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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (11 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: 29. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when it is envisaged that the national statement of projected housing supply and demand for this year will be published; if the statement will contain recommendations; and how these will be acted upon. [22321/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Regulation (11 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: 73. To ask the Minister for Finance if, as principal shareholder in Allied Irish Banks, he can confirm that the bank is currently considering outsourcing work and staff from the application and development management teams within its information technology division to a third-party service provider; his views on the concerns of staff and customers regarding the outsourcing of such business,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (11 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: 151. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing numbers, by type and grade, working at University Hospital Galway; the number of patients, both inpatient and outpatient, treated in 2014; the way the staffing levels at the hospital compare with other acute hospitals; and his plans to increase staffing numbers at the hospital in 2015. [22719/15]

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister of State. I know he has a considerable interest in this area and he has certainly put a lot of work into the Bill, for which I commend him. The Bill will reinstate the system of registering collective agreements and will provide for a new system of registering employment agreements in certain sectors. It also contains measures to put in place collective bargaining...

Other Questions: Schools Building Project Status (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: 9. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the current status of the effort to build a new second level school at a location (details supplied) in County Galway; when it is envisaged that the project will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22023/15]

Other Questions: Schools Building Project Status (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: This question relates to Clifden community school which was granted a new building in June 2013. Unfortunately, the tenderer pulled out. Will the Minister provide an update on that project and the commitment to it?

Other Questions: Schools Building Project Status (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister for the reply. It is welcome that progress is being made and that construction will start before the end of 2015. This project has been long sought. There was an 11-year campaign for it. I commend the work of my colleague, Councillor Eileen Mannion, who has worked tirelessly on this project. It was great news in 2013 when the Minister's predecessor announced, under...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: 15. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the status of the five-year schools building programme; the number of schools on the original programme that have been completed or are on course to be completed this year; if a new programme is being prepared; and, if so, when it is envisaged it will be launched. [22025/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: 93. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) will be considered for the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, having failed to make an application due to technical issues with the scheme's website; if the fact that the person's planner attempted to complete the application on time will be taken into account, considering that the person was in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategic Plan: Bord na Móna (9 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: I thank Mr. Quinn and the delegation from Bord na Móna for their presentation. They have outlined several great opportunities for the future in terms of growth and job creation. In the context of Bord na Móna's core business, are all the areas in its remit currently in operation and are they all excluded from all European designations which impact on other areas of the country? ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategic Plan: Bord na Móna (9 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: Does Mr. Quinn know what percentage of the Coillte output it is?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategic Plan: Bord na Móna (9 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: Bord na Móna does nothing with Coillte?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategic Plan: Bord na Móna (9 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: In terms of what Bord na Móna is taking in, Mr. Quinn said this is the first year it has been engaged with Coillte.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategic Plan: Bord na Móna (9 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: Is that thinnings or waste?

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (9 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: 120. To ask the Minister for Defence the progress on consideration of the report for the Emergency Aeromedical Support Service Establishment Group; when it is envisaged that a decision will be made arising from the contents of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21845/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Operations (9 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: 122. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on the involvement of the Irish Naval Service in the Mediterranean migrant crisis; the level of engagement he has had with his European counterparts in alleviating this serious issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21846/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (9 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: 206. To ask the Minister for Social Protection pursuant to changes made under the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013 with regard to retained fire fighters accessing jobseeker's allowance and jobseeker's benefit, if those fire fighters, in training where a new fire station is due to open in the autumn (details supplied), may benefit from these changes now that they have commenced training;...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Home Renovation Incentive Scheme (9 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: 350. To ask the Minister for Finance if the home renovation incentive scheme is being reviewed with a view to extending its life-span beyond 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22458/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Levy (9 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: 404. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of the recently concluded Lansdowne Road agreement negotiations, when it is envisaged that legislation will be prepared and introduced to reverse the measures of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts on public sector pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22510/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Valuation Office (9 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: 401. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied with the current staffing levels of both the Valuation Office and the Valuation Tribunal, regarding the extensive workload on both offices, and the consequences for the task of setting valuations for counties other than the small number currently being examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22459/15]