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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Network of Regional and Local Museums: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: I have a number of questions. As a former history teacher, I will defend how we teach history. The issue is how we value it rather than the teaching. Most teachers are genuinely enthusiastic about it and often the issue is about the way the curriculum and timetable are set out. If one is teaching history first thing on a Monday morning or last thing on a Friday, it is very difficult to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Network of Regional and Local Museums: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: The witnesses mentioned 300 museums in their presentation, or is that 300 members?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Network of Regional and Local Museums: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Does anybody have an idea of how many museums we have on the island? I presume that is recorded.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Network of Regional and Local Museums: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: It might be a case of the family making a request. Sometimes we forget to ask.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Network of Regional and Local Museums: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Very good. We will champion that one as well. I am not sure what Senator O'Donnell is going to ask. I will tell her if it has been asked already.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Network of Regional and Local Museums: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: According to the information available to me, the museum is run by volunteers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Network of Regional and Local Museums: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Hear, hear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Network of Regional and Local Museums: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Cuirfimid scor leis an díospóireacht. We conclude our consideration. Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe ón Ard-Mhúsaem, the Local Authority Museum Network, the Irish Museums Association and an Chomhairle Oidhreachta. I hope we will be able to communicate with them as we develop our work as a committee. We have to discuss how exactly to move forward. We may...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Station Refurbishment (18 Dec 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 167. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the stage the renovation of the new Bailieborough Garda station building is at; the date for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52854/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oiliúint Múinteoirí (18 Dec 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil sé i gceist aige an deontas a d’íoctaí le hábhair múinteoirí chun tréimhse a chaitheamh sa Ghaeltacht mar chuid dá gcúrsa a thabhairt ar ais [53170/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (18 Dec 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 507. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if revelations of an energy surplus in Northern Ireland for the next decade will affect the construction of the North-South interconnector, the purpose of which was to alleviate an energy deficit in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52858/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Provision (18 Dec 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 559. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocated to the sustainable transport measures grant programme in 2018; the allocation that has been drawn down in counties Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53011/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Book Sales (15 Jan 2019)

Peadar Tóibín: 174. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether families should be allowed to purchase property for the same amount at which they are sold to vulture funds. [54198/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (15 Jan 2019)

Peadar Tóibín: 410. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if An Garda Síochána has been given a role or directives by his Department for the eviction of families from homes, farms and businesses. [54195/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (15 Jan 2019)

Peadar Tóibín: 411. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason An Garda Síochána is being employed to implement the eviction of families by private banks; if the State receives payment from these banks for the actions of An Garda Síochána; and if An Garda Síochána has a role in vetting the security personnel employed by the banks that carry out...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (15 Jan 2019)

Peadar Tóibín: 412. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Garda involvement in eviction actions can do significant damage to the relationship that exists between An Garda Síochána and residents in rural and urban areas. [54197/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Assets Bureau (15 Jan 2019)

Peadar Tóibín: 479. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are additional Criminal Assets Bureau officers being deployed in County Meath in view of the almost doubling of active CAB targets in the county in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1552/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Data (15 Jan 2019)

Peadar Tóibín: 775. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for counselling services by mental health service, age, category and length of time waiting. [1532/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (15 Jan 2019)

Peadar Tóibín: 799. To ask the Minister for Health the dermatology waiting lists nationally by hospital. [1659/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (15 Jan 2019)

Peadar Tóibín: 854. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount in the salmon conservation fund; the number of stakeholder conservation projects drawn down from the fund in the past five years; the reason for the radical reduction in the works carried out under the fund; if the criteria defined by Inland Fisheries Ireland has resulted in a significant reduction of the...