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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport in Ireland; Challenges, Strategies and Governance: FAI, GAA and IRFU (18 Jan 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: My next question is for Mr. Duffy. We have seen the emergence of another players' group, the Club Players Association, CPA. Is the GAA hierarchy willing to work with it? I am very concerned about changes in fixtures and hope this issue will be thrown open to the clubs for discussion at grassroots level. The fixtures agenda is different in some counties from others. There is a large...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport in Ireland; Challenges, Strategies and Governance: FAI, GAA and IRFU (18 Jan 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Did Mr. Delaney indicate whether the timeframe regarding the gender quota requested by the Minister of State would be reached? Regarding the reconfiguration of League of Ireland clubs, do the first division clubs have any vote in this process?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport in Ireland; Challenges, Strategies and Governance: FAI, GAA and IRFU (18 Jan 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Bring him down to Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (18 Jan 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 251. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when back pay will issue to certain members of the Defence Forces (details supplied). [2116/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (17 Jan 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 1124. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange for a person (details supplied) to be assessed in regard to the supply of a special chair. [1074/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Grant (17 Jan 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 1137. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange to have respite care made available to a person (details supplied) in County Cork [1138/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (17 Jan 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 1172. To ask the Minister for Health if an early appointment can be arranged for a person (details supplied). [1260/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (17 Jan 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 1333. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the ongoing delay in arranging a new appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Cork whose previous appointment was cancelled by the hospital nearly two years ago. [1826/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (17 Jan 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 1334. To ask the Minister for Health if an urgent appointment will be made for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this matter was raised with the HSE in April 2016 and no response was received. [1827/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector (17 Jan 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 1414. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will accept the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine for action in support of the tillage sector. [1046/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector (17 Jan 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 1415. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will make compensation available to tillage farmers as proposed in appendix 1 under the heading, Immediate Response to the Crisis in the Irish Tillage Sector of the Requirement for Action in Support of the Irish Tillage Sector, report, page 3, by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine. [1047/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Applications (17 Jan 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 1433. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in having payment under a scheme issued to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [1288/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (17 Jan 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 1577. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a request has been received by his department for sports grant aid (details supplied). [1018/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (17 Jan 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 1579. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will provide support to further the development of the Football Association of Ireland’s Munster centre of excellence facility in Glanmire, County Cork. [1044/17]

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Much of what I want to say has already been said, but I wish to reiterate a number of points. The Minister is stabbing local authorities in the back. Previous speakers have mentioned how much the role of local authorities has been diminished. The Minister seems to be further diminishing it and I am very disappointed to see this. Planners who worked through the previous ten or 15 years did...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: It made good planning decisions and bad planning decisions. Through the years, previous Governments have addressed many issues, such as fair play, and these have been taken on board. I ask the Minister to give local authorities fair play in this development.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Although I do not condone what is happening in Apollo House, I have sympathy. Housing applicants in my constituency ring me day in day out saying they are already threatening to break down the doors of empty properties in my constituency that have been vacant for a long time already. The onus is on the providers and owners to get off their butts and get something done about making these...

Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I move amendment No. 15:“Regulation of Rickshaws 38. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by—(a) substituting the following for the definition of “public service vehicle”:“ ‘public service vehicle’ means a mechanically propelled, battery assisted, pedal propelled or non-mechanically propelled vehicle used for the carriage of persons for...

Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I know the Acting Chairman did.

Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: As Deputy Eugene Murphy said, we are in the era of modern technology. The biggest problem is defining the use of mobile phones. The easiest part of a mobile phone is the talking part, but there is an issue with getting a number. With a hands-free kit in the car, keying a phone number into the dash is what causes the danger, not talking on the phone. Defining the use of the mobile phone...