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Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (20 Jul 2016)

John Curran: 303. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to increase the number of hours under the home help scheme and the number of home care packages, in the HSE's Dublin west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22983/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (20 Jul 2016)

John Curran: 304. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that the home care package is exhausted in the Health Service Executive's Dublin west area; since April 2016; if he will provide extra funding for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22984/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Programme Status (20 Jul 2016)

John Curran: 414. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the allocation of funding for the provision of the Lucan swimming pool project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22985/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Provision (20 Jul 2016)

John Curran: 415. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total cost to date to the Sate for the planning of the metro west orbital transport route project; his plans, to advance the planning process of the metro west orbital transport route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22986/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects (20 Jul 2016)

John Curran: 416. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total cost to date to the State for the planning of the Luas to Lucan project; his plans, if any, to advance the planning process for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22987/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Area Based Childhood Programme (20 Jul 2016)

John Curran: 465. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs considering the success of the preparing for life early intervention programme initiative operated by Northside Partnership in north Dublin, her plans to provide funding for this programme to continue and what are her proposals for rolling this programme out to other disadvantaged areas across the country; and if she will make a...

Housing Strategy: Statements (19 Jul 2016)

John Curran: I am not being critical; I am setting out what I feel. I am pleased to hear it, but as a committee we spent a considerable amount of time with the NTMA and the Department of Finance. Having met groups such as the Irish League of Credit Unions and others, we feel this model has greater potential. I acknowledge and accept that the Minister is saying it is a starting point. I agree that we...

Housing Strategy: Statements (19 Jul 2016)

John Curran: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. Having read the plan, and to be fair about it, I broadly welcome it. There are issues I have with it and there are things I would like to have seen done differently. I welcome it because if this plan is implemented in full, in the fashion outlined and the timelines are met, we will be much better off than we would have been with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (19 Jul 2016)

John Curran: 653. To ask the Minister for Health when replacement dentists will be employed to fill vacancies that have recently arisen in a clinic (details supplied); if he will review the loss of dental services in Clondalkin and advise when normal services will be resumed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22497/16]

Report of the Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Motion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2016)

John Curran: First, I thank the Minister and colleagues who contributed to this debate, both today and last week. In particular, I thank the members of the committee - I did acknowledge them last week - who, over an eight or nine week period, put in considerable effort to produce this report, and all of the various groups and witnesses who attended the committee for their recommendations and the evidence...

Report of the Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Motion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2016)

John Curran: Not agreed.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Rent Supplement Increases: Department of Social Protection (13 Jul 2016)

John Curran: We are now in public session. I draw the attention of the witnesses to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. However, if they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and they continue to so do, they are entitled thereafter only to a...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Rent Supplement Increases: Department of Social Protection (13 Jul 2016)

John Curran: I thank Ms Faughnan. A number of colleagues have indicated. I will start with Deputy Willie O'Dea.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Rent Supplement Increases: Department of Social Protection (13 Jul 2016)

John Curran: There were a number of question there, Ms Faughnan, so I think we will deal with them individually.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Rent Supplement Increases: Department of Social Protection (13 Jul 2016)

John Curran: The Deputy raised a number of different issues.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Rent Supplement Increases: Department of Social Protection (13 Jul 2016)

John Curran: A number of issues have been raised, although a number may not relate directly to the topic. As Ms Faughnan will be aware, we prepared an all-party report on housing in which we advocated certain recommendations at which I hope the Minister will look, particularly those relating to the need for additional construction. However, that is not an issue for today. Perhaps Ms Faughnan might deal...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Rent Supplement Increases: Department of Social Protection (13 Jul 2016)

John Curran: I thank the witness. I ask Deputy Bailey not to move because she is in the fortunate situation whereby Deputy Boyd Barrett will support her comments.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Rent Supplement Increases: Department of Social Protection (13 Jul 2016)

John Curran: "Established connection" I think was the phrase.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Rent Supplement Increases: Department of Social Protection (13 Jul 2016)

John Curran: Briefly.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Rent Supplement Increases: Department of Social Protection (13 Jul 2016)

John Curran: Do you want to respond to that, Ms Faughnan?