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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (9 Apr 2019)

John Curran: 509. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of schools scheduled to benefit from the energy efficiency programme for schools as part of the major programme of retrofits scheduled to commence in 2022, as outlined in Project Ireland 2040; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16683/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (9 Apr 2019)

John Curran: 510. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the criteria for schools to be chosen as part of the energy efficiency upgrade pilot programme for schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16684/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (9 Apr 2019)

John Curran: 511. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the schools scheduled to benefit from the energy efficiency upgrade programme in each of the years 2020 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16685/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Data (9 Apr 2019)

John Curran: 552. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the new and additional cycle routes approved to go to construction in Dublin in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16692/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Efficiency (9 Apr 2019)

John Curran: 639. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding allocation under the energy efficiency retrofitting programme launched in 2013 in each of the years 2013 to 2018 to improve the insulation standards and overall energy performance of local authority social housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16687/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Efficiency (9 Apr 2019)

John Curran: 640. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of funding allocated for 2019 under the energy efficiency retrofitting programme to improve the insulation standards and overall energy performance of local authority social housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16688/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Efficiency (9 Apr 2019)

John Curran: 641. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to enhance the energy efficiency retrofitting programme in order to ensure more social houses improve their insulation standards and overall energy performance in each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16689/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Efficiency (9 Apr 2019)

John Curran: 642. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the maximum funding per dwelling provided under the energy efficiency retrofitting programme since its launch in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16690/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Efficiency (9 Apr 2019)

John Curran: 643. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the energy efficiency retrofitting programme is open to local authorities for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16691/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (9 Apr 2019)

John Curran: 644. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to upgrade the Dublin Fire Brigade fleet in view of the age of the fleet; the number and type of vehicles in the fleet; the number less than 5, 5 to 7, 7 to 10 and more than 10 years old, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16693/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (4 Apr 2019)

John Curran: 24. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the operation of pension schemes for retired members of semi-State organisations; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that one fifth of these pensioners are on a pension of less than €12,000 per annum and many have not received a pension increase in recent years; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Payments (4 Apr 2019)

John Curran: 29. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will amend the Vote of her Department to include the full Christmas payment from budget 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15370/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (4 Apr 2019)

John Curran: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if provision will be made for additional places in an ASD unit at a school (details supplied). [15718/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (4 Apr 2019)

John Curran: 130. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider adding fibromyalgia to the long-term illness list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15821/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Definitions (4 Apr 2019)

John Curran: 132. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the issue of having fibromyalgia classified as a disability under the Disability Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15823/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Indecon Reports on Job Clubs and Local Employment Services: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (4 Apr 2019)

John Curran: Apologies have been received from Deputy Bailey. I welcome everyone to the meeting. I remind members with mobile phones to switch them to flight mode or off completely. In accordance with standard procedures agreed by the Committee on Procedure and Privileges for paperless committees, all documentation for the meeting has been circulated to members on the document database. Copies of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Indecon Reports on Job Clubs and Local Employment Services: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (4 Apr 2019)

John Curran: I thank the Minister for her comprehensive opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Indecon Reports on Job Clubs and Local Employment Services: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (4 Apr 2019)

John Curran: We might get back to that, but before that I call Senator Nash.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Indecon Reports on Job Clubs and Local Employment Services: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (4 Apr 2019)

John Curran: Does Senator Higgins wish to speak now or does she want a moment to read the Minister's opening statement or has she heard it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Indecon Reports on Job Clubs and Local Employment Services: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (4 Apr 2019)

John Curran: I will make some comments while the Senator might to look at the opening statement. I have often referred to the issues and challenges facing the long-term unemployed. There have been many reports on what we have done in the past. We have statistics for the numbers of people unemployed, the percentages who got jobs, the costs associated and so forth. It is very quantitative, but the...