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Order of Business (16 Jan 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: GLAS payments are being held up again. If one person on a commonage has a problem with land and has a payment delayed, the rest of the farmers will not be paid either. At the end of 2016, €106 million returned to the Exchequer from the agriculture Vote. I ask the Taoiseach to ensure that farmers will not be left without assistance, especially those who run out of fodder. People...

Hospital Trolley Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (16 Jan 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: The Minister said last week that it might be a good idea to build more hospitals. How long will that take, particularly in view of the planning process and everything else? Many of the people who need assistance and medical attention today will have passed on by the time those hospitals are built, I am sorry to say. Kenmare Community Hospital, a new community hospital built a short few...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme Applications (16 Jan 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: 287. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an application for funding from Kerry County Council to clear the Flesk river of all blockages has been reviewed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1651/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (16 Jan 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: 935. To ask the Minister for Health the reason nursing homes caring for elderly clergy are not subject to the same regulations as all other nursing homes; and his plans for same. [1014/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: 1067. To ask the Minister for Health the amount that has been spent on moving persons from congregated settings in County Kerry since the beginning of this model; the number of persons who have now been placed in decongregated settings in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1642/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (16 Jan 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: 1069. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to open the closed wards in University Hospital Kerry and provide extra nurses and front-line staff to run these wards (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1652/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (16 Jan 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: 1070. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to fully open all the beds in Kenmare Community Hospital and to provide adequate short-stay, long-stay and respite beds for this geographical area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1653/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (16 Jan 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: 1071. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to fully open Dingle Community Hospital and to provide adequate cover for the Dingle peninsula; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1654/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bituminous Fuel Ban (16 Jan 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: 1311. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to refrain from extending the nationwide ban on smoky coal in view of the fact that is more expensive and produces less heat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1661/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (16 Jan 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: 1445. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the speed limit review will take place in County Kerry; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1650/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Road Network (16 Jan 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: 1446. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made regarding the removal of overhanging trees to prevent further fatalities and serious injuries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1655/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (16 Jan 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: 1447. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to initiate a programme to stop deer roaming roads to prevent further fatalities, serious injuries and damage to vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1656/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (16 Jan 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: 1448. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided to widen roadside margins and remove vegetation and roadside hedges to create a safe environment for pedestrians and cyclists and to prevent further fatalities and serious injuries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1659/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (16 Jan 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: 1449. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to review the process for replacing a lost or stolen driving licence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1670/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance (16 Jan 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: 1657. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the BTEA criteria will be reviewed again with regard to the progress in educational qualifications (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1671/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Jan 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: In the programme for Government, there is an ambition that we would become a leader in the provision of a world-class education model. However, in recent times a retiring college professor or president said that college fees should be increased and that students should have to take out loans. This, again, will affect students from rural areas much harder than those from urban areas. I ask...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle-----

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: I have a point of order.

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am raising the matter of the empty benches where the Government Deputies sit and beside me here where the Fianna Fáil Members sit. The two largest parties in the country, which have enjoyed support from around rural Ireland for decades, or for a hundred years-----

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am calling a quorum. Where are they? This is an important matter that is affecting all of rural Ireland.