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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (12 Oct 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 15. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that school bus transport is provided to pupils who wish to attend specific schools in their area (details supplied). [29950/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compensation Schemes (11 Oct 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 510. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which compensation paid to vegetable farmers whose crops were destroyed by the cold snap of late 2009 and early 2010 was in accordance with EU state aid rules; if he will now apply the same criteria to tillage farmers on the south coast of Cork, who suffered winter barley crop losses in late 2015 and early 2016 as a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I was disappointed to hear the Minister say that he was playing third or fourth fiddle to the Departments of Health and Education and Skills in terms of obtaining extra funds in the coming budget. It is an acknowledged fact that, if we have no transport, people cannot get to work to provide the Exchequer its income. I remind the Minister that less than ten years ago, when the US economy...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Calculations (4 Oct 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will put measures in place regarding commercial rates to assist businesses when major road works are ongoing in their area over a sustained period of months; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many businesses suffer a substantial loss of business during such projects and have to let staff go; if...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Herd Number Applications (4 Oct 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 494. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person's (details supplied) herd number can be reactivated urgently. [28085/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Appeals (29 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal application by persons (details supplied) [27805/16]

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015. (28 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I would like to make a comment, Chairman.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015. (28 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I welcome the proposal to raise the ceiling, but I hope it is more than just an aspiration and that extra money will be allocated. I hope the Minister of State impresses this on the Minister for Finance. We all welcome the work done by Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland in promoting this country as a destination and a place to travel. It is ironic that some of the advertisements show...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (28 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 99. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will expedite an application for Garda vetting by a person (details supplied). [27583/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting (27 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 108. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will allocate additional financial resources to the Garda Síochána to address the serious delay in having Garda vetting applications finalised, given that many of the applicants need Garda vetting to take up a position of employment. [26921/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (27 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider sanctioning a specific professional to assist a person (details supplied). [26447/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (27 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 538. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider sanctioning a specific professional to assist a person (details supplied). [26448/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (21 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I welcome the Minister. It is a case of new horses for new courses. I am concerned that the Minister is following the previous Government's outline regarding infrastructure development into the future. Regional roads have been mentioned. We all know there is a big problem. I must bring to the Minister's attention the fact that more and more people are travelling long distances from rural...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (21 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: On a point of order, I was referring to road infrastructure in the west, the M20 project. The Minister is talking about rail infrastructure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (21 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I asked a question on the TII report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (21 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (21 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: It claims it did not receive it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (21 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I asked a simple question of the Minister but he gave a big, long lingo about the RSA and moving forward. I asked him if the board is performing properly at the moment in terms of its remit given that there is an insufficient number of members on the board. I have been led to believe that the board cannot reach a quorum at times, so how can it perform properly? It is fine to talk about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (21 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Will the Minister stand over that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (21 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Is he satisfied that the board is able to fulfil its remit?