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Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Mar 2017)

Seán Haughey: There is a commitment in the programme for Government for a new emergency department in Beaumont Hospital in North Dublin. The hospital opened in 1987, 30 years ago, and there has been no major investment during that time. It is operating at maximum capacity. That area has a large elderly population and a large growing population. Has the HSE capital programme for 2017 been drafted? Have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Mar 2017)

Seán Haughey: 53. To ask the Minister for Health the targets in place for reducing outpatient waiting times in Beaumont Hospital in 2017. [12100/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 Mar 2017)

Seán Haughey: 141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposed new primary schools in the Dublin 13 area on the school building programme; the stages at which these schools are at on the programme; when these schools will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12233/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Parliament Information Office in Ireland: Discussion (1 Mar 2017)

Seán Haughey: I thank Mr. Temple-Smithson from the European Parliament Information Office for his presentation. One thing of which parliamentarians are not short is information. We experience information overload on a daily basis. Having said that, from time to time we need specific information, particularly on what is happening in the European Parliament. We need concise information because very often...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pensions (1 Mar 2017)

Seán Haughey: 220. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the increase in the State pension announced in budget 2017 only takes effect in March 2017 and not on 1 January 2017 as in previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10664/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Disputes (28 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: It is clear to everybody that Tesco management has behaved in an unjust and unfair manner and I congratulate the workers and their unions for taking a stand, not just for themselves but for the future staff of this company and similar companies in the retail sector. The dispute needs to be resolved once and for all and I welcome the fact that some talks took place last Friday. I understand...

Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Disputes (28 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: Tesco is one of the most profitable retailers in the Republic of Ireland. It employs 14,500 staff nationwide in 139 stores. It generated €1.2 billion of sales for the first six months of 2016. It is completely unacceptable for Tesco management to change the existing employment contracts of staff unilaterally without their agreement. There are just under 300 workers on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Data (28 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: 190. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of local property tax collected in the Fingal County Council area in 2016; the amount of proceeds from the local property tax allocated to Fingal County Council in 2016; the way this money was spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9850/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (28 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: 293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to build new primary schools in the Dublin 13 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9824/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Government Fund (28 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: 360. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of money from the motor taxation fund which was allocated to Fingal County Council in 2016; the way this money was spent by the council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9851/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (28 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: 484. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if retired public servants will be engaged with as part of the Public Sector Pay Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9849/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (28 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: 565. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the drug respreeza continues to be made available for persons suffering from genetic emphysema; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9822/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Joint Sitting with Joint Committee on European Union Affairs
First Vice-President of the European Commission, Mr. Frans Timmermans: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: I welcome the Vice-President to the committee. His statement that the Commission will be at Ireland's side in the forthcoming negotiations is to be welcomed. His reiteration that Ireland is a very special case is very much appreciated. There is no point going through the difficulties which Brexit poses for Ireland, and the island of Ireland in particular as they are well-known at this...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Costs (21 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: 262. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the measures he is taking to deal with the problem of escalating rents in the private rental sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8402/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Standards (21 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: 263. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the measures he is taking to deal with the problem of substandard accommodation in the private rental sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8403/17]

Brexit and Special Designation for the North: Motion [Private Members] (15 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: Ireland is the member state of the European Union most affected by the decision by the United Kingdom to leave the European Union on 23 June 2016. Our concerns centre on the possible erection of barriers to trade, the creation of a hard Border, the maintenance of the common travel area and the viability of the Northern Ireland peace process. Trade between Ireland and the United Kingdom is...

Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service (15 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: I mentioned that the chief executive of Dublin City Council, Owen Keegan, wants to see a transfer of all call taking and dispatching for ambulances to the national central control centre in Tallaght. The Dublin Fire Brigade call centre is in Townsend Street. Technology and IT solutions are available to co-ordinate the ambulance service between Tallaght and Townsend Street. The national...

Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service (15 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: I first raised this matter in the Dáil on 25 January and I stand over the remarks I made on that occasion. Yesterday was St. Valentine's Day, the anniversary of the Stardust tragedy in 1981. On that awful night we saw the efficiency and professionalism of the Dublin Fire Brigade and ambulance service at its best. International best practice indicates that combining fire rescue and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (15 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: 18. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the Cabinet Committee on Brexit and the frequency with which it meets. [7135/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (15 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: I thank the Chairman and the committee secretariat for the work that they put into the recent visit to Brussels by the committee. I also thank the Minister for engaging with us in Brussels and enlightening us on his work on the various issues of the day, most particularly Brexit. We met important people in Brussels and people openly conveyed their views to us. Probably one of the most...