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Topical Issue Debate: Traffic Management (8 Mar 2017)

John Curran: I have set out the position as we find it today. The Minister finished by referring to Dublin Bus but does the Minister know how many extra buses Dublin Bus will have in 2017? The total provision of additional buses this year for Dublin Bus, at a time of significant growth in demand, is 20. That is a grossly inadequate response. The bus network, as the Minister has said, is the backbone...

Topical Issue Debate: Traffic Management (8 Mar 2017)

John Curran: I wish to raised increased traffic congestion in the Dublin area. I have raised this matter a number of times in parliamentary questions and have received a number of answers that go some way towards addressing the issue. In the course of my contribution I wish to focus on transport, public transport and transport infrastructure in my area in the western part of Dublin. It lies roughly...

Other Questions: HSE Waiting Lists (8 Mar 2017)

John Curran: I thank the Minister and I acknowledge the efforts that he and the hospitals are going to in respect of the various initiatives announced. The challenge is for the Minister to set out to us in a clear manner how those goals will be achieved. Although more people are accessing the services, the result is that in one 12-month period, more than 3,000 children are waiting 18 months. This...

Other Questions: HSE Waiting Lists (8 Mar 2017)

John Curran: 23. To ask the Minister for Health the targets in place for reducing outpatient waiting times in the three children’s hospitals in Dublin, in which 3,289 children were waiting 18 months or more for an appointment in January 2017. [12111/17]

Other Questions: HSE Waiting Lists (8 Mar 2017)

John Curran: Figures from the NTPF indicate that at the end of January 2017, 3,289 children were waiting for over 18 months for an outpatient appointment. I think the Minister will agree that is an extraordinary figure and a very long time for a child to be waiting. What steps is the Minister going to take immediately to address this across the three children's hospitals in Dublin? Will he set specific...

Other Questions: HSE Waiting Lists (8 Mar 2017)

John Curran: There are two elements that I wish to put to the Minister. Will the steps the Minister is taking address the backlog or just stop the problem getting worse? It is worth reflecting for a moment that in January 2016, there were only 117 children waiting more than 18 months for that outpatient appointment. That figure was almost 3,300, 12 months later. It is very significant. The Minister...

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Mar 2017)

John Curran: I join Deputy Micheál Martin, the Taoiseach and others in expressing sympathy for the lady and her two children who died in a tragic house fire in Clondalkin last night. It should also be remembered that another lady and her son are in a critical condition in hospital. I also wish to put on the record that as somebody who has lived in Clondalkin all my life, I witnessed a palpable...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Data (7 Mar 2017)

John Curran: 205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the number of schools in Dublin mid-west that have applied for the 2017 summer works scheme; when decisions on applications for the summer works scheme will be returned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11397/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Data (7 Mar 2017)

John Curran: 207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out in tabular form the details of schools that are included in the six-year construction programme 2016 to 2021 in Dublin mid-west; the status of each school's stage in the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11399/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (7 Mar 2017)

John Curran: 206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out in tabular form the number of planned new primary schools in Dublin that are due to open in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 by area; the number of extra places these schools will add to the current number of school places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11398/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (7 Mar 2017)

John Curran: 304. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to make any changes to the free travel pass; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many persons are concerned regarding this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11396/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (7 Mar 2017)

John Curran: 515. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information on the HSE action plan for scoliosis that was to be prepared by the end of February 2017 (details supplied); the number of scoliosis procedures to be undertaken, by month, in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11400/17]

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (1 Mar 2017)

John Curran: I thank the Minister for his reply. I am familiar with the history of this matter. In April 2016, the then Minister indicated it was her intention, and the Department's intention, that at that stage this would go to construction by the end of 2016. That obviously did not happen. The concern is that the board of management, the principal, parents and teachers had been given a target date...

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (1 Mar 2017)

John Curran: I am not going to disagree with the Minister. I appreciate the fact that the planning process and such details take their own time. My specific concern, however, is that the project has been at stage 2A for a protracted period. I understand everything that was requested has been supplied. As the Minister said, the addendum was submitted to the Department and has been there for a period of...

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (1 Mar 2017)

John Curran: 25. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the issues causing a delay for a school (details supplied) to proceed to construction in 2016; the actions that can be taken to ensure this project proceeds to construction in 2017 and that the extension and renovation works are complete by September 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10124/17]

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (1 Mar 2017)

John Curran: Lucan community college is included in the Department's six-year construction programme. Lucan has seen a significant increase in population in recent years and the school has accommodated that increase with temporary accommodation and other things. The school is over 30 years old and is in need of urgent renovation and new extensions to accommodate the increase in population. It is...

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)

John Curran: The programme for Government on page 124 commits to facilitating the development of social energy projects. Recently, I asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, who passed the question on to the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, whether there were intentions to introduce guidelines for the development of solar farms. In his reply,...

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)

John Curran: Will the Government commit to introducing meaningful proposals and guidelines to allow for the development of solar power?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (28 Feb 2017)

John Curran: 641. To ask the Minister for Health the process and timeframe to introduce a new GMS contract which would facilitate the expansion of general practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10350/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (28 Feb 2017)

John Curran: 642. To ask the Minister for Health if, further to assessment and diagnoses by the HSE, he will provide the number of children currently awaiting the services of a speech and language therapist; the number of these children that are waiting for more than six months, more than one year and more than two years, by area basis, in tabular form. [10351/17]