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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Kenny: 58. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons that were affected by the tax relief changes to private health insurance in budget 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27603/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: The Benefits of e-Conveyancing: Discussion (25 Jun 2014)

Seán Kenny: My third question follows on from Mr. Dorgan's point that some people do not ask legal practitioners about how good they are. They just want to know how much the service will cost. I represent Priory Hall, a new development built approximately six or seven years ago. More than 100 people purchased its apartments. Their solicitors handled the conveyancing-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: The Benefits of e-Conveyancing: Discussion (25 Jun 2014)

Seán Kenny: -----despite the fact that the compliance certificates were not in order and, in some respects, the development was not fully compliant with the planning permissions. Some would claim that the solicitors who handled the conveyancing for those who bought the apartments should have seen these problems. I understand that there are different practices in different parts of the country but light...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: The Benefits of e-Conveyancing: Discussion (25 Jun 2014)

Seán Kenny: I thank the Law Society, the Property Registration Authority-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: The Benefits of e-Conveyancing: Discussion (25 Jun 2014)

Seán Kenny: I thank all the witnesses for their presentations. By how much will e-conveyancing reduce legal fees for a prospective home purchaser? Will e-conveyancing reduce the workload of legal practitioners so they can make savings which they can pass on to their clients?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Luas Cross City Line and Future of Public Transport in Dublin: National Transport Authority (25 Jun 2014)

Seán Kenny: I asked a question about the growth in services. The fact that passenger numbers on buses and rail increased recently is very welcome. It is a very welcome sign. It shows that the economy may be improving. There was a sharp decline in people using buses because people were out of work but that trend has been reversed, which is a very hopeful sign that will probably lead to a growth in bus...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Luas Cross City Line and Future of Public Transport in Dublin: National Transport Authority (25 Jun 2014)

Seán Kenny: On security on the Luas, there are concerns about anti-social behaviour and, in particular, pickpocketing on the route from Heuston Station to the city centre. When tourists get off the train at Heuston, they have their backpacks with cameras and wallets. Often, pickpocketing takes place on the Luas. I acknowledge that there are warnings about it. It is very problematic as a person can...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Luas Cross City Line and Future of Public Transport in Dublin: National Transport Authority (25 Jun 2014)

Seán Kenny: Will Mr. Murphy respond to the point about the Dawson Street Luas stop?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Luas Cross City Line and Future of Public Transport in Dublin: National Transport Authority (25 Jun 2014)

Seán Kenny: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Luas Cross City Line and Future of Public Transport in Dublin: National Transport Authority (25 Jun 2014)

Seán Kenny: I welcome Mr. Murphy and Mr. Creegan to the meeting. The main reason we invited them here is to discuss the city centre Luas works. However, there are wider issues to be discussed also. This is a good opportunity to discuss them. With regard to the Luas construction around College Green and on to Nassau Street, we are really contemplating a city centre construction site. I live in Raheny...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Nursing Education (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kenny: 196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of general nursing CAO places offered by Dublin City University in 2009 to 2013, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26840/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kenny: 282. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of social welfare payments through Donaghmede post office, Dublin 13, in the years 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26841/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kenny: 399. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans for a further recruitment drive in the Defence Forces later this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26838/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Pathologists (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kenny: 470. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she expects the post of deputy assistant State pathologist to be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26837/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Charges (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kenny: 676. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details in tabular form by railway station the amount of money collected in parking charges by Iarnród Éireann in 2012 and 2013; the pricing structure for car-parking in each of the stations concerned; the proportion of the funds collected that has been used to refurbish stations; and if he will make a...

Industrial Development (Forfás Dissolution) Bill 2013: From the Seanad (19 Jun 2014)

Seán Kenny: Amendments Nos. 1 to 6, inclusive, from the Seanad are cognate and will be discussed together.

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment ) Act 1998: Motions (19 Jun 2014)

Seán Kenny: I should have said earlier that Deputy Pringle is sharing time with Deputy Clare Daly and Deputy Ruth Coppinger. Is that agreed? Agreed. Both Deputies will have 2.5 minutes each. I will have to be strict because the debate must conclude after 45 minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Suicide Prevention in Prisons: Irish Institute of Naturopathic Medicine (18 Jun 2014)

Seán Kenny: Would the pilot project be carried it out in a particular prison or would a sample of prisoners be taken from the prison system as whole?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: International Students (17 Jun 2014)

Seán Kenny: 244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being being taken in the US to attract additional students to come to Ireland to study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25620/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (17 Jun 2014)

Seán Kenny: 511. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the works that were carried out in Howth Harbour in 2012 and 2013 under the fishery harbour and coastal infrastructure capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25619/14]