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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff Data (8 Nov 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: 225. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of procurement officers in his Department charged with the responsibility of preparing, tendering and awarding procurement contracts. [46264/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff Data (8 Nov 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: 226. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the annual cost of procurement officers in his Department charged with the responsibility of preparing, tendering and awarding procurement contracts. [46265/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Procurement Contracts Data (8 Nov 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: 238. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of contracts tendered to businesses in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [46266/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Procurement Contracts Data (8 Nov 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: 240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of contracts tendered to businesses in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018, disaggregated by the value of the contracts awarded. [46268/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Procurement Contracts Data (8 Nov 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: 239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of contracts tendered to businesses of 50 employees and less in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [46267/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff Data (8 Nov 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: 241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of procurement officers in his Department charged with the responsibility of preparing, tendering and awarding procurement contracts. [46269/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff Data (8 Nov 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: 242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual cost of procurement officers in his Department charged with the responsibility of preparing, tendering and awarding procurement contracts. [46270/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (8 Nov 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: 293. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the overall level of funding to local authorities in each of the years 2011 to 2017, inclusive, and to date in 2018. [46281/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (8 Nov 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: 294. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of funding to each of the local authorities in each of the years 2011 to 2017, inclusive, and to date in 2018. [46282/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Contracts (8 Nov 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: 295. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of contracts tendered by each local authority in each of the years 2011 to 2017, inclusive, and to date in 2018. [46283/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Data (8 Nov 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: 296. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of procurement officers in each local authority charged with the responsibility of preparing, tendering and awarding procurement contracts in each of the years 2011 to 2017, inclusive, and to date in 2018. [46284/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Data (8 Nov 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: 297. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the annual cost of procurement officers in each local authority charged with the responsibility of preparing, tendering and awarding procurement contracts. [46285/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Data (8 Nov 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: 298. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of employing one specialist procurement officer within a local authority annually with the relevant and necessary qualifications and experience. [46286/18]

Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: Deputy Stanley is not here this evening so I will speak in his stead, if I may and will share the remaining time with my colleague, Deputy Brady. Sinn Féin has already made it clear to the Minister that we will be supporting the Bill, although we may propose some minor amendments at a later Stage. My party colleague, Senator Devine, spoke on the legislation when it was before the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Data (7 Nov 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: 49. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will complete a table (details supplied). [45997/18]

Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (6 Nov 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donovan, for bringing the Bill before the House. I acknowledge and thank him for the offer a number of weeks ago of a briefing on the Bill which is quite technical and his offer tonight of a further briefing in the lead up to Committee Stage should we require one. The Bill has been through the Seanad where the Minister of State took on board some of...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: I can see where both the Minister and the proposers are coming from. People can probably meet somewhere in the middle. For example, perhaps the amendment could read, "means a state of complete physical and mental well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity", with the word "social" removed. Perhaps that could be a happy compromise for consideration on Report Stage. I...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: Having listened to all of the contributions, I understand both points of view. However, there are other unintended consequences. If the opinion is that the baby is likely to survive beyond 28 days but only for 30 or 31 days, we do not want to force women to look for a review of such a decision as permitted by the legislation. If a doctor says his or her opinion is that a fatal foetal...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: What is the definition of "serious harm"?

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: The reason I ask is that we have defined health in the legislation. The definition of health is-----