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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (26 Jul 2017)

Gino Kenny: 353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount it would cost to remove fees for those engaged in part-time third-level education and to allow part-time third-level students access to SUSI grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36393/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (26 Jul 2017)

Gino Kenny: 1086. To ask the Minister for Health the amount it would cost to provide individualised budgets to persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36394/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Services Provision (26 Jul 2017)

Gino Kenny: 1087. To ask the Minister for Health the amount it would cost to reinstate all the downgraded and closed accident and emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36398/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal (26 Jul 2017)

Gino Kenny: 1263. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level and type of lobbying that the waste industry has carried out in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34968/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services Provision (26 Jul 2017)

Gino Kenny: 1408. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount the conversion to automated stations including all ancillary works on the DART line will cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36395/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (26 Jul 2017)

Gino Kenny: 1560. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount it would cost to restore the full Christmas bonus to all social welfare recipients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36396/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local and Community Development Programme Expenditure (26 Jul 2017)

Gino Kenny: 1681. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount it would cost to restore funding to the community development programme to 2008 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36392/17]

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Jul 2017)

Gino Kenny: I wish the Minister well in her new job. I probably will not be nice to her after that.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Jul 2017)

Gino Kenny: She probably will not like what I will say to her. Her predecessor ran a campaign entitled "Welfare Cheats Cheat Us All". It was wholeheartedly condemned by the majority of Deputies on the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Social Protection as vindictive, malicious and mean spirited. It goes against everything we are trying to do for social justice. It was an affront to anybody on social...

Other Questions: Local Authority Housing (13 Jul 2017)

Gino Kenny: I hope the action plan is a success but I highly doubt it will be. I am trying to be an optimist, not a sceptic. One thing that has been flagged in Rebuilding Ireland is a parcel of land in Clondalkin, where I live, that is owned by the council. It is an 80-acre site and the plan is to sell it off to a private developer. Anyone in this House who thinks it is logical to sell public land to...

Other Questions: Local Authority Housing (13 Jul 2017)

Gino Kenny: 10. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether the crisis in housing shows the need for a massive programme of social and public house building funded by the State and local authorities in view of the failure of the market and various incentives to deal with the crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33385/17]

Other Questions: Local Authority Housing (13 Jul 2017)

Gino Kenny: I genuinely wish the Minister good luck in his new position. I said the same to his predecessor because this issue transcends any individual or party represented in this House and we have a crisis beyond a crisis. We have a crisis because social, public and community housing have become dirty words. Social housing has come to mean dysfunctional housing, which is bad. The public housing...

Other Questions: Voluntary Housing Sector (13 Jul 2017)

Gino Kenny: 46. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the steps he will take to ensure voluntary housing agencies that are recipients of State funds do not raise their rents out of line with rents charged by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33386/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jul 2017)

Gino Kenny: Was it unanimous?

Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jul 2017)

Gino Kenny: Kenny.

Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jul 2017)

Gino Kenny: It is not withdrawn.

Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jul 2017)

Gino Kenny: It is not withdrawn.

Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jul 2017)

Gino Kenny: What has gone on in the last few months has been absolutely outrageous.

Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jul 2017)

Gino Kenny: It has been outrageous.

Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jul 2017)

Gino Kenny: I did call it a "kip".