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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ports Facilities (22 Jan 2019)

James Browne: 491. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to develop an alternative cold storage inspection facility at Rosslare Europort in view of the fact there is only one cold storage inspection facility in the country, located in Dublin Port; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2599/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Facilities (22 Jan 2019)

James Browne: 526. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has raised the issue of the ownership of Rosslare Europort with his UK counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2425/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Facilities (22 Jan 2019)

James Browne: 527. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the operational model of Rosslare Europort by a non-port company is in the State’s best interests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2585/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Facilities (22 Jan 2019)

James Browne: 528. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the issue of the ownership of Rosslare Europort has been raised with his UK counterpart in view of the threats of Brexit and the need to develop ports here to ensure businesses can access markets. [2590/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Facilities (22 Jan 2019)

James Browne: 553. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has addressed the issue of the ownership of Rosslare Europort with his UK counterpart in view of the need to develop ports here. [2594/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Facilities (22 Jan 2019)

James Browne: 557. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the continued control and operation of Rosslare port by Iarnród Éireann is an appropriate model in view of the need to develop ports here. [2598/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Trans European Transport Network Programme (22 Jan 2019)

James Browne: 550. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has applied to the European Union to designate the Dublin to Rosslare railway line with Trans European Transport Network, TEN–T, core status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2591/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Brexit Issues (22 Jan 2019)

James Browne: 551. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide funding to extend the M11 motorway to Rosslare Europort in view of the threats of Brexit and the need to develop ports here to ensure access to the Continent. [2592/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Brexit Issues (22 Jan 2019)

James Browne: 552. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide funding to develop the access roads in the Rosslare Europort area in view of the threats of Brexit and the need to develop ports here to ensure access to the Continent. [2593/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Brexit Issues (22 Jan 2019)

James Browne: 554. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to examine road connectivity between Rosslare Europort and the west of the country in view of the importance of increasing direct accessibility between the west and continental Europe in order to avoid a likely UK customs delays post Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2595/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (22 Jan 2019)

James Browne: 555. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to upgrade Rosslare Europort to tier 1 status in view of the threats of Brexit and the need to develop ports here. [2596/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Facilities (22 Jan 2019)

James Browne: 556. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve multimodal connectivity at Rosslare Europort specifically between rail and ferry services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2597/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: International Driving Permits (22 Jan 2019)

James Browne: 558. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if UN driver licence certificates are recognised here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2601/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Medical Services (17 Jan 2019)

James Browne: There will be significant disappointment within the Defence Forces that no psychiatrist has yet been appointed. I may have missed it but will the Minister of State clarify whether there have been any applications for the post of psychiatrist in the Defence Forces? I understand the previous position was at lieutenant colonel level, which has a pay grade of approximately €60,000 to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Medical Services (17 Jan 2019)

James Browne: Members of the Defence Forces give loyal and determined service to this country and deserve the best supports they can be given, including the availability of a psychiatrist. There have been many reports regarding the poor pay and other conditions in the Defence Forces. The pay on offer may be one difficulty in attracting a psychiatrist but there is a difficulty in respect of conditions,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Medical Services (17 Jan 2019)

James Browne: 7. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a psychiatrist has been appointed to the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1808/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Medical Services (17 Jan 2019)

James Browne: I ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a psychiatrist has been appointed to the Defence Forces and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Nurses and Midwives: Motion [Private Members] (16 Jan 2019)

James Browne: The Psychiatric Nurses Association has given notice that it will escalate its industrial dispute by implementing an overtime ban on 31 January and 1, 5 and 6 February, with possible strike action on 12, 13 and 14 February. That did not happen overnight and it was not taken lightly by the Psychiatric Nurses Association or its 6,000 members. They do not want to be on strike. They want to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Children's Hospital (16 Jan 2019)

James Browne: I am dissatisfied with the Minister of State's reply. When the project was officially launched by the Minister, Deputy Harris, in 2017, there was outrage at the suggestion that it could be the most expensive hospital in Europe. Little did we know that the Minister was far more ambitious than that. It now appears that the hospital will be the most expensive ever built in the world. The...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Children's Hospital (16 Jan 2019)

James Browne: I raise the issue of the runaway bill for the new children's hospital and the impact that will have on other health projects. The original bill was €650 million but the Taoiseach said yesterday that the final project cost has now risen to more than €1.4 billion or €450 million higher than the figure approved by the Government in 2017. It has been reported that the...