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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Expenditure (7 Dec 2017)

John Curran: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 161 of 28 November 2017, if his attention has been drawn to Circuit Court Record No. 2006/07275 (details supplied); if so, if his attention has been further drawn to the expenditure to date by this institution on this action; the amount expended to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52330/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (7 Dec 2017)

John Curran: 76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the operation of school bus transport with particular regard to children using the system on a concessionary basis will be reviewed; if he will review the operation of the school transport for Celbridge (details supplied); if he will extend the service to facilitate children living in Newcastle village; and if he will make a statement on the...

Social Welfare Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (6 Dec 2017)

John Curran: I support the amendment put forward by my colleague, Deputy O'Dea. Many of these amendments are very similar and it is worth pointing out they arise from the Committee Stage debate that we had. We withdrew the amendments on that Stage with a view to having amendments that reflected what the Minister said. This is important, as I am not bothered about the amendments but rather the action...

Social Welfare Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (6 Dec 2017)

John Curran: Amendment No. 7 is grouped, so the Deputy cannot discuss it separately.

Social Welfare Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (6 Dec 2017)

John Curran: I do not wish to reiterate what Deputy Willie O’Dea said or go over the same ground, but the Minister of State has indicated that people who are working reduced hours over two or three days have other options. We all know that. We are concerned about the people who are working a small number of hours every day who do not qualify for jobseeker's allowance or do not have the other...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (6 Dec 2017)

John Curran: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made to introduce a new in school speech and language therapy service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51903/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (6 Dec 2017)

John Curran: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when approval for stage 2B will issue for a project (details supplied); if funding is in place for this project in view of the fact that the brief change documentation has been submitted to his department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51904/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (5 Dec 2017)

John Curran: 50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to dedicated drugs units in each division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51701/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (5 Dec 2017)

John Curran: 114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Reserves who have been recruited to date in 2017; the number of Garda Reserves and the number of Garda Reserves at January 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51700/17]

Select Committee on Social Protection: Business of Select Committee (30 Nov 2017)

John Curran: I welcome the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Deputy Regina Doherty. Before we begin the meeting and as I will be chairing and not contributing to it I want to acknowledge the Minister's announcement that she will deal with people in receipt of mortgage interest supplement and that she will be explaining it to, and notifying, those people. Those affected, and I know a...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2017: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2017)

John Curran: We move to the Committee Stage of the Bill and will go through it in the normal manner as laid out in the sections. Amendment No. 1 has been ruled out of order.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2017: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2017)

John Curran: Amendment No. 46, in the names of Deputies Bríd Smith, Gino Kenny and Richard Boyd Barrett, has been ruled out of order.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2017: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2017)

John Curran: I thank the Minister and her officials for attending today's proceedings.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2017: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2017)

John Curran: This is most unusual at this stage but the Deputy may ask her question.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2017: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2017)

John Curran: I thank the Deputy. Once again I thank the Minister and the officials from her Department for their attendance today. That concludes this meeting.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Message to Dáil (30 Nov 2017)

John Curran: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection has completed its consideration of the Social Welfare Bill and has made no amendments thereto.

Other Questions: Motor Insurance Regulation (30 Nov 2017)

John Curran: I thank the Minister of State for the answer and understand he had to summarise everything within the time available. The first issue concerns the effectiveness of the report and its implementation. It is worth reflecting on the fact that in the three years before the actions were taken, there were significant annual increases in the cost of motor insurance premiums. I understand that in...

Other Questions: Motor Insurance Regulation (30 Nov 2017)

John Curran: While we give the global figures, it is worth pointing to some individual cases which are often not reflected in the figures. Some two or three issues come up in my office time and again. One concerns people who have been accident and claim free for several years and are now a bit older. They are finding it more difficult to obtain quotes which are getting are higher. The second issue...

Other Questions: Motor Insurance Regulation (30 Nov 2017)

John Curran: I am only referring to motor insurance. I do not want to labour the point, but global figures do not always reflect what is happening in the insurance market.

Other Questions: Motor Insurance Regulation (30 Nov 2017)

John Curran: 8. To ask the Minister for Finance when the working group on the cost of motor insurance last met; the number of times it has met to date in 2017; the number of the report's 71 actions that have been implemented in full to date; the number that will be implemented in full by the end of 2017; the timeframe for all the actions to have been implemented in full; if reductions in motor insurance...