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Secure Rents and Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Nov 2016)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Statute Law Revision Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (29 Nov 2016)

David Cullinane: Yes. I take it we will have ten minutes each-----

Statute Law Revision Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (29 Nov 2016)

David Cullinane: -----but we may not take the full time. I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Statute Law Revision Bill 2016, the principal purpose of which is to repeal spent and obsolete Acts that were enacted between 1922 and 1950. Sinn Féin will support this Bill's progression through the Houses of the Oireachtas and we acknowledge the work that has gone into making the Irish Statute Book a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (29 Nov 2016)

David Cullinane: 219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the case of a school (details supplied) which has applied to his Department under the additional school accommodation for primary schools fund for a parents room in the school; if he will acknowledge that the application has been received; the process for progressing the application; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Pension Provisions (29 Nov 2016)

David Cullinane: 250. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the position of a pension-related deduction payable in respect of dual public sector workers and specifically in respect of retained fire fighters with dual employment with their local authorities. [37490/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Pension Provisions (29 Nov 2016)

David Cullinane: 251. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if retained fire fighters should have the pension-related deduction thresholds on both employments, as was the case in 2009 and 2010. [37491/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Pension Provisions (29 Nov 2016)

David Cullinane: 252. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason certain public sector workers are paying very little and in some cases no pension-related deduction in relation to their fire fighting services. [37492/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Pension Provisions (29 Nov 2016)

David Cullinane: 254. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether it is fair and equitable that retained fire fighters who had already chosen to waive joining the superannuation scheme in favour of accepting a gratuity hadretirement benefits significantly diminished when compared to the pension-related deduction payable over their working lives up to the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Pension Provisions (29 Nov 2016)

David Cullinane: 255. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department expects to address the inequality suffered by retained fire fighters in dual employment as a result of the application of the pension-related deduction to their dual employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37496/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (29 Nov 2016)

David Cullinane: 253. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason the 2009 circular issued to local authorities which states that in the case of staff employed in more than one capacity, each employment may be treated separately for the purposes of calculating revised remuneration in accordance with this circular was applied for two years and then changed in 2011....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (29 Nov 2016)

David Cullinane: 323. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the age limits for community employment schemes are currently being reviewed; if any decision has been taken, if a review is in place; and if a person (details supplied) will receive a reduction in payments if they have to give up their community employment scheme when they reach 59 years of age which is when the current community employment...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (29 Nov 2016)

David Cullinane: 406. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether it is fair and equitable that retained fire fighters pay pension-related deductions under the same model as other public sector workers, despite the fact the pension benefits they accrue through serving in the fire service are significantly lower than their counterparts. [37494/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (29 Nov 2016)

David Cullinane: 407. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the 2009 legislation does not provide for the application of a separate set of thresholds for individual employments but rather one set of thresholds for the totality of the public service remuneration in a given year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37497/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy (29 Nov 2016)

David Cullinane: 568. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the parents of children in Waterford city and county with complex needs are being informed that their children will not be seen by an occupational therapist, OT, on a regular basis as the waiting lists are too long; the average waiting times in Waterford; the number of OT positions in place; the numbers...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy (29 Nov 2016)

David Cullinane: 569. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that cover for sick leave and maternity leave in respect of occupational therapists in Waterford city and county is not being provided; his plans to address the problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37425/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (29 Nov 2016)

David Cullinane: 570. To ask the Minister for Health if care plans are put in place for children with complex needs in Waterford to deal with the child's specific needs and access to therapies and other supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37426/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Services (29 Nov 2016)

David Cullinane: 571. To ask the Minister for Health the number of child psychologist posts in situ in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37427/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Services (29 Nov 2016)

David Cullinane: 572. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and the HSE are experiencing difficulties in recruiting child psychologist posts in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37428/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (29 Nov 2016)

David Cullinane: 573. To ask the Minister for Health the redress available to a person (details supplied); the best practise relating to the use of electro-convulsive therapy, ECT, then and now; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37430/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Sector Pay (24 Nov 2016)

David Cullinane: 2. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is committed to equal work for equal pay for post-2011 entrants within the public sector; and if he will provide a roadmap for equal work for equal pay, in addition to the fair and timely restoration of the FEMPI legislation cuts for those public sector workers earning under €65,000. [36600/16]