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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (18 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 269. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the names of persons who expressed an interest in being appointed to the board of the Road Safety Authority of Ireland; and the specialist knowledge of each in relation to road safety. [2446/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (18 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 270. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the names of the members of the board of the Road Safety Authority of Ireland; and the specialist knowledge of each in relation to road safety issues. [2447/18]

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: He is personalising it.

Section 39 Agency Staff Reimbursements: Motion [Private Members] (17 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I too welcome the opportunity to add my few words of support in order to have this Private Members' motion to restore the pay of section 39 employees carried. I commend Deputy Dara Calleary for initiating the process to expedite a positive outcome. I welcome the service providers and staff present in the Visitors Gallery, especially the representatives I met from St. Joseph's Foundation in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I welcome the representatives of the transport service providers and thank them for their very informative presentations. My first question is general. Do they comply with some directive on the percentage of their funding to be set aside to provide an upgrade in disability services? Of every €10 they spend, how much is geared towards improving disability access and safe travel? ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I have one other question. Why does Bus Éireann not have audio announcements on its service as Dublin Bus has? What percentage of the Bus Éireann fleet has a screen display for its passengers? Dublin Bus seems to be more advanced. I accept that Bus Éireann is playing catch-up in funding, but is it making progress on the screen display for passengers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: On that issue, is it because the bus is full at other times? Can the space not be kept? Is that not viable?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: No, it is fine. Like a car park, there may be no disabled drivers using it 90% of the time, but spaces for them are always kept.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I want to raise coach tours. The Transport Council of Ireland touched on the question earlier in relation to obligations. For instance, is there a legal obligation to provide certificate of professional competence, CPC, training?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (17 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 67. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a location (details supplied) in County Cork falls within the remit of the Office of Public Works for funding of works to trees which are dangerous and need to be removed. [2187/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (17 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 101. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to provide a home help to a person (details supplied). [2157/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Expenditure (17 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 109. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the funding being made available by his Department to the HSE under the fair deal scheme in respect of a hospital (details supplied) to put it on a par with other similar hospitals; and if his attention has been drawn to the funding deficit which threatens the future viability of this facility. [2182/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (17 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 235. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to review the criteria in respect of the local authority housing loan scheme in order to take into account the difficulties facing many persons (details supplied). [2144/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (16 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 281. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a project (details supplied). [1394/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (16 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 293. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Garda stations in County Cork that have been sold since 2013. [1990/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (16 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 385. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a person (details supplied) with special needs will be examined whereby the person is to be transferred back into mainstream class in January 2019 owing to the withdrawal of a teacher. [55166/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Authority (16 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 650. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to resolve the situation which has arisen with the HSA and the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council to ensure that all qualified first aid response course instructors here are recognised for workplace training and are permitted to advertise their courses in order to ensure fairness to all involved. [2066/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 745. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment can be put in place for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [54710/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Services Provision (16 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 754. To ask the Minister for Health if a payment will be issued to a person (details supplied) who availed of treatment under the cross-Border treatment scheme. [54757/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (16 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 1116. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to resolve the situation which has arisen with the HSA and the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council to ensure that all qualified first-aid response course instructors here are recognised for workplace training and are permitted to advertise their courses in order to ensure fairness to all involved. [2067/18]