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

John Curran: Thank you, Deputy. If Ms Faughnan holds one moment, I will take the final couple of comments. Did you have a further comment, Deputy Bailey?

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

John Curran: Thank you. I have one or two quick comments to make. First, I acknowledge the Minister has increased these payments. They were set about three years ago and they were no longer effective. People here rightly said that it will not increase supply, but it gives people dependent on these payments an equal opportunity in the marketplace they were being squeezed out of. That was the reality....

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

John Curran: We are just about to conclude. Is Deputy Brady happy or not?

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

John Curran: Very briefly.

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

John Curran: I do not know the full answer, but in 2015 more than 8,000 people managed to secure the increased payment, so there must be some degree of flexibility in the system. It may not be the full level of flexibility that the Deputy would want to see, but there must be some considerable level because we know that in 2015 more than 8,000 top-ups were approved and paid based on applications before...

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

John Curran: Does Ms Faughnan want to comment further?

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

John Curran: I thank the officials from the Department, Ms Faughnan, Ms Pathe and Ms Harrington, for their attendance and for their direct and informative answers to the committee. A date has not been set for our next meeting. As we discussed in private session, I will inform the committee of the date for our next meeting over the coming weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (12 Jul 2016)

John Curran: 603. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to extend the contract of a person (details supplied); if he will ensure that a permanent position is offered to this person based on expertise in treating sarcoma cancer; if he is aware of the concern of patients at the loss of this person and their desire to have them made permanent; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (12 Jul 2016)

John Curran: 516. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in Tallaght Hospital who have been deemed medically fit for discharge and have had to wait more than one week for their discharge, due to their inability to access a home-care package for May and June 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20773/16]

Report of the Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Motion (7 Jul 2016)

John Curran: I move:That Dáil Éireann shall consider the Final Report of the Committee on Housing and Homelessness, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 17th June, 2016. It is my pleasure to commence the debate on this report. It is somewhat unusual in that many items that come before this House do so either as Opposition or Government-sponsored items. This report is...

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Jul 2016)

John Curran: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate on the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill. I compliment the Taoiseach on the appointment as Minister of State with responsibility for the national drugs strategy of Deputy Catherine Byrne who, in terms of her background and being a Dublin Deputy, is ideally suited to the position. I have every confidence she will be effective in this role...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Jul 2016)

John Curran: 140. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19978/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Training Support Grant (5 Jul 2016)

John Curran: 301. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who has been approved for funding for an educational course by their local Intreo office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19373/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (5 Jul 2016)

John Curran: 446. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to roll out the type of facility, such as the rapid injury clinic which is operated by the Mater Hospital in Smithfield, to other hospitals in Dublin such as St. James' Hospital, Connolly Hospital and Tallaght Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19104/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Exemptions (29 Jun 2016)

John Curran: 74. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will grant persons living in a complex (details supplied) an exemption from the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18658/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (29 Jun 2016)

John Curran: 161. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the delay being experienced by a person (details supplied) who is awaiting discharge from Tallaght hospital for the past ten weeks and admission to the dementia unit in Cherry Orchard Hospital. [18634/16]

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Jun 2016)

John Curran: I wish to share time with Deputy O'Rourke and the Acting Chairman once we manoeuvre the situation with the Chair. I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this debate. I am pleased to support the Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016. It sets out a route to end the water charges regime. The failure to pass the EUROSTAT test and the low payment rates have undermined the basis of our...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland (28 Jun 2016)

John Curran: 551. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when Enterprise Ireland will consider an application by a company in the United Kingdom (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18410/16]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (23 Jun 2016)

John Curran: I have two related questions. The first relates to the recently published, and much welcomed, Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016. All sides agree that it is urgent, so can the Tánaiste give some indication of a timeframe for its passage? The programme for Government commits the Government to the development and implementation of a national drugs strategy and I understand work is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (21 Jun 2016)

John Curran: 404. To ask the Minister for Health when he will allocate a home care package to a person (details supplied) in order to facilitate a return home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17018/16]