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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Congestion in the Greater Dublin Area and Related Matters: Discussion (16 May 2018)

Noel Rock: So the authority recommends the Transport for Ireland app as opposed to the Dublin Bus app. Why would Dublin Bus have its own separate app in that case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Congestion in the Greater Dublin Area and Related Matters: Discussion (16 May 2018)

Noel Rock: Exactly. Perfect.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (22 May 2018)

Noel Rock: 172. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if plans have been made to open the Dublin Castle courtyard on 26 May 2018; and if not, if same will be examined. [22262/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (22 May 2018)

Noel Rock: 202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons expecting to graduate as secondary school teachers; the subjects in which they will be qualified to teach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22205/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (22 May 2018)

Noel Rock: 203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the Action Plan for Education 2018 can achieve its targets for STEM education in view of the fact that difficulties already exist in recruiting teachers of science and physics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22206/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (22 May 2018)

Noel Rock: 204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a review of initial teacher education programmes for post-primary teaching is needed in order to ensure an adequate supply of teachers in a wide range of subjects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22207/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (22 May 2018)

Noel Rock: 374. To ask the Minister for Health the pharmaceutical drugs that have had their prices reduced with reference to the framework agreement; the details regarding each drug; the scale of the price deduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22203/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (22 May 2018)

Noel Rock: 375. To ask the Minister for Health the details of pharmaceutical expenditure; the percentage of drugs purchased which are generic; if major savings are being attained by purchasing generic drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22204/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (22 May 2018)

Noel Rock: 495. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding allocated to all national sports federations in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22209/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (22 May 2018)

Noel Rock: 543. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to remove the need for personal information on dog collar tags, including names and addresses of owners, in view of the fact that the details can be added on microchips; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22208/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Discussion (22 May 2018)

Noel Rock: There are two at the moment. There is Deputy Quinlivan's and my own with Deputy Stephen Donnelly. That was introduced when Deputy Donnelly was an independent Deputy. It is somewhat unusual in that it is the first co-sponsored Private Member's Bill between Fine Gael and a Fianna Fáil Deputy. What Deputy Neville, Senator Davitt, Senator Gavan and Deputy Quinlivan have said is correct....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Discussion (22 May 2018)

Noel Rock: I thank the witnesses for coming in and for their presentation. I have picked up on a few of the same points as Deputy Quinlivan. I agree with him that it was an example of negative framing when Mr. Grace asserted that no EU members state had brought in legislation on this matter, and then listed the seven states that had brought in legislation. It was a good example of negative framing....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Discussion (22 May 2018)

Noel Rock: We will run out of them eventually.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Discussion (22 May 2018)

Noel Rock: My apologies to my Mayo colleagues. I believe that this market does not function as a normal market. People are cornering the market and making super-normal profits but it does not adhere to the normal standards we would apply to the traditional equation of supply and demand. People are cornering the market through bots and other means. They are profiteering greatly off this market. This...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Planning (29 May 2018)

Noel Rock: 231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used for dividing the country into 314 school planning areas; when the criteria was last reviewed; and the body responsible for its review. [23171/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Planning (29 May 2018)

Noel Rock: 232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the school planning areas in which Meakstown and Charlestown belong; and the reason they have not been defined in their own school planning area at this stage. [23172/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (29 May 2018)

Noel Rock: 278. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to review the immigration checks at Dublin Airport in view of frequent complaints; and the actions that are being taken to review the length of time it is taking to process persons at the Airport since the civilianisation of the checks. [23176/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (29 May 2018)

Noel Rock: 340. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to issue a status update with regard to the Finglas primary care centre in view of the fact that the same response has been received since 2016 and the project has been promised since 2013. [23175/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (29 May 2018)

Noel Rock: 345. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the issue of steroid abuse here; if punishing gym owners will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23189/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services Data (29 May 2018)

Noel Rock: 513. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to set out the details of Luas usership; and the number of persons that enter and exit at each stop by month and year. [23173/18]