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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (1 Dec 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an alternative avenue of complaint exists, away from school transport inspectors, which is available to parents and pupils that wish to raise concerns regarding pick-up and drop-off points; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38150/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Exemptions (1 Dec 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 163. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will consider introducing tax relief on motor tax for persons providing valuable assistance in view of the significant responsibility which is undertaken by spouses or next of kin of persons suffering from severe visual impairment or sight loss in assisting in transport to medical appointments, everyday...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff Scheme Applications (1 Dec 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 271. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 566 of 11 October 2016 (details supplied), if a suitable source of funding is available within his Department that may be applicable to supplement a green energy project as previously detailed to his office, considering that the person has already been granted REFIT approval; if any...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (1 Dec 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 295. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress of the accreditation process between Ireland and Kazakhstan for the purposes of adoption between the two countries; the progress of the formalisation of an administration agreement between the relevant adoption authorities of both countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38141/16]

Flood Insurance Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 Nov 2016)

Bobby Aylward: As a public representative who witnessed the utter devastation caused by flooding in my constituency last year, I welcome the legislation brought before the House tonight by my Fianna Fáil colleagues. The Bill seeks to ensure that insurance companies cannot discriminate against home and business owners in areas where major flood defences have been completed by the OPW. The insurance...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Nov 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will approve the resources that may be necessary for the allocation of a temporary teaching post until June 2017 for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37446/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (29 Nov 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 541. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commence a health technology assessment to assess the benefits and cost-effectiveness through the HSE of FreeStyle Libre, a sensor for measuring blood sugars, with a view to making it available on the General Medical Services, GMS, and long-term illness card, in view of the fact that this technology is available on the Irish market through a...

Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (23 Nov 2016)

Bobby Aylward: I welcome the review which is well due after five years. I accept that the last one was carried out under Fianna Fáil and that the criteria were set down at that time. However, we need to review the scheme. I, therefore, look forward to the meeting with Bus Éireann tomorrow. The problem I highlighted is just one example of a vast array of fundamental problems with the school...

Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (23 Nov 2016)

Bobby Aylward: It is small money. The Government controls the purse strings.

Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (23 Nov 2016)

Bobby Aylward: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for allowing me the time to raise this very important matter on behalf of the families in Carlow and Kilkenny who have been disaffected by the current school transport system. A clear commitment was given in the programme for Government for the school transport system to be reviewed in advance of budget 2017. A press release was issued by the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (23 Nov 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 110. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has had an eight week delay for receipt of a disability allowance back payment having been notified by the social protection appeals office that the appeal was successful on 14 September 2016 and despite the fact that the extenuating circumstances surrounding applicant's finances have been communicated to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Traveller Community (22 Nov 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 113. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when formal State recognition will be provided to the Traveller community as an ethnic group, in line with a previous statement by the Attorney General in July 2015 that no impediment exists in respect of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35798/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (22 Nov 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the protocol for allocation of resource teaching hours in respect of students with learning disabilities who have shown general improvements in day to day learning and end of term examinations; if a student with a learning disability achieves high scores in their end of term examinations, whether resource teaching hours are likely to be...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Nov 2016)

Bobby Aylward: Has consideration been given to inviting Mr. Frank Cushnahan to appear before the committee.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Nov 2016)

Bobby Aylward: Has he not been asked?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Nov 2016)

Bobby Aylward: Is it intended to wind up our hearings next Thursday, apart from the two meetings scheduled in December to consider our report?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (17 Nov 2016)

Bobby Aylward: I welcome the last three board members and thank them for attending. They are getting their chance to speak as witnesses. Everything has been touched on so I am probably repeating things so I will keep it short and concise. Do the witnesses feel as board members that they were well informed about all procedures and the sale of Project Eagle? Do they think they are well-informed to make...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (17 Nov 2016)

Bobby Aylward: Did the guidance from the chairman and the chief executive help the board to make up its mind? Do the witnesses think they gave them all the information they required?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (17 Nov 2016)

Bobby Aylward: Do the witnesses feel the sale of Project Eagle was handled fairly and properly? They have already answered some of these questions. Mr. Mulcahy has anyway.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (17 Nov 2016)

Bobby Aylward: Did NAMA get value for money at £1.3 million? I specifically refer to the 10% discount that was given and the 5.5% that was the norm on other sales up until then. Could the witnesses elaborate on the use of a 10% discount rather than a 5.5% one?