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Topical Issue Debate: Fishing Industry (19 Nov 2015)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister for his response and reassurance. I have received a copy of his response and I will read it more thoroughly after I leave the Chamber. The Minister is correct that there is concern in this area. I have been contacted by a number of fishermen and other people involved in the fishing community about the presence of these super-trawlers and their reputations. The...

Topical Issue Debate: Fishing Industry (19 Nov 2015)

Seán Kyne: I thank the office of the Ceann Comhairle for choosing this Topical Issue and welcome the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Simon Coveney, to the Chamber. Many politicians and people talk about sustainable communities, be they sustainable farming, fishing, rural or coastal communities. In recent years there have been unsustainable activities on the part of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Driver Test Centres (19 Nov 2015)

Seán Kyne: 26. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to a previous parliamentary question, and given the acknowledgement by the Road Safety Authority of the restrictive, unsatisfactory and unsuitable nature of the existing driving test centre in Galway city, relating to lack of facilities including parking and the availability of space in which to carry out testing for larger...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance (19 Nov 2015)

Seán Kyne: 50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if pay related social insurance contributions by self-employed persons count towards the cost of hearing aids; if not, the reason; if consideration will be given to amending this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41104/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beekeeping Industry (19 Nov 2015)

Seán Kyne: 117. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the concerns among Irish beekeepers regarding the risks associated with the importation of bees, particularly the possibility of the introduction of the hive beetle which has been discovered in Italy, having arrived from Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41105/15]

Other Questions: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (18 Nov 2015)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister for his reply. Does he envisage any increased role for the credit unions in respect of SME lending? There has been speculation about this and there was a pilot programme in Kilkenny. Does the Minister envisage any role, maybe not at the level of €5 million but for smaller loans because credit unions are very interested in getting involved in this area?

Other Questions: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (18 Nov 2015)

Seán Kyne: 9. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on funding through the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland for Irish small and medium-sized enterprises and for agriculture; if he is satisfied with the total lending provided; the number of banks and lending organisations that are delivering the funding programme through the corporation; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Other Questions: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (18 Nov 2015)

Seán Kyne: This question relates to the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland and funding through it for SMEs in agriculture. Can the Minister report on the total lending provided, whether he is satisfied with the level of funding and whether other banks or lending organisations will be eligible to engage in that process and lend?

Other Questions: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (18 Nov 2015)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister for his reply and commend him on his role in the establishment of the SBCI in conjunction with the EIB, the German state bank and the German finance minister. I welcome the amount of loans that have been made, up to one third in the agri sector which has been a powerhouse of job creation over the past number of years. It is great to see that this level of investment and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (18 Nov 2015)

Seán Kyne: 34. To ask the Minister for Finance with regard to section 92 of the Finance Act 1992, as amended, section 134(3) of the Finance Act 1992, as amended and Statutory Instrument No. 353 of 1994 (Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations 1994), as amended, if he will consider amending the legislation with regard to tax relief on vehicles used to transport persons with...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobsPlus Scheme (17 Nov 2015)

Seán Kyne: 79. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of progress of the JobsPlus scheme; the number of positions, companies participating, by county; and the total numbers who have availed of the scheme to date. [40102/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Work Family Dividend Scheme Data (17 Nov 2015)

Seán Kyne: 98. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the uptake of the back to work family dividend scheme, by county; and if the scheme is subject to review to ascertain its effectiveness. [40101/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Death Certificates (17 Nov 2015)

Seán Kyne: 144. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason for a delay in the procedures to issue death certificates for those Irish citizens who have died abroad, following the signing by the President in December 2014 of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014; when the issuing of certificates will begin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40310/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Administration (17 Nov 2015)

Seán Kyne: 186. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the progress of the review of JobBridge; and when it is anticipated that the review will be published and considered by her. [40645/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Property Rental (17 Nov 2015)

Seán Kyne: 217. To ask the Minister for Finance the procedures followed to protect and respect the rights of tenants in properties which have come under the control of the National Asset Management Agency; and if there are procedures to secure the continuation of services, such as refuse collection. [40643/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (17 Nov 2015)

Seán Kyne: 353. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs regarding the changes in funding provided by Tusla, Child and Family Agency, to rape crisis centres and the transfer of research responsibilities to gather statistical information to help inform policy, how such information is now being collected in-house by the agency, as opposed to the previous arrangement through the rape crisis...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (17 Nov 2015)

Seán Kyne: 354. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding and the number of organisations receiving funding to support victims of physical or sexual abuse allocated in 2015; and the funding to be provided in budget 2016 for 2016. [40644/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (17 Nov 2015)

Seán Kyne: 632. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of public consultation regarding the marker signs for the Wild Atlantic Way, with particular reference to their design, size and scale, which many feel is obtrusive and unsuited to the locations, and with regard to the purpose of the markers to identify photograph opportunities for visitors. [40639/15]

Other Questions: Pleananna Teanga (12 Nov 2015)

Seán Kyne: 9. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le cruthú pleananna teanga le haghaidh ceantair Ghaeltachta; agus líon na pleananna atá forbartha agus curtha i ngníomh. [39555/15]

Other Questions: Pleananna Teanga (12 Nov 2015)

Seán Kyne: Cad é an dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir leis na pleananna teanga le haghaigh ceantair Ghaeltachta? Cad é líon na pleananna atá forbartha agus curtha i ngníomh?