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Leaders' Questions (5 Jul 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: There were very few homeless.

Leaders' Questions (5 Jul 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: They were biased.

Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Jul 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I thank Deputy Kelly for pursuing this issue from day one. It is a welcome initiative. There are many positive things relating to rural Ireland in particular, including job creation, encouraging more tourism in rural Ireland and, it is hoped, securing grain production in many parts of this country, which is at an all-time low, especially in the area of prices. I see that one distillery in...

Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Jul 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Will he get me a visa? I commend Deputy Alan Kelly on putting forward the Bill and I ask the Government to give it wholehearted support. While we need to put regulations, licences and rules in place, the overall thrust of the Bill should be accepted.

Home Building Finance Ireland Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I acknowledge the proposals here today. We have been waiting a long time for this. These proposals should have been in place even before the fall of the previous Government. The Minister of State, Deputy English, himself acknowledged the impending shortage of houses in this country. In reading the opening speech of the Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy, seeking access to funding has...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (5 Jul 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 288. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [29797/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (5 Jul 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 289. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the TAMS regulations that were in place at the time a person (details supplied) submitted the application will be applied. [29800/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Traffic Calming Measures (10 Jul 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 284. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether the average speed enforcement system as operated in the Dublin Port tunnel has substantially helped to reduce the average speed by vehicles; his plans to roll out this system to other parts of the motorway network (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31040/18]

Implications of Brexit for Irish Ports: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: The Minister of State's colleague, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, is not here. Anyway, the big message is that the Minister needs to get more proactive in the Department with regard to infrastructure development. This morning, we learned of the requirement for a second runway at Dublin Airport to be fast-tracked and the delays pending in that regard. If Brexit...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (11 Jul 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 199. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that when the OPW was undertaking the flood relief works for Fermoy town in doing the ground work in the River Blackwater, it undermined the structure of Fermoy weir; if the OPW takes shared responsibility in the costs associated with the reinstatement of the weir in whole; and if his...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 Jul 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 324. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if it will be expedited. [31175/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (11 Jul 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 482. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the completion date for the ongoing road widening works on the M7 at Naas. [31102/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposals for Second Runway at Dublin Airport and Noise Regulation Legislation: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (11 Jul 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: We appreciate that operational procedures and controls have to be put in place. Planning permission was originally granted in 2007, but ten years later, we are still waiting for by-laws to be put in place. From an operational point of view, throughput passenger capacity in Dublin Airport in June was over 3.1 million, a 7% increase on the number in the same period last year. If we continue...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposals for Second Runway at Dublin Airport and Noise Regulation Legislation: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (11 Jul 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: The Minister mentioned congestion. There is congestion at Dublin Airport. When will it become intolerable such that the airport will cease to function? When will the existing runway reach capacity? Could the Minister delay the project for two years? Perhaps "delay" is the wrong word.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposals for Second Runway at Dublin Airport and Noise Regulation Legislation: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (11 Jul 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I will rephrase my question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposals for Second Runway at Dublin Airport and Noise Regulation Legislation: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (11 Jul 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: No. Within what timeframe must the Minister ensure the runway is operational in order to avoid the airport becoming over-congested?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposals for Second Runway at Dublin Airport and Noise Regulation Legislation: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (11 Jul 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: What about judicial reviews which may be lodged by affected property owners or other objectors?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (12 Jul 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 117. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a specific category of persons (details supplied) are excluded from qualifying for a scheme; and if the qualifying criteria to include this category will be reconsidered. [32299/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (12 Jul 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied). [31659/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (12 Jul 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 694. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a school (details supplied). [31655/18]