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Other Questions: Hospital Staff Recruitment (3 Dec 2015)

Seán Kyne: 9. To ask the Minister for Health the proportion of the several hundred additional staff recruited to hospitals in 2015 to date who have been assigned to emergency departments; and the projected numbers to be recruited to the acute hospitals in the next 12 months. [42949/15]

Other Questions: Hospital Staff Recruitment (3 Dec 2015)

Seán Kyne: The question is about the several hundred additional nursing staff who have been recruited to hospitals in 2015. How many of them have been assigned to emergency departments and what is the projected number to be recruited to acute hospitals in the next 12 months?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (3 Dec 2015)

Seán Kyne: 64. To ask the Minister for Health when the specific projects to be funded under the capital investment plan and the additional funding for health services will be published, and if a new accident and emergency department for University Hospital Galway is among the priorities. [42950/15]

Other Questions: Child and Family Agency Funding (2 Dec 2015)

Seán Kyne: The Minister touched on the second free preschool year in earlier questions. What level of consultation and communication is there between the stakeholders, including the child care providers, on this year? Others touched on concerns regarding capacity. What level of engagement has been or is planned to be undertaken?

Other Questions: Child and Family Agency Funding (2 Dec 2015)

Seán Kyne: 6. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if, in the context of the €676 million in funding for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, for 2016, which is a welcome and significant increase, he has received a business plan from the agency; and if the Houses of the Oireachtas will have an opportunity to examine the intended spending arrangements. [42645/15]

Other Questions: Child and Family Agency Funding (2 Dec 2015)

Seán Kyne: This question asks, in the context of the welcome €676 million in funding for Tusla, whether the Minister has received a business plan from the agency and if the Houses of the Oireachtas will have an opportunity to examine the intended spending commitments.

Other Questions: Child and Family Agency Funding (2 Dec 2015)

Seán Kyne: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as ucht an fhreagra sin agus as ucht an ardaithe mhóir de €38 milliún sa bhuiséad do Tusla don bhliain seo chugainn, agus cuirim fáilte roimh sin. I certainly welcome the increase in funding of €38 million for Tusla this year. I commend the Minister for that and for bringing the figure up to €676 million. I also...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education Standards (2 Dec 2015)

Seán Kyne: 29. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress achieved in enhancing the training and up-skilling opportunities for persons working in the early education and child care sector which is an objective relevant to a number of commitments contained in the "Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures" national policy framework for young persons. [42644/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (2 Dec 2015)

Seán Kyne: 71. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans regarding stray and feral cats which are categorised as neither owned or wild under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013; the discussions with cat rescue groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43114/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (2 Dec 2015)

Seán Kyne: 151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a book (details supplied) is on the approved list for the junior certificate English course; if she has received complaints regarding its suitability for young teenagers due to its adult nature; if she is reviewing its suitability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43080/15]

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 32 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2015)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister and his officials. I compliment IDA Ireland on its success in 2015 and indeed in the past number of years in job creation and also the plans for the regional facilities which are certainly very welcome. I wish to raise a number of questions on the table in the briefing note on the percentage of investment projects to be outside Dublin and Cork. There were targets...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (1 Dec 2015)

Seán Kyne: 71. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the numbers of new gardaí since the resumption of recruitment, by county; and her views on the current status of the community Garda role which has been a successful element of An Garda Síochána. [42386/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (1 Dec 2015)

Seán Kyne: 96. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she, independently or in conjunction with other Departments or agencies, administers supports such as information, advice or grant assistance to householders on safety and security issues, particularly in the context of burglaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42378/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Terror Attacks in Paris: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the ambassador. Like others, I wish to express my sympathy on a personal basis. I also wish to express solidarity with the French people. It is good that there was a minute's silence in the Dáil to remember the victims and in sympathy with their families and the French people. It is truly horrific that young people who were out and about for the evening, young families and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Work Programme 2016: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (26 Nov 2015)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Commissioner, Ms Nolan and Mr. Keary to the meeting. The Commissioner mentioned roaming charges. If they were sorted by 2017 or sooner, it would be a positive indication of the role of the Commission and the European Parliament in changing something that directly affects many people. I like the idea of the changes being "big", how they will be delivered and so on. All of...

Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2015)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, to the House and I welcome the publication of the Bill. It is an important one with the potential to combat the scourge of burglary. As the courts have said, burglary is a serious act of aggression and attack on the personal rights of the citizen. It is a traumatic event for a person to endure and it often has...

Other Questions: Startup Gathering (26 Nov 2015)

Seán Kyne: 6. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will report on the Startup Gathering 2015, which took place last month; if he has analysed the events and continuously monitored the impact, which was hoped to include the creation of at least 2,500 new jobs within the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41743/15]

Other Questions: Startup Gathering (26 Nov 2015)

Seán Kyne: Was there any analysis of the Startup Gathering, which took place in five cities, including Galway, last month, and will there be continuous monitoring of its impact on job creation and the target of 2,500 jobs?

Other Questions: Startup Gathering (26 Nov 2015)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I spoke at the event in Galway on 5 October and would like to acknowledge the work of Eoin Costello, the chief executive of Startup Ireland, the Galway city co-ordinator, John Breslin, Bank of Ireland, which was a key sponsor, Enterprise Ireland, EI, and the local enterprise office under Breda Fox. The meeting was very impressive. There was an...

Other Questions: Startup Gathering (26 Nov 2015)

Seán Kyne: Start-up companies have created up to two-thirds of the jobs created in the past five years - that is, around 90,000 jobs - so it is a very important sector. The Minister of State must be familiar with the PorterShed initiative in Galway; he may have visited it. It is a space for people setting up companies to work together. There are several other such initiatives, especially in the large...