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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (7 May 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the proposed upgrading of the N20 route, Cork to Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17910/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (12 May 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 349. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the position regarding an outstanding payment under the rural environment protection scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18283/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Eligibility (13 May 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 50. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider introducing a qualified child increase for persons in receipt of a widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's (non-contributory) pension, considering the consequences of the recent changes to the one parent family payment, and the fact that those on a widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance (13 May 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 51. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will change the rules regarding back to education allowance to ensure that persons coming from Youthreach are eligible to qualify for the allowance immediately after they finish their Youthreach programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18731/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (19 May 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 345. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the prescription charges for elderly persons, in view of the fact that they have increased from €0.50 to €2.50 under this Government, despite promises to the contrary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19560/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fishing Industry (19 May 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 523. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 447 of 28 April 2015, if funding has been allocated to any sector of the eel fishing community under any European Union directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19789/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (26 May 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 389. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the 2013 Single Payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20122/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (26 May 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 679. To ask the Minister for Health if a child may be deemed eligible for a medical card where the parent who receives the child benefit payment does not qualify under the medical card scheme but the other parent who lives separately holds a full medical card, in view of the fact that the child may incur medical costs when staying with the parent who currently holds a medical card and that...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (9 Jun 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 203. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total amount paid to the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in respect of compensation for free television licences issued by her Department in each of the years 2011 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21648/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Disability Services Provision (9 Jun 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 1052. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a house is uninhabitable and the owner is under 66 years of age, the schemes or grants that are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21610/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Television Licences Data (9 Jun 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 1116. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the total amount of money paid to Raidió Teilifís Éireann in respect of revenue from television licences in each year from 2011 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21649/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Semi-State Bodies (9 Jun 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 1149. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the Department responsible for the financial oversight and corporate governance of Bord na Móna; the proposed changes that will be introduced to deal with a deficit in Bord na Móna’s general employees' superannuation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22506/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Semi-State Bodies (9 Jun 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 1150. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the Department responsible for the financial oversight and corporate governance of Bord na Móna; the proposed changes in Bord na Móna’s general employees' superannuation scheme that will see a pension levy being imposed on former employees in receipt of their pension between the years 2011 to 2015,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Grant Applications (10 Jun 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 192. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the grants available from his Department through the local authority for a person who has multiple mortgages and is up-to-date with repayments, and whose house is uninhabitable and in need of urgent repairs. [22637/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing: Environmental Protection Agency (10 Jun 2015)

Michael Moynihan: I will be brief. My colleagues have a personal and in-depth knowledge of issues, particularly in Leitrim. This is a fundamental report and study. Every single aspect has to be adjudicated on. It cannot be possible for anybody to find that a part is missing in terms of underground water, health or whatever is the issue. There is genuine concern that those who have an input into the report...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: North-South Interconnector (16 Jun 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the Government’s position on locating the cables for the North-South interconnector underground; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23246/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: North-South Interconnector (16 Jun 2015)

Michael Moynihan: I wish to ask the Minister his position on locating the cables for the North-South interconnector underground and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: North-South Interconnector (16 Jun 2015)

Michael Moynihan: The chairman of the Commission for Energy Regulation and his colleague from Northern Ireland appeared before the Oireachtas committee this morning. They outlined the importance of the North-South interconnector and the fact of it being of mutual interest for European funding and so forth. They also outlined clearly why the project is so necessary on an all-island basis. In addition,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: North-South Interconnector (16 Jun 2015)

Michael Moynihan: EirGrid has admitted that it is feasible from a technical and engineering point of view. It is possible to do it. It had previously bandied about costs that were 30, 20 and three times the overground cost. It is now down to 1.57 times that cost. We should bear in mind the importance of the project and the impact it will have on the people of Meath, Monaghan and Cavan. I realise the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (16 Jun 2015)

Michael Moynihan: 104. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide the latest update on the Government’s application to the Commission for State aid approval of the national broadband plan, since the last online departmental update was published on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22974/15]