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Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Oct 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: On a point of order-----

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Oct 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: On a point of clarification, going forward-----

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Oct 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Yes. I apologise. Much has been made of marketing initiatives and so forth. If an individual in south Tipperary comes up with the brand name "Galtee" tomorrow morning and opens up the Galtee distillery, can he use directional signage which uses the name "Galtee"? This is going to come down the road when new companies form.

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Oct 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I would like further clarification. In many villages in the area I come from where there are sports clubs, the only vibrant sponsorship available is from the local publican. They have been given a few years grace but the way things are going in rural Ireland, they will not need it because many of them will have shut down, especially if we have more draconian laws coming out of this House. ...

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Oct 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I welcome the remarks from Deputy Róisín Shortall. She pointed out that the major conglomerates such as the GAA with Croke Park, and the Aviva Stadium, have worked together with regard to the reduction of alcohol advertising. I am not talking about the alcohol brands in the local papers; I am talking about public houses themselves. Deputy O'Reilly proposed that publicans...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (3 Oct 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 113. To ask the Minister for Finance if the exemption threshold for children on inheritance tax will be increased in budget 2019. [40131/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant (3 Oct 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 268. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the housing aid for older people scheme will include grant aid to upgrade an existing heating system, particularly the central heating boiler, in view of the fact that this work is no longer grant aided by the SEAI (details supplied). [40152/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Airport Noise Regulation Bill 2018: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: The big question is whether the witnesses are confident that the programme will be brought in at the end of the year as promised. Will the EPA have a role to play or has it been scratched from the entire process? Can it be used as a reference body for any issues that arise?

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Budget Statement 2019 (9 Oct 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Hear, hear.

Financial Resolution No. 3: Value-Added Tax (9 Oct 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: It is ironic that the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Shane Ross, and other members of the Government have tried to tell us in the brief period in which I have been a Member of the Dáil that they cannot differentiate legislatively between rural Ireland and the greater urban area of Dublin. On this issue, we are told there cannot be a different VAT rate for rural areas...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (9 Oct 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to a request made in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [41097/18]

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I too welcome the overall thrust of budget 2019, which the Government claims is the first balanced budget in ten years. I support this fiscal policy. It is how the spend is distributed that always creates conflicting views in this Chamber. As Fianna Fáil spokesperson on sport, I welcome the increased allocation for the area of responsibility of the Minister of State, Deputy...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport-----

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: -----is missing but I welcome the increased funding in transport. I mention some of the announcements I have seen for my area such as the Dunkettle interchange and planning being given to go ahead with the M20 from Cork to Limerick. However, the Office of Public Works, OPW, needs to be more forthcoming with its money in regard to the likes of Fermoy weir. Overall I welcome the budget but...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (16 Oct 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 411. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the proposed works on a property (details supplied). [42017/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (16 Oct 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 417. To ask the Minister for Health the stage a project (details supplied) has reached. [42030/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (16 Oct 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 463. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be called for assessment; and if his attention has been drawn to the hardship this person is enduring as a consequence of not being called for urgent assessment. [42284/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Services Provision (16 Oct 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 568. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria required in order to secure a Local Link bus service in a rural area in the evening time. [42033/18]

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: The decision has been made and we must respect the wishes of the majority of the people. I am a democrat and wholeheartedly accept the wishes of the people but Members should be given more time - the whole process should be given more time - as regards debating this legislation. I have not been in the Dáil for long and have only attended a few committee meetings carrying out...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (23 Oct 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 120. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time targets in place for children needing orthodontic treatment in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43603/18]