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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (20 Oct 2016)

Darragh O'Brien: The Taoiseach-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (20 Oct 2016)

Darragh O'Brien: That is nonsense. I assume I will get an opportunity to reply to that nonsense-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (20 Oct 2016)

Darragh O'Brien: I have asked for confirmation from the Department.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (20 Oct 2016)

Darragh O'Brien: I will be very brief. I do not deny in any way, shape or form the disgust of the Department and the Minister at what is happening in Syria. I do not question their commitment to this issue. I merely put it to the Minister that I find it strange and confusing that he has not spoken directly to the Russian Government's representative in this country. He mentioned that he has spoken to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Administration (20 Oct 2016)

Darragh O'Brien: 293. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the funds granted under the sports capital grants programme will be paid to a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31347/16]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (19 Oct 2016)

Darragh O'Brien: EU Regulation No. 598/2014 deals with operating restrictions at EU airports. I have asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the Government's plans on this. It would effectively set up the Irish Aviation Authority as the competent body and could see it setting aside An Bord Pleanála planning conditions for the additional runway at Dublin Airport. The latter is a development...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (19 Oct 2016)

Darragh O'Brien: 51. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the approval of stage 2B for a school (details supplied) in order that this new school building project can proceed to tender stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31020/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Staff (18 Oct 2016)

Darragh O'Brien: 72. To ask the Minister for Health the targets in place for child and adolescent mental health service teams staff levels in CHO 9 in 2017 to bring them closer to the target set in A Vision for Change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30680/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Staff (18 Oct 2016)

Darragh O'Brien: 91. To ask the Minister for Health the targets in place for psychiatry of old age service teams staff levels in CHO 9 in 2017 to bring them closer to the target set in A Vision for Change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30679/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (18 Oct 2016)

Darragh O'Brien: 153. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if funding is available for community CCTV; the way a community group can apply for funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30398/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (18 Oct 2016)

Darragh O'Brien: 154. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date of completion for the review instigated by her, in conjunction with the Garda authorities, on the effectiveness of the community CCTV scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30399/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (18 Oct 2016)

Darragh O'Brien: 221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new site for a school (details supplied), as announced in November 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30238/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (18 Oct 2016)

Darragh O'Brien: 314. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress of an appeal regarding his Department's decision on a carer's allowance for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30310/16]

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2016)

Darragh O'Brien: Will the Government publish it?

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2016)

Darragh O'Brien: Will it lead to house price increases?

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2016)

Darragh O'Brien: It will push house prices up further.

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2016)

Darragh O'Brien: I asked if the proposal had been the subject of an independent impact assessment and, if so, whether the Government would publish the results. The Minister did not answer my question.

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2016)

Darragh O'Brien: The Minister did not answer the question I asked him. Has the Government carried out an independent impact assessment of its first-time buyer's grant initiative? If it has, will it publish it? This is not a help-to-buy scheme but a help-to-sell scheme. That is actually what it is. In the few estates being built in my area starter homes are costing approximately €430,000. Will the...

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2016)

Darragh O'Brien: I will do my level best. We are all aware of the housing crisis the Government continues to preside over and of the details of the all-party Oireachtas committee on housing. This Government has been very good on announcements, particularly in the social housing area, but it has been scant and very short on delivery. It may come as no surprise to anyone that while the Government talks about...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Costs (13 Oct 2016)

Darragh O'Brien: 63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he will take to address the disparity in school costs which exists from school to school throughout the country and the inequality faced by parents by providing funding for a free primary education system as costed by a charity (details supplied) at €103 million. [30135/16]