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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant (12 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 312. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a parent's income could be taken into account only when assessments are being made for housing adaptation grants for medical or immobility reasons in situations where an older person or couple have transferred their land or house to children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20770/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (12 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 321. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider allowing pensioners to buy out local authority houses using social protection payments under the tenant purchase scheme in cases where sites were originally provided by tenants to the local authority to build on as was the case in older social housing schemes; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Leader Programmes Funding (12 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 464. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the Leader programme will be approved for County Longford and contracts signed for delivery of programmes, considering the long delays already suffered and the large number of groups who are waiting for funding as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20757/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Properties (12 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 505. To ask the Minister for Health if he will transfer a property in County Longford back to its original owner (details supplied) [20656/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (12 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 804. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the efforts she is making to promote Mullingar, County Westmeath, as an enterprise hub considering the large and underutilised IDA park, its central location and skilled workforce. [21132/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (12 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 805. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the action she is taking to source alternative industry for Mullingar, County Westmeath, considering her recent visit to the IDA park and the loss of 90 jobs in the region at a company (details supplied). [21135/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Post Office Network (7 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 32. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the sustainability of the post office network into the future; the actions she will take to secure this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19840/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Leader Programmes (7 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 47. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the Leader programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19839/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (7 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 139. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to expedite an appeal by a person (details supplied) under the domiciliary care allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20423/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (7 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 170. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if it is common practice for Civil Service recruitment panels to be automatically disbanded after two years, resulting in candidates having to reapply for the same panel despite having attended interviews and moved up in position on the panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20400/16]

Private Members' Business - Broadband Service Provision: Motion [Private Members] (6 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: First, I wish the Ministers, Deputies Denis Naughten and Heather Humphreys, the best in dealing with this critical issue. The issue of broadband provision is a national emergency for Ireland. There are a significant number of rural areas throughout the country that do not have adequate coverage. I understand the scale of the projects in terms of balancing state aid rules with the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Measures (6 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason section 28 of the Education Act 1998 has never been fully enacted. [19990/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (6 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will favour an appeal by a person (details supplied) for September 2016 under the special needs assistant scheme. [20083/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Teachers' Remuneration (6 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 177. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to restore teachers' pay following measures introduced under public sector pay deals. [19975/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (5 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 92. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 115 of 14 June 2016, relating to Garda numbers at Edgeworthstown Garda station, to clarify the reply provided, the facts of which are contrary to the ones held by a peace commissioner in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19268/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration (5 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 121. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the delay in respect of vehicle registration tax registration, with garages in the midlands having to travel significant distances to meet officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19149/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Relief Application (5 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 134. To ask the Minister for Finance the taxation treatment of milk quota purchased by farmers in order for the sector to correctly claim tax write-offs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19322/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (5 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of funding for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19485/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland (5 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 399. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to set out the status of the restoration of the dry dock facilities at Mullingar Harbour (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19240/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland (5 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 400. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to consider the restoration of the Longford branch of the Royal Canal considering the wider economic, social and community benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19245/16]