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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Economic and Community Plans: Discussion (23 Nov 2016)

Pat Casey: There could equally be governance issues in local government and in Departments regarding waste of money. I fully agree with the point about capacity building. The better-off communities got better benefits in previous Leader programmes because they had the capacity to deal with the bureaucratic process that is in place. One of the key objectives of the LECP was to deal with this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Economic and Community Plans: Discussion (23 Nov 2016)

Pat Casey: From the information I have, the operating rules refer only to cases of investment and other supports. It would also be valuable in the case of training. The operating rule concerns investment and other supports. I am seriously worried about the implementation of this programme. I have been through it and now note we have added more bureaucracy to it. I have concerns.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Review (23 Nov 2016)

Pat Casey: 111. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of community employment, Tús and RSS supervisors and their respective boards that were consulted about the review of these schemes undertaken by his Department recently, by county and in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36520/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (22 Nov 2016)

Pat Casey: 191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made in securing a permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35734/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (22 Nov 2016)

Pat Casey: 385. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the proposed new primary health care centre for Rathdrum; the proposed completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35735/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (22 Nov 2016)

Pat Casey: 386. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the primary health care centre for Arklow, County Wicklow; the estimated completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35736/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme Applications (17 Nov 2016)

Pat Casey: 181. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by the County Wicklow Partnership to seek an additional rural social scheme of 20 places in view of the demand for this service throughout County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35611/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (15 Nov 2016)

Pat Casey: 60. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations and the number of gardaí in each in County Wicklow on 31 October 2010 and on 31 October 2016; the proportion of the proposed 800 additional recruits in 2017 that are likely to be assigned to County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34710/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (15 Nov 2016)

Pat Casey: 100. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if recorded crime statistics for County Wicklow are an accurate reflection of the reality of crime in the area; if all Garda stations in County Wicklow have access to the PULSE system; if not, the details of the stations without access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34708/16]

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2016)

Pat Casey: Social protection is a massive part of Government expenditure, the second biggest after health. Welfare for citizens remains the biggest part of Government expenditure although we were supposed to be keeping the recovery going, according to Fine Gael. In a brave move, Fianna Fáil fought this election on increased public services. We did not campaign for a selfish society based on tax...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: National Planning Framework: Discussion (9 Nov 2016)

Pat Casey: I take the opportunity to thank the three organisations for their presentations this morning. I go against the comments of Senator Victor Boyhan on the Irish Planning Institute. The Irish Planning Institute, in the course of its presentation today, gave percentage statistics on the number of permissions granted for one-off rural housing. It stated the number of permissions was between 30%...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: National Planning Framework: Discussion (9 Nov 2016)

Pat Casey: I am not in disagreement with what the witnesses have said about the NTA but we have a huge issue with the carrying capacity of the N11 and with its merger with the M11. When a jobs application comes in for Wicklow, on a zoned piece of land within an environs plan, the NTA objects to it on the basis of the carrying capacity of the N11. This does two things. It stops the traffic coming into...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: National Planning Framework: Discussion (9 Nov 2016)

Pat Casey: There is no village or rural town in Wicklow that has the capacity to take any housing so where are we driving rural dwellers? Until we address that we are not giving people the options of living in rural towns and villages. A rural village or town will never reach the objectives Irish Water has for a 15-year return on investment and will never be able to get a payback on water...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Yield (8 Nov 2016)

Pat Casey: 121. To ask the Minister for Finance the VAT revenue gain from the sale of new houses for the past ten years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33643/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (8 Nov 2016)

Pat Casey: 490. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the implications of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement for to the judicial systems of member states; if this agreement will need to be put to the people in a referendum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33671/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Film Industry Development (3 Nov 2016)

Pat Casey: 22. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the consultation and decision-making processes that were employed by Enterprise Ireland in making the decision to sell the shareholding in a studio (details supplied); the reasons conditions were not placed on the sale to ensure that the studio remains a film making studio in the long term; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Maritime Safety (3 Nov 2016)

Pat Casey: 187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a copy of the file and test results carried out by the Marine Survey Office in respect of a vessel (details supplied) from May 2009 until December 2011 in order that the then owners can supply information to the EU petitions committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33227/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sale of State Assets (3 Nov 2016)

Pat Casey: 196. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the exact percentage and history of the shareholding that the state has in a studio (details supplied); the reason behind the Government decision to sell that shareholding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33254/16]

Calais Migrant Camp: Statements (2 Nov 2016)

Pat Casey: While I appreciate the unaccompanied minors are being taken from the camp in Calais today and that their first preference would seem to be the United Kingdom, I cannot accept the Government's passive attitude towards this appalling situation. We are good at finding words that lessen the emotional impact a situation can have on us, so can we start using language that actually reflects the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (2 Nov 2016)

Pat Casey: 129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an additional teacher will be allocated to a school (details supplied) due to the fact that the school has reached the 55 pupil teacher ratio as of September 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32637/16]