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Building Standards, Regulations and Homeowner Protection: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2017)

Declan Breathnach: I take the opportunity of congratulating the Minister on his appointment and also the Ministers of State, Deputies Phelan and English. I wish them well in their Department. I call on the Fianna Fáil Deputies who are sharing their speaking time, Deputies Pat Casey, Fiona O'Loughlin and Barry Cowan.

Building Standards, Regulations and Homeowner Protection: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2017)

Declan Breathnach: No, the Deputy may talk around it.

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Jun 2017)

Declan Breathnach: We were promised in this House - indeed, rate payers are waiting with bated breath for it - that the commercial rates Bill would be introduced before the end of May but that has not happened. We were also promised that some reform would take place in regard to the Valuation Office and how valuations are arrived at. I know that briefings are being given by the Department to local...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Retirements (20 Jun 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 353. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to extend the retirement age beyond 65 years of age for local authority employees who entered employment prior to 1 April 2004 to bring them in line with those that entered the public service on or after 1 January 2004 that are not obliged to retire on age grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26591/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Emergency Planning (20 Jun 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 781. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to increase security and defence in view of the London attacks; if full funding and legislative provisions have been put in place to implement the Schengen information system (SIS); and if a timeframe can be given for full operationalisation of SIS here. [27396/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (20 Jun 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 1131. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the urgent need of respite for children, young adults and ageing adults in the community in County Louth; if his attention has been further drawn to a proposal for providing care for 30 persons (details supplied); his views on this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26981/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy (20 Jun 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 1133. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that currently there is only one occupational therapist for County Louth (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26987/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Eligibility (20 Jun 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 1993. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will use an annual P60 and annual earnings to assess if a person qualifies for family income supplement rather than examining a recent payslip; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that persons are being unfairly assessed using this method such as persons that avail of term time working year and work nine months rather than 12...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Relocation (20 Jun 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 2088. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to transfer staff with responsibility for payroll systems currently based in Dundalk to the national shared services office in Clonskeagh, Dublin 6 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28557/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications of Brexit for the Environment: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)

Declan Breathnach: I will try not to be repetitive as Deputy Brendan Smith has covered a great deal of this. I thank the delegates for attending and raising the profile of environmental issues. I was looking at the documents last night and could not help but think of the phrase in the context of a 32 county Ireland that only the rivers run free. They run free in the context of the issues which have just been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications of Brexit for the Environment: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)

Declan Breathnach: I take it the delegates have spoken to the special EU programmes body, SEUPB, in respect of continuing this because it has told us it is considering how all these programmes can be funded post Brexit. There are already arrangements for countries that are outside the European Union. It is very important we continue to pursue that matter also.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (31 May 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 207. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 136 of 13 October 2016 and 159 of 18 May 2016, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the HSE has stated after complaining to it (details supplied) and applying for a reimbursement of charges for blood testing that there is a loophole in the system whereby general practitioners have been advised by the IMO...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (30 May 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 359. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if recently retired public servants and local authority staff will receive an increase to their pension from the partial pay restoration which commenced on 1 April 2017; if future pay restoration measures will increase pension benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25335/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Pensions (30 May 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 384. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to offer an incentivised pension scheme in critical employment areas, such as nursing, occupational therapy and speech therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25860/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2017)

Declan Breathnach: I thank the Chairman for the opportunity to address the committee. It is the first occasion. I thank the witnesses for the three presentations. Coming from a Border county, I note that the movement of trade has the potential to change the dynamics not just across the country but in the Border area. I am certainly concerned about how any restriction or slowing down of movement would impact...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme Eligibility (25 May 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 159. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to revise the farm income threshold for persons wishing to take part in the rural social scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that due to the fact the current threshold is set very low at €409 per week, that those struggling to survive on low family incomes as in the case of a person (details supplied) are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Panel Rights (24 May 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied) whereby due to an error in his Department's payroll system, a person has been left on point one on the pay scale, rather than point three at which they should be; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in view of this error the person has been precluded from getting onto the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Voting Rights in Northern Ireland: Discussion (18 May 2017)

Declan Breathnach: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. By way of introduction, my initial interest would be to ensure that every citizen in the Twenty-six Counties can cast their vote. I do not have the percentages with me. There has been talk of personal, postal, proxy and electronic voting, although we should not dare to mention electronic voting. The franchise in the Twenty-six Counties does...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Voting Rights in Northern Ireland: Discussion (18 May 2017)

Declan Breathnach: It depends on whether one looks at it from an academic point of view or as a minor or major politician contesting any election. I am all for democracy, as is everybody, but I could not help but think of the phrase "Bono for President" because they would all be out with the diaspora looking for the vote. On the issue of challenging the court on the right to vote, I understand where the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Voting Rights in Northern Ireland: Discussion (18 May 2017)

Declan Breathnach: I am seeking clarification. I have no difficulty in extending the franchise for presidential elections. However, we still have not grasped the issue of directly elected mayors in local authorities from a 26 county perspective because personality politics are involved. I do not mind saying we could end up with somebody who has a very high profile, such as Bono, being elected. That could...