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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (25 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 41. To ask the Minister for Health the progress achieved since the launch of the Healthy Ireland strategy last year on each of the recommendations contained therein; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27008/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Mountain Rescue Service (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 26. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration is being given to assisting mountain rescue teams with the purchase of new vehicles which are essential in the performance of the organisation's duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27111/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Mountain Rescue Service (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the introduction of a capital grant scheme for the voluntary mountain rescue teams such as the Galway Mountain Rescue Team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27110/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (1 Jul 2014)

Seán Kyne: 80. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in each of the past three years who have participated in the free preschool year of the early childhood care and education scheme; the number and locations by county of the child care providers participating; if a second preschool year will be added; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27974/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Programmes Implementation Platform (1 Jul 2014)

Seán Kyne: 82. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the anticipated timeline for the further development and introduction of the recently-introduced programmes implementation platform; the lead agency or agencies for the PIP; his plans to introduce the system on a county basis; if so, the counties that will pilot or trial the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27973/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Availability (1 Jul 2014)

Seán Kyne: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to creating a scheme to provide bridging loans to persons, such as persons with grown up children, who no longer require houses of larger sizes and who would like to trade down but face difficulties to secure the necessary finance due to financial institutions' reluctance to lend to this age group, and in consideration of how...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Establishment (1 Jul 2014)

Seán Kyne: 148. To ask the Minister for Finance if, in the context of the strategic banking corporation Ireland and alongside the work on the legislation, work is progressing on the structures of the bank, including personnel, internal procedures, processes, operations and other activities associated with an undertaking of this type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28504/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (1 Jul 2014)

Seán Kyne: 176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of a new school (details supplied) in County Galway following a planned meeting between the board of management and his Department in May 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28193/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Closures (1 Jul 2014)

Seán Kyne: 193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number and locations of schools which have closed in each of the years between 2004 and 2013 in tabular form. [28503/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: House Prices (1 Jul 2014)

Seán Kyne: 345. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if, in the context of a housing strategy, consideration will be given to assisting persons residing in large family homes but with grown up children and no longer in need such a house type in acquiring financial assistance such as a bridging loan to trade down to a smaller size home and thereby improve the availability...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (1 Jul 2014)

Seán Kyne: 586. To ask the Minister for Health when an alternative to the mobility allowance scheme will be introduced following the closure of the scheme to new applicants in February of this year due to the requirements of the Equal Status acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28502/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business Growth and Job Creation in Town and Village Centres: (Resumed) ISME and New Generation Development (1 Jul 2014)

Seán Kyne: I welcome Mr. Fielding. We have discussed some of these issues previously with retailers and the same points keep coming up. I suppose this is because they are not being resolved, which is a problem. Mr. Fielding was not very complimentary in his remarks about councillors, perhaps with good reason. Under the new regime in local authorities, councillors will have a greater role in respect...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business Growth and Job Creation in Town and Village Centres: (Resumed) ISME and New Generation Development (1 Jul 2014)

Seán Kyne: I welcome Mr. Moran and thank him for his presentation. In what ways can the Government help? I asked Mr. Fielding a question about LEOs in local authorities. Will councils' executives take a more targeted approach to business development and job creation, given the fact that they will now have the remit for same? Will the municipal districts encompassing a number of large towns and their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business Growth and Job Creation in Town and Village Centres: (Resumed) ISME and New Generation Development (1 Jul 2014)

Seán Kyne: Surely the role of LEOs and the local community development associations within same is to market their respective counties and cities.

Other Questions: Global Economic Forum (2 Jul 2014)

Seán Kyne: 8. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the progress of the Global Irish Network since its creation; his Department's interaction and participation with this initiative; if a date for the next Global Irish Economic Forum has been set; and if the forum will continue and consolidate its regional events in view of the potential benefits for...

Other Questions: Global Economic Forum (2 Jul 2014)

Seán Kyne: I wish to ask the Tánaiste if he will report on the progress of the Global Irish Network since its creation and on his Department's interaction with it and state if a date has been set for the next gathering and if regional events will continue as occurred in 2013.

Other Questions: Global Economic Forum (2 Jul 2014)

Seán Kyne: I thank Tánaiste for his response and concur with him on the important work of the network in terms of the rationale behind it being to enhance our economic recovery. No date has been set for the next forum but I presume there will be further forums and that we will continue with the very important work of the network. I refer to the various regional meetings. The Tánaiste...

Other Questions: Global Economic Forum (2 Jul 2014)

Seán Kyne: The Tánaiste mentioned the Action Plan for Jobs. The advisory group is engaging with the Department on the Action Plan for Jobs and presumably seeking results and progress on the initiatives. Reference was also made to St. Patrick's Day, which is a hugely important date for Ireland and for engagement with the diaspora. Is the Minister confident that full use is being made of all the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (2 Jul 2014)

Seán Kyne: 30. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent trip to the United States on which he raised issues including migration, US immigration reform and the estimated 50,000 undocumented Irish residing in the US; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28191/14]

Other Questions: Tax Code (3 Jul 2014)

Seán Kyne: 6. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress of the review of the law concerning inheritance taxation treatment of foster children, in particular the five year requirement before a foster child can be viewed the same as a blood relative for inheritance taxation purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28500/14]