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- Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Feb 2018)
John Curran: On page 136 of A Programme for Partnership Government there is a commitment to support the expansion of local drug task force projects. The Taoiseach will be aware that there were reductions in funding in 2012, 2013 and 2014 for all local and regional drug and alcohol task forces while in the years 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 funding has remained at the 2014 level. That is despite the fact...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Feb 2018)
John Curran: That will do no good.
- Other Questions: Leader Programmes Data (21 Feb 2018)
John Curran: It is the Government's responsibility.
- Dublin Traffic: Motion [Private Members] (20 Feb 2018)
John Curran: It has no relevance to this motion.
- Dublin Traffic: Motion [Private Members] (20 Feb 2018)
John Curran: Has the Minister missed the motion?
- Dublin Traffic: Motion [Private Members] (20 Feb 2018)
John Curran: They have been re-announced.
- Dublin Traffic: Motion [Private Members] (20 Feb 2018)
John Curran: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this motion proposed by my colleague, Deputy Lahart. In the two years since the Minister, Deputy Ross, was appointed, he has seen significant increases in the volume of traffic in the greater Dublin area. That has resulted also in an increase in passengers on all forms of public transport. The Minister will quite rightly say it is a result of...
- Other Questions: Public Services Card Authentication (20 Feb 2018)
John Curran: She is the Minister.
- Other Questions: Public Services Card Authentication (20 Feb 2018)
John Curran: I am Deputy Curran.
- Other Questions: Public Services Card Authentication (20 Feb 2018)
John Curran: I am not suggesting a conspiracy and I very much appreciate that it is crucial that a person’s identity be established to the satisfaction of everyone to ensure there is not fraudulent misappropriation of payments. I understand that fully. The Minister spoke in detail about this case. We were trying to get a sense of how many other people were like this and I asked another...
- Other Questions: Public Services Card Authentication (20 Feb 2018)
John Curran: 47. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons that have been refused access to social protection payments for not having a public services card, PSC; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8407/18]
- Other Questions: Public Services Card Authentication (20 Feb 2018)
John Curran: Last Thursday week, the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection began to examine issues relating to the public services card, PSC. During the meeting, we were told about a specific case of a lady whose pension had been refused for non-production of a card. How common is that practice? How many people have been refused access to social protection entitlements for not...
- Other Questions: Public Services Card Authentication (20 Feb 2018)
John Curran: It clarifies the Department's point of view but it does not provide clarity from our point of view because of the number of people who have the card. The pensioner to whom I referred was not refused. She had her payments withdrawn. While the Minister rightly said this was done to satisfy SAFE 2 rather than a requirement to produce the card, there is not much difference because the...
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (20 Feb 2018)
John Curran: 74. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the decisions that were made to underpin the policing position to expand the range of uses for which there now is in relation to the public services card; if there will be a mandatory requirement to have a card in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8406/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Services Card (20 Feb 2018)
John Curran: 158. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for the future extension of the mandatory use of the public services card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8164/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Creative Ireland Programme (20 Feb 2018)
John Curran: 193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools that are involved in the pilot scheme for the creative schools initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8484/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (20 Feb 2018)
John Curran: 211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if provision will be made for a new second level school in the area of Saggart and Citywest in view of the population and of new housing developments under way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8675/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (20 Feb 2018)
John Curran: 212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an analysis has been carried out as to the requirements for a second level school in the Saggart and Citywest area of County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8676/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (20 Feb 2018)
John Curran: 213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied that a school (details supplied) will have sufficient capacity to cater for pupils in future years from three new feeder schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8677/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (20 Feb 2018)
John Curran: 227. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí stationed at Clondalkin, Lucan, Ronanstown, Ballyfermot and Rathcoole in January 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8167/18]