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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: While I left this meeting for a while, it is ironic that I was at a meeting of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs at which Ms Fiona O'Donovan, a colleague of Senator John Dolan - who is attending this meeting on behalf of the Disability Federation of Ireland - was giving a deliberation on how we are fixed on the European scene. We can be sure that no one will disagree with what...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff Redeployment (13 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 248. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if additional staff will be made available to help clear the backlog of applications for carer's allowance, disability allowance and domiciliary care allowance. [53396/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (13 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 249. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the post graduate level 9 in accountancy will be included in the back to education allowance scheme (details supplied). [53397/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Facilities (12 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application submitted under the emergency works grant scheme by a school (details supplied) will be reconsidered in view of the urgent need of the school. [53023/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Provision (12 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 336. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that funding for occupational therapy in north County Cork has been cut; and if occupational therapy services will be funded in the case of a person (details supplied). [53029/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (12 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 370. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under a specific scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [52659/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff Scheme Data (12 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 410. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 756 of 18 October 2016, the final percentage of the 310 MW of renewable energy achieved in relation to the REFIT 3 scheme, in view of the fact that at the time of the previous reply, his Department was still in the process of making final decisions on applications. [52689/17]

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: It is reduced already. I had better watch it so. The Minister cannot make the analogy that those in rural Ireland are careless on the roads. We are not. We also have the problem, as I mentioned earlier, of bad roads and dangerous junctions. All such difficulties cause crashes. I accept I am starting to repeat myself but I want to keep this alive. I would ask that the Minister...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: We argue about professional opinions. There are two sides to every story, and not only from the layman, gardaí and politicians. It also applies to professional people and academics. For example, Professor Jim Heffron provided an article entitled, "Drink-driving proposals inconsistent with the scientific evidence". I will not go into the whole document unless I decide to filibuster,...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: The damage has been done already with the proposals of the Minister, Deputy Ross. He has put the fear of life into rural Ireland already. I wish to speak against the proposed Bill. Approximately 12 months ago we had a spike in road fatalities in this country. What followed was a knee-jerk reaction from the Minister, Deputy Ross, pointing the finger straight away at drink driving. Both he...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme (7 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the minor works scheme will be introduced. [52580/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Administration (7 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration has been given to opening the summer works scheme on an annual basis. [52588/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (7 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 130. To ask the Minister for Health if a transport grant will be provided for a person (details supplied). [52335/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (7 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the value of payments drawn down by an organisation (details supplied); and when the final payment is due to be made to the organisation. [52508/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (7 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the basis on which an application by a club (details supplied) for the sports capital grant was refused. [52590/17]

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2017: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Has the Deputy many socialist friends in China?

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2017: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I thank the Minister and the Minister of State, Deputy Andrew Doyle, for the work they are doing in this area. I welcome the proposal to provide additional funding for the horse and greyhound racing industries. There will be critics who see this as money badly spent, but the Minister must remind them of the number of jobs created by the industries and the tremendous revenue they generate...

Topical Issue Debate: Respite Care Services (30 Nov 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I counted.

Topical Issue Debate: Respite Care Services (30 Nov 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I thank the Minister of State for taking time out to deliver this statement on health. I received a similar response from the HSE to a parliamentary question which I raised in early October. The Minister of State has outlined the problems, but we do not seem to be getting any solutions. She mentioned that the beds would be opened up soon, but I am reliably informed that not all of the beds...

Topical Issue Debate: Respite Care Services (30 Nov 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: It is a good point.