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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (6 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 143. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take steps to bring the cost of xalacom eyedrops here in line with other countries, such as Spain in which the over-the-counter cost is between a quarter and a third of the cost in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48527/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (5 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 143. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 23 September 2021, the 22 stations that will have their lifts upgraded by the end of 2021; the start and end dates of these works in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48162/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (5 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 144. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 23 September 2021, the 52 stations that are set for major investment up to 2024; the form this investment will take in each instance; the start and end dates of these works in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48163/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (5 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 145. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 23 September 2021, the full list of DART and commuter stations currently using the lift call system in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48164/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (5 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 146. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 23 September 2021, the 15 DART and commuter stations that will introduce the lift call system in 2021; when the system will be introduced in each station in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48165/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (5 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the lack of a co-educational, non-denominational secondary school in the Killester, Raheny and Clontarf school planning area; her plans to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47489/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (5 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 412. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will take steps to secure the wooded lands owned by her Department (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48161/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 (5 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank our guests for their presentation and for coming in. My concern relates to the points the Chairman made. This legislation may be creating an easier path for retention and by doing so, could be undermining the EU directives that are there to protect the public interest and the environment. The legislation could be making the situation worse than it is. I accept that it does not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 (5 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 (5 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: That would mean a total of approximately €15 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 (5 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: Is the expectation that those fines will cease soon?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 (5 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: Sure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 (5 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: There is no proposal in the heads to extend the timeframes for the public participation elements despite the fact that substitute applications, by their very nature, are much more complex than an ordinary planning application. To assess them and make an informed submission, from a full participation point of view, would take a great deal of time. Will Mr. Kelly consider extending those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 (5 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I appreciate that. Finally, the test for exceptional circumstances is a core issue here. Perhaps Mr. Kelly will explain the Department's thinking on it, particularly regarding how it accords with paragraph 57 of C-215/06 and the definition of the Act in terms of meeting the three conditions set out by the Court of Justice of the European Union. Effectively, there are three conditions -...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 (5 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: If section 177B is repealed, how will a local authority or any other body direct a party to apply for substitute consent? I have a few other questions, but Mr. Kelly might take that one now.