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Other Questions: Motor Insurance Regulation (30 Nov 2017)

John Curran: It is almost a year since the working group on motor insurance published its report containing 33 recommendations and 71 specific actions. Will the Minister update the House on the implementation of the report and, more importantly, the effect it has had on motor insurance premiums?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (30 Nov 2017)

John Curran: 96. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the scheduled meeting of the community sector high level forum took place on 23 November 2017; the progress made at this meeting to address the issue of pensions for community employment supervisors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51368/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (30 Nov 2017)

John Curran: 111. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda HGV checkpoints that have been carried out on Kennelsfort Road, Palmerstown, Dublin 20 to date in 2017; the number of breaches of eight restrictions detected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51367/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (30 Nov 2017)

John Curran: 167. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE recently met with the company that manufactures the drug respreeza; if arrangements have now been put in place with the company and the HSE to administer respreeza to the 21 persons that had been receiving respreeza on a clinical trial; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51369/17]

Other Questions: Child Care Services Funding (28 Nov 2017)

John Curran: My colleague, Deputy Brendan Smith, apologises for his absence, which arises from his attendance at a meeting of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly in the House of Commons. Will the Minister set out the level of funding that will be provided in 2018 to assist in the upgrading of existing child care facilities and enable the provision of additional child care places?

Other Questions: Child Care Services Funding (28 Nov 2017)

John Curran: The Minister indicated that next year's capital programme will be announced earlier in the year than was the case in 2017. The capital programme for this year was announced in July, at which point, the Minister indicated, there was an immediate draw-down of funds. This allocation covered hundreds of projects with the objective of creating 2,200 new child care places. Given that the funding...

Other Questions: Child Care Services Funding (28 Nov 2017)

John Curran: The Minister pointed out that the capital funding for next year is less than the outcome for 2017. Is she anticipating further savings within the Department that would allow the 2018 outturn to be greater than the initial allocation?

Other Questions: Family Resource Centres (28 Nov 2017)

John Curran: I thank the Minister. When she has time we may be able to visit Quarryvale family resource centre. Its grant for 2017 was €86,500. When the Minister was announcing additional funding on Friday last, she spoke about 11 new family resource centres and made available funding of €1.76 million for them, which is €160,000 per family resource centre and almost double what the...

Other Questions: Family Resource Centres (28 Nov 2017)

John Curran: 42. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to fast-track a review of the service provision of family resource centres by Tusla to provide centres with only two members of staff an opportunity to secure additional funding and work with a base of three staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50214/17]

Other Questions: Family Resource Centres (28 Nov 2017)

John Curran: Will the Minister fast-track a review of the service provision of family resource centres by Tusla to allow centres with only two members of staff an opportunity to secure additional funding and work from a base of three staff?

Other Questions: Family Resource Centres (28 Nov 2017)

John Curran: I acknowledge the additional funding which the Minister has indicated will be made available next year. The question I am asking is slightly different in that historically we have had 109 family resource centres, approximately 45 of which work from a base of three core staff, while the remainder work with two. The problem is that the additional funding will not be sufficient to allow some...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legal Costs (28 Nov 2017)

John Curran: 161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to date of a sex discrimination action taken by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49927/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Contracts (28 Nov 2017)

John Curran: 467. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to carry out a full review of the operation of consultants' contracts by hospital and ensure that all consultants work their full allocation of hours in view of recent media revelations (details supplied) regarding the contracts and hours worked by consultants in public hospitals. [50669/17]

Social Welfare Bill: Second Stage (23 Nov 2017)

John Curran: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. The main purpose of this Bill is to give legislative effect to the budget day announcements which primarily see increases of €5 across a range of social welfare payments and the extension of maternity benefit and leave for premature births. As I said last year, in a society where we try to treat people equally I find it...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Expenditure Programme Review (22 Nov 2017)

John Curran: 50. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to the announcement in budget 2018 of additional capital funding as part of the mid-term capital review for his Department for €46 million in 2018, €315 million in 2019 and €413 million in 2020, the additional capital works to be undertaken with this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Provision (22 Nov 2017)

John Curran: 86. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the transport infrastructure projects that are being advanced to facilitate the sustainable development of the Clonburris strategic development zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49136/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 Nov 2017)

John Curran: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school building project (details supplied) in County Dublin will complete stage 2B; the timeframe for this project to be completed in view of the fact that planning permission was granted 18 months ago in May 2016. [49566/17]

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

John Curran: 205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the new schedules that have been submitted by Dublin Bus to the National Transport Authority will be approved and become operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49567/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (21 Nov 2017)

John Curran: 56. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions he is taking to facilitate the development of solar energy in a well managed and sustainable manner; the timeframe for the introduction of a new renewable electricity support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48705/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (21 Nov 2017)

John Curran: 122. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has reported yet on the operation of the household waste collection market; her plans to publish this report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49318/17]