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Other Questions: Garda Deployment (5 Dec 2017)

Shane Cassells: I am a politician, not a garda, but I hear what the chief superintendent in Meath is saying clearly on behalf of our county. I do not dispute the progress we have made. I attended the launch of the consultation paper on the processes associated with future policing in the State, which was attended by the Minister and Ms Kathleen O'Toole, head of the Commission on the Future of Policing in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Assessments (5 Dec 2017)

Shane Cassells: 391. To ask the Minister for Health if children in second level education awaiting psychological assessment can avail of the cross-Border directive to access such an assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51953/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (5 Dec 2017)

Shane Cassells: 409. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to deal with the pending fodder crisis within the farming community; the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51622/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (5 Dec 2017)

Shane Cassells: 410. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has carried out an analysis to identify the areas which will be most affected by the pending fodder crisis within the farming community; the areas identified to be at risk as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51623/17]

Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)

Shane Cassells: Has this been assigned to projects?

Public Accounts Committee: Reopening of Garda Stations: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)

Shane Cassells: The question has not been answered.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (23 Nov 2017)

Shane Cassells: 25. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to expand her Department's efforts and resources in terms of creating investment and business in the north County Meath region which is the most deprived area of County Meath according to the 2016 Pobal HP deprivation index; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49611/17]

Committee on Public Petitions: English Junior Certificate Examination: Discussion (22 Nov 2017)

Shane Cassells: In this week of full disclosure in the Dáil, I want to put on the record that I sat the junior certificate in 1993. The witnesses are exceptionally welcome to the committee and the Parliament. I compliment them on their very well-formulated submission. They are here to discuss and argue their case. We have met with the Department and the State Examinations Board to tease out the...

Committee on Public Petitions: English Junior Certificate Examination: Discussion (22 Nov 2017)

Shane Cassells: The paper does not have to be fully rethought.

Committee on Public Petitions: English Junior Certificate Examination: Discussion (22 Nov 2017)

Shane Cassells: Time is not necessarily the issue but, rather, it is more to do with the nature of the paper. Ms McKimm touched on the fact that two novels did not turn up. Back in the 1990s, the same situation pertained: one would study for everything and look for a particular------

Committee on Public Petitions: English Junior Certificate Examination: Discussion (22 Nov 2017)

Shane Cassells: Or in the 1980s. I am glad the disclosures are being continued. The witnesses have approached the issue on the basis of an extension of the exam time and we will remain on that point for the moment. Ms McKimm said it was a race against the clock. We probed representatives of the Department on that issue. The witnesses said in their opening statement that they were disappointed with the...

Committee on Public Petitions: English Junior Certificate Examination: Discussion (22 Nov 2017)

Shane Cassells: That hits the nail on the head. The Department had been under pressure to say it did not want the exam to be a pressure cooker situation for young students and that it wanted to elicit creativity. If it had maintained the time limit, students might have the opportunity to realise that ambition. The committee could revert to the Department on that point.

Other Questions: Rugby World Cup 2023 (22 Nov 2017)

Shane Cassells: The expert review group looked at the question of deficiencies, including in transport and, in particular, in terms of our stadium infrastructure. Having worked as a sports journalist for more than a decade and having visited many stadiums throughout the country, I am well aware of the deficiencies we have but also the very positive gains there have been in the past ten years or so. There...

Other Questions: Rugby World Cup 2023 (22 Nov 2017)

Shane Cassells: 33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the deficiencies in Ireland's failed bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup which led to Ireland receiving eight votes during an organisation's (details supplied) ballot; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49196/17]

Other Questions: Rugby World Cup 2023 (22 Nov 2017)

Shane Cassells: First, what was said in the Seanad last Thursday about the Irish bid was disgraceful and wrong. It was an insult and disrespectful to the efforts of Kevin Potts, Philip Orr, Dick Spring, Brian O'Driscoll, Philip Browne, Páraic Duffy, the Minister, Deputy Ross and others. Rather than dismiss the decision last week by World Rugby as an opportunity lost, there is merit in discussing it...

Other Questions: Rugby World Cup 2023 (22 Nov 2017)

Shane Cassells: I thank the Minister for his reply. My question is in respect of the process. The Minister answered my question well in terms of his reference to Bill Beaumont, a rugby legend and member of the executive council, who defied the executive independent report because, as we know, the English backed Ireland. I would like to speak about what those involved in rugby are saying, as opposed...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (22 Nov 2017)

Shane Cassells: 94. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will liaise with Bus Éireann management regarding the ongoing disruption to bus services on the M3 corridor routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49220/17]

Rural Crime: Motion (21 Nov 2017)

Shane Cassells: No level of crime is acceptable. Trying to tackle it is a difficult job. We have to argue our case with the Commissioner. One cannot go to the table unless one has one's facts and figures. Certainly in Meath, the figures stand out and tell their own story. The Meath chief superintendent, Mr. Fergus Healy, spoke at a public meeting of concerned citizens in Trim last month. I have echoed...

Other Questions: Television Licence Fee (21 Nov 2017)

Shane Cassells: 42. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to reform the funding model for public service broadcasting in view of the fact that there is an evasion rate of 14.5% of the television licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49087/17]

Other Questions: Television Licence Fee (21 Nov 2017)

Shane Cassells: I ask this question in the context of the appearance before the Committee of Public Accounts of the Secretary General of the Department, Mr. Mark Griffin, two weeks ago to account for the Department's accounts and expenditure. The largest item of expenditure, accounting for more than half of all departmental spending, was €241 million on broadcasting. In response to questions from...