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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Grazing Rights (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Kyne: 110. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 29 of 22 October 2014 if she has had or will have discussions with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding the farmers still suffering the effects of destocking with consideration to the difficulties remaining in rebuilding stocks. [46857/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Government Procurement (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Kyne: 200. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress of building a team of service procurement specialists and the proposed upskilling of public service managers in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47318/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: External Service Delivery (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Kyne: 201. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if each Department has provided Government with benefit driven external service delivery plans; if he will provide a list of the major offices other than Government Departments which have also submitted such plans; and if he would indicate the desired outcomes arising from the implementation of the plans. [47319/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Kyne: 212. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding single payment scheme and disadvantaged area scheme payments for the years 2010 and 2011 in respect of a person (details supplied); the amount due to be paid for each year; and when payment will issue. [46802/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Kyne: 280. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on Garda recruitment; the number of recruits that have entered Templemore, County Tipperary in 2014; and the number that will commence training in 2015. [47316/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Expenditure (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Kyne: 281. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the investment in Garda vehicles, the financial amount invested in 2013, 2014 and planned for 2015; the number of additional vehicles by Garda division; and if consideration has been given to acquiring and fitting out high specification vehicles which support policing as is the case in other jurisdictions....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Kyne: 361. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the plans for a new programme for managing hospital waiting lists to be piloted in 2015; if further consideration has been provided to piloting such a programme in the Saolta Hospital Group in the west in view of the fact that the concept of hospital groups was piloted in this region. [47343/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Cyber Security Policy (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Kyne: 452. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has prepared a cyber security strategy to protect digital public services and the users of the services; and if there is an indicative timeframe for the implementation of the strategy's implementation. [47320/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Kyne: 487. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the definition of a commuter route as defined by Iarnród Éireann; if a customer who commutes to a city to work and purchases a yearly ticket should be classed as a commuter and if the route is classed as a commuter route; the reason the Athenry to Galway route is not defined as a commuter route similar to the Hazlehatch to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Community Involvement Scheme (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Kyne: 502. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the community involvement scheme; the uptake of the scheme, on a county basis, since its introduction; and his future plans for the scheme. [47341/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Kyne: 503. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there will be a round of sustainable transport funding in 2015; and when projects will be considered for inclusion. [47342/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Growth Survey 2015: European Commission Office Ireland (4 Dec 2014)

Seán Kyne: I welcome Mr. O'Riordan and thank him for his presentation. We recently had a debate during Private Members' time in the Dáil during which it was noted that, while the economy has been improving, there was some concern regarding certain aspects of our society. In some way, Mr. O'Riordan touched on this when speaking on the employment and social indicators. The Government had a role in...

Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2014)

Seán Kyne: Last Friday, I arranged a cross-party meeting involving Irish Water officials in my constituency. It was a briefing for Oireachtas Members and local councillors in the Connemara area. It was very worthwhile on a local and macro level regarding Irish Water's strategy. The officials explained that when Northern Ireland Water was founded in 2007, there were approximately 200 water treatment...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Investment Package: European Commission Office Ireland (4 Dec 2014)

Seán Kyne: I would like to clarify the point regarding the cross-border issue. We have only one border. We all have to be parochial in terms of wanting to see investment in this country. Other countries like Germany and France have multiple borders with partners. If they are submitting road or rail projects that cross over all of these countries, obviously they have a better opportunity than Ireland...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Investment Package: European Commission Office Ireland (4 Dec 2014)

Seán Kyne: I welcome Ms Nolan to this meeting and thank her for her presentation. The Chairman has raised a few seminal issues. On the multiplier effect, we must bear in mind that it is not a question of more than €300 billion being available, which sounds like a huge pot of money, albeit to be spread across the European Union. I have some concerns about the mathematics behind that. Ms Nolan...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (4 Dec 2014)

Seán Kyne: 17. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the Galway city outer bypass and if he will reaffirm the commitment and support for this vital project. [46326/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (4 Dec 2014)

Seán Kyne: 21. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the status of the N59 - Galway to Clifden, N6 - Galway to M6 and M17-18 - Gort to Tuam road projects in County Galway. [46323/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2015 (3 Dec 2014)

Seán Kyne: 16. To ask the Minister for Finance if, notwithstanding the very welcome tax reductions being implemented in the Finance Bill including the reduction in the different universal social charge bands, the top rate of tax and the increase in the standard rate tax band, further tax reduction measures, with particular reference to further raising the point at which a person commences paying the top...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Lending (3 Dec 2014)

Seán Kyne: 23. To ask the Minister for Finance his views that the new regulations under consideration by the Central Bank of Ireland, such as a requirement to have 20% of a deposit of house price to secure a mortgage and other restrictions being considered by financial institutions, such as restricting mortgage lending to persons under 40 years of age only, overlook substantial causes of the housing and...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Dec 2014)

Seán Kyne: The question is often asked who polices the police, who governs the country or who judges the Judiciary. The same question faces every state and the answer, however varied, goes to the heart of democracy and the doctrine of the separation of powers which features in every legitimate democratic country. In its handbook on policy, accountability, oversight and integrity, the United Nations...