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Order of Business (3 Jul 2014)

Timmy Dooley: What I seek to establish is the intention of the Government.

Order of Business (3 Jul 2014)

Timmy Dooley: The Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, is in wind-down mode.

Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2014)

Timmy Dooley: The Minister has traded in those things for fair money as well.

Oil and Gas Fiscal System Review: Statements (3 Jul 2014)

Timmy Dooley: Too long.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (3 Jul 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 209. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of a GP service in Feakle, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28877/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Provision (2 Jul 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 54. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a permission to marry abroad certificate will be issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28732/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (2 Jul 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 154. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare in view of the decision of 17 June 2014, regarding discretionary medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28573/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Relief Eligibility (1 Jul 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 130. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a couple were refused mortgage interest relief for portions of a loan drawn down in the qualifying period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28100/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility (1 Jul 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 352. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare will not be eligible for a disadvantaged area scheme payment in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27849/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (1 Jul 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 496. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare in view of the decision of 17 June 2014 regarding discretionary medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28085/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (1 Jul 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 603. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected start date for construction at a rail stop at Crusheen on the Ennis to Galway line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27936/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Safety (26 Jun 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 10. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the further actions he will take to improve road safety here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27351/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Safety (26 Jun 2014)

Timmy Dooley: The Minister might update us on his position on road safety and on the work of the Road Safety Authority in particular. As he is aware, Gay Byrne, as the Chair of that organisation, is about to leave that position. He might reflect on recent comments made by Bob Olsen, the head of the Garda Inspectorate, when he talked about the lack of investment by the Department of Justice and Equality...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Safety (26 Jun 2014)

Timmy Dooley: In the Minister's response to my colleague, Deputy McConalogue, he talked about the strength of the Garda force and that it may be stronger than it might be if we had been in government. Notwithstanding his views in that regard, it is a fact that the level of enforcement of the law as it relates to road safety has been compromised in recent years. He spoke of the trends emerging this year...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Safety (26 Jun 2014)

Timmy Dooley: The Government has starved them of resources.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Safety (26 Jun 2014)

Timmy Dooley: The Minister's description of a trend applies there too.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Cycling Safety (26 Jun 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 7. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a recent research project which finds that a large number of cycling accidents are unreported; the actions he will take to improve cyclist safety; if he is satisfied with the state of disrepair of many of urban cycle lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27348/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Cycling Safety (26 Jun 2014)

Timmy Dooley: Research carried out by Trinity College College shows that cyclists are eight times more likely to die on the roads compared with other vehicle users. How does the Minister propose to address the situation where so many urban cycle lanes have fallen into disrepair? Will he outline any legislative or investment proposal he has to encourage people to make the shift away from individual...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Cycling Safety (26 Jun 2014)

Timmy Dooley: There is a clear need for significant investment in cycleways, some of which are entering a state of disrepair, particularly in urban areas. In addition, there is insufficient co-ordination among the various parties when road construction projects are under way where, for instance, different contractors might be digging different sections of roadway. The cyclist is often forgotten. The NTA...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Sports Capital Programme Administration (26 Jun 2014)

Timmy Dooley: Absolutely.