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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (14 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I support that.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Applications (14 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 165. To ask the Minister for Health if the provision of medical equipment to a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [7613/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Discharges (14 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 170. To ask the Minister for Health if accommodation will be provided for a person (details supplied) in a specific facility on discharge from hospital. [7637/18]

Roads Maintenance: Motion [Private Members] (13 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: According to the National Oversight and Audit Commission, almost 70% of regional roads have structural or surface defects. The Minister has become God's gift to the automobile industry and, in particular, to motor factor and auto spares providers. One could ask why that is so. It is because the more the roads deteriorate, the more damage is being done to motor vehicles. What is even more...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gaming and Amusement Halls (13 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 247. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are limitations or restrictions as to the location in which a business with a specific purpose can be located within a town centre (details supplied). [6764/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (13 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 431. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application under the nursing homes support scheme by a person (details supplied). [7284/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (13 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 454. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be placed in adult services. [7492/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (13 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 465. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the procurement of a ship for live cattle and calf exports to mainland Europe; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the capacity of this ship is crucial. [6831/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (13 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 540. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the plans for affordable measures and schemes for farm scale renewable energy generation projects (details supplied); his views on whether assistance should be given for farm scale renewable energy generation such as the absence of a feed in tariff to sell electricity to the grid; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (13 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 569. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request TII to carry out a further safety audit on all motorways to prevent incorrect access (details supplied). [6974/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (13 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 572. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to revise the five-axle haulage derogation which was signed into law on the basis that the haulage industry has been under sustained pressure over the past number of years with regard to overheads; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the transition period that was envisaged in 2008 to move to five axle-trucks has...

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: It is a pity we have a Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport in the Chamber. I want to acknowledge that we were one of the first to propose the abolition of drink advertising at sports grounds and at sport-related events. It has been progressive. When we see the way our sportsmen and sportswomen travel abroad to attend major functions, even having taken a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (8 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 67. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the advertising restrictions imposed by the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council, PHECC, which will have a detrimental effect on the livelihoods of first aid instructors and smaller providers; his plans to put in place provisions or assistance to protect these persons; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the same instructors are...

Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I trust that the Taoiseach is a man of honour. The Taoiseach was in Limerick on 27 January when he announced and, I hope, confirmed, the construction of a motorway known as the M20 between Cork and Limerick. At a meeting of the Joint Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport on Wednesday, 31 January, I asked a straight question of officials from Transport Infrastructure Ireland relating to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I will be brief. I welcome Mr. Moran. His experiences of being abroad are invaluable in terms of how we can get our system in place. What comes out in front of us is the loss of staff at the stations and the junctions. I see it raised locally at home and in Cobh. As Mr. Moran said, once the station becomes automated the man leaves the job but the man, or the woman, is still needed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Has Mr. Moran raised this issue with the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Welfare, Deputy Regina Doherty? Has she been brought into this query?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I will be brief. My colleague has covered most of the topics. I welcome the report and the Minister's deliberations. All one can say is that actions speak louder than words. Improving public transport accessibility is covered under the forthcoming ten-year national development plan, NDP. Ten years is a long time. Transport accessibility is covered in the NDP. Will it be front-loaded?...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (7 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 179. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for treatment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [6117/18]

National Broadband Plan: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: The first line of the motion puts the scale of the crisis into perspective. Some 542,000 homes, schools and businesses, representing 40% of our population and 90% of our geographic cover, have no access to high-speed broadband. There is no possibility of a connection on the horizon. It has taken another Fianna Fáil motion in Private Members' time to get the Government to even discuss...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff Scheme (6 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 505. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 410 of 12 December 2017, if he will devise a mechanism that will allow the remaining capacity that was not taken up on the refit 3 scheme to be reopened for applications in view of the fact that only 254MW of the 310MW had been allocated at the time of his reply. [5574/18]