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Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016 Report: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2017)

John Curran: Members on all sides of this House were faced with a choice between rejecting the Bill completely and killing it off and-----

Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016 Report: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2017)

John Curran: -----affording an opportunity to address the issues identified by the committee and making the substantial changes required to render the Bill fit for purpose and capable of delivering the effects that Deputy Gino Kenny intended it to have. That is the challenge. We have stated that we are prepared to do it. Of all Deputies who have spoken today, Deputy Barry was the one who turned around...

Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016 Report: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2017)

John Curran: -----the outcome that Deputy Gino Kenny's Bill was intended to have.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tracker Mortgage Examination (9 Nov 2017)

John Curran: 45. To ask the Minister for Finance if details of the scheme of compensation for those wrongly denied tracker mortgages by the banks has been examined by him, his Department and the Central Bank; his views on whether the scheme is fair and adequately addresses the different events and circumstances endured by those affected by this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47367/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (9 Nov 2017)

John Curran: 199. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of smaller pieces of equipment and aids such as over bed tables which were previously supplied by the HSE to medical card holders are now no longer supplied by the HSE (details supplied); his views on this change in policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47529/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (9 Nov 2017)

John Curran: 262. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) who has been in receipt of a carer's allowance for some time to care for a relative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47494/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Inspections (9 Nov 2017)

John Curran: 274. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent on rental inspections in each of the years 2012 to 2016, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47368/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Standards (9 Nov 2017)

John Curran: 275. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to introduce regulations or legislation to limit the number of persons permitted to occupy a bedroom or a property dependent on its size; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47369/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Nov 2017)

John Curran: The programme for Government committed to a mid-term capital review, the outcome of which we saw in the recent budget. The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport acknowledged that his Department saw the greatest increase in capital expenditure of all Departments. The Taoiseach and I are well aware that in the west of Dublin traffic congestion is consistent daily. We are also looking at...

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Nov 2017)

John Curran: I am sorry but I have come here today having gone through the normal channels. It is the lack of clarity that I am raising here. The best answer that I occasionally get from the Minister is that he will ask the National Transport Authority, NTA, to write to me. The money has been allocated but we cannot see the outcome or what tangible steps are going to be taken this year. I do not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (7 Nov 2017)

John Curran: 476. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans he and the Garda Commissioner have to locate a new Garda station in Clonburris in which the SDZ plan is being developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45744/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penalty Points System Data (7 Nov 2017)

John Curran: 519. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the drop of 20% in penalty point notices issued to drivers in 2016 compared to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46299/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (7 Nov 2017)

John Curran: 718. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide a primary health care centre in a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46298/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (7 Nov 2017)

John Curran: 1028. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will announce the 2017 sports capital grant allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46300/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (7 Nov 2017)

John Curran: 1029. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Lucan area of Dublin has been considered by the NTA as it makes final proposals for bus fleet acquisitions for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46301/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (7 Nov 2017)

John Curran: 1272. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she expects to make changes to the contributory State pension which will address the negative discrimination being endured by pensioners as a result of the changes made in 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46985/17]

Other Questions: School Accommodation Provision (25 Oct 2017)

John Curran: 48. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work or progress to date in preparing plans for new schools in a proposed new development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45011/17]

Other Questions: School Accommodation Provision (25 Oct 2017)

John Curran: As the Minister will be aware, a strategic development zone is being planned for Clonburris in County Dublin. When completed, it will comprise more than 8,000 housing units and a population of more than 20,000 people. As this plan is developed, what is the Minister's and Department's plan in terms of the provision of schools at all levels for this new town?

Other Questions: School Accommodation Provision (25 Oct 2017)

John Curran: I thank the Minister for his reply, which in some regards is the traditional reply that when the houses are built and people are occupying them the schools will follow. This has been the traditional model in the greater Clondalkin-Lucan area and it has imposed considerable hardship on new communities. The difference with this model is it is a strategic development zone, where infrastructure...

Other Questions: School Accommodation Provision (25 Oct 2017)

John Curran: There are no birth rates to take account of because this is a brand new town. It is a greenfield site on which there will be approximately 8,500 housing units. The schools will have to be built just in time, not afterwards, or there will be no school in the area for children to attend. This is a big development. I appreciate the Minister's undertaking to look at the issue. For this scale...