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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Liquor Licensing Laws (7 Dec 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 87. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the continued requirement for licensed premises to remain closed on Good Friday; if she will update the law in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39067/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Investments (7 Dec 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 92. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans regarding the issue of fossil fuel divestment; if this divestment will be included in the Irish Strategic Investment Fund strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39135/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Grants (7 Dec 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 128. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the details of all grant payment schemes for group water schemes; the total number of such schemes which are grant aided; and the total cost of these for each of the past three years. [39145/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Grants (7 Dec 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 129. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the details of all grant payment schemes available for private wells; the total number of such wells which are grant aided; and the total cost of these for each of the past three years. [39139/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Dec 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 160. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will establish the circumstances whereby a family (details supplied) in which a person was previously in receipt of a jobseeker's allowance are now worse off with the person in part-time employment in view of the fact fuel allowance for another family member has ceased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39063/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Homes Scheme Applications (7 Dec 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 254. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the options open to a person (details supplied) who has been refused an SEAI grant despite their home having been built in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39059/16]

Order of Business (6 Dec 2016)

Róisín Shortall: The Taoiseach is incorrect. We should correct the record.

Order of Business (6 Dec 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Come on. We indicated first.

Order of Business (6 Dec 2016)

Róisín Shortall: They are all Fianna Fáilers.

Order of Business (6 Dec 2016)

Róisín Shortall: That is not true.

Order of Business (6 Dec 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Three in a row.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Data (6 Dec 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 117. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 26 October 2016, if he will provide a breakdown within each county of the four categories of deferrals and detail the interest rate being applied in each category. [38575/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Contracts (6 Dec 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if employees redesignated as tutors in order to retain posts but avoid the necessity to register with the Teaching Council are required to complete so-called Croke Park hours, or if they are exempt from same with regard to section 30 of the Teaching Council Act 2001, appendix B, section 2.2 specialised posts; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (6 Dec 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 24 November 2016, if he will provide a breakdown of funding per capita for each third level institution. [38574/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (6 Dec 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 310. To ask the Minister for Health when funding for nursing care to enable two persons (details supplied) attend school will be provided in view of the commitment given by him in early October 2016 that this funding was available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38421/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (6 Dec 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 325. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 228 of 6 October 2016, if he will ensure that a response is provided by either him or the HSE to a proposal from a project (details supplied) without any further delay. [38474/16]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use (Regulations) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Dec 2016)

Róisín Shortall: The Social Democrats supports the principal thrust of this legislation, which is to allow greater use of cannabis-based medications. Such medications are fairly widely available in many EU states, and, indeed, in many states in the US, without any apparent evidence of negative consequences. They are providing, in the main, important relief to people with difficult and severe conditions. We...

Secure Rents and Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Nov 2016)

Róisín Shortall: The Social Democrats are very happy to support this Bill. It is true to say the single greatest failure of this and the last Government has been their inability to tackle the housing crisis. That has resulted in a situation where untold misery is being caused to many families across the country, from the growing number of children who are growing up in cramped hotel rooms to the many...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: HSE (30 Nov 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome all of those who are watching the live stream of proceedings, everyone in the Gallery, our witnesses and members to the meeting. In particular, I welcome Mr. Tony O'Brien, director general of the Health Service Executive, and Mr. Liam Woods, national director of the acute hospitals division. I wish to advise the witnesses that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: HSE (30 Nov 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Before members come in, I will ask Mr. O'Brien to clarify two points from his opening statement. He posed the question of how much the taxpayer was willing to hand over for the health service at once. Can he address this question in the context of recent OECD figures which show that Ireland is very close to the top in terms of health spending? Even if we just take the taxpayer-funded...