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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Development (28 May 2013)

Seán Kenny: 452. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views regarding wind farms in Dublin Bay; if a foreshore licence is required; the terms of such a licence; the limits on noise pollution with regard to wind farms; the distance of wind farms from the coastline; the guidelines regarding the visual impact of wind farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Impounded Vehicles (28 May 2013)

Seán Kenny: 499. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to increase the fees to get vehicles that have been seized by An Garda Síochána returned; the last time these fees were increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25537/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (28 May 2013)

Seán Kenny: 545. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of vacancies at each rank currently in the Defence Forces; if further recruitment is likely in the Defence Forces in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25538/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Care Infrastructure (28 May 2013)

Seán Kenny: 657. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to refurbish Raheny Health Centre, Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25540/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (28 May 2013)

Seán Kenny: 658. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospitals that currently have full helicopter landing facilities and that are in use and available on a 24/7 basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25541/13]

Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2013)

Seán Kenny: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. The purpose of the Bill is to establish a statutory framework for the Oireachtas to conduct inquiries within the current constitutional framework, as set down by the Supreme Court in the Maguire case, also known as the Abbeylara judgment. The Minister, Deputy Howlin, strongly supports the objective of undertaking an effective and robust...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 May 2013)

Seán Kenny: Do these regulations apply to passengers who travel on ferries and trains internationally, where the same situations can arise in terms of cancellations, delays or lost baggage, or do they relate exclusively to airlines?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 May 2013)

Seán Kenny: My second question relates to overbooking. I recall flying out of an airport in New York some time ago and hearing an announcement over the public address system that passengers willing to forgo a particular flight would be awarded with free hotel accommodation in Paris. Is that type of inducement strictly legal? It is putting somebody in a very awkward situation where an airline has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (21 May 2013)

Seán Kenny: 341. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grant allocation to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 13 for refurbishment, additional accommodation in each of the past four years; the number of requests for funding that were refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24035/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Bodies (21 May 2013)

Seán Kenny: 387. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff and their job title in each Industrial Development office outside Ireland for the years 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24032/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Assets Bureau (21 May 2013)

Seán Kenny: 548. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of revenue his Department received from the Criminal Assets Bureau for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24295/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 May 2013)

Seán Kenny: 686. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of patients waiting for knee and hip replacements at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin: and the length of time they have been on the waiting list. [24345/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Maintenance (21 May 2013)

Seán Kenny: 715. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times and dates in 2011 and 2012 that the National Roads Authority had the M50 litter picked and road markings re-marked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24033/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (21 May 2013)

Seán Kenny: 716. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the grant allocation to Swim Ireland, the Irish Canoe Union, Irish Hockey Association, Rowing Ireland, Irish Sailing Association and the Irish Ladies Golfing Union in each of the past three years; if CEOs of these bodies are accountable to the Irish Sports Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24034/13]

Taxi Regulation Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (16 May 2013)

Seán Kenny: I welcome the introduction of the Taxi Regulation Bill 2012, which deals with the requirement to strengthen the enforcement of the taxi regulations and, in order to ensure a robust legislative framework for these new enforcement provisions, to replace the Taxi Regulation Act 2003. That Act came from an era in which there was a laissez-faire approach to taxi regulation, an era that was...

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (15 May 2013)

Seán Kenny: Order, please.

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (15 May 2013)

Seán Kenny: Deputy Terence Flanagan is next and is sharing time with Deputies Lawlor and Donohoe. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (15 May 2013)

Seán Kenny: Will the Deputy address the content of the Bill?

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (15 May 2013)

Seán Kenny: Yes, but perhaps the Deputy could speak on the actual legislation.

Topical Issue Debate: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (14 May 2013)

Seán Kenny: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me raise this matter as a Topical Issue and I thank the Minister of State for attending the House today. I am sure every Member of this House has been contacted by constituents who are in a distressed state due to mortgage arrears. It is a widely held view that the odds are stacked in favour of the banks and mortgage lenders and that there is a need...