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Public Accounts Committee: City of Dublin Education and Training Board and Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: Staying on that theme, there were two other leases that were due to expire. The lease for Bonnybrook Youthreach's building was due to expire in February 2017. It cost €72,000 or €77,000 in rent. Was that renegotiated successfully?

Public Accounts Committee: City of Dublin Education and Training Board and Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: There are no details on the lease for the Ballymun Youthreach building.

Public Accounts Committee: City of Dublin Education and Training Board and Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: Super. I will move on but wanted to address that area of rent in particular. The CDETB administered the SUSI applications, which it is fair to say got off to a difficult birth. Constituency offices were overwhelmed with complaints about late processing and so on. New things take time to bed in and we all appreciate and understand that. In the last two years, the CDETB has been quite...

Public Accounts Committee: City of Dublin Education and Training Board and Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: The volume of correspondence to my office has gone down as a consequence so I thank Ms Hanney. There were some overpayments. In the scheme of CDETB's budget, in defence of that, it is a relatively minor level of overpayments, but they are overpayments nevertheless. What were the circumstances there? Will Ms Hanney explain the procedures and checks that have been put in place to ensure...

Public Accounts Committee: City of Dublin Education and Training Board and Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: Pardon me. The issue relates to apprentices.

Public Accounts Committee: City of Dublin Education and Training Board and Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: Did CDETB get any moneys back?

Public Accounts Committee: City of Dublin Education and Training Board and Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: Has CDETB developed any more advanced processes in case such a thing were to happen again the future, above and beyond what clearly did not work?

Public Accounts Committee: City of Dublin Education and Training Board and Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: I thank Ms Hanney for taking my questions. I understand that my colleague, Deputy Pat Deering, from Carlow will be addressing some questions to the Kilkenny and Carlow ETB.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Exemptions (21 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: 138. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce an exemption for old age pensioners for the payment of local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48817/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (21 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: 266. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if public and semi-State bodies are obliged to comply with the general data protection regulation which will pass into EU law in May 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48818/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (21 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: 331. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce the necessary primary legislation to increase the gross income per week to €1,000 in order for persons over 70 years of age to receive a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48819/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority (21 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: 506. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when legislation will be in place for the Irish Aviation Authority to become the noise regulator for the State's airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48820/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (23 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to address the lack of STEM subjects available to female students in secondary schools; the barriers to entry for female students into third level STEM courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49684/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Releases (23 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: 114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost to the State for the day release of prisoners from the State's prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49685/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Recruitment (28 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: 435. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to expedite the appointment of two clinical nurses for a service (details supplied) through the community alcohol response and engagement initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50450/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (28 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: 436. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the funding for a charity (details supplied) after its recent application to the HSE for funding for an education officer and information officer was refused without formal reasoning for the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50452/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Regulation (12 Dec 2017)

Noel Rock: 123. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the cap on €60,000 savings within a credit union to assist persons saving for deposits for properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52764/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (12 Dec 2017)

Noel Rock: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for pay restoration for primary teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52766/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (12 Dec 2017)

Noel Rock: 165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to review the English curriculum in the primary level education cycle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52767/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (12 Dec 2017)

Noel Rock: 217. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for the Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016 to be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52763/17]