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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: We must congratulate our Paralympians. Our athletes did not come back from the Olympic Games with extra medals, but using a weighted system does the Department believe their achievements across all events surpassed those in London in 2012 across, including cycling, track and field, swimming and diving? Have we upped our standards and the results achieved? Is there a timeframe for the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (16 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 636. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the position regarding the release of further funding for specific schemes (details supplied): and if is attention has been drawn to the fact that many persons are in a difficult situation awaiting this funding. [25934/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (16 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 1287. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in the arranging of an appointment for a person (details supplied) who has been waiting a considerable period. [25593/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 1290. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the excessively high number of patients awaiting surgery to remove eye cataracts; if he is aware of the number of patients already waiting over 18 months for an initial outpatient appointment; if he is further aware that many of these patients are confined to their homes owing to the loss of vision while awaiting removal of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (16 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 1301. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange to have a specific item made available to a person (details supplied) at the earliest date possible. [25638/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 1302. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that a person (details supplied) in County Cork has been waiting for two years to be admitted to hospital for urgent surgery; if he will assist in having an admission date arranged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25639/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (16 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 1305. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the re-opening of the Sonas ward at St. Patrick's Community Hospital, Fermoy, which was closed on a temporary basis until the end of August 2016; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this ward remains closed to date; if he will confirm that the additional staff required in the hospital to replace retired staff have been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 1313. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for residents of a facility (details supplied) in County Cork if the housing units being prepared for them will not be available for occupation by the closure order date. [25692/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (16 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 1581. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to put a grant aid scheme in place in conjunction with the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment ​for specific equipment (details supplied). [25859/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme Eligibility (16 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 1595. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) has now qualified under a specific scheme. [26151/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff Scheme (16 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 1692. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if grant aid is available from his Department to assist in the purchase of specific equipment (details supplied). [25626/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (16 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 1803. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Transport Infrastructure Ireland to investigate the possibility of planning an additional slip lane at the roundabout at Lakeview, Midleton to facilitate traffic exiting the R630 Whitegate and travelling onto the N20 eastwards. [25696/16]

Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Much of my contribution may be similar to that of many of the previous speakers who are in favour of this appeal. However, I will repeat it in order to have it on the Dáil record so it will be properly weighted to show the urgency of appealing Commissioner Margrethe Vestager's ruling. This same Commissioner has shown an inconsistency in terms of the mechanisms used to bail out other...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Airport Authority: Discussion with Chairman Designate (20 Jul 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: First, I congratulate Mr. Ó Ríordáin on his re-appointment, which is obviously a vote of confidence. The report is positive after the traumatic times of the last number of years. As a Cork man my first question, of course, is about the Cork-Boston transatlantic connection that has been promised for so long. Why is it taking so long? There have been deputations, ministerial...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (20 Jul 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will, as a matter of urgency, give approval to commence works at a school (details supplied) in County Cork, where the tender for the contract works has already been awarded and the works must be completed prior to the 2016 school term commencing. [23164/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff Recruitment (20 Jul 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 254 of 12 June 2016, the exceptional circumstances that led to an appointment by a university of the re-employment of a retired staff member under the terms of the employment control framework section 3(b); if he will provide evidence of research undertaken by the person retained under section 3(b) in the...

Other Questions: Sports Capital Programme (19 Jul 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I wish to clarify one point. I did not say the Minister was withdrawing money from clubs that have received it, but there is an allocation of sports capital funding from the Department. If it is not going to be spent this year through the sports funding scheme, does the Minister propose to make money available through other mechanisms within his remit directly to the governing bodies or...

Other Questions: Road Improvement Schemes (19 Jul 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Question No. 39 is next.

Other Questions: Road Improvement Schemes (19 Jul 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: On a point of order, could the Acting Chairman include Question No. 53 with Question No. 39? It is a similar question.

Other Questions: Road Improvement Schemes (19 Jul 2016)

Kevin O'Keeffe: They should be grouped.