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Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: 12. To ask the Taoiseach the number of European leaders he has met since September 2016 regarding Brexit. [7134/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Urban Renewal Schemes (14 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: I understand that Mr. Mulvey updated the local community on 1 February and that it made 150 submissions. The community is anxious to get a response to those submissions, but my information is that the commitments given at that meeting were vague and uncosted, there was a rehearsing of old themes and no new real commitments were made. There was nothing tangible on housing, community...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Urban Renewal Schemes (14 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: The north inner city is an historic place, and the north inner city is just that, the north inner city. I will leave that up to the local community, but it is not a good idea. The report will be published at the end of this week. The November 2016 deadline has already been missed, but I am glad that the report will be published. I am long enough around here to know how these things...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Urban Renewal Schemes (14 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: 8. To ask the Taoiseach when the Dublin city task force report will be published. [7133/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (14 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: 268. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to Fingal County Council in 2016 and 2017; the sources of this funding; the way in which this funding is spent by the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7434/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fisheries Protection (14 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: 616. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to reports that invasive fish species are to be introduced in various rivers and lakes; if this poses a threat to angling; his views on this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7435/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (7 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: 282. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will raise the income threshold for eligibility for local authority housing to a more realistic level in view of the fact that tenants who are privately renting have to work extra hours and earn extra income in order to pay the rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5901/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Tax (7 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: 653. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there is not a provision for SPSV licence holders to renew their motor tax online in view of the closure of many local area motor taxation offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5879/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (7 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: 685. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will introduce legislation in order that new employees that are paid monthly do not have to wait five weeks for their first payment of wages and salary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5586/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (1 Feb 2017)

Seán Haughey: 43. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to speed up the provision of outpatient appointments to the 2,610 persons waiting more than 18 months for a consultation in Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4675/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation (31 Jan 2017)

Seán Haughey: 291. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the new affordable rental scheme to be piloted in the Dublin City Council area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3959/17]

Establishment of Commission of Investigation into the Stardust Tragedy: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jan 2017)

Seán Haughey: I thank Deputy Thomas P. Broughan for raising this matter and his comprehensive review of the tragedy. The fire in the Stardust nightclub in 1981 was an horrific tragedy. The loss of life and widespread injuries caused by it stand as one of the greatest tragedies in modern Irish history. Of the 700 young people in attendance that night, 48 never came home and 128 were seriously injured....

Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service (25 Jan 2017)

Seán Haughey: I thank the Minister of State for her response. This situation is becoming urgent. As I mentioned, there are indications that ballots are about to take place regarding strike action because of the inadequate ambulance service in the Dublin area. It comes back to the question of who provides the ambulance service. I speak this evening in defence of the Dublin Fire Brigade. It has been...

Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service (25 Jan 2017)

Seán Haughey: Dublin Fire Brigade provides emergency ambulance services in Dublin city and county by arrangement between Dublin City Council and the national ambulance service of the HSE. The Dublin Fire Brigade has a proud tradition of providing this fire-based ambulance service in the capital. International best practice indicates that combining fire rescue and emergency services greatly improves...

European Council: Statements (25 Jan 2017)

Seán Haughey: In the last few days we have seen the importance that the Parliament in Britain will have in the Brexit process and in the triggering of Article 50. Deputy Micheál Martin, in his contribution, called for a formal, national, negotiating mandate to be brought before the Dáil in and around the time Article 50 is triggered by the UK Government and Parliament. I hope the Minister of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (25 Jan 2017)

Seán Haughey: 197. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his immediate predecessor as Minister for Health gave an undertaking in a statement in Seanad Éireann on 10 March 2015 relating to the ambulance service in Dublin that the staff would be fully consulted before any changes were implemented; if he will honour this undertaking; if he will ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (25 Jan 2017)

Seán Haughey: 198. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the joint review by the HSE and Dublin City Council of the Dublin ambulance service referred to in his replies to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 143, 144, 178, 179, 180 and 181 of 14 December 2016, was completed without consultation with the staff or trade unions involved; the reason for this; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (25 Jan 2017)

Seán Haughey: 199. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his immediate predecessor as Minister for Health, speaking in Seanad Éireann on 10 March 2015, clarified the position for statutory responsibility for the Dublin Ambulance Service when he said that, historically, the Dublin Ambulance Service had been provided by the Dublin Fire Brigade under fire...

Ceisteanna – Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (24 Jan 2017)

Seán Haughey: To return to Commissioner Hogan's comments last month, he went on to say that once Article 50 is triggered, the centre of power and influence will move away from London and towards the other EU states. Are we preparing for a post-Brexit situation in terms of the overall EU?

Ceisteanna – Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (24 Jan 2017)

Seán Haughey: It has been a long time since the Brussels summit and much has happened in that time. What is the Taoiseach's view on two particular interventions, one from Commissioner Phil Hogan suggesting there should be a shift in Ireland's EU relationship? He went on to say there should be a move towards Brussels and away from ties with Britain. He also stated that, post Brexit, Ireland will need a...