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An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceart chun Tithíochta), 2017: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Housing) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Sep 2017)

Marc MacSharry: We do not want to create ghettos but we must take control of the matter. We cannot take decisions in here, saying we want more houses, while not putting in place the very specific and tangible things needed for this to happen. I am grateful for the opportunity to speak.

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceart chun Tithíochta), 2017: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Housing) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Sep 2017)

Marc MacSharry: I thank colleagues for tabling this Bill in Private Members' time. I do not doubt at all their commitment to the issue and their wish, like all of us, for a resolution. I would love if we could include this in the Constitution as a right and fulfil it but, as matters stand, we would be as well enshrining the right to the winning lottery numbers because, sadly, more would be left without...

Order of Business (20 Sep 2017)

Marc MacSharry: Page 54 of A Programme for a Partnership Government speaks of the need to build GP capacity to respond to patients' needs. Later in the document, it mentions guaranteeing the future sustainability of rural practice. Last weekend, Our Lady's Community Hospital in Manorhamilton in County Leitrim was left without any doctor on call to service it. Last June I raised in the House the fact that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (20 Sep 2017)

Marc MacSharry: 175. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 133 of 11 September 2017, if he will provide copies of all minutes of meetings between his Department and the special liquidators in relation to the costs of the liquidation of IBRC since 7 February 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39534/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (20 Sep 2017)

Marc MacSharry: 176. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 133 of 11 September 2017, the queries in relation to costs that were raised by him with the special liquidators; the way in which these were addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39535/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (20 Sep 2017)

Marc MacSharry: 179. To ask the Minister for Finance the policies, reporting requirements and specific oversight procedures he has put in place since 7 February 2013 for the costs of the liquidation and the special liquidators of IBRC; if he has engaged an external party or other State entity to examine and challenge the invoices produced; the work upon which the costs are based; the method of charging and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (20 Sep 2017)

Marc MacSharry: 177. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 134 of 11 September 2017, the basis on which the rebate of €5 million was provided by the special liquidators in respect of their costs; if this or other rebates were requested by him; the way in which the sum of €5 million was calculated; if it related to overcharging or failure to deliver the services...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (20 Sep 2017)

Marc MacSharry: 178. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 134 of 11 September 2017, the way in which a statement (details supplied) is correct; if he will request the special liquidators to provide the information requested in view of the fact that further to Parliamentary Question No. 286 of 9 June 2015 he provided same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39537/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Consumption Data (20 Sep 2017)

Marc MacSharry: 399. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of alcohol consumption statistics to differentiate between the total alcohol consumption per capita greater than 15 years of age of the population and the total alcohol per capita greater than 15 years of age consumption in litres of pure alcohol of tourists visiting here in each of the years 2014 to 2016 respectively; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (20 Sep 2017)

Marc MacSharry: 708. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 389 of 15 November 2016, the timeframe for proposals to be made available; if entitlement to a mixed insurance pro rata pension will still be an option for persons that have employment both in the public and private sectors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39532/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (11 Sep 2017)

Marc MacSharry: 133. To ask the Minister for Finance the frequency of meetings between his Department and the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; when the last meeting took place; if regular updates are provided at such meetings on costs charged and incurred by the special liquidators; the oversight examination and decision making undertaken regarding the costs charged and incurred...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (11 Sep 2017)

Marc MacSharry: 134. To ask the Minister for Finance the costs charged and incurred by the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation by charging rates per hour or parts thereof; the number of hours or parts thereof actually charged by the types of work performed; the descriptions of work performed; the number of persons performing the work in respect of each of the foregoing categories...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (11 Sep 2017)

Marc MacSharry: 135. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department or its agents or the Comptroller and Auditor General has examined the procurement processes, accounting, controls and oversight of the costs of the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; the results of such examinations; the location in which they are published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37605/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (11 Sep 2017)

Marc MacSharry: 136. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will furnish a copy of the contract between his Department and the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37606/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (11 Sep 2017)

Marc MacSharry: 137. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will furnish a copy of the indemnity provided by his Department to the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation as part of the conduct of the liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation and correspondence relating thereto; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37607/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Expenditure (11 Sep 2017)

Marc MacSharry: 138. To ask the Minister for Finance if there has been an increase in the rates of fees charged by the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation since the date of their appointment; if an increase in the rates of fees has been approved directly or by reference to NAMA fee rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37608/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (11 Sep 2017)

Marc MacSharry: 334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the way in which post-primary schools in County Leitrim are funded; the top-up, if any, that applies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37339/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (11 Sep 2017)

Marc MacSharry: 335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the annual budget for a post-primary school (details supplied) in County Leitrim, in particular, special needs funding and its specific purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37340/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (11 Sep 2017)

Marc MacSharry: 336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason students in a post-primary school (details supplied) in County Leitrim are not provided the option of the leaving certificate applied programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37341/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (11 Sep 2017)

Marc MacSharry: 337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a comparative expenditure analysis of the ETB's proposal for the provision of an equivalent to the leaving certificate applied programme in a town (details supplied) in County Leitrim versus the cost of the introduction of the LCA programme in the post-primary school in the same town has been carried out; and if he will make a statement on...