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Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: From the Seanad (14 May 2019)

Róisín Shortall: The main proposals of the Bill are to extend the entitlement to unpaid parental leave from eight to 12 years and the number of weeks from 18 to 26 weeks. It also extends an entitlement to the full 26 weeks to those people who have not availed of the leave to date for whatever reason. It is almost three years since myself and my colleagues in the Social Democrats commenced work on this...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Station Refurbishment (14 May 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 140. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding plans to reopen a Garda station (details supplied) in County Dublin; when works at the station will be completed for handover to the Garda authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20869/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (14 May 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 141. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if consideration will be given to establishing a high-level interdepartmental task force working with local authorities to drive strategic policy on coastal erosion and flooding with a view to putting a national policy framework in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20934/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (14 May 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps parents can take to an seek a secondary school exemption in Irish for their child in circumstances in which the school is not willing or able to grant an exemption; if the parents can make a direct application to his Department for an exemption for their child; if so, the process; and if he will review this decision. [20403/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (14 May 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a new school building will be provided for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; if the site for the new school has been acquired; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20870/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (14 May 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 439. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the urgent need to improve and expand a bus service (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20871/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services Provision (14 May 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 440. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the need to provide much greater railway carriage capacity on the northern commuter line service; if urgent steps will be taken to provide additional train carriages in view of the fact that many trains are at capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20872/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Services Funding (14 May 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 444. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the details of the initiative to reduce the waiting times for counselling for victims of domestic violence further to her statement on 25 April 2019 (details supplied); the funding allocated; the persons or bodies it has been allocated to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20404/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Applications (14 May 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 510. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding a foreshore licence for a proposal (details supplied) in County Dublin; if there will be an opportunity for public and community consultation in this process; if the highly environmentally sensitive nature of the proposed location will be taken into account; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Coastal Erosion (14 May 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 511. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration will be given to establishing a high-level interdepartmental task force working with local authorities to drive strategic policy on coastal erosion and flooding with a view to putting a national policy framework in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20867/19]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 May 2019)

Róisín Shortall: No, it is not. It is about Fine Gael wasting public money.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 May 2019)

Róisín Shortall: Answer the question.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 May 2019)

Róisín Shortall: What is the timeline?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 May 2019)

Róisín Shortall: There is no timeline.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 May 2019)

Róisín Shortall: The housing crisis continues unabated with people on average incomes essentially being locked out of the prospect of buying a home of their own and a great many people literally being bled dry by soaring housing rents. The number of people who are homeless continues to rise and, most shameful of all, there are now almost 4,000 children among this number. The cost of housing is now the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 May 2019)

Róisín Shortall: Eight years into government and the Tánaiste is still talking about what he will do about the housing crisis.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 May 2019)

Róisín Shortall: The Government's record has been appalling in this area. It is spending vast amounts of public money on housing but most of that is going into the pockets of private landlords or else it is buying expensive turnkey housing rather than building it directly through local authorities. It has promised for years to introduce an affordable housing scheme. The Tánaiste is still talking about...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (9 May 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 50. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will address concerns raised in correspondence (details suppled) on the proposed industrial action by community employment supervisors; if he will engage with unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20194/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Meetings (9 May 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 90. To ask the Minister for Health if a favourable response will issue to a request for a meeting from representatives of persons (details supplied) living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20195/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (8 May 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 88. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to pursue the full implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, in particular the need for the Assembly and power sharing Executive to reconvene and take up their devolved powers on behalf of the population of Northern Ireland in view of the ongoing Brexit negotiations and the threat of paramilitary violence; the...