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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (8 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: 149. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if work is underway on drawing up a new strategy to tackle the problem of homelessness in advance of the expiry of the current strategy this year. [21880/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service Expenditure (8 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: 152. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if additional resources will be made available to the Legal Aid Board to enhance the support, advice and information available to persons in financial difficulties such as mortgage arrears. [21817/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service Expenditure (8 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: 152. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if additional resources will be made available to the Legal Aid Board to enhance the support, advice and information available to persons in financial difficulties such as mortgage arrears. [21817/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Employment Rights Issues (8 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: 170. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when it is envisaged that the newly constituted Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission will be in a position to examine and report on the effects of Section 37 of the 1998 Employment Equality Act; and if he will indicate a timeframe for implementing the recommendations, if any, on legislative changes. [21876/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Threat (8 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: 193. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the progress of measures introduced to combat the effects of the ash die-back disease. [21866/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Passports (8 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: 194. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date in reforming the horse registration and passport scheme in view of the recent shortcomings identified. [21875/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Supply (8 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: 211. To ask the Minister for Health the measures in place to identify and prevent the importation of drugs, prescription or otherwise, purchased on the internet in view of the dangers of the consumption of same without medical direction or supervision. [21863/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Calming Measures (8 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: 245. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if any standard designs for traffic calming measures, such as ramps exist; and if directions will be given to local authorities on the construction of traffic calming features in order that the quality and durability of same will be assured across the country. [21813/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driving Tests (8 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: 246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details on the way the standard of driving test examination are assured across the country particularly in view of the extraordinary differences in pass rates from centre to centre. [21814/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transformational Potential of Cloud Computing: Discussion with Microsoft Ireland (7 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: The US Department of Defense deals with sensitive material. What system would it use?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transformational Potential of Cloud Computing: Discussion with Microsoft Ireland (7 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: Ms Hallahan mentioned a few things, including security and privacy which are primary concerns. I remember that we received something from the Oireachtas IT unit stating that, as cloud computing services are located outside the State, security cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, it is obviously an issue in here as well. Ms Hallahan said she was doing her best to reassure organisations, so how...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Groceries Sector: Discussion (7 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the representatives and thank them for their presentations. It is a very exciting industry and always has been but was somewhat overshadowed during the past decade by the Celtic tiger when some people thought there were better things on offer but clearly there was not. It is therefore good to see the sustainable indigenous industry in agriculture. Perhaps Mr. Cormac Healy would...

Housing (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (2 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: Although technical in nature, this Housing (Amendment) Bill touches upon some very important housing issues. Our local authorities remain central to housing provision and meeting the housing needs of communities. The various provisions in this Bill will strengthen the role of local authorities, and in particular the Bill makes clear that the design of a rent scheme is a function reserved...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: It goes without saying that repossessions should be the very last resort in cases of mortgage default or mortgage arrears. However, to be a last resort a measure must actually be possible. An unintended consequence of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 has prevented repossession from being the last and final option for financial institutions. This became apparent as a result of...

Order of Business (30 Apr 2013)

Seán Kyne: When will the Report and Final Stages of the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill be taken in the House? It was on the Order Paper and I believe it has been removed. A number people are waiting to have their minor convictions expunged.

Companies Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2013)

Seán Kyne: At the recent regional consultation meeting in Galway on the Action Plan for Jobs 2013 a local businessman lamented the time he had to devote to navigating regulatory issues. He contended - correctly, in my view - that the time spent on such issues was not time spent on strengthening and growing his business. Almost all of the businesspeople who spoke at the meeting told of difficulties in...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Offshore Islands (25 Apr 2013)

Seán Kyne: 125. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the funding, both the amount and source, provided to Inishboffin from his Department in 2012. [19672/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Offshore Islands (25 Apr 2013)

Seán Kyne: 148. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the funding, both the amount and source, provided to Inishboffin from his Department in 2012. [19671/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision (25 Apr 2013)

Seán Kyne: 233. To ask the Minister for Health if he will indicate a timetable for an implementation plan for the national neurorehabilitation strategy which was developed by his Department [19673/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Presidency Issues (25 Apr 2013)

Seán Kyne: 234. To ask the Minister for Health in advance of Ireland's hosting of the European Month of the Brain as part of the EU Presidency, the measures being taken to reduce waiting times for neurological medical consultations. [19674/13]