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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Lowry: 1414. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an earlier date can be offered for a driving test for category B for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1008/18]

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2017)

Michael Lowry: I do not support or encourage drink-driving. Everyone can enjoy alcohol if it is consumed responsibly, as the vast majority of people do, and there is personal responsibility for one's actions and behaviour. Nobody in this House or outside it condones a situation where a driver who has taken excessive alcohol causes an accident or fatality. I have met the various representative groups...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (5 Dec 2017)

Michael Lowry: 517. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to introduce a statutory time limit on the length the time for all applications to An Bord Pleanála and specifically projects involving substantial investment in the economy in circumstances in which undue delay may be detrimental to the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51534/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: US Tax Reform (30 Nov 2017)

Michael Lowry: 13. To ask the Minister for Finance the potential effects of President Trump’s threatened big border tax on Irish companies in the United States if they expand manufacturing facilities abroad for products to be sold in the United States; the potential implications for jobs here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48519/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Lowry: 299. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to provide generators to persons in their homes who need continuous access to electricity for their medical supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50849/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Lowry: 372. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will request dairy co-operators to organise a scheme for the purchase of generators by dairy farmers; his plans to provide low interest loans for such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50850/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (29 Nov 2017)

Michael Lowry: 540. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will announce details of the new affordable housing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50851/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Michael Lowry: I welcome the delegates and thank them for their presentations. We have all encountered these issues in our constituencies and there is a good deal of frustration that despite the various assessments made and reports, very little action is evident in towns and villages throughout the State. Under European competition rules, the €30 million in new funding must be given as a loan which...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna: Chairperson Designate (28 Nov 2017)

Michael Lowry: I welcome Mr. Meagher and congratulate him on his appointment as chairman of the company. His CV is impressive. He has a varied and extensive range of experience, and I am satisfied that he has the ability and commitment to give leadership and guidance to Bord na Móna at a time of great change and challenge for the company. Mr. Meagher is aware that we in Tipperary are conscious of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation (23 Nov 2017)

Michael Lowry: 4. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the efforts being made by State agencies, in particular the IDA, to attract jobs and investment to towns in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49765/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation (23 Nov 2017)

Michael Lowry: I ask the Tánaiste, in her capacity as Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, the efforts being made by State agencies, notably the IDA, to attract jobs and investment to towns across County Tipperary which continue to suffer from the lack of economic progress and are increasingly left behind in the economic upturn.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation (23 Nov 2017)

Michael Lowry: The reality on the ground is that the economic difficulties being experienced by all of Ireland's inland towns, not just in Tipperary, are well documented. Towns such as Thurles, Roscrea, Templemore, Cashel, Nenagh, Tipperary town and Carrick-on-Suir have been left behind. They were once vibrant retail towns and they are now facing huge difficulties such as competition from suburban...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation (23 Nov 2017)

Michael Lowry: In that regard, there is one other issue I would like the Minister's comments on. Her Department is feeding into the national planning framework that is currently out there for public discussion. The criteria and classification used in this plan mean that in Tipperary, for example, Clonmel is the only designated large town and, because of the criteria established, many towns are left out....

Leaders' Questions (14 Nov 2017)

Michael Lowry: There is unease over the lack of transparency of this scheme. There is a strongly held view in financial lending circles of favouritism towards the pillar banks and that the conditions of eligibility to the fund are structured in order to suit the big established players in the market - a view that the existing terms and conditions and format are anti-competitive and have a detrimental...

Leaders' Questions (12 Oct 2017)

Michael Lowry: I appreciate the Tánaiste's clarification on the fund that is available. The reaction of people to the measure since it was announced leads me to believe €300 million will not be sufficient but it is a genuine effort to help small companies that have trading difficulties with the UK. There are many such companies and they are a huge source of employment, in particular in rural...

Leaders' Questions (12 Oct 2017)

Michael Lowry: I am seeking clarification and detail on the Brexit fund for small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, announced in Tuesday's Budget Statement. Connected to that is the issue of the European Union-Mercosur trade deal. Agriculture is Ireland's largest indigenous sector with over 300,000 people employed directly or indirectly in the agrifood sector. County Tipperary has a proud tradition...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2017 and Retransmission Fees: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Lowry: I thank the TV3 representatives for the informative contribution that they have made to today's meeting. I admire the success of TV3. I would compare TV3 to any business. Every business in the past eight to ten years has struggled and it is a credit to TV3 that it has managed to survived in a difficult market. Since the investment of Virgin Media, it is clear that there is an improvement...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (3 Oct 2017)

Michael Lowry: 119. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is possible to claim relief on the MED 2 form for dental treatment (details supplied). [41765/17]

Leader's Questions (11 Jul 2017)

Michael Lowry: I appreciate the Taoiseach's response, but will he address the issue of farm inspections and having an independent appeals assessment process with an independent chairman? Farm inspections are a requirement under CAP direct payments. Will the Government give a clear commitment to apply pressure at EU level to have this matter addressed under the CAP simplification review that is under way?...

Leader's Questions (11 Jul 2017)

Michael Lowry: Yesterday, I dropped into my local mart in mid-Tipperary where I met farmers, a number of whom asked me directly how interested the new Taoiseach was in agricultural matters and how aware he was of the problems in agriculture. I assured them that the Taoiseach has a clear understanding of the significance and importance of agriculture and food to the economy, the value of our exports and the...