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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Medical Waste Disposal (2 Jul 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 553. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the groups he has met since his appointment in regard to the bin waiver scheme for persons with incontinence and a disability. [27535/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Anti-Social Behaviour (2 Jul 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 580. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of all reported anti-social behaviour on Irish Rail services in 2018 to 1 June 2019, by route; and the actions of Irish Rail in response to the incidents. [27500/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (2 Jul 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 581. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the funding for the sports capital fund will be released. [27501/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Maternity Services (2 Jul 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 613. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the result of a trialled baby box for new parents; and her plans to roll out the scheme nationally. [27536/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Widow's Pension Eligibility (2 Jul 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 628. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is entitled to a pension under the contributions of their late spouse. [27495/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ministerial Meetings (2 Jul 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 710. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has met with officials from Cork City Council in 2019 regarding the funding of a centre (details supplied). [27499/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ministerial Meetings (2 Jul 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 714. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of times she has engaged with officials formally regarding a centre (details supplied) since April 2019. [27498/19]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Postal Services (27 Jun 2019)

Seán Sherlock: With all due respect to the Minister, we have not had sight of the McKinsey report. The decision was not based on the efficiency model.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Postal Services (27 Jun 2019)

Seán Sherlock: It is more than scepticism.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Postal Services (27 Jun 2019)

Seán Sherlock: I am advocating a more rigorous political examination of decisions.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Postal Services (27 Jun 2019)

Seán Sherlock: I express my solidarity with the more than 200 workers who find themselves in a position where they are going to lose their jobs. There are some 240 jobs, 161 part time and 79 full time, on the line at the Cork mails centre. I anticipate that the Minister will tell us he has no operational involvement in decisions of this nature. It is important, however, that we have an opportunity to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Postal Services (27 Jun 2019)

Seán Sherlock: Is that not the point? We do not know which of the centres was the most efficient. We have not had sight of the McKinsey report so we do not know for sure which of the centres was the least efficient. This was a political decision. I believe An Post went for the political path of least resistance. The Cork mails centre was sacrificed on the altar on that basis. I was hoping that in...

Carers: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jun 2019)

Seán Sherlock: I support the motion. I want to focus on one aspect of the issue relating to the submission made by Family Carers Ireland, FCI, in respect of the transport and mobility scheme. The mobility allowance and motorised transport grant was withdrawn in 2013. I quote from a very sensible submission it made, which states:The failure to replace the Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Active Travel and Urban Planning Focusing on Cycling: Discussion (26 Jun 2019)

Seán Sherlock: This has been very interesting so far. I thank the witnesses for their contributions because they have certainly broadened my perspective regarding the issue of cycling and what can be delivered. From listening to the witnesses, one thing strikes me. There seems to be a common denominator based on my interpretation of what they said. If we look at Cambridge, Brussels or Manchester, we can...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Active Travel and Urban Planning Focusing on Cycling: Discussion (26 Jun 2019)

Seán Sherlock: Mr. Deegan pulls in advocates and the Chris Boardmans of this world because they are influencers - stars, so to speak, to borrow that awful phrase that has been used by Mr. Johnson and his like - to begin to change the mindset and to begin to influence politicians, and then we see it flowing within the system, as it were.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Active Travel and Urban Planning Focusing on Cycling: Discussion (26 Jun 2019)

Seán Sherlock: I would love to talk forever but I have only five minutes. Could I hear about the Brussels and Cambridge experience because Cambridge is a university town while Brussels is, arguably, a cosmopolitan university city that is very international? I imagine that it is easier to roll out cycling infrastructure in a place with a lot of students. The witnesses talk about the Cambridge busway and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Active Travel and Urban Planning Focusing on Cycling: Discussion (26 Jun 2019)

Seán Sherlock: Can that tool be plugged into any scenario?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Active Travel and Urban Planning Focusing on Cycling: Discussion (26 Jun 2019)

Seán Sherlock: The Netherlands has reached 7%. Are the local authorities driving that or is it the government?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2019)

Seán Sherlock: I am the last person standing and many of my questions have been answered so I will not detain the witnesses or the Chairman. I thank the delegation as this has been a very clear-headed and lucid presentation that has gone a long way towards helping my understanding of the matter, and particularly the timelines. It was a very good idea to give us the timelines in respect of the company's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2019)

Seán Sherlock: That is what I cannot understand.