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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Eligibility (19 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: 672. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a person is eligible to apply for the housing aid for older people scheme if they have lifetime right of residency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47612/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (19 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: 673. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the grant aid available to support the construction of a wastewater treatment facility for group sewerage schemes; the results of the previous pilot scheme completed on group sewerage schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47621/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water Funding (19 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: 675. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to provide funding in 2020 to Uisce Éireann for the provision of a sewerage system for Ahascragh, County Galway in view of the fact that it is the only midland wastewater treatment facility discharging raw sewerage into a watercourse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47628/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: The winter initiative is being launched today but there is a specific problem in Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe. Two thirds of the public health nurse posts in the community are vacant. Oncology and chemotherapy patients in the hospital cannot be discharged because of the embargo and the shortage of public health nurses. Will the Minister intervene directly to address this issue? There...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Procurement Regulations (14 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: The €25,000 threshold has been in place for approximately a decade. As the Minister will be aware, the thresholds are reviewed every two years at EU level and they have increased incrementally. The EU thresholds were last increased at the end of 2018, yet the thresholds here remain stagnant. We need to encourage as many local businesses as possible to avail of public contracts. One...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Procurement Regulations (14 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: On the Minister's final point, we need to examine the whole-of-life impact rather than just ticking a green box. Unfortunately, that is what is happening, and we have previously had a discussion on the matter. While the OGP is great from the perspective of centralising policy on the matter, it is not responsible for procurement but only for the setting down of the rules in that regard....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Procurement Regulations (14 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: 11. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the public procurement threshold will be increased from €25,000 in view of the impact same is having on SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46498/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Procurement Regulations (14 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: We need to facilitate SMEs in participating in public procurement in every way possible. Every minute, the Government spends €16,000 on buying in goods and services and we need to support innovation and greater access to public procurement contracts for SMEs, small business and micro-enterprise across this country.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (14 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: 22. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if green procurement will be incorporated into the public procurement code; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46499/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (14 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: 156. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he has taken with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to support the production of domestic biomass to supply Lanesboro and Shannonbridge power stations in advance of the decision by the ESB not to proceed with planning for both plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46928/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: The Irish Wheelchair Association, IWA, said it is determined to close the Cuisle holiday resort in 16 days, regardless of capital funding being put in place. This is the only wheelchair-specific holiday resort in Ireland and the UK that can support those with a high level of dependency. Hundreds of thousands of euro in public funds and donations have gone into the Cuisle centre, where some...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (13 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the difference in the VAT registration threshold for the sale of services versus the sale of goods; if he will review the anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46497/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (13 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: 80. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider providing income tax relief for the long-term lease of residential homes to address security of tenure in view of the success of a similar measure in the agricultural sector under section 664 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 as amended by the Finance Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46496/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: It was clear from Bord na Móna announcements in the first half of the year that there would be a major need for redeployment of staff. Why then did we have to wait until last Monday for the skills audit to start at Mountdillon? Mountdillon and Blackwater have been named but when will the audit happen at the 15 other Bord na Móna sites? What specific steps are being taken by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: The SEAI needs to get on the ground and encourage contractors to get involved and get the qualifications. We want the jobs to be filled locally and not by people from some other jurisdiction.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: I have made a detailed submission to the committee and I hope it will be considered. It dovetails with the earlier presentation by Mr. Joe Healy. The IFA made a valid proposal, which is that the test relating to farming replicate what is already in primary legislation in the way of agriculture relief. It is of fundamental importance that there be consistency across government in this area...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: I hear exactly what Mr. Redmond says. I do not disagree with it. I wholeheartedly agree that if one has more means, one pays more. That is a fundamental tenet of the scheme, and should be a fundamental tenet of the scheme, but I vehemently oppose the fact that if one has a single asset that one pays three times for it. Let me make it clear to Mr. Redmond. The Department is drafting the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: I will comment on that very briefly as I am not going to get involved in this to any greater extent. The statistics I have given in terms of the 9,000 are from the HSE and relate to the nursing homes support scheme. They are on foot of a reply to a parliamentary question. I believe many older people and their families do not want to rent out their properties. That is fair enough. That is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: That is why it needs to be changed. What is going on is immoral.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Power Plant Closures (12 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: The two plants are clear of debt and have a ten-year life span without any major refit being required. No decision should be made on decommissioning either plant until all potential future options for their use are considered. The last thing we need is replication of the short-sighted decision to decommission the sugar beet processing facilities in Carlow and Mallow which has led to the...