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Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 Oct 2019)

James Browne: I thank Deputy O'Callaghan for bringing forward the Bill, which aims to increase the penalty for the carrying of a knife for criminal purposes. Knife crime is a serious and growing crime. The message needs to go out from here that the carrying of a knife for criminal purposes is not acceptable and that anyone who does so will suffer the consequences. There is a serious culture of knife...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (2 Oct 2019)

James Browne: 74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has applied to the European Union to designate the Dublin to Rosslare railway line with Trans European Transport Network, TEN–T core status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39688/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 Oct 2019)

James Browne: 159. To ask the Minister for Health if he will direct the HSE to investigate concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40027/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (2 Oct 2019)

James Browne: 180. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of ECT at a location (details supplied); if an anaesthetist is employed there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40084/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (2 Oct 2019)

James Browne: 181. To ask the Minister for Health if ECT is currently available in an area (details supplied); if patients can receive treatment elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40085/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (1 Oct 2019)

James Browne: 82. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the Enniscorthy flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38315/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Decentralisation Programme (1 Oct 2019)

James Browne: 171. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding decentralisation within the Civil Service; his plans to extend this policy to the southeastern region and County Wexford; if he will consider the region’s co-working hubs as possible alternatives to lengthy commutes for Civil Service employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39790/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (1 Oct 2019)

James Browne: 229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding pay restoration for teachers here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39888/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (1 Oct 2019)

James Browne: 230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the allocation of a weekly release day for teaching principals; his views on this policy; if he will create national clusters of panels to cover this release; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39889/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (1 Oct 2019)

James Browne: 238. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding revised advice to volunteer visa applicants regarding the policy on the volunteering in Ireland scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39374/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Guardian Status (1 Oct 2019)

James Browne: 274. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding fathers’ rights here; his views on fathers’ difficulties in securing access to see their children in spite of court orders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39650/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Assisted Decision Making (1 Oct 2019)

James Browne: 291. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in commencing all parts of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; the timeframe for the commencement of the Act in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39843/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rehabilitative Training Allowance Payments (1 Oct 2019)

James Browne: 318. To ask the Minister for Health if the training allowance payment to disability allowance recipients will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38313/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (1 Oct 2019)

James Browne: 335. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE on agency staff to date and the amount of same spent on mental health agency staff. [39375/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (1 Oct 2019)

James Browne: 378. To ask the Minister for Health if a facility (details supplied) is in use; the date of the construction of the facility; the capacity of same; if the HSE plans to make greater use of the facility in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39602/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Newborn Screening Cards (1 Oct 2019)

James Browne: 418. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the extension of the newborn screening programme to cover40 illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39842/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (1 Oct 2019)

James Browne: 466. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the implementation of the smoky fuel ban here, particularly in County Wexford; when he plans to implement a nationwide ban; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39537/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (1 Oct 2019)

James Browne: 543. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to develop the Norman way in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36521/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (1 Oct 2019)

James Browne: 579. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the 2008 Labour Court recommendation regarding pensions for community employment scheme supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39787/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland (1 Oct 2019)

James Browne: 648. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding houseboats; if there are mooring locations available in Leinster; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39538/19]