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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: Has the Department met ConnectIreland-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: ------to discuss the ending of the contract on Sunday and the possibility of extending it? Has that issue been discussed with ConnectIreland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: Is the contract with IDA Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: In the light of what has happened this morning at this committee, the question must be asked as to whether the contract can be taken up by the Department on a temporary basis while the review is ongoing. That would mean IDA Ireland would not face the legal difficulties it might otherwise expect to have with ConnectIreland. Can the suggestion be taken back to the Department that it continue...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: Does Mr. Scannell understand the point I am making?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: Mr. Scannell represents the Minister and the Department. Because the contract ends on Sunday I am asking him to go back to the Department and the Minister to ask that they take the content of the contract and work with it until the review is completed. No procurement laws would be broken. IDA Ireland would not be procuring this but the Department by way of an emergency measure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ConnectIreland's 'Succeed in Ireland' Programme: Discussion (21 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: If we were in France, the answer would be, "Yes, we are going to protect our jobs." Ireland is different; it does not seem to care.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Recreational Angling Sector (21 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: 1132. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the funding of €5 million per annum for five years associated with the national angling plan launched over 12 months ago has been put in place; the amount of funding spent to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13827/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (21 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: 231. To ask the Minister for Finance if extra public car parking spaces will be provided at public offices, Hebron Road, Kilkenny; if appropriate plans for car parking will be put in place to accommodate the public and the employees that use the location for services and work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13840/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (21 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: 379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 217 of 29 November 2016, when a response will issue from the NCSE (details supplied). [13913/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Electoral Reform (21 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: 461. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to review the boundaries for the next local elections; if he will introduce changes to the new districts established by the last reform initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13826/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Electoral Reform (21 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: 462. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of money spent by his Department on the Waterford Kilkenny boundary report; the amount of money spent by Waterford and Kilkenny county councils in preparing their respective inputs to the process; if the figures include the number of person hours worked by all parties involved in the process; if not, if...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (21 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: 569. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if disability benefit will be approved for a person (details supplied). [13914/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Inland Fisheries (21 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: 637. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a fish counter will be provided as promised by IFI and the OPW on the River Nore, Kilkenny city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13828/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (21 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: 957. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Susie Long project planned for St Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny; if the HSE plans to provide funding for the project; the section within the HSE that is tasked with the delivery of the project; if he has a timeframe in place within which the project will be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13834/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (21 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: 958. To ask the Minister for Health if angiogram services will be provided at St Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny, in view of the number of persons from the area who must travel to Dublin for the service and the poor public transport system available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13837/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (21 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: 959. To ask the Minister for Health the current status on the provision for a second cath lab at WUH; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13838/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fisheries Protection (21 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: 1133. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of protection staff assigned to the river Nore and Nore estuary, Kilkenny; if vacancies created by retirement have been filled; the number of cases of illegal fishing prosecuted relative to the Nore, Kilkenny; the action taken by his Department arising from local media reports on illegal fishing at this...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Salmon Conservation Scheme (21 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: 1134. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to fund the works required on the river Nore, Kilkenny to remove blockages along the river for the safe passage of fish; the work programme and locations along the Nore at which funding will be spent to improve the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13830/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fisheries Protection (21 Mar 2017)

John McGuinness: 1135. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a compensation package will be put in place for eel fishermen that can no longer fish for eel due to restrictions for conservation purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13831/17]