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Other Questions: Housing Provision (31 Jan 2018)

Tom Neville: When does the Minister expect the first houses under the new affordable purchase scheme to be available?

Other Questions: Housing Provision (31 Jan 2018)

Tom Neville: I welcome the initiative from the Minister. Obviously, we have seen there is a cohort, a particular demographic, who have been hit very hard in the crash in recent years. Having been hit that hard, such people would have applied to get onto a council housing list but, as circumstances have improved again, and as they are starting to get back into employment and starting to climb the ladder...

Other Questions: Local Authority Housing Provision (31 Jan 2018)

Tom Neville: 66. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to monitor the effectiveness of local authorities' building programmes in 2018. [4523/18]

Other Questions: Local Authority Housing Provision (31 Jan 2018)

Tom Neville: I welcome that the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy visited Limerick city last week. Limerick City is a sister constituency of mine as I am from Limerick County. Some 79 council housing units were opened on Lord Edward Street. I have people on the fringes of the city who are in the county constituency and are looking to obtain housing in that scheme. Can the Minister outline his plans to...

Other Questions: Local Authority Housing Provision (31 Jan 2018)

Tom Neville: The Minister mentioned 2006 and 2007. I cast my mind back to when I was first going into the council in the noughties. There were council estates being build in small rural towns throughout County Limerick. We want to get back to that space again, with small pocket, turnkey type estates being built. I ask the Minister to continue to liaise with the local authorities and to hold them...

Childcare Support Bill 2017: Second Stage (31 Jan 2018)

Tom Neville: I thank the Chair and the Opposition. I am a member of the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs and have been for some time. I have worked closely with the Minister on the issues relating to this. I want to place on record the fact that I believe the Minister has done extremely well with this and has displayed with a very proactive attitude in trying to address the concerns...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration (31 Jan 2018)

Tom Neville: 131. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the new N1 vehicle category measurement method, in view of the fact it is excluding the majority of 4x4 commercial vehicles from installing rear seats such as a make of car (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4745/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (31 Jan 2018)

Tom Neville: 153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4673/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (31 Jan 2018)

Tom Neville: 270. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budget for local and regional roads in each of the years from 2007 to 2018 by county. [4722/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Applications (31 Jan 2018)

Tom Neville: 290. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application by a person (details supplied) for a contributory pension will be reviewed. [4694/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (1 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: 92. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of a query by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5290/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: I am one of those who emigrated during the crash and came back after four years. I have done my stint in the UK and Australia. I was a recruitment consultant when I was away, so I have a background in the area. I think it is simplistic to say salary is the reason people do not come back. I think it is a much broader term than that. I accept it is a factor. However, I also stress in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: One of my questions was about how many people left and whether a survey was conducted on the topic. Did people emigrate when they graduated from college? Did they emigrate after a specific period?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: I wish to highlight that other factors, apart from salary, affect whether people decide to return. The management structure and work practices have been mentioned as examples.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: The global market is ever decreasing. Ten years ago when a person who had been working here for five or ten years decided to move abroad, it was a big step but now, owing to the increase in air transport services and IT connectivity with people being able to keep in touch, it is much smaller. They may appear to be soft issues, but they are the things people weigh up when deciding if they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: Has there been a change of culture or work practices on the part of young general practitioners who have come into the workforce? For example, do they want flexibility to work with agencies in order that they can work only two or four days per week, as opposed to taking up a full-time job and remaining in it for, say, 20 years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: Would they make more money working for an agency?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: But fewer benefits and less job security.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: There is a trade-off.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: It was mentioned that 30% of the workforce were approaching retirement age.