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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Wild Atlantic Way Project (29 Apr 2015)

John Halligan: I am astounded and taken aback because it appears the decision was not made by the Department at all, or that it had no input into the decision, although there are three Government Deputies operating in the constituency. The decision was made by Bord Fáilte. The Minister of State said himself that the Wild Atlantic Way was born out of the need to address the dramatic decline in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Wild Atlantic Way Project (29 Apr 2015)

John Halligan: We are supporting it all right. It is the Government that is not doing so, considering what it has done. On several occasions, the possibility of facilitating a presentation by Waterford council and tourism personnel on the merits of expanding the Wild Atlantic Way was discussed with the Minister of State. Can the Minister of State confirm even now that he did not have that meeting before...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Aviation Policy (29 Apr 2015)

John Halligan: Waterford Airport suffered a dramatic decline in passenger numbers since the recession began, from 144,000 in 2008 to 28,000 in 2013, but the numbers have increased dramatically since 2014, by 15% to 16%. Waterford, like Knock, Donegal and Kerry, is still in receipt of the support under the regional airports programme. However, since 2011, successive transport Ministers have made clear the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Aviation Policy (29 Apr 2015)

John Halligan: I welcome the Minister's engagement, as I welcomed the engagement of the previous Minister, with regional airports but I must reiterate that there are concerns which must be addressed. Ireland's official response to the European Commission guidelines stated, "provision of compensation for uncovered operating costs of services of general economic interest (SGEI) would remain possible for...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Aviation Policy (29 Apr 2015)

John Halligan: 3. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the upcoming policy document on Ireland’s aviation policy will take into account the European Commission's guidelines on state aid to airports and airlines with regard to reducing State funding, specifically for Waterford Regional Airport; if he supports these guidelines; if he anticipates the Government and local authorities...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Aviation Policy (29 Apr 2015)

John Halligan: I wish to ask the Minister whether the upcoming policy document on Ireland's aviation policy will take into account the European Commission's guidelines with regard to reduced funding for state aid to airports and airlines, in particular to Waterford Regional Airport. Does the Minister support the European Commission guidelines? Does he anticipate the Government and local authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (29 Apr 2015)

John Halligan: 14. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to the recently launched south-east tourism initiative which it was estimated could bring €950 million in tourism revenue by 2020, if he will confirm the level of overseas interest; if there have been any commitments made by international agents, currently not programming Ireland, to add Ireland as a destination; how...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (29 Apr 2015)

John Halligan: 28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the absolute carnage Irish Water is creating on the roads in County Waterford while installing water meters, if his Department will be providing an increased budget to Waterford City and County Council to repair the damage caused to the road surfaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16521/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Administration (29 Apr 2015)

John Halligan: 30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to the sports capital programme and the confusion regarding the deadline, the online register having closed on 10 April 2015 despite the fact that the actual deadline was 24 April 2015, if his Department will consider extending the deadlines to ensure that all applicants have their applications accepted; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy (29 Apr 2015)

John Halligan: 38. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to previous parliamentary questions and in view of the recent increase in road fatalities, if further consideration has been given to the proposal made by the Brendan’s Law Campaign to introduce mandatory penalties for drink drivers in fatal accidents and to automatically suspend the licence of a driver involved in a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (29 Apr 2015)

John Halligan: 145. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 196 of 1 October 2014, in which it was stated that Bus Éireann would not be privatised and there would be no loss of services to Waterford, if he will acknowledge that this has not been the case and that already many major routes have been scrapped from the services provided here, County...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Work Placement Programmes (21 Apr 2015)

John Halligan: 263. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will give her estimation of the success of the Tús work placement initiative since its implementation four years ago; her plans to extend the placement period beyond one year; if it is still considered that the implementation of this initiative, and others like it, is not an exercise in manipulation of the national unemployment...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Funding (21 Apr 2015)

John Halligan: 589. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding that was allocated by the Higher Education Authority to Waterford Institute of Technology in the years 2010 to 2014, inclusive, and in 2015 to date; the way funding cuts have affected programmes and services being provided by the institute; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15444/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (21 Apr 2015)

John Halligan: 590. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding that was allocated by the Higher Education Authority to each third level institute in 2014. [15445/15]

Fair Pay, Secure Jobs and Trade Union Recognition: Motion [Private Members] (15 Apr 2015)

John Halligan: In the small amount of time I have, I will concentrate on zero-hours contracts, through which an employee is reduced to a commodity and bought and used by many employers as the need arises. It is shameful and immoral. As the Minister of State knows, the employee receives no sick pay or limited holiday pay and there is no guarantee of work or pay. Research undertaken by Mandate in 2013 and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Allowances (15 Apr 2015)

John Halligan: 478. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that a person in County Waterford applying for a grant for a wig through the Health Service Executive is entitled to a substantially lower grant than persons applying for the same grant in another county; in view of the fact that in February 2014 his predecessor in a parliamentary question replied that he had committed to ensure that by the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (26 Mar 2015)

John Halligan: 189. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Waterford, who hold a full medical card; and the number of persons who hold a discretionary medical card. [12422/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (26 Mar 2015)

John Halligan: 217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projected cost of the proposed merger between Waterford Institute of Technology and Carlow Institute of Technology; if parallel management structures will be retained at each institute after the merger; the projected cost of retaining parallel management structures at each institution; the amount that has been spent to date by each college...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (26 Mar 2015)

John Halligan: 218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update regarding the proposed construction of a new campus for Waterford Institute of Technology at Carriganore in County Waterford; the estimated cost of the building project; the amount the Government has committed to the project; the way the shortfall will be made up; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (24 Mar 2015)

John Halligan: The Labour Party previously stated that people should not be obliged to pay for water.