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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Refurbishment (10 Oct 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 194. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when essential remedial work is to commence on Ballinamore courthouse, County Leitrim, which is in a dilapidated condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42876/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (10 Oct 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 470. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if approval will be given to an emergency top up to the areas of natural constraint payment for farmers under severe financial pressure due to incessant rain fall in recent months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42790/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (10 Oct 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 491. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding 2017 ANC and BPS payments to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42215/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: I will give it to the Deputy by the end of the day.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (4 Oct 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 225. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons on the housing lists in counties Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan and Donegal in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42021/17]

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: I thank the Leas-Chann Comhairle for this opportunity to speak on the Bill. Its purpose is to provide for amendments to the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, the Pensions Act 1990 and the Civil Registration Act 2004. One of the main provisions of this Bill is to amend the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 2005 to allow for the publication, on a quarterly basis, of the names and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Labour Court Recommendations (3 Oct 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 98. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when an order to effect the terms of the Labour Court recommendation on construction workers' pay, as provided for in the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015, is expected to be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41783/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (3 Oct 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 118. To ask the Minister for Finance if an issue relating to a PPS number for a person (details supplied) has been resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41754/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (3 Oct 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 538. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of plans for Irish Rail to close a crossing (details supplied); if the crossing is part of a general scheme being considered for closure in 2018; if the installation of electronic gates can be considered at this crossing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41813/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Stations Provision (3 Oct 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 597. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when construction is due to commence on the new extension to Drumshanbo fire station, County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41653/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Applications (3 Oct 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 607. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the hardship experienced by non-Irish local authority housing applicants in cases in which they have to prove they do not own property in a country they have previously resided in; if information can be provided to applicants regarding the correct officers to contact for this information by...

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Sep 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: The Minister of State at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Breen, has accepted the recommendations made by the Labour Court regarding rates of pay for workers employed in the construction industry. The next step for the Minister of State is to make an order to effect the terms of the recommendation, as provided for in the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Diseases (28 Sep 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 30. To ask the Minister for Health the supports in place for persons with Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40976/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Sep 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: I want to raise the same issue.

Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Sep 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: It is about the fair deal scheme.

Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Sep 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: Deputy Danny Healy-Rae is correct. There is another anomaly in the fair deal scheme affecting people in the farming community and businesses. A business person who applies for the scheme will be charged 40% of their income from the business, if it is rented, and 3.75% on the value of the property. The same applies to farmers. They are charged 3.75% of the value of their land, as well as...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Stations Provision (27 Sep 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 205. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when construction is due to commence on the new fire station in Ballinamore, County Leitrim; if a detailed cost plan and description of the proposed works has been received from Leitrim County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40843/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Sep 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: The programme for Government contains a commitment to support people living in rural areas. On 28 August every local authority in the State was advised to accept applications to participate in a local improvement scheme, a scheme under which people make a contribution where there are more than two people living on a road. The closing date was 14 September and I understand works have to be...

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Sep 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: The problem arises from an apparent dispute between two Ministers, Deputies Shane Ross and Michael Ring, over who will fund the scheme. The work must be completed within the next three to four weeks, but the local authorities have not been informed of funding.

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Sep 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: Is the figure €282,000 for the local authority in Sligo? I am glad to hear it.