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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (20 Jan 2015)

Seán Kyne: 566. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the recent work on tackling short-term homelessness in the Dublin region which has ensured that a surplus stock of beds is now in place, if such a focus can be placed on other cities such as Galway so as to eliminate short-term homelessness while other measures such as social housing rejuvenation and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (20 Jan 2015)

Seán Kyne: 588. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if public consultation will take place to provide information and an opportunity for feedback on the proposals under the national broadband plan; and the estimated time frame of the implementation of the measures. [2730/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (20 Jan 2015)

Seán Kyne: 627. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will report on the discussions between her Department and an arts facility (details supplied) in County Galway; if additional financial support is being considered; and her plans to visit the facility to see the progress being made. [2735/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: European Capital of Culture (20 Jan 2015)

Seán Kyne: 628. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the timeline for the application process for the European Capital of Culture bid for 2020, for which several cities, including Galway, are planning submissions. [2736/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (15 Jan 2015)

Seán Kyne: 17. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the impact the new proposed international protection bill, which will introduce a single application process for seeking asylum will have on the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1404/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (14 Jan 2015)

Seán Kyne: 113. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress of introducing new revised rent supplement limits which would better reflect the current rental accommodation market; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1754/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Road Improvement Schemes (14 Jan 2015)

Seán Kyne: 189. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if advance works have been or will be approved for raising roads at a location (details supplied) in County Galway as part of a scheme in the area. [1803/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Official Languages Act 2003 Compliance (14 Jan 2015)

Seán Kyne: 219. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of the recent findings by the Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht that there is a lack of staff with sufficient competence in Irish to meet the requirements to deliver services through Irish, the steps that are being taken across the Civil Service to rectify this; if there is an indicative timeframe by which actions are...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (14 Jan 2015)

Seán Kyne: 276. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when it is planned to launch the creating competitive regions strategies; and if, with particular reference to the west of Ireland, there has been stakeholder consultation and engagement in creating the strategy. [1756/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (14 Jan 2015)

Seán Kyne: 707. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the organ donation process with reference to the proposals for a new system based on presumed consent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1751/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Services Provision (14 Jan 2015)

Seán Kyne: 708. To ask the Minister for Health regarding the difficulty in predicting the level of demand for emergency departments, owing to the nature of accidents and emergencies, if consideration has been given to creating special teams of medical staff who would work on a flexible and temporary basis in each accident and emergency department of each hospital within hospital groups as and when...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (14 Jan 2015)

Seán Kyne: 709. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has identified the reasons some 1,200 nursing home beds are unoccupied, as confirmed by a survey conducted by Nursing Homes Ireland, which also confirmed the existence of 178 vacancies at 23 nursing homes in County Galway; and if so if the HSE has compiled the actions that need to be taken urgently so as to reduce pressure on...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Implementation (14 Jan 2015)

Seán Kyne: 935. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress of the housing assistance payment in view of its operation in selected local authority areas; when it is envisaged that the scheme will be introduced elsewhere; if it is known which local authority areas are next to receive the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1755/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (14 Jan 2015)

Seán Kyne: 1028. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the exceptionally positive passenger numbers for Iarnród Éireann, and particularly on the western rail corridor, his views that the future continuation of this line would consolidate such increases and contribute to sustainable regional development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1752/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (14 Jan 2015)

Seán Kyne: 1063. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an dtabharfaidh sí tuairisc ar an dul chun cinn atá déanta i dtaca leis na bearta sa Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge, ós rud é go bhfuil an ceathrú cuid de thréimhse na Straitéise istigh in 2015; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [1711/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (18 Dec 2014)

Seán Kyne: 199. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a disadvantaged area scheme and single payment scheme payments have not been made in respect of a person (details supplied), when payments will issue and if penalties will be applied to their payments. [48817/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Development (17 Dec 2014)

Seán Kyne: 13. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on the launch of distinct employment strategies for the regions as envisaged in the action plan for jobs. [48148/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (17 Dec 2014)

Seán Kyne: 15. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of engagement with stakeholders in the preparation of the 2015 action plan for jobs; the organisations and persons involved in the consultation process; the mechanism to determine which measures are included; and when it is anticipated that the new plan will be launched. [48151/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Year for Development: Dóchas (16 Dec 2014)

Seán Kyne: I thank Ms Kelly, Mr. Zomer and Ms Towey for coming before the committee and for their presentations. It is 30 years since the famine in Ethiopia and Band Aid. I watched a documentary recently which examined the improvements in the country, and much of it was focused on agriculture, soil erosion, using the correct type of plants and the terracing of mountain slopes and hills. It was very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report of the European Court of Auditors 2013 and Related Matters: Discussion (16 Dec 2014)

Seán Kyne: I welcome Mr. Cardiff and the officials. Apologies I am late, I was at another committee meeting and missed the witnesses' presentation. I head the end of the interaction between the two colleagues concerning the agricultural side of things and I know the Department of Agriculture has received notice of a fine of €180 million which they actively challenging. They are confident they...