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Business Insurance: Motion [Private Members] (13 Mar 2019)

Shane Cassells: I wish to share time with Deputies O'Rourke, Scanlon and Michael McGrath.

Business Insurance: Motion [Private Members] (13 Mar 2019)

Shane Cassells: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy. I welcome all the businesses that are present and the members of the Alliance for Insurance Reform who are in the Public Gallery for the debate this afternoon. I pay tribute to Deputy Michael McGrath for all his work on this issue and for tabling the motion today. From his extensive work in the Department, the Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (13 Mar 2019)

Shane Cassells: 28. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of the regional hospital for the north east in Navan, County Meath; and if he has received written correspondence from his ministerial colleagues seeking its advancement and development in the past three years. [12405/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (13 Mar 2019)

Shane Cassells: 38. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of the regional hospital for the north east; and if he has received correspondence from his ministerial colleagues seeking its advancement in the past three years. [12404/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Angling Sector (26 Mar 2019)

Shane Cassells: 1033. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount and percentage of national strategy for angling development funding handed back in each of the years 2015 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13175/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions Payments (26 Mar 2019)

Shane Cassells: 1239. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons in receipt of a State pension have the option to receive the payment on a monthly basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12799/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme (26 Mar 2019)

Shane Cassells: 1240. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if it is a policy for community welfare officers to inform those on rent supplement that the payment may be impacted if they do not get approved for HAP by the local authority in the coming weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12800/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Mar 2019)

Shane Cassells: We are 58 days away from the local elections. One of the key votes on the day will be in the plebiscite on directly elected mayors. This week we have had reporting of Cabinet Ministers saying the proposal could lead to an over-concentration of control. There is an over-concentration of control; it has continued for 121 years in the Custom House. Even more concerning are the observations...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Mar 2019)

Shane Cassells: What is the timeframe for the information campaign?

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (27 Mar 2019)

Shane Cassells: I note the conclusion in respect of extending FOI to the Presidency is under review and advice has been sought from the Office of the Attorney General by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. We received a note from the petitioner who said it should be noted that the Office of the President is subject to public scrutiny via the Comptroller and Auditor General. I am a member of...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Mar 2019)

Shane Cassells: I agree with the Chairman. When people from Dundalk were in here, their significant problems were well aired and discussed. At the same time, we should note that they are coming through with a clear audit opinion. The Comptroller and Auditor General has drawn attention to certain aspects of that. They have gone through a period of considerable change at their campus. That is to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Restoration of Town Councils) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Mar 2019)

Shane Cassells: It is always good to attend this committee to discuss local government. The point was well made by Deputy Howlin in respect of the serious issue of housing being relegated in the discussion. I welcome all of the delegates to the debate. I am well used to listening to Councillor Pio Smith on my local radio station, LMFM, with Deputy O'Dowd. I am familiar with many of the issues about which...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Restoration of Town Councils) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Mar 2019)

Shane Cassells: That is my point. Some towns historically have had town councils. Kells in Meath would be the same, but Ashbourne, which is one of the fastest growing towns, is now the second biggest town in Meath but had no town council previously. That is the reason I was asking for the Deputy's rationale.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Restoration of Town Councils) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Mar 2019)

Shane Cassells: I was asking the Deputy for his reason for arriving at that figure. Was it a case of trying to capture as many as had previously been-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Restoration of Town Councils) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Mar 2019)

Shane Cassells: Nationally, chambers of commerce are still maintaining the status quo. At a meeting of Chambers Ireland last month in Navan with the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, the managing directors who were there said it was a great thing.

Autism Support Services: Motion [Private Members] (2 Apr 2019)

Shane Cassells: One part of the motion which strikes me reads:Many of the barriers autistic people face come from how society responds to those with the condition, and unemployment, social exclusion and many mental health challenges arise, not from autism, but from a lack of understanding, support and accessibility, These words had particular meaning for me this week when I was contacted by a mother in Navan...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Waiting Lists (2 Apr 2019)

Shane Cassells: 427. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average waiting time at the National Driver Licence Service, NDLS, centre in Trim, County Meath in 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14763/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Waiting Lists (2 Apr 2019)

Shane Cassells: 428. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to concerns expressed by numerous service users of the NDLS centre in Trim, County Meath regarding the long waiting times they are facing when attending the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14764/19]

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (4 Apr 2019)

Shane Cassells: I welcome the Secretary General and his colleagues. There are 5,980 people in accommodation centres and 517 in hotels, totalling 6,497. I believe Mr. O'Driscoll stated that these figures had probably increased. The growth figures outlined in his opening statement are significant. He stated that Ireland had committed to receiving 4,000 persons under the refugee protection programme. How...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (4 Apr 2019)

Shane Cassells: Mr. O'Driscoll spoke about the procurement process and the challenges it posed. In that context, has the Department identified through its engagements properties that would allow it to take that amount of people this year?