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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 394. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify whether a married couple regarding a married couple, one of whom is in receipt of a jobseeker's payment, if the temporary income from providing accommodation in their home for students over the summer period will affect their social welfare entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29422/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Skills Development (8 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 424. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the services and opportunities that are offered to those seeking work by the Skills to Work initiative; if the Skills to Work roadshow will visit Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29817/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Culture Programme (8 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 436. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the increased opportunities and additional support and funding that will be available under Creative Europe 2014-2020; the expected economic impact of this initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29819/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (8 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 550. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the environmental partnership fund, the amount of the available funding in 2013 that was allocated to Cork projects; what those projects were; if a similar scheme will be available to communities this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29823/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing for People with Disabilities (8 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 551. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the €46 million in funding recently announced for a range of housing projects which will provide a total of 416 units of accommodation for persons with special housing needs including the elderly, persons with an intellectual or physical disability and homeless persons, when will the amount of funding...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Civil Registration Legislation (8 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 721. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the number of civil registrars available to perform civil marriages and civil partnerships in each of the past ten years, broken down by county and Health Service Executive civil registration office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29354/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Civil Registration Legislation (8 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 722. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the annual income of each Health Service Executive civil registration office broken down by category, including marriages, civil marriages, civil partnerships, notification fees, expenses of registrars, fees for registrars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29356/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposed Legislation (8 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 836. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport regarding the Vehicle Clamping Bill 2014, if there will be a review or appeal procedure which will enable parties not satisfied with the outcome of the appeal by a parking controller or to a clamping appeals officer to have recourse to the courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29821/14]

Electoral (Amendment) (Hours of Polling) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important Bill and commend Deputy Doyle on it. The democratic process is very important and voter participation in our democracy is of paramount importance. I support the idea of having fixed polling and a fixed polling day, for example, a Saturday or Sunday or perhaps even a Friday. This issue should be discussed and Deputy Andrew Doyle is to be...

Valuation Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: First, I commend Deputy Cowen on introducing the Bill in the House. The Deputy may not believe it but I wish to support him in this regard. I do so as a former GAA club chairman of six years' standing and as a current member of a club that has a bar and a licensed premises and Deputy Cowen is correct. My local club is paying an unfair price for having a bar area and the unfair rate it pays...

Public Health (Standard Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: If it is in order, I wish to share time with Deputy Willie Penrose.

Public Health (Standard Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: As Chairman of the Joint Committee on Health and Children, it is my privilege to speak in the House on the Bill. As we begin our consideration of the Bill it is worthwhile to put smoking and the problems it causes in context. Today is a momentous day for our public health system and those in charge of it. The smoking rates in Ireland, as of December 2013, were that 21.5% more men smoked...

Public Health (Standard Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: You are wrong, Acting Chairman.

Public Health (Standard Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: As Chairman of the Joint Committee on Health and Children, I should be next but I will allow Deputy Mitchell to go first. I have half an hour.

Public Health (Standard Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: You were incorrect in what you said, Acting Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: The Cost of Blindness in Ireland: National Vision Coalition (3 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Arising from this meeting we will write to the Department seeking information on that national strategy framework. Is that agreed? Agreed. The good news for members is that there is no meeting on Tuesday, 8 July 2014, so we stand adjourned until this day week. That will be our quarterly meeting with the Minister for Health. I thank everyone very much for attending the joint committee today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: The Cost of Blindness in Ireland: National Vision Coalition (3 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: How regular is the screening?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: The Cost of Blindness in Ireland: National Vision Coalition (3 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: While I will bring the Senator back again, I want to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: The Cost of Blindness in Ireland: National Vision Coalition (3 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I will chair the meeting. There is one Chair of the meeting and it is mise é. Mr. Keegan may proceed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: The Cost of Blindness in Ireland: National Vision Coalition (3 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I will bring him in at the end but I want to bring in other speakers, if they wish. I will bring the Senator in at the end, as we normally do.