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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Housing Provision (10 Nov 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 335. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if individual families can offer shelter on a short-term or on a long-term basis to orphaned children from the Syrian crisis; how individual families can support, in a concrete way, families seeking refuge here from the Syrian crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39521/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Advance Health Care Directives (10 Nov 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 366. To ask the Minister for Health his legislative plans in respect of the issue of the do not resuscitate code, particularly in cases where a person is at end-of-life and there are no written instructions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39067/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (10 Nov 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 454. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on an application for a medical card by persons (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39587/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Nov 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a child (details supplied) is being refused a full-time special needs assistant in order to attend school; if the decision not to award this support can be reversed, as the situation is causing distress to the child's family and parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39407/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Schemes (10 Nov 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 565. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the supports available to the hotel and hospitality sector for reducing energy costs; his plans to provide additional supports to the sector in relation to energy costs and energy efficiencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39210/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland Expenditure (10 Nov 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 601. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if unspent moneys awarded by his Department for festivals will be allocated to other festival committees, even though the festival would have taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39584/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: DART Underground and Expansion Projects: National Transport Authority (5 Nov 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I refer to the extension of the M7 coach service to Tralee and Killarney in the recent past and the decision to disallow pick-ups at towns on the routes from Limerick to Tralee and Limerick to Killarney, including Abbeyfeale, Castleisland and Newcastlewest. The witnesses might come back to me on that. The second issue will come as no surprise to the Chairman or Mr. Creegan. I am absolutely...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: DART Underground and Expansion Projects: National Transport Authority (5 Nov 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: -----as there are jobs being held up which cannot be filled in rural hackney companies due to the intransigence of the National Transport Authority. I met the taxi committee of the National Transport Authority and received a very fair hearing from the taxi representatives themselves, especially the rural ones. Lo and behold, after a very positive meeting and engagement, it was nailed by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: DART Underground and Expansion Projects: National Transport Authority (5 Nov 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I want to know what the NTA is doing about this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: DART Underground and Expansion Projects: National Transport Authority (5 Nov 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Out of how many applications?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: DART Underground and Expansion Projects: National Transport Authority (5 Nov 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: That is what I meant.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: DART Underground and Expansion Projects: National Transport Authority (5 Nov 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I have been raising this issue for the past four years. Is it fair to ask somebody who applies for a hackney licence in Mitchelstown where the post office in Bantry is?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: DART Underground and Expansion Projects: National Transport Authority (5 Nov 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I will ask the question again. Is it fair that a hackney driver in Mitchelstown who will cover parts of counties Limerick and Tipperary and north east Cork should be expected to know where the post office in Bantry is, given that it is as far away from Mitchelstown as O'Connell Street in Dublin?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: DART Underground and Expansion Projects: National Transport Authority (5 Nov 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Therefore, it does not matter that he or she can drive the hackney in County Limerick and County Tipperary. He or she does not need to know anything about Kilfinane, Cahir, Skeheenarinky or Kilbehenny which he or she will service. The NTA is happy that he or she does not have to know the area he or she is servicing, but he or she has to know about an area almost 200 miles away. If he or...

Finance Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I wish to draw attention to the amateur theatrics we had here less than an hour ago and to the false indignation and so-called concern in regard to the Finance Bill and the time allocated for this debate. Neither the Sinn Féin nor Fianna Fáil spokespersons on finance, nor anyone from either party is present now. They will come in and huff and puff about the level of debate on this...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Nov 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: She definitely will not come in then.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Nov 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Could the Comptroller and Auditor General clarify where the college stands now on the 2015 work in terms of governance, oversight and record keeping? Has there been substantial change there?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Nov 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Is the Comptroller and Auditor General happy that the 2015 accounts will be presented in 2016 along with the 2012, 2013 and 2014 accounts?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Nov 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: How long, in your estimation, will it be before the college is up to speed and running a normal set of accounts?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Nov 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Is that from an audit statement point of view?