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Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

Alan Farrell: I will stay on the pension issue because the next one would probably require a long preamble. For the Comptroller and Auditor General, this is probably not a dissimilar question in terms of the accumulated balances in the pension control account. We have been provided with a briefing note which is quite thorough. My knowledge of pension law is not great. Mr. Brownlee has outlined that the...

Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

Alan Farrell: I see.

Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

Alan Farrell: Last year.

Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

Alan Farrell: It will be a year. In other words, it is done.

Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

Alan Farrell: Does that cover the accumulated balances in the pension control account as well?

Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

Alan Farrell: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

Alan Farrell: Presumably with that would have to come financial support from the State given demographics, etc.

Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

Alan Farrell: I understand, Mr. Brownlee.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Provision (29 Mar 2017)

Alan Farrell: 185. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of meetings of the dedicated project steering group for metro north to date; the details of the membership of the steering group; the details of each stage of the work to be undertaken by the steering group; the timeframe for the completion of each stage of this work programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Expenditure Programme (22 Mar 2017)

Alan Farrell: 26. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Capital Plan 2016-2021, specifically with regard to metro north, the DART extension and DART underground; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13997/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects Status (22 Mar 2017)

Alan Farrell: 27. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of metro north and the projected timeline for delivery of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13996/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Disability Services Provision (22 Mar 2017)

Alan Farrell: 100. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to the creation of an ombudsman with sole responsibility for overseeing the disability sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14284/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (22 Mar 2017)

Alan Farrell: 124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide information on the enrolment and waiting list levels for each primary level school in Swords, County Dublin; the details of the factors his Department used in its demographic analysis to determine demand in the coming years; the action he will take to resolve the capacity issue in Swords for the coming academic year; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Protection (22 Mar 2017)

Alan Farrell: 179. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the action he will take to tackle coastal erosion at The Burrow, Portrane; the way in which his Department's approach to the situation facing residents in The Burrow has changed following the recent ministerial visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14281/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (22 Mar 2017)

Alan Farrell: 183. To ask the Minister for Health the details of his Department's approach regarding recent issues at a disability service (details supplied) in Portrane, with particular regard to the poor condition of accommodation for service users and investigations into reported irregularities in the bank accounts of some users; the action he will take to ensure the most vulnerable in society, who are...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (22 Mar 2017)

Alan Farrell: 260. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action his Department will take in assisting the community in Lusk and its environs in achieving their goals following an analysis of the Lusk Community Sports Plan 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14282/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (21 Mar 2017)

Alan Farrell: 279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure greater opportunities and courses are provided to train teachers to teach through the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13210/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (21 Mar 2017)

Alan Farrell: 280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current levels of demand for places in gaelcholáistí across the country; the extent to which his Department's recent demographic analysis took into account the demand for places in gaelscoileanna and gaelcholáistí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13211/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (21 Mar 2017)

Alan Farrell: 281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he is taking to ensure more communities are provided with access to gaelscoileanna and gaelcholáistí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13212/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (21 Mar 2017)

Alan Farrell: 661. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the action she is taking to support the Irish language; the initiatives she will enact to make the use of the Irish language more commonplace; the action she will take to further promote the use of the Irish language in the EU as Brexit approaches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13213/17]