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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts in Education Charter (31 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 406. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the plans in place to ensure the better integration of the arts into education and broadening the focus on science, technology, engineering and maths, STEM, into science, technology, engineering, arts and maths, STEAM; her plans to expand the ambition and resourcing of the arts and education charter and to continue to work with the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (31 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 407. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will urgently begin preparation of a global arts forum for Ireland, similar to the structure of the Global Irish Economic Forum which would highlight indigenous talent and map a strong and healthy future for arts and culture at home and abroad. [4099/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Titles (31 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 408. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs is the title of her Department and whether she anticipates there will be any further changes to the name of her Department or her Department’s functions; the sections of staff which have been assigned or transferred between Departments as a consequence of changes to...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Brexit Issues (31 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 409. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the role she will have in the Government’s post-Brexit strategy in view of her responsibility for regional affairs and the potentially very negative impact of Brexit on the Border area; if there is a specific unit in her Department to deal with the impact of Brexit on the Border region; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (31 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 412. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will appoint an expert panel of artists and cultural managers to advise her and her Department as proposed by the national campaign for the arts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4105/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (31 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 413. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on proposals that would mandate all local authorities to publish individual arts plans and cultural strategies and for local authority arts spending to be mandatory and ring-fenced on an annual basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4106/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Post Office Network (31 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 414. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way in which her Department proposes to oversee and monitor the implementation of actions to support the post office network, arising out of the report of the post office renewal board and the Post Office Hub Working Group as outlined in point 20 of the action plan for rural development; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (31 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 513. To ask the Minister for Health when a co-ordinator will be recruited for the South Inner City Drugs & Alcohol Task Force to carry out the vital work of direct provision of services and support to the projects and local community organisations operating within its remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3944/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (31 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 595. To ask the Minister for Health further to his view that the waiting list for gynaecological appointments in Cork University Maternity Hospital is appalling and unacceptable, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the waiting time for such gynaecological appointments at the Coombe Hospital is a year; his views on whether this is appalling and unacceptable also; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Data (31 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 665. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his role in the implementation of the national broadband plan; the number of homes in each county he expects to have 30 mps broadband speed by 2020; the number of businesses in each county which will be affected by the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4101/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Metropolitan Area Networks Programme (31 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 666. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the percentage of commercial customers who have availed of the metropolitan area networks, MANs, installed in rural Ireland; the actions to be taken as per action point 240 in the action plan for rural development; if the take up of the MANs can be improved, including through a review of the pricing and other...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Services (31 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 698. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposals his Department is working on in conjunction with the NTA to deliver on action points 250 to 254 of the action plan for rural development to work with rural communities to assess and implement improvements to existing rural transport routes and develop new rural transport routes as necessary; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Airports (31 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 699. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the work his Department has carried out to date regarding the investment of €10 million in regional airports, in particular Waterford Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4110/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Copyright Legislation Review (31 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 739. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will undertake a full review of the rights of artists here including a thorough examination of existing copyright laws and the current Competition Act. [4089/17]

Symphysiotomy: Statements (26 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: Difficult and all as this discussion is, it is important that it is held. First, I again extend my sympathy to all of the women who were affected by this. I have read the different reports, including the report of the socio-medical historian, Professor Oonagh Walsh, who goes into the history of it. This was in Ireland, where there was no legal access to contraception and where the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (26 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 94. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if sole traders and self employed persons who are in dispute with the Revenue Commissioners on reaching pension age are disqualified from securing the State pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3543/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (25 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: I thank the Taoiseach. I am conscious that Mr. Rajoy is a colleague of the Taoiseach in the European People's Party. It seems to me, given the issues and views he has continually expressed on Catalonia, that Spain will be strategically one of the very strongest advocates for the hardest Brexit possible to serve as a warning to regions like Catalonia that if they leave the comfort of Spain...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: I disagree fundamentally with the Taoiseach on that one.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: The Taoiseach is co-guarantor of the Agreement.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (25 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 19. To ask the Taoiseach the outcome of his discussions with the Spanish Prime Minister, Mr. Rajoy, during his recent visit to Spain. [2741/17]