretted them or who brought their children to full term wish to have a public meeting in Dublin to explain their experiences. They did not go to universities because in previous years universities would not let them on campus. A...

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Sep 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: -----who are rape survivors were offensive to them and they therefore chopped up the posters.

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Sep 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: These are rape survivors and they have been silenced, censored and shouted down. If it were any other group of people, there would be outrage in this Chamber and in the media, yet we are dealing only with silence.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (28 Sep 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 276. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount her Department paid to a company (details supplied) since the beginning of the contract in summer 2015; the number of unemployed persons that have remained in sustainable employment for more than 12 months after having been referred to the company by her Department in view of the fact that the company is an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (3 Oct 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 373. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for a further podiatrist in County Meath will be made available in view of the fact that County Meath has had the largest year-on-year increase in the number of persons with diabetes hospitalised for foot ulceration treatment in 2016; and the reason for the sudden increase in persons seeking this treatment. [41500/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (3 Oct 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 411. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, cardiac care waiting list; the average waiting time; and the longest time that a person must wait. [41729/17]

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: We could shape it, though. The Taoiseach does not have to descend down to them.

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: We can engage with Europe without accepting everything.

Vacant Housing Refurbishment Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 Oct 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: There are 5,000 vacant houses in County Meath. One in nine commercial properties in my county is still vacant ten years after the crash. In towns such as Navan and Ashbourne the level of commercial vacancy is as high as one in seven properties. The current level of house vacancy in the State is twice what it should be in a normal housing market. Towns such as Clonmellon, Delvin, Athboy...