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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (9 May 2019)

John Curran: 73. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to plans to increase the number of gardaí at Rathcoole Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20180/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: EU Directives (9 May 2019)

John Curran: 157. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an evidence-based assessment will be carried out on the transposition of IORP II directive on the potential additional costs that may arise to small pension schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20181/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Business of Joint Committee (9 May 2019)

John Curran: Apologies have been received from Deputy Bailey. I welcome all attendees to this meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, at which we will resume our consideration of the Pensions Amendment (No. 2) Bill 2017. Before I begin, I remind those present to turn off their mobile phones. I propose that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017 (Resumed): Discussion (9 May 2019)

John Curran: I welcome the chairman of the Pensions Council, Mr. Jim Murray. He is accompanied by Ms Roma Burke and Ms Kirstie Flynn. I also welcome Mr. Tony Donohoe, head of education and social policy with the Irish Business and Employers Confederation, IBEC. He is accompanied by Ms Maeve McElwee, IBEC's director of employer relations. A number of questions will be raised after we have received...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017 (Resumed): Discussion (9 May 2019)

John Curran: I thank Mr. Murray and I now invite Mr. Donohoe to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017 (Resumed): Discussion (9 May 2019)

John Curran: I thank Mr. Donohoe. I will make a comment that is not for him to answer. He stated that most of his comments had been from an employer's perspective.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017 (Resumed): Discussion (9 May 2019)

John Curran: That is precisely why he is here. I am not being flippant in that regard. The committee has received a variety of witnesses who represent the views of different people. We acknowledge that that is Mr. Donohoe's role today. We expect him to represent employers. This is part of the committee's consultative work. I will ask Deputy O'Dea to put his questions, after which the witnesses...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017 (Resumed): Discussion (9 May 2019)

John Curran: Before I move on to Deputy Brady, do the witnesses wish to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017 (Resumed): Discussion (9 May 2019)

John Curran: Does Mr. Donohoe wish to add something further?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017 (Resumed): Discussion (9 May 2019)

John Curran: It is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017 (Resumed): Discussion (9 May 2019)

John Curran: Does Mr. Murray have further comments to make?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Scrutiny of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017 (Resumed): Discussion (9 May 2019)

John Curran: Before we conclude, I wish to refer back to the issue of auto-enrolment raised by Mr. Donohoe. I assure him that this committee has been working on and will review the development of auto-enrolment. We have also been working on the issue of bogus self-employment because people who are in that category may fail to benefit from auto-enrolment. Those lines of work are running in parallel. ...

Road Traffic (All Terrain Vehicle and Scrambler Motor-cycle) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 May 2019)

John Curran: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Road Traffic (All Terrain Vehicle and Scrambler Motor-cycle) (Amendment) Bill 2019. This Bill has come about because of the growing problem with quad bikes and scramblers in many urban areas. Deputy Lahart alluded to certain areas. There is not a Member of this House who represents an urban area who has not come across this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 May 2019)

John Curran: 29. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made in agreeing additional consultant fees for the preparation of nearly zero energy building documentation for a major school building project (details supplied) in County Dublin; the timeline for the new school building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19494/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 May 2019)

John Curran: 34. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to provide additional primary school places for children in Rathcoole, County Dublin, for September 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19493/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (8 May 2019)

John Curran: 291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide an autism spectrum disorder, ASD, unit at primary level in Rathcoole, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18800/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 May 2019)

John Curran: 380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made in the delivery of extension work at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19803/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (8 May 2019)

John Curran: 381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made in identifying and securing a site for a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; if this project is now included on the schools building work programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19804/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Research Board (8 May 2019)

John Curran: 965. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the health crisis in view of new figures from the Health Research Board indicating the year on year rise in cocaine use, with 1,500 cases treated for cocaine use in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19808/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (8 May 2019)

John Curran: 966. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the roll-out of primary care centres in mid-western areas of Dublin city since publishing the progress report on the primary care centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19809/19]