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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (26 Apr 2016)

Seán Haughey: 451. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to bring about a reduction in CO2 emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8441/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Prices (26 Apr 2016)

Seán Haughey: 467. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the efforts he is making to bring about a reduction of the price in oil and gas, having regard to decreasing prices internationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8453/16]

Health Services: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Seán Haughey: The outgoing Government introduced five consecutive budgets which needed massive supplementary budgets to keep the Department of Health afloat. The over-run in the Department this year could be between €330 million and €500 million. That is the background to this debate. The outgoing Government also failed in a number of areas, including that it failed to implement...

Health Services: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Seán Haughey: Deputy Chambers is going to take three minutes. There is a problem with hospital waiting lists as well. Between January and September 2015, a total of 854 operations were cancelled at Beaumont Hospital. Outpatient waiting lists at Beaumont Hospital have dramatically increased by over 570% since July 2014. Since the Minister, Deputy Varadkar, took over the health portfolio there has...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (20 Apr 2016)

Seán Haughey: 90. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the benefits available for widows; if widows who are working and paying pay related social insurance can receive additional benefits such as illness benefit; her plans to improve the position of widows generally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7778/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (20 Apr 2016)

Seán Haughey: 91. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will pay widows under 66 years of age the same rate of payment given to those on the State pension together with the associated benifits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7779/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (20 Apr 2016)

Seán Haughey: 198. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when sanction will be given for the dredging of Howth fishery harbour ventre, given that it is silting up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7777/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Divisional Headquarters (20 Apr 2016)

Seán Haughey: 231. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the new information technology system in Garda capital headquarters is up-to-date to allow tax clearance certificates to be issued in the case of public service vehicles licence renewals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7515/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Taxi Data (20 Apr 2016)

Seán Haughey: 246. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Carriage Office received any reports regarding the cloning of taxi plates in the Dublin area between 2003 and 2006; if an investigation was carried out in this regard; the outcome of any such investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7772/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (20 Apr 2016)

Seán Haughey: 443. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will sanction a new and expanded permanent school building for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 17; if the site owned by her Department adjacent to the existing school can be used for this purpose; if she is aware of the expanding population in this area; her views on whether the existing Gaelscoil is already operating to full...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (20 Apr 2016)

Seán Haughey: 444. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will sanction two temporary classrooms for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 13 while the permanent structures are under construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7774/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 Apr 2016)

Seán Haughey: 445. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the proposed building project at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9 will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7775/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (20 Apr 2016)

Seán Haughey: 543. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the public funding which was provided for the construction of the new Wall of Remembrance at Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin 9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7776/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (14 Apr 2016)

Seán Haughey: 209. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will pay a grant to a person (details supplied) in County Galway under the farmer and natural reserve schemes 2015; if he takes the State pension into account for the means test for these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6650/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Relief Data (6 Apr 2016)

Seán Haughey: 137. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will comply with European Union Communication OJEC C 332/0 and launch a dedicated website detailing the beneficiaries of section 481 tax relief relating to the film industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5529/16]

Housing and Homelessness: Statements (22 Mar 2016)

Seán Haughey: I congratulate the Ceann Comhairle on his election.

Housing and Homelessness: Statements (22 Mar 2016)

Seán Haughey: I was disappointed by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government's contribution at the outset of the debate. It was unnecessarily combative and defensive, it hit all the wrong notes and it was not particularly constructive either. As an outsider looking in at the proceedings of the House over the past five years, I have watched the Minister blame everybody for the...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (1 Feb 2011)

Seán Haughey: My Department launched the DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) initiative which brought together a range of programmes and supports aimed at tackling educational disadvantage in some 876 schools throughout the country. Through DEIS an additional €40million was provided bringing the allocation for disadvantage in schools to in excess of €200million. In light of this...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (1 Feb 2011)

Seán Haughey: My Department is responsible for the provision of school transport within this jurisdiction. Under the terms of the Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme, a pupil is eligible for transport if s/he resides 4.8 kilometres or more from her/his local post primary education centre. Traditionally a small number of pupils travelling from Northern Ireland have been facilitated with...

Seanad: School Placement (28 Jan 2011)

Seán Haughey: I am taking this matter on behalf of my colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Coughlan. I thank the Senator for raising the matter because it affords me the opportunity to outline the process being utilised to ensure that there will be adequate accommodation in schools at post-primary level in all parts of the country. The most recent projections used by the...