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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Data (8 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the average cost of each jobseeker's allowance claim for each of the years from 2011 to date in 2015 ; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35052/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Live Register Data (8 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the differing exit rates from the live register in 2015 to date in tabular form for single persons who are over 26 years of age and who are under 26 years of age on reduced rates; for persons with adult dependents and with adult and child dependents; and for single parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35053/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Live Register Data (8 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons on the live register in September 2011 and September 2015 in tabular form who are single claimants over 26 years of age and who are under 26 years of age on reduced rates; who have adult dependants or adult and child dependants; and who are single parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit Payments (8 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 43. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of extending jobseeker's benefit to the self-employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35055/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (7 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: On the broadcasting remit, I welcome the Minister's presence at the committee. I have a huge concern about taking any aspect of the television licence away from An Post. I would not like it to go out from the committee that we were in any way suggesting that. The television licence represents a massive part of An Post's basic income stream. We have had an awful lot of people jumping up...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (7 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Minister could do a lot of us a favour. The suggestion was made by a member from the Opposition, but it would do a lot of us a favour if the Minister was to kill that now. The Minister knows my views on the television licence. I never suggested a redistribution of the television licence. There is a massive anomaly in public service broadcasting funding. I do not distinguish...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (7 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome that. It is very good news. Postmasters would be levitating with rage if the concept of putting it out to tender was there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (7 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Rugby World Cup matches.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (7 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Rugby World Cup is currently being broadcast by TV3 but it does not have a €183 million cushion. It must sell advertising and generate its revenue streams, getting into a competitive market with RTE. It must come out by winning the rights, providing a public service broadcast remit. There is a massive imbalance there. Whether this is corrected through advertising or the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (7 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I apologise for interrupting but 50% of the existing sound and vision scheme goes to RTE.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (7 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: It was €3.5 million in 2014.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (7 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: It must be taken up with the Department so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (7 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Many of the broadcasters are not looking for a handout but rather a level playing field in advertising. Their advertising pool has been shrunk because a State-subsidised entity is hoovering up revenue in many cases in a very competitive advertising environment. That has been put on the table as being unfair. With regard to salaries, if Irish Water or the HSE had to get a technological...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (7 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am waiting to see it reported.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (7 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I doubt that.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (7 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 144. To ask the Minister for Health when he will respond to correspondence, dated 19 June 2015, from this Deputy's concerning the funding deficit at an organisation (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34862/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction Services Provision (7 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 149. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make the provision of fertility treatment, specifically in vitro fertilisation and iIntracytoplasmic sperm injection, more readily available; the provisions that he will introduce to lessen the financial burden on couples who find themselves in the position of seeking these types of treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Capital Assistance Scheme Applications (7 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 189. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for an update and date for approval of an application for additional funding by a housing association (details supplied) in County Limerick under the capital assistance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34824/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Capital Assistance Scheme Applications (7 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 191. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when an application by an organisation (details supplied) under the capital assistance scheme will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34863/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Capital Assistance Scheme Applications (7 Oct 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 192. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when an application for a rehabilitation centre (details supplied) in County Limerick under the capital assistance scheme will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34864/15]