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Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2015)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. It has been coming through the Oireachtas for some time. Obviously the issue of commercial rates is one that is very familiar to anybody who has served on a local authority. As a former member of a local authority for eight years, I found it was a constant source of debate and was very topical in recent years. The Bill modifies the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Schemes (12 Feb 2015)

Seán Kyne: 21. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on the progress of the 2015 year of Irish design and how the initiative interacts and impacts on his Department and its activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6072/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (12 Feb 2015)

Seán Kyne: 22. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details of the role his Department and its constituent organisations play in terms of the creation of local economic and community plans, with which local authorities have been tasked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6075/15]

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Feb 2015)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014 which addresses three specific areas. It permits the Minister for Education and Skills to authorise some educational institutions to describe themselves as universities outside of the State. It amends the Education Act 1998 so the Minister can refuse access to specific information which could be used to create league tables of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Decentralisation Programme Data (11 Feb 2015)

Seán Kyne: 11. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in the context of the State's improving financial position, if it is an opportune time to review the geographic structure of the civil and public service in consideration of targeted and effective relocation of offices, as such measures would help foster regional economic recovery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5771/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (10 Feb 2015)

Seán Kyne: 160. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the level of engagement between her Department and the arts officers in local authorities; her views that each local authority should employ an arts officer; and if there is scope for greater co-operation and collaboration between arts officers from different counties, in view of the benefits of the arts to local cultural life and...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (10 Feb 2015)

Seán Kyne: 162. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on discussions with the chief executive officers of local authorities regarding the commemoration of the Easter Rising in 1916 and the organisation of centenary events; and the strategies being developed at the local level for same.. [5514/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consumer Protection (10 Feb 2015)

Seán Kyne: 242. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the concerns that while hire purchase agreements have been regulated under Irish law since 1946, the providers of such agreements and the general activity is not regulated, and as a result, the consumer is placed in an invidious position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6139/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Spent Convictions Legislation (10 Feb 2015)

Seán Kyne: 369. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update regarding the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill which has been subject to delays, owing to legal issues concerning a case in the UK; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6125/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Feb 2015)

Seán Kyne: 555. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the proposed new criteria for determining the allocation of additional educational resources are too restrictive, and that their narrow interpretation could work against the provision of additional supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6123/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Feb 2015)

Seán Kyne: 556. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when it is proposed to introduce the new system for allocation of resources for special education needs; if the introduction of the new system will be piloted; if not, the reasons for not doing so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6124/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (10 Feb 2015)

Seán Kyne: 558. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills , further to Parliamentary Question No. 547 of 3 February 2015, the criteria for a school to receive assistance for the refurbishment or construction of a physical education hall; and if a school (details supplied) in County Galway has been considered for such support. [6145/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regional Assemblies (10 Feb 2015)

Seán Kyne: 607. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress to date in establishing three new regional assemblies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6133/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Kyne: 26. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress of implementing JobPath; the contracts on the service provision that have been completed; the level of ongoing engagement between her Department and the service provider; the measurement criteria for the operation of JobPath in terms of achieving the stated aims and objectives; if JobPath will be available in all areas of the country;...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Kyne: 47. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the level of engagement between her Department and recruitment agencies here to encourage and maximise the use of jobsireland.ie in identifying possible candidates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4981/15]

Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Feb 2015)

Seán Kyne: The Government is often criticised for a failure to reform. I welcome the use in recent years of the pre-legislative scrutiny process which allows for legislation to be discussed, debated and examined. The procedure enhances legislation, as is clear from the Bill before us. Its only downside is that it extends the legislative process. The Department initiated consultation on this Bill...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (4 Feb 2015)

Seán Kyne: 29. To ask the Minister for Finance if in his position as a member of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council the issue of an examination and review of the VAT directives will be raised with respect but not limited to the ongoing effects of the application of national rules which existed prior to 1991 including such measures as the charging of VAT for safety equipment; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (4 Feb 2015)

Seán Kyne: 69. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if, in relation to the deadline of 30 June 2015 for the provision under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013 relating to what is known as the grace period for retirement for those affected by the pay reductions under the Act, this deadline is fixed; or if there are plans or flexibility on extending it. [5179/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (4 Feb 2015)

Seán Kyne: 78. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has not been paid their single payment scheme moneys for 2012, 2013 and 2014; the basis it is stated overpayment have been made; the way these overpayments occurred; if the overpayment is now cleared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5122/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Appeals (4 Feb 2015)

Seán Kyne: 79. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the relevant file in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be sent by his Department to the agricultural appeals office to allow that office proceed with the person's appeal; the reason there has been a delay in sending this file. [5123/15]