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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (8 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: 292. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Drogheda Port Company has made a provision against its share, loan and credit investment in its subsidiary (details supplied); if he has satisfied himself that the provision, if made, is adequate in view of the fact this subsidiary is insolvent to the tune of in excess of €600,000; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Facilities (8 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: 293. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Drogheda Port Company is the only port company with a stevedoring subsidiary at this time; the advantages in having a stevedoring subsidiary confer on the port; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12281/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (7 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: 174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the post primary student population nationally for the school year 2013 to 2014. [11292/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Operation (7 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: 321. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the procedures that are in place to ensure that sponsors of community employment, CE, schemes manage and operate in accordance with the guidance as set out in the CE procedures manual, in particular the implementation of the 12 week exit plan for participants, adequate in situ on-the-job training and the three month follow-up on exiting the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Operation (7 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: 322. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the accountability measures in existence for sponsors and managers of community employment schemes that fail to implement the programme as set out in the community employment procedures manual; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11597/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Operation (7 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: 323. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the avenues and protections that are in place for participants on community employment, CE, schemes that wish to complain regarding the management and operation of a CE scheme by a sponsor or manager; if consideration will be given to the appointment of CE advocates to facilitate in providing an impartial and neutral place for participants to air...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (7 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: 608. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the HSE's plans for the transfer of dental patients to Dundalk, Navan and Ardee for treatment due to the lack of dental services for primary school children in Drogheda and south County Louth (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11870/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Pupil Data Collection (7 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: 821. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of post primary suspensions listed by name of individual school in County Louth for the school year 2013/2014 (details supplied). [11293/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: The programme for Government includes ambitious plans for the recruitment of additional nurses and midwives. In fact, that undertaking is mentioned in no fewer than five sections of the document. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO, is scheduled to take industrial action next Tuesday and while talks are taking place at the Workplace Relations Commission, the proposed action has...

Leaders' Questions (2 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: Our public transport subvention is the lowest in Europe. I am blue in the face listening to the Minister, Deputy Ross, and Government representatives saying that this is an industrial dispute. For the past five months, the Government has been asked repeatedly to engage with all of the stakeholders, including the NTA, the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Bus Éireann...

Leaders' Questions (2 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: On Monday, the workers at Bus Éireann will embark on an all-out strike in an attempt to protect their livelihoods and to protect our public transport network right across the State. They will do so in the face of the refusal by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Shane Ross, to do his job. They will do so in the face of the determination of management and Government...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: I would like the Minister to accept that there were four contributory factors to this financial crisis. The first was the lack of subvention. The subvention to our public transport network is the lowest in Europe. The second was the deliberate saturation of routes. The third was the gross underfunding of the free travel scheme whereby just 41% of the average journey fare is covered. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: I ask the Minister to give detail on the NTA service replacement on the portion of the Dublin to Clonmel route. The NTA has repeatedly stated that it leaves no rural community behind. However, it is talking about removing an existing service and replacing it with another that will also cost money - perhaps even more. There is no logic to that. The Minister had previously said that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: However, the Minister has been asked the same question repeatedly since November.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: Sorry Minister-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: However, a second-class service-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: No, I am talking about less frequency and less comfort. That is exactly what the Minister said.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: Over-saturation again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: Here we go again. This is back to licences given to private operators who can amend their licence a couple of weeks later if the route does not turn out to be financially viable. They can amend it. They can pull it and the public service route is then gone. The Minister is standing over that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Imelda Munster: But the Minister is pulling out the public service route.