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An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Diamhasla) 2017: An Chéad Chéim - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Blasphemy) Bill 2017: First Stage (12 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: Tairgim: "Go dtógfar an Bille in am Comhaltaí Príobháideacha." I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Road Safety (12 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 28. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he will take to address the widespread problem of minors and others driving scramblers and quad bikes and the serious public safety threat that these pose; the steps he will take to address the lack of enforcement of road traffic legislation; the status of his Department's engagement with An Garda Síochána...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Road Safety (12 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I am unsure of how familiar the Minister is with this issue, but those of us representing urban constituencies are all too familiar with what is now a widespread problem, namely, the use of quad bikes and scramblers by youths and, often, young children. It poses a major danger to the riders themselves as well as to the public generally and renders many housing estates unusable for other...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Road Safety (12 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I thank the Minister for his response. The problem is that it is exactly the same response we have been hearing for the past number of years. I and many other Members have raised this issue. We know it is against the law. Those vehicles are covered by road traffic legislation. I do not think it is widely known among parents who frequently buy these vehicles for their children as birthday...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Road Safety (12 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I requested an awareness campaign before Christmas and a press release was issued. We need to do something more substantive than that. I welcome the announcement the Minister has made today because it has to be a cross-agency approach and it has to happen at national level. There have been minor attempts to do it locally in local communities. Many of us experienced that in our own...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Investigation (12 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 213. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to a number of knife attacks on transgender sex workers in recent months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33233/17]

Summer Economic Statement 2017: Statements (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: Any objective assessment of where Ireland is at the moment would show a country and an economy which is struggling badly and is under very severe pressures that arise due to the fact our services are so severely underfunded and our public infrastructure is so wholly inadequate. Given that situation, and we in this House are all too aware of those pressures as we are dealing with them with...

Summer Economic Statement 2017: Statements (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: We do not have high rates of tax. The Minister of State should stop misleading people.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 87. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the Consumer Rights Bill, the general scheme of which her Department had previously published; if she is considering greater consumer protection in relation to unfair contract terms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34681/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banking Sector (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 78. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions her Department and bodies under the aegis of her Department have taken in response to each of the relevant recommendations of the interim report on the Committee of Public Accounts' examination of bank stabilisation measures. [34317/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Fire Safety Regulations (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 86. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the concerns regarding Ireland's furniture fire safety regulations; the actions which her Department has taken in this regard since concerns were raised two years ago; the arrangements for monitoring compliance with these regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34670/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 88. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the report she received from the ODCE in relation to the collapse of the trial of a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in publishing this report; if she will undertake to publish it without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34698/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Oireachtas Banking Inquiry (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 193. To ask the Minister for Finance the actions his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department have taken in response to each of the relevant recommendations of the report of the Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis. [34264/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 195. To ask the Minister for Finance the action being taken to impose a limit on the rate of interest charged by moneylenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34286/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Committee of Public Accounts Recommendations (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 199. To ask the Minister for Finance the actions his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department have taken in response to each of the relevant recommendations of the interim report on the Committee of Public Account's examination of bank stabilisation measures. [34315/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the concerns of many parents and a group (details supplied) with respect to the lack of transparency in the decision making process regarding patronage of schools, in which church interests seem to have precedence over parents' wishes, as evidenced by the recent decision to sanction the transfer of a school (details...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a written policy in his Department that defines which religions are deemed minority; and, if not, the way in which his Department decide eligibility regarding ethos as part of the application; and the way in which children of no religion are considered under the scheme, in view of the fact that the education transport scheme for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 435. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress his Department has made in doubling the Garda Reserve, as promised in the programme for partnership Government; the timeline for completing this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34686/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Corruption Perceptions Index (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 431. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to tackle corruption; his views regarding the recent GRECO report which was critical of Ireland's performance in tackling corruption; if his attention has been drawn to the State's recent slippage in the Transparency International corruption perceptions index; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34668/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 432. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to open up access to the legal services profession and increase diversity of background among solicitors and barristers; if he has considered reforming the practice of devilling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34680/17]