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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (26 Sep 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 178. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the five categories and sub-classes of bus passenger licences issued by the National Transport Authority. [39240/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Initiatives (26 Sep 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions taken to improve accessibility arrangements for persons with a disability and mobility impairment in accessing heavy rail services; the way in which it is planned to provide 100% accessibility; and the timeframe and budget provided to achieve same. [39241/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (26 Sep 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the penalties in place for public and commercial transport service providers that fail to comply with accessibility requirements in respect of fleet, platforms and in other aspects of accessibility; and the enforcement activity and penalties applied in each of the past five years. [39242/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Strategies (26 Sep 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 195. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the date for the publication of a roadmap for social inclusion; and the reason it has taken so long to finalise and publish the strategy. [39215/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Powers (1 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 248. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to ongoing public concern regarding the dangers of the widespread illegal use of scramblers and quad-bikes; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that An Garda Síochána is requesting new powers to enable it to tackle this issue in public parks and other off-road...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (1 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 279. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to prohibit the use of sponsorship on children’s replica jerseys when that sponsor is a gambling company or promotes gambling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39717/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (1 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 476. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of plans to introduce a nationwide ban on smoky coal; and the areas covered by such a ban. [39808/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Issues (1 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 634. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 554 of 24 September 2019, if a local authority (details supplied) has applied for a licence for the removal or disturbance of beach material from State-owned foreshore in the administrative area of the local authority as per section 3 of the Foreshore Acts 1933 to 2014; if so, if the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (1 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 638. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the homeless housing assistance payment maximum monthly allowable rent limits for the Dublin City Council area are set by his Department; if so, the rates set for each household type; if not, the person or body responsible for setting the homeless HAP maximum monthly allowable rent limits for the Dublin City Council for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Services (2 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 182. To ask the Minister for Health the number of child psychologists working in the health service in the Dublin 11 area; the average waiting time for a child to access a child psychologist in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40087/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Proposed Legislation (2 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 203. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason for the delay in progressing the long-promised Aarhus Convention Bill; if the Bill will allow for financial assistance for community and environmental groups to seek expert advice in relation to planning and environmental issues in view of the fact that major planning applications contain detailed and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Applications Data (3 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 101. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of legal aid applications made for mortgage possession cases; the number of applications which were received by the Legal Aid Board; the number of applications which were granted; the figures in each of the years 2005 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the means threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (3 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 142. To ask the Minister for Health if the position in which some HSE staff are refusing to take representations from TDs in respect of homecare services on the grounds of GDPR will be clarified; the specific direction given to staff in this regard; the arrangements for TDs to interact with staff in respect of constituents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40196/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (3 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 291. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided to each local sports partnership in each of the years 2016 to 2018 by funding type, that is, core funding, women in sport programme and so on. [40224/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (3 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 292. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason, in the case of each local sports partnership that did not receive funding, no allocation was made under the women in sport programmes in 2018. [40225/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (3 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 293. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific criteria and specific weighting applied to each criteria in determining funding allocations to local sports partnerships. [40226/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (3 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 294. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when it is planned to announce the 2019 allocations to the local sports partnerships; and the reason for the delay. [40227/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport and Recreational Development (3 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 307. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the basis for an allocation of €20,350 to a partnership (details supplied) in 2018 under the women in sport programme in view of the fact that the median allocation across all partnerships was €4,000; the purpose of the allocation; and the specific projects and location of projects it has been spent on. [40300/19]

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: There are three of us. I am sharing time with Deputy Eamon Ryan and Deputy Healy, with the agreement of the House.

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: Political debate in recent years, in this House and in the country generally, has been dominated on the Government side by the twin issues of Brexit and climate change. Those issues pose major challenges for the country, particularly the uncertainty regarding Brexit. It is impossible to forecast what is going to happen next week with that issue, let alone next year. I recognise fully the...