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Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (11 Jul 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I propose that we go into private session to deal with some matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (11 Jul 2018)

Seán Sherlock: The first petition for consideration is No. P000034/17. It is proposed to forward a copy of the reply received from the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to the petitioner and close the petition. Is that agreed?

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (11 Jul 2018)

Seán Sherlock: It is duly noted. I thank the Deputy. We are agreed on the course of action to taken on the petition. The next petition is No. P00002/18. It is proposed that the committee decide that the petition is inadmissible under Standing Order 111C(1)(h) and forward a copy of the response received from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to the petitioner and close the petition....

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (11 Jul 2018)

Seán Sherlock: For the purposes of clarification, in some respects the petition has been superseded by the fact that RTÉ has replied to the joint committee with a copy of the independent report published on 23 April. It is worth going into its content. It is entitled, RTÉ Orchestras: Ensuring a Sustainable Future, and was produced by the former director of BBC Radio and BBC News, Ms Helen...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (11 Jul 2018)

Seán Sherlock: If members are of a mind not to intervene further, I propose that the joint committee keep the petition open. We will correspond with the director general of RTÉ and invite her to come at the first available opportunity in the autumn for a further discussion on the issue. Is that agreed? Agreed. I should have said we propose to forward copies of the replies received from RTÉ, the...

Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I welcome the Bill and congratulate Deputy Pringle for his tireless work on this issue. I also thank Trócaire for its advocacy. It is an organisation that, since its foundation, has been committed to climate justice. I have witnessed the work that it does first hand in countries such as Ethiopia, where it partners with people on the ground to deliver the productive safety net...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision (7 Sep 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 136. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason areas (details supplied) are being charged flood insurance premiums for parts of the area in question that have never flooded. [36189/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Training Fund (7 Sep 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expenditure of the National Training Fund levy in grants to industry; and the amount that goes towards the funding of access to Safe Pass courses for workers. [36645/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Insurance (7 Sep 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 1065. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a resolution in the case of a person (details supplied) can be identified. [35448/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Recruitment (7 Sep 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 1329. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of requests for allowances to hire front-line staff in a local authority (details supplied) for 2017 and to date in 2018; and the number granted and refused respectively in tabular form. [36416/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Agencies (7 Sep 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 1452. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of State agencies operating unpaid internships in 2017 and 2018. [36672/18]

An Bille um an Seachtú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cion a aisghairm arb éard é ní diamhaslach a fhoilsiú nó a aithris) 2018: An Dara Céim - Thirty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution (Repeal of offence of publication or utterance of blasphemous matter) Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Sep 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I think we are all republicans here. The sentence in paragraph (i) of Article 40.6.1ocurrently reads: "The publication or utterance of blasphemous, seditious, or indecent matter is an offence which shall be punishable in accordance with law." As I understand it, as amended, the sentence will read: "The publication or utterance of seditious or indecent matter is an offence which shall be...

Future of the Post Office Network: Motion (18 Sep 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I am amazed that the number of post offices to be closed in my county is 12. Where capacity has reached a low ebb in the context of activity levels in some of these post offices, I can understand a postmaster or postmistress making a decision to exit the market. That is understandable and the reasons are very personal. The Kerr report was published in 2016. The Minister tells us that in...

Future of the Post Office Network: Motion (18 Sep 2018)

Seán Sherlock: -----but if the revenue increase as a result of that increase in the cost of the stamp was used to buy out contracts or pay part of a redundancy, then I believe we should demand absolute transparency in regard to that process.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Sep 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the commencement of a new school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if the school will commence in the first quarter of 2019; and if all issues regarding ownership of the site have now been finalised. [37285/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Sep 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the possible provision of a new secondary school for the greater Newbridge area of County Kildare; if the need for such a school has been determined; and if so, when development will commence. [37286/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (18 Sep 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of a new primary school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [37287/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (18 Sep 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 427. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an eye appointment. [37173/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (18 Sep 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 428. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has not been given a prescription for treatment on their eyes and glasses. [37174/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (18 Sep 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 453. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 980 of 17 April 2018, when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be referred to a specialist in view of their urgent need. [37281/18]