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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Spent Convictions Legislation (7 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 244. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the Spent Convictions Bill; when the Bill will be enacted; the types of convictions covered by the Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27265/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (7 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 334. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive is recruiting speech and language therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27211/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Schools (7 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to review the national anti-bullying policy to combat an increase in cyber-bullying; the procedures in place to monitor the implementation of this policy; her views that such procedures are adequate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27313/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (7 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 576. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there are delays in exchanging New Zealand driving licences for Irish driving licences; the efforts being made to reduce these delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27207/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licence Applications (7 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 577. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on an application for a driving licence in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27208/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (7 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 582. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding that has been provided to Cork City and County for sustainable transport projects, including cycle lanes, over the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27310/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (7 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 583. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the Carrigaline western relief road in County Cork; the amount of funding that has been provided to date; the total expected cost; the expected timeframe for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27311/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Bike Schemes (7 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 584. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider extending the Cork bike scheme to include all areas of the Cork city, including Douglas and Togher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27312/15]

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: The infrastructure requires investment.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Irish Water is part of that scheme with the OPW to put in place the infrastructure to ensure we will have safe streets if we have a repeat of those two major floods in Cork. We must ensure that Irish Water as a utility company has the confidence of the people. I listened to Deputy Pringle talk about mass boycotts and the people winning. What about the people who have made a principled...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: It is important that the legislation is passed. Some of us might wish we did not have to do this, but the reality is that we have no choice because of the memorandum of understanding with the troika agreed by the party, Fianna Fáil, of which Deputy Ó Cuív is a member.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: It is imperative that we get this legislation through.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: We see the benefit for people in group water schemes and people with wells. I come from an area where my father in his family home had to sink his own well and my late uncle had to sink his own well. They paid for the cost of running that well. Deputy Ó Cuív talks about representing people. He represents people who are part of a group water scheme who have been paying for water...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: However, I have not heard the Deputy condemn the incident where a member of An Garda Síochána had to be taken to hospital having been struck by a cone.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I have not heard her say that.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I would like her to do that if she could.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: As legislators, Members of the House have a responsibility and a duty to uphold the law of the land and the men and women who work as members of An Garda Síochána.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: As someone who spent all my life as a public servant in school teaching, I am very proud to be part of the public service. I hope Deputy Coppinger would condemn the treatment of members of An Garda Síochána outside this House last night because that has no place in a civilised democracy. The right to protest and have a disagreement is fundamental to democracy, but it is not right...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Sometimes I wonder whether we live in the real world at all.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I very much do, Deputy Coppinger. I listened in my office with incredulity to some of the comments. Deputy Ó Cuív started talking about "Lanigan's Ball". Deputy Ó Cuív reminds me of Bobby in "Dallas"; he woke up from a dream after 14 years of government. You sat at the Cabinet table, Deputy Ó Cuív. You were part of a party that wrecked our country.