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Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staffing (16 Jun 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 604. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of internal grade 8 positions created in the Health Service Executive from 2005 to 2014 and in 2015 to date. [23390/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staffing (16 Jun 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 605. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of general manager positions created in the Health Service Executive from 2005 to 2014 and in 2015 to date. [23393/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Standards Regulation (16 Jun 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 614. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a ban on the sale of energy drinks to children under 18 years of age; to regulate the quantity of caffeine, taurine or other substances used in some energy drinks that may have negative health effects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23597/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (16 Jun 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 779. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has considered an incentive scheme to encourage home-scale waste treatment plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23395/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority Remit (16 Jun 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 884. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Transport Authority has plans for sustainably powered transport for rural areas and for urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23394/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (16 Jun 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 931. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will advise of the conditions of the 2007 approval of funding for an arts centre (details supplied) in County Offaly. [23654/15]

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (11 Jun 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Deputy Boyd Barrett is sharing time with Deputies Paul Murphy and Tom Fleming. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (11 Jun 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Deputy Boyd Barrett has 20 minutes. If Deputy Fleming arrives the Deputies can work out the sharing of the time slot between them.

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (11 Jun 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: The Deputy has the floor.

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (11 Jun 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: If the Deputy resumes his seat, we will call a quorum.

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (11 Jun 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Quiet, please, Deputy. We are calling a quorum.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (11 Jun 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 51. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a disability allowance payment for a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22798/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (11 Jun 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 209. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he plans to publish, in full, the revised wind energy guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22796/15]

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (10 Jun 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important Bill, which is a combination of the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill and the Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill. This Bill is a fulfilment of the programme for Government's commitment to reform the current law on employees' rights to engage in collective bargaining. Indeed, it is also a fulfilment of the statement of...

Order of Business (10 Jun 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: What progress has been made on the criminal law (sexual offences) Bill? One of the matters being dealt with in that is the criminalisation of the purchase of sexual services. Extensive work was conducted on this matter by the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality last year and a detailed report was submitted to the Department and the Minister. Ironically, a delegation from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee (9 Jun 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Apologies have been received from Deputy Áine Collins. Is it agreed that we go into private session to deal with housekeeping matters? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (9 Jun 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: There is one Schedule A proposal for decision: COM (2014) 585, a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the tariff treatment for goods originating from Ecuador. I propose that the proposal does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed. There are four Schedule B proposals for decision: COM (2014) 559, COM (2014) 563, COM (2015) 50 and COM...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategic Plan: Bord na Móna (9 Jun 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I remind members, visitors and those in the Visitors Gallery they should ensure their mobile telephones are switched off for the duration of this meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment even when on silent mode. We are now moving on to our discussion on Bord na Móna's strategic plan for the company, how it will impact on existing jobs in the midland counties and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategic Plan: Bord na Móna (9 Jun 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank Mr. Quinn for his presentation. Would Mr. Ryan or Mr. Barry like to contribute?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategic Plan: Bord na Móna (9 Jun 2015)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Given the remit of this committee is jobs, we are all happy to hear from the concluding sentence of Mr. Quinn's speech that the intention is to ensure Bord na Móna remains a major employer in the midlands out to 2030. The role of Bord na Móna in terms of employment in the midlands counties for decades has been significant. Regardless of where we come from, we all want to see that...