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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (4 Nov 2014)

Seán Kyne: 401. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the existing and proposed reference areas and forage areas for the four commonages, namely, Cloghaun, Kilbeg, Kilnagappagh and Gortnaglev, in County Galway under the single payment scheme and disadvantaged area schemes; when his Department proposes to apply the amended areas to the various schemes; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIQA Inspections (4 Nov 2014)

Seán Kyne: 786. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of extending the remit of HIQA to cover all private health care facilities including privately owned facilities given the important remit of HIQA in maintaining high standards of care throughout the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42073/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Groups (4 Nov 2014)

Seán Kyne: 811. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that the hospitals in the Health Service Executive West region operated as a pilot for the new hospital group system, if consideration will be given to piloting the new planned programme for hospital waiting lists in the Saolta hospital group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42205/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Expenditure (4 Nov 2014)

Seán Kyne: 935. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of projects achieved under the summer works scheme for schools for 2014; the proportion of the total which this figure represents; and if it is intended to hold a scheme in 2015. [42097/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Springboard Programme (4 Nov 2014)

Seán Kyne: 956. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the uptake of the Springboard courses in 2013 and to date in 2014 by course and institution; when the new course topics will be decided for the next intake; and if consideration may be given to widening the eligibility requirements for Springboard. [42200/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (4 Nov 2014)

Seán Kyne: 957. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the implementation of the new allocation model for resource teaching as designed by the working group established by his predecessor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42207/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (4 Nov 2014)

Seán Kyne: 1061. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 240 of 21 October 2014 to the Minister for Finance the stage discussions are at between his Department and the local authorities, particularly Galway, with regard to the level of exposure to development bonds entered into by Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; when it is envisaged...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (4 Nov 2014)

Seán Kyne: 1130. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if further consideration has been given to the holding of mandatory speed awareness courses for persons in contravention of speeding regulations in view of the positive impact such courses have had in other jurisdictions. [42087/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Mountain Rescue Service (4 Nov 2014)

Seán Kyne: 1132. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made on establishing a new, single point of responsibility for the funding and oversight of the country's vital mountain rescue teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42098/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Built Heritage Jobs Leverage Scheme Expenditure (4 Nov 2014)

Seán Kyne: 1151. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the level of drawdown of funds under the built heritage scheme by county; and if it is intended to hold a new round of the scheme. [42088/14]

Topical Issue Debate: Radio Broadcasting Issues (23 Oct 2014)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister of State for her comprehensive reply. Connemara Community Radio, based in Letterfrack, has applied for the community services programme and I am hopeful we will get good news in that regard. It is important that the Minister of State, Deputy Ann Phelan, would relay to the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Alan Kelly, that the pressure...

Topical Issue Debate: Radio Broadcasting Issues (23 Oct 2014)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Ann Phelan, and I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for choosing this topical issue, which I first submitted on 30 September. It has taken a while. It was deferred from last week. We all are aware what happened yesterday. Connemara Community Radio is a community based and run radio station broadcasting for ten hours a day, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m....

Irish Water: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Oct 2014)

Seán Kyne: I wish I could say I was happy with everything about Irish Water. I wish I could say it was running smoothly and there were no problems, but I cannot do so. There are many concerns. I agreed with and supported the establishment of a body because, in 2004, when I was a member of the local authority, we received information on an investment programme for the next three to four years, under...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (23 Oct 2014)

Seán Kyne: 24. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources pending the completion of the national mapping exercise for the national broadband plan, if public meetings will be held on a regional basis so that householders and business owners will have an opportunity to find out if a home or business is in an area which will be covered by State investment and to receive...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Efficiency (23 Oct 2014)

Seán Kyne: 26. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if support schemes exist to assist with the introduction of energy efficient heating sources such as wood pellet burning and biomass fuels; if such schemes will be examined with a view to introducing such energy efficient means into the stock of public buildings across the country; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (23 Oct 2014)

Seán Kyne: 207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views that the holding of Meitheal 2015, Ireland's largest tourism trade fair in County Galway would positively impact on the tourism sector in the west and build on the success of the Wild Atlantic Way; and if he will request Fáilte Ireland, an agency under his Department's remit to analyse whether Meitheal can be held...

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (22 Oct 2014)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the opportunity to say a few words on the budget, the first, hopefully, of a series of budgets that will start giving money back to people. As the previous speaker and the Minister have said, this is not by accident. It is because of the work we have done over recent years to correct our finances that we are in a position to do this. We have got our deficit under control. That...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Seirbhísí Farantóireachta (22 Oct 2014)

Seán Kyne: 27. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad é an t-eolas is deireanaí maidir le síniú an chonartha nua don tseirbhís farantóireachta go hInis Mór roimh dheireadh na míosa seo; cén fáth nach ionann na táillí do na seirbhísí idir na hoileáin; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh....

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Criteria (22 Oct 2014)

Seán Kyne: 29. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the plans she has put in place to compensate farmers who were restricted under the 12 Bens destocking scheme but who have received no payment in 2014; if she has consulted with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding these farmers; and if those of existing ASOS schemes are entitled to a compensating payment in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Contracts: Discussion (21 Oct 2014)

Seán Kyne: I welcome our guests. I wish to put a number of questions to Dr. Davis. Reference was made to the Scottish model, the Welsh model, etc. In the studies it compiled, did IBEC compare Ireland with its EU partners in terms of establishing what is the best procurement model? Is there a need to establish a separate working group - similar to that which obtains in respect of SMEs under the...