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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (10 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 157. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an invalidity pension and disability allowance claim by a person (details supplied). [22266/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (10 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 158. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an invalidity pension claim by a person (details supplied). [22267/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (10 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 159. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance claim by a person (details supplied). [22293/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (10 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 160. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance claim by a person (details supplied). [22294/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (10 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 232. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to set down the number of homes and businesses that have been connected to high speed broadband since the announcement of the agreement with a company (details supplied); and the locations of each. [22365/17]

Proposed Sale of AIB Shares: Motion [Private Members] (9 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: There is no attempt by the Labour Party to prevent the normalisation of the banking sector, as the Minister of State alleged. There is certainly no attempt to conflate two separate and discrete policy areas, namely, banking policy and capital investment constraints. The debt to GDP ratio is at a sustainable level and the general Government debt has fallen by €18 billion in the past...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (9 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: 620. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration is being given to constructing the M20 motorway between Cork and Limerick. [21806/17]

Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: The foreshore Bill will be brought before Government in June, as I understand it, and this matter could be attached to it. That was the intention.

Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: I raised the issue of having a bespoke Bill. The Fianna Fáil Deputies also sought to have one. I am hopeful that we could deal with this in a bespoke fashion. That would be the best way.

Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: Indeed.

Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: I want absolute clarity about this. If the foreshore Bill is to come before us, which I imagine will be robust and detailed legislation, I am fearful that legislation dealing with micro-plastics or microbeads could get lost in the larger piece.

Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: That is fair enough.

Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: I accept what the Minister is saying about the June deadline. In any event, I am hopeful that by autumn 2017 when we come back from the summer recess we will at least be in a position to have a Bill or the heads of a Bill before us. I take the Minister of State at his word when he says there will be a consultation period with all interested parties in the House, as per the Acting Chairman's...

Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: I am open to any mechanism that can be used to-----

Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: I will conclude by saying that there were 3,000 submissions. There is a huge demand outside of these Houses for this issue to be dealt with. I thank the Minister and Minister of State for their openness. I am appreciative of the fact that they are not opposing the Bill in typical partisan fashion. Our Bill will remain on the agenda. I will be happy to take it off the agenda as soon as we...

Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (4 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 141.

Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the Acting Chairman. I thank colleagues who have welcomed the principle of the Bill. It is very clear there is an intention on the part of the House, on a cross-party basis, to legislate for the issue and to ensure that we can put in place a robust mechanism that will offset the dire economic costs of the presence of microbeads and micro-plastics in our environment. I thank Members...

Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: Would it be possible to have a copy of the Minister's speech circulated?

Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The purpose of the Bill is to prohibit the use of micro-plastics, particularly for particles that are less than 5 mm in diameter. Micro-plastics are used in a variety of cosmetic and personal care products such as scrubs, soaps, lotions and toothpastes. They are added to these products to make the product more abrasive or for...

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (3 May 2017)

Seán Sherlock: Apologies have been received from Deputy Shane Cassells, Senator Jerry Buttimer and Senator Diarmuid Wilson. I thank Deputy Harty for attending. I will return the favour. The usual rules apply in relation to phones. I am just checking my own now. It is on airplane plane. I propose that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.