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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (29 May 2018)

Brendan Ryan: 251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are no architects immediately available with his Department to take on the work of the final sign off to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23410/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Procedures (24 May 2018)

Brendan Ryan: 74. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which a person (details supplied) can seek recourse from the State in cases in which the State Claims Agency refused to reimburse a person who had their property damaged by An Garda Síochána during a lawful raid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22940/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Procedures (24 May 2018)

Brendan Ryan: 77. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation to rectify an apparent inconsistency (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23010/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (22 May 2018)

Brendan Ryan: 613. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the basis on which his Department approved the grant of funding under the local infrastructure housing activation fund for the Donabate distributor road in circumstances in which this road is being constructed in breach of planning permission granted by An Bord Pleanála on 19 July 2011 (details supplied); the oversight...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (22 May 2018)

Brendan Ryan: 614. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps his Department is taking to enforce compliance by Fingal County Council with regard to the provisions of planning permission; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the council has requested the contractor working on the Donabate distributor road to now include an upgrade to the local water supply in the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (15 May 2018)

Brendan Ryan: 132. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) that holds a primary medical certificate will be permitted to sell their car and buy a second hand automatic whilst retaining existing benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20815/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (15 May 2018)

Brendan Ryan: 599. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation to ban developers and builders advertising new development housing units as Price on Application, POA, (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21328/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (10 May 2018)

Brendan Ryan: 11. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to introduce flexible working time and shift arrangements to improve the work-life balance for Defence Forces members in particular for those who have family commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20437/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medical Services (10 May 2018)

Brendan Ryan: 16. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to change the need for compulsory medical examinations for serving Defence Forces members over 40 years of age; the rationale for compulsory medical examinations for persons over 40 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20435/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Training (10 May 2018)

Brendan Ryan: 30. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to introduce technical apprenticeships for aircraft maintenance; the number of apprenticeships the Defence Forces offer across disciplines; his further plans to increase this number or introduce more in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20436/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (8 May 2018)

Brendan Ryan: 106. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the Syria Donor Conference; the measures Ireland is undertaking to press EU and UN member states to pursue a full diplomatic resolution to the Syrian conflict and increase humanitarian assistance to displaced Syrians who require better solutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20160/18]

Mental Health Parity Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 May 2018)

Brendan Ryan: I commend Deputy James Browne for his work on this Bill and express the support of the Labour Party for it. Ireland, and indeed the world, has come a long way in respect of mental health but a lot remains to be done. It is poignant that we are discussing Second Stage of the Bill at this point, given that the Darkness Into Light event run by Pieta House takes place on 12 May, a little over a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (2 May 2018)

Brendan Ryan: 116. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a general practitioner practice (details supplied) which has closed; his views on the impact such a closure has on patient files; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19147/18]

Order of Business (1 May 2018)

Brendan Ryan: On the final comment made by Deputy Mattie McGrath, my response to the telephone call about today's business was that the Labour Party view was that ten minutes would be insufficient for the Minister and that he should be allowed one hour to respond if he so wished, to which the response was that the Minister thought ten minutes would be enough.

Order of Business (1 May 2018)

Brendan Ryan: Yes.

Other Questions: Airport Development Projects (24 Apr 2018)

Brendan Ryan: 33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reconsider the appointment of Fingal County Council as the noise regulator for Dublin Airport in view of the response from local residents and the reliance the council has on rate-based income and the perception that the regulator needs to be seen as an independent stakeholder; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Other Questions: Airport Development Projects (24 Apr 2018)

Brendan Ryan: There have been variations on this question today and on previous occasions, but I make no apology for raising it again. I want the Minister to reconsider this issue. It is my intention to remind him of the relationship that exists between Fingal and Dublin Airport. It is a commercial relationship and the decision should be reconsidered.

Other Questions: Airport Development Projects (24 Apr 2018)

Brendan Ryan: The issue at hand is that a commercial relationship exists between Fingal County Council and the Dublin Airport Authority. The Minister knows that. If he was on this side of the House, he would be doing exactly what we are doing. In fact, the Dublin Airport Authority is the single biggest ratepayer to Fingal County Council. I am not questioning the ability of Fingal County Council or,...

Priority Questions: Roads Maintenance (24 Apr 2018)

Brendan Ryan: 27. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to fund the restoration of over 12,000 km of secondary roads deemed to be in severe structural distress by the National Oversight and Audit Commission, NOAC, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17769/18]

Priority Questions: Roads Maintenance (24 Apr 2018)

Brendan Ryan: I am very interested in hearing the Minister's plans to fund the restoration of over 12,000 km of secondary roads throughout the country deemed to be in severe structural distress by the NOAC. I raise this as a Deputy who represents Dublin Fingal, which, on the face of it, is close to Dublin but which has a massive network of primary and secondary roads, some of which are in atrocious...