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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (13 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if changes are proposed to the A2 motorcycle driver licence test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30269/20]

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 109 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency
National Asset Management Agency - Financial Statements 2019 (8 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: I thank the Chairman and our guests for their presentation and the documentation that they have furnished to us. On non-competitive procurement, in the statement of internal control for 2019, approved derogations were to the tune of €5.1 million. In 2018 it was €8.6 million. The derogations for legal services were €3.9 million and in 2018 it was €7.4 million....

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 109 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency
National Asset Management Agency - Financial Statements 2019 (8 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: In 2018 this figure was €7.4 million, which was quite a significant amount of legal fees, and €3.9 million in 2019. This is a substantial amount of money for non-competitive procurement.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 109 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency
National Asset Management Agency - Financial Statements 2019 (8 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: Over the next 12 months to two years, where will NAMA be in that legal situation?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 109 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency
National Asset Management Agency - Financial Statements 2019 (8 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: Of those 46 cases will many of those be completed by this time next year?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 109 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency
National Asset Management Agency - Financial Statements 2019 (8 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: On the litigation costs, where Mr. McDonagh states that there are 46 individual disputes or pieces of litigation ongoing, have the costs for some of these already been paid or can we expect a very big bill when all of those 46 cases are concluded?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 109 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency
National Asset Management Agency - Financial Statements 2019 (8 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: On the €7.8 million in 2018 and €3.9 million in 2019 that we were discussing, do we expect a higher figure in bringing those 46 cases to a conclusion?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 109 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency
National Asset Management Agency - Financial Statements 2019 (8 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: NAMA’s report, and this is a different issue, refers to €6.3 billion in non-disposable income from inception. Can Mr McDonagh explain this €6.3 billion in non-disposable income please?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 109 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency
National Asset Management Agency - Financial Statements 2019 (8 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: I thank Mr. McDonagh.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (8 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 98. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if provision can be made for drivers whose licences are due to expire in October 2020 in view of the delay in accessing NDLS appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29380/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (8 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 99. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter on the finalised BusConnects Dublin area bus network (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29383/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (8 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 142. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions being taken to reduce sewage dumping in Dublin Bay and to improve the cleanliness of the water for swimmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29378/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (8 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 263. To ask the Minister for Health if the 'flu vaccine will be made available for students and healthcare staff at third-level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29387/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (7 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 26. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration will be given to an increase in the annual budget for the recently opened support scheme for renewable heat which encourages farmers to change from fossil-based fuel sources to renewable heat sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29042/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (7 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 27. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration will be given to increasing the just transition fund by 20% from €6 million to €7.2 million allowing for the use of the micro-loan scheme to incentivise investment on farm for energy generation and conversion of business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29046/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (7 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 28. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration will be given to increasing the number of rural 44KW and 50KW charging points for electric vehicle users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29052/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (7 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 55. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to the exemption of VAT, within the European Union VAT directive, on all farm safety equipment which will act as a vector to improve uptake of farm safety equipment by farmers and in turn may reduce the high fatality rate within the agricultural sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29039/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (7 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 56. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to a review of a VAT exemption on sexed semen for all farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29040/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Living Wage (7 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 150. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration will be given to provide funding in budget 2021 to the universal basic income pilot which has already been successfully trialled in Finland, Canada and Alaska; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29045/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Assistance Fund (7 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to the extension of the student assistance fund to all agricultural college students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29051/20]