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Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: The damage has been done already with the proposals of the Minister, Deputy Ross. He has put the fear of life into rural Ireland already. I wish to speak against the proposed Bill. Approximately 12 months ago we had a spike in road fatalities in this country. What followed was a knee-jerk reaction from the Minister, Deputy Ross, pointing the finger straight away at drink driving. Both he...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: We argue about professional opinions. There are two sides to every story, and not only from the layman, gardaí and politicians. It also applies to professional people and academics. For example, Professor Jim Heffron provided an article entitled, "Drink-driving proposals inconsistent with the scientific evidence". I will not go into the whole document unless I decide to filibuster,...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: It is reduced already. I had better watch it so. The Minister cannot make the analogy that those in rural Ireland are careless on the roads. We are not. We also have the problem, as I mentioned earlier, of bad roads and dangerous junctions. All such difficulties cause crashes. I accept I am starting to repeat myself but I want to keep this alive. I would ask that the Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Facilities (12 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application submitted under the emergency works grant scheme by a school (details supplied) will be reconsidered in view of the urgent need of the school. [53023/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Provision (12 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 336. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that funding for occupational therapy in north County Cork has been cut; and if occupational therapy services will be funded in the case of a person (details supplied). [53029/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (12 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 370. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under a specific scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [52659/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff Scheme Data (12 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 410. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 756 of 18 October 2016, the final percentage of the 310 MW of renewable energy achieved in relation to the REFIT 3 scheme, in view of the fact that at the time of the previous reply, his Department was still in the process of making final decisions on applications. [52689/17]

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Hear hear.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff Redeployment (13 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 248. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if additional staff will be made available to help clear the backlog of applications for carer's allowance, disability allowance and domiciliary care allowance. [53396/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (13 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 249. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the post graduate level 9 in accountancy will be included in the back to education allowance scheme (details supplied). [53397/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: The Future of Europe: Disability Federation of Ireland (13 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: It is ironic that representatives of many Irish disability rights organisations are giving evidence to the Joint Committee on Transport, Tourism and Trade which is meeting in the committee room next door. I thank Ms O'Donovan for her presentation. I welcome her and her boss, Senator John Dolan. She has given us an in-depth insight into how well Ireland compares with other countries in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: The Future of Europe: Disability Federation of Ireland (13 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I have a final question. Members of the Joint Committee on European Affairs welcome the fact that Ireland will sign up to the convention in the coming days. Other EU countries have signed up to it, but are they working on its implementation? It is fine to state they will sign a document, but are they giving effect to what they have signed up? Has each EU member state put programmes and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: While I left this meeting for a while, it is ironic that I was at a meeting of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs at which Ms Fiona O'Donovan, a colleague of Senator John Dolan - who is attending this meeting on behalf of the Disability Federation of Ireland - was giving a deliberation on how we are fixed on the European scene. We can be sure that no one will disagree with what...

Report on Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council: Motion (14 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I move:That Dáil Éireann: (1) notes the agreed Report of the Joint Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport under Standing Order 114 on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No. 1073/2009 on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services - COM (2017) 647, which was laid before Dáil...

Report on Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council: Motion (14 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Go raibh maith agat.

Report on Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council: Motion (14 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I was only making a statement.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Data (14 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 68. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications that have been received to date under the help-to-buy incentive scheme; and the number of applications that have been successful. [53559/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the evaluation of new design options in respect of a school (details supplied). [53731/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (14 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 315. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application under the nursing home support scheme by a person (details supplied). [53534/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Staff (14 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 323. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange for the public health nurse to call to reassess a person (details supplied) in County Cork who requires additional home help hours [53535/17]