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Financial Resolution No. 4: Stamp Duties - Rates (8 Oct 2019)

Seán Sherlock: With respect, I heard a Deputy say "Vótáil".

Financial Resolutions - Financial Resolution No. 1: Tobacco Products Tax (8 Oct 2019)

Seán Sherlock: As regards Financial Resolution No. 1, I ask the Minister for Health to consider the excessive cost of nicotine replacement therapies, including chewing gums and lozenges. There are many people who are not on the medical card scheme and wish to give up smoking through the use of alternative sources of nicotine as they wean themselves off the product. However, the cost of these products is...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Functions (8 Oct 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 165. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has requested the office of the chief scientific adviser on occasions to advise the Government; and if so, when and the matters on which the advice was sought. [40892/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Data (8 Oct 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 211. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid to private occupational therapists by the HSE to deal with assessment of needs backlogs by county; the amount paid to each private occupational therapy operator; and the number of children seen by each operator in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [40607/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (8 Oct 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 376. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce a refuse waiver for persons with disabilities; the specific GDPR obstacles in respect of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40608/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Centres (8 Oct 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 523. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the engagement she or her officials have had on a centre (details supplied). [40650/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 27. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding secured for a new Garda headquarters in Macroom, County Cork; and the timelines agreed. [40163/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commission on the Future of Policing (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 29. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when his attention was drawn to the new divisional structures by the Garda Commissioner; and the date senior gardaí were informed of the new structures of Garda headquarters in the regions. [40164/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 290. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of funding for an area (details supplied); and when works will commence. [40179/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Applications (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 337. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive the fuel allowance. [40212/19]

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (2 Oct 2019)

Seán Sherlock: What about "The Late Late Show"? The Healy-Raes are regulars on that. The Deputy has to thank it too.

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (2 Oct 2019)

Seán Sherlock: I do not propose to detain the House at this hour of the night with the three T's or a typical Second Stage speech on everything I know about broadcasting on the island of Ireland. I will endeavour to stick to the legislative proposal before us. I have a question about the proposal for the broadcasting funding scheme to be administered by the BAI to provide a bursary grants scheme for...

UN Climate Action Summit: Statements (2 Oct 2019)

Seán Sherlock: I want to deal with the issue of financing. If we are to have climate action, there is the climate action fund. The Minister has stated previously that it is the intention of the Government to use the reserves from them National Oil Reserves Agency, NORA, and that if there is any surplus within that reserve, it would be used for the purposes of the actions contained within the climate...

Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 Oct 2019)

Seán Sherlock: I am a constituency colleague of the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, and I accept his response. I do not wish to score a political point on this matter. However, there is an issue in respect of the administration of justice. The Topical Issue matter referred specifically to the new operating structures of An Garda Síochána in Tipperary. It is also a major concern in north...

Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 Oct 2019)

Seán Sherlock: I support the legislation. I submitted a parliamentary question on 13 November 2018 and I will give the reference number for the information of the Minister of State's officials. It was Question No. 277, reference number 46967/18. In it I asked specifically about the number of recorded knife crimes in the country. I subsequently received correspondence from the CSO, specifically from the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (2 Oct 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 238. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when illness benefit arrears will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [40058/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (2 Oct 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 239. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision on a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be expedited. [40066/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizen and Community Measures: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Seán Sherlock: I am delighted to be in the presence of the gentlemen from Tipperary again. One of the committee's first actions was to visit Tipperary and it was a very useful tutorial for us. Speaking for myself, I was largely ignorant of the work that was being done by the Tipperary Energy Agency and we certainly learned a great deal from that visit. I am not sure how long ago that was, but if we are to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizen and Community Measures: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Seán Sherlock: If that is possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizen and Community Measures: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Seán Sherlock: We could then respond and it would be a matter of public record.