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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposed MetroLink: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: It is impossible to see how one could have considered that as a viable or feasible option.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposed MetroLink: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: Can I ask some quick questions, please?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposed MetroLink: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: Can I ask three quick questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposed MetroLink: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: I will keep it to one minute. I thank the Chair. Can the witnesses tell us how many alternative sites are being considered and examined for the Glasnevin general station? Can they tell us to what extent the engineering issues, in terms of whether it is single or a twin tunnel, will impact the route and the moving of the stations? There are engineering issues in regard to the tunnel and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposed MetroLink: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: I am somewhat disappointed with the responses from both the NTA and TII, neither of which gave any indication that it had heard the concerns raised at this meeting. How much more starkly can we spell out to them that the current plan and configuration are simply not acceptable to the local community and the other interests represented today, including public representatives? It is not good...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Exemptions (26 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of properties that are exempt from the local property tax by different exemption categories; and the estimated revenue forgone by the State in each of these categories. [18523/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (26 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 90. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a date has been set for a meeting of the high level forum on community employment supervisor pensions; if his attention has been drawn to the anger and frustration of community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; his views on the fact that their contribution to improving the life chances of scheme participants and to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (26 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the per capita cost to schools of providing primary and secondary education; and the way in which this compares with the average per capita support provided by his Department; the studies commissioned or undertaken by his Department in recent years on the adequacy of State supports to schools; his plans to undertake such studies in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Voluntary Sector Remuneration (26 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 123. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the restoration of full pay for staff in section 39 organisations; the approach he plans to take for restoration of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18519/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIV-AIDS Programmes (26 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 148. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a sexual health website that has been promoted in HSE advertising and literature does not exist (details supplied); the steps he will take to rectify the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18454/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIV-AIDS Programmes (26 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 149. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that the attention of doctors is drawn to the correct protocols for the issuance of prescriptions for PrEP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18455/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIV-AIDS Programmes (26 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 150. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that the clinics that are supporting PrEP users (details supplied) can remain in operation in advance of the PrEP working group concluding its work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18452/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIV-AIDS Programmes (26 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 151. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the work of the PrEP working group; the number of meetings the group has held to date in 2018; the timeframe for the group to complete its work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18453/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travel Trade Sector (26 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the methods by which persons can vindicate their rights under the Package Holidays and Travel Trade Act 1995 in cases in which an issue with a package holiday arises; the redress mechanisms that can be pursued by persons against travel agents under the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18541/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Payments (26 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 217. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the actions she will take to address the fall in benefits to lone parents (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18381/18]

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: I am sharing time with Deputies Eamon Ryan and Seamus Healy. I pay tribute to Vicky Phelan, who has done this State some service. We know something of this scandal that is unfolding because of her determination and courage. Thanks to her bravery and refusal to sign a confidentiality clause, we are now beginning to find out just what happened behind this whole debacle. Had it not been for...

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: On a point of order-----

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: On a point of order-----

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: On a point of order-----

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: Why is there no provision for points of order?