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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (6 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 635. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when funding for the housing adaptation grants for people with a disability will issue to each local authority in respect of 2018 allocations. [5852/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Professional Qualifications (1 Feb 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 258. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on an organisation's (details supplied) endeavours to be included in updated regulations in view of the service it has provided over the years; and if he will request the Department of Health to approve these amendments. [5067/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I thank both groups for their informative submissions. Is the National Disability Authority watching over the National Transport Authority in its implementation of the programme? Does it send inspectors on-site on a regular basis to ensure implementation? Is a fixed budget set aside on an annual basis in the NTA for the provision of disability access services and related matters? Is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Has the NDA made any progress?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: In relation to the local authorities, is it not the case that if a new bus stop is being erected, planning must be sought and it is necessary to say what is planned to be done with it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: The local authority just ensures that these conform or are properly regulated. If planning permission is not required, there is a letter of compliance if there are remedial works. Is the NTA not in a position to give the local authorities money to undertake the works? For example, the local authorities maintain our national secondary roads and primary roads but they get the money from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: -----as opposed to the local authorities being expected to take money out of their own pockets, so to speak?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I apologise that our Chairman had to leave. I have another question for Ms Graham. I notice that more and more of our train stations are becoming more automated and we are losing the stationmaster. I picked up on something in the NTA's opening statement where it refers to Cobh, which is a good example of what I am thinking of. Accessibility has been put in place but it has lost a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Are there any further questions or do the witnesses wish to make any further comments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I am sure that Senator Dolan will be keeping an eye on the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: That concludes this session. I thank our witnesses for appearing at the committee today and for their informative presentations. Their contributions will form an important part of the committee's deliberations on this important policy matter.

Other Questions: Home Loan Scheme (31 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 62. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Question No. 235 of 17 January 2018 and the announcement of the introduction of the new Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme, his plans to amend this loan scheme to include persons who are not first-time buyers due to changed circumstances (details supplied). [4340/18]

Other Questions: Home Loan Scheme (31 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I have different issues in terms of the Rebuilding Ireland home loans. I welcome the package in principle, and I wish to acknowledge the local authorities and the number of people they have helped get on the housing ladder over recent years. I want to talk about people who had mortgages but for various reasons lost them. A good example would be a person who lost his or her mortgage because...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (31 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 199. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application by a person (details supplied). [4677/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (31 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 208. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that specific medication has been withdrawn from medical card holders; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that those using this medication were not notified of this; and if he will consider reinstating this medication to medical card holders (details supplied). [4723/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (31 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 251. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of the basic farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [4769/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Citizenship Applications (30 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 138. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and the reason for the delay in finalising the application. [4318/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (30 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 369. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed in which a request has been made to increase home help hours. [4020/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (30 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 395. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application by a person (details supplied). [4126/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (30 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 396. To ask the Minister for Health the outcome of an application by a person (details supplied). [4128/18]