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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 636. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43564/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Question Heading for question(s) 637 (22 Oct 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 637. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43567/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (17 Oct 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 97. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding will be provided for works on a river (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42821/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (17 Oct 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 205. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reconsider the need for a ban on self-serve cigarette vending machines (details supplied); his views on the impact of such a ban on small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42734/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (17 Oct 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 206. To ask the Minister for Health if a regulatory impact assessment to review the potential effects of introducing an unnecessary ban on already age restricted self-serve cigarette vending machines will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42735/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (17 Oct 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 228. To ask the Minister for Health if a new hospital bed will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42820/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (17 Oct 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 247. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a farm payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42818/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (17 Oct 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 310. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42806/19]

Road Traffic (Amendment) (Use of Electric Scooters) Bill 2019: Second Stage (16 Oct 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Deputy MacSharry and Fianna Fáil for bringing forward this important subject to debate here tonight. Certainly, the use of e-scooters has become more common. Something I would dearly like to see would be the use of helmets by those using e-scooters because at present they do not use helmets. None of us wants to see anybody, no matter his or her age, being hurt, especially...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Oct 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Minister will be aware I have raised in the House over a long period the issue of the downgrading of University Hospital Kerry, which is based in Tralee. I have studied very closely the decisions that have been taken by HSE South and I see it as being a power play by the HSE in Cork to downgrade our services in Kerry and centralise everything in Cork. It has been happening. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (16 Oct 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 133. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42517/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Codes (16 Oct 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 207. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of an Eircode for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42529/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting (16 Oct 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 279. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the turf cutting ban; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42395/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation (16 Oct 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 284. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of bog SACs which have now been resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42539/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: We are having an informal engagement after this meeting with a parliamentary delegation from Montenegro. Apologies have been received from Deputy Crowe. I remind members of the mobile phone notice. I am delighted to welcome Mr. Tony Murphy and his colleagues to the committee. Mr. Murphy is the Irish member of the European Court of Auditors, ECA. The court plays an important function in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Mr. Murphy. These are interesting times indeed. What he mentioned about being here rather than in Luxembourg was also interesting, but he might be better off here. I call Senator Richmond first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: The ECA’s annual report stated the current performance indicators do not always reflect the effectiveness of the EU budget. In what ways do the witnesses think the performance indicators can be made a more accurate measurement of effectiveness? Have their recommendations in this regard been adopted or already implemented by the European Commission? The ECA’s annual report...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: Is the matter raised by Deputy Durkan within Mr. Murphy's remit?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Mr. Murphy and his officials for being here today. As always, it has been a very informative meeting. Given the enormous amounts of money involved it is important we are happy that everything is as it should be. Mr. Murphy's engagement with us on these issues is a worthwhile exercise. We will suspend for a few minutes to allow Mr. Murphy and his officials to leave the room,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (15 Oct 2019)

Michael Healy-Rae: 133. To ask the Minister for Finance if exemptions can be made in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41613/19]