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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Sports Policy 2018-2027: Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (14 Nov 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I would ask the Minister of State to give guidance to clubs-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Sports Policy 2018-2027: Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (14 Nov 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Regarding spending money on organisations, individuals might get priority over team sports because they might be seen as having a better chance of achieving their goal. Is the Minister of State concerned that team sports could play a secondary role compared with individuals?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Sports Policy 2018-2027: Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (14 Nov 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Yes or even working capital for want of a better word.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Sports Policy 2018-2027: Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (14 Nov 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: It concerns the policy document-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Sports Policy 2018-2027: Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (14 Nov 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I will use the example of four 200-metre athletes, all of whom are very good and one of whom is potentially a great runner who will definitely get a medal. All four have good, but not the same, potential. I want the loading to go towards the individual as opposed to the team. How can that be done?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Sports Policy 2018-2027: Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (14 Nov 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Volunteers are needed to facilitate events for athletes. Will proper supports and regulations for volunteers be provided? Anti-doping was mentioned. What will happen on the ground?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Sports Policy 2018-2027: Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (14 Nov 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: The closing date for sports capital grant scheme applications has passed. How much money has been allocated? Has the scheme been oversubscribed? Can the Minister of State give people hope?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Sports Policy 2018-2027: Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (14 Nov 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Is the scheme oversubscribed by 20%, 100% or whatever?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Sports Policy 2018-2027: Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (14 Nov 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Sports Policy 2018-2027: Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (14 Nov 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: As there are no further questions, I thank the Minister and Minister of State for taking time out of their busy schedules and, more particularly, for launching the national sports policy last July. We look forward to the policy working.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (14 Nov 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 170. To ask the Minister for Health if more frequent appointments will be arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [47226/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (14 Nov 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 172. To ask the Minister for Health if a delivery date in respect of equipment ordered for a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be established. [47232/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (14 Nov 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 241. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will issue to a farmer (details supplied) in County Cork; and if a repayment will be reconsidered. [47227/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Applications (13 Nov 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 460. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application by a farmer (details supplied) has been approved for payment; and if so, when payment will issue. [46709/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (13 Nov 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 636. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the lengthy waiting times for applications to be completed under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; if his attention has been further drawn to the growing concern amongst many applicants that such delays could jeopardise the sale of a property to them; and the resources that will be...

Apprenticeships: Motion [Private Members] (7 Nov 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I welcome the Government's acceptance of the motion put forward by Deputy Thomas Byrne. We all know of the invaluable role played by AnCO many decades ago in producing some of the best qualified block layers, electricians and carpenters. We must do something to make this an attractive career path again. There is a housing crisis yet builders tell us they cannot get people to do the work....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Nov 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: More than 12 months ago, in the Minister's backyard of Charleville, the Taoiseach committed to the development of the M20 motorway from Cork to Limerick. Since then, major Government announcements have committed to it. However, we cannot seem to get a timeframe from the Government. What concerns me is that only a few months ago, metro north plans to build a subway from north Dublin to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (7 Nov 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 132. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a property (details supplied) owned by the State and which is no longer in use. [46044/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (7 Nov 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 152. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he and TII can assist in having urgent works carried out to alleviate flooding problems in respect of two properties (details supplied); and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that despite several commitments that the work was to be carried out in 2018 nothing has been carried out to date; if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Provision (6 Nov 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 500. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) has been advised that they will now have a longer period to wait for orthodontic treatment than previously advised; and if he will assist in having them called in view of the time they have already waited for treatment. [44634/18]