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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (22 Feb 2018)

Peter Burke: 20. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department will accept an application for a resource centre at a site (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8865/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (22 Feb 2018)

Peter Burke: 237. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if budgetary applications by local authorities (details supplied) will be expedited in order that services can be planned for 2018. [9207/18]

Supporting the Suckling Sector: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2018)

Peter Burke: There is a significant amount of ambiguity surrounding the Fianna Fáil motion. Looking in detail at the CAP in 2015, when the decoupled payment system came in, and following through the content of the motion, a coupled based system under Pillar 1 would have significant implications for the budget and could in my view necessitate an 18% cut in the basic payment system. We need to be...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (21 Feb 2018)

Peter Burke: 47. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the CLÁR programme will reopen; the budget of the programme for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8516/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Service Level Agreements (21 Feb 2018)

Peter Burke: 52. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the service level agreement his Department has with Pobal; the payment policy his Department employs with Pobal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8515/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (21 Feb 2018)

Peter Burke: 185. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on imposing increased safety requirements on the use of quad bikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8884/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gorse Burning (21 Feb 2018)

Peter Burke: 218. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a person can apply for an extension to the hedge cutting period at the end of February 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8930/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance Yield (20 Feb 2018)

Peter Burke: 62. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the value of the social insurance fund; the challenges she anticipates in the future in relation to funding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8398/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Land Transfers (20 Feb 2018)

Peter Burke: 144. To ask the Minister for Finance if changes to the age limits for family transfers are being considered to mitigate higher stamp duty costs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8162/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Homeowners Voluntary Relocation Scheme Data (20 Feb 2018)

Peter Burke: 160. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons that applied for the voluntary homeowners relocation scheme in 2017 in County Roscommon; the number of applications that were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8589/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (20 Feb 2018)

Peter Burke: 175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8149/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (20 Feb 2018)

Peter Burke: 279. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a MRI scanner in the Midlands Regional Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8062/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (20 Feb 2018)

Peter Burke: 304. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a MRI for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8151/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (20 Feb 2018)

Peter Burke: 608. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if relief measures will be put in place for individual members of group water schemes in view of the discontinuation of the domestic water charging regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8617/18]

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2018)

Peter Burke: I concur with Deputy Pat Deering about the Minister's work on the Bill and the path it has come along since its inception. A huge amount of work has been carried out on it. The Minister has listened to many sectors and business people who are struggling in rural areas. I have a few concerns. It is important that we stand up and take responsibility. We have to lead as a country and accept...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (15 Feb 2018)

Peter Burke: 85. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a request for expressions of interest in the large scale projects under the sports capital programme will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7534/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Project Funding (15 Feb 2018)

Peter Burke: 42. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the lakelands project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7533/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (15 Feb 2018)

Peter Burke: 196. To ask the Minister for Health when the public health nurse operating from a health centre (details supplied) will be restored back to a full-time position instead of the three-day service that has been in operation since November 2017; his future plans for this health centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7830/18]

Topical Issue Debate: Orthodontic Services (14 Feb 2018)

Peter Burke: I thank the Minister for her response. She spoke about equality of access but it is very hard for me to go back and explain that to the parents of a nine year old who has been waiting over 18 months or to the 21 year old who has been waiting nine years. It does not ring true. The cross-border initiative is used by a lot of people in the State. Unfortunately, it does not suit everyone...

Topical Issue Debate: Orthodontic Services (14 Feb 2018)

Peter Burke: Yes.