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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (8 Dec 2015)

Helen McEntee: 647. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the context of the commemorative projects in 2016 that will reflect on the lives and deaths of 3,500 Irish soldiers who died in combat at the Somme in northern France in 1916, if the industrial-scale slaughter at the Battle of the Somme demonstrates the vital need for institutions that facilitate and strengthen peace and unity in...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Archaeological Sites (8 Dec 2015)

Helen McEntee: 648. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the impact of archaeological and heritage policy on the ambitions of the community that is deemed to be in the buffer zone of a significant heritage site (details supplied) in County Meath, if local families share custody of that heritage and archaeological legacy with the wider nation, if that policy should take account of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Energy Policy: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (3 Dec 2015)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Minister for his opening statement. This week was obviously an important one with the opening of the conference on climate change which is very much on the agenda. We all have a responsibility to stop its effects and to reduce our carbon footprint. The biggest obstacle I see not just for Ireland but for every country is public acceptance and participation. Communities must...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Energy Policy: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (3 Dec 2015)

Helen McEntee: With all due respect, I believe wind has a part to play; I am not saying it does not. The Minister has touched on a number of areas that will contribute to wind energy but the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government has said himself the proposed revised wind energy guidelines will allow for a considerable amount of wind energy generation and will not, as the Minister for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Energy Policy: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (3 Dec 2015)

Helen McEntee: May I ask a question requiring an answer of "Yes" or "No"?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Energy Policy: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (3 Dec 2015)

Helen McEntee: Does the Minister intend to reach a solution with the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government before the end of this term-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Energy Policy: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (3 Dec 2015)

Helen McEntee: ----- in regard to the wind energy guidelines?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (3 Dec 2015)

Helen McEntee: 29. To ask the Minister for Health for an overview on surgical waiting lists at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogehda, County Louth, and at Our Lady’s Hospital in Navan, County Meath, as of 1 November 2015, 1 November 2014, 1 November 2012 and 1 November 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42715/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments (3 Dec 2015)

Helen McEntee: 46. To ask the Minister for Health the status of his efforts to improve overcrowding challenges at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42714/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (3 Dec 2015)

Helen McEntee: 75. To ask the Minister for Health further to a Dáil debate (details supplied) on 12 November 2015, if he will update Dáil Éireann on his ambitions to provide equal access to pre-school children with disabilities; his efforts to ensure that 15 children in County Meath will be able to avail of the free early childhood care and education scheme year; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education (2 Dec 2015)

Helen McEntee: 36. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to a Topical Issue debate (details supplied) on 12 November 2015, for an update on his efforts to provide equal access to pre-school for all children, including children with a disability or disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42502/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (1 Dec 2015)

Helen McEntee: 72. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the need for additional Garda Síochána resources in communities (details supplied) in County Meath; if she will request a report from the Garda Commissioner on plans to improve policing in the relevant communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42287/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (1 Dec 2015)

Helen McEntee: 99. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a need for a greater Garda Síochána presence in three County Meath communities (details supplied), one of which is policed at night by gardaí who are based at a Garda Síochána station 46.1 kilometres away; her views on the security requirements of those communities, including at night; and if she will make a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Nov 2015)

Helen McEntee: I welcome the Minister, the Ministers of State and their team. It is important that the Minister's priority has changed to housing. While the work has been slow to date, hopefully it will start to increase. I welcome the funding that has been allocated. Unlike some, I do not wish to see houses thrown up or regulations relaxed. We should not encourage that. Nobody wants another...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Business of Joint Committee (24 Nov 2015)

Helen McEntee: I nominate Deputy Noel Harrington.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Forthcoming Energy Council: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (24 Nov 2015)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Minister for his presentation. I have many questions which I will hold off on until the next day. Are there member states which are not working with everybody else or are there difficulties of that nature? Is there a feeling security of energy supply is under threat at the moment? With regard to innovation, where are we in comparison to other European countries and is this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Forthcoming Energy Council: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (24 Nov 2015)

Helen McEntee: I know the Minister will touch on this in a week and a half but I have a follow-up question for him. About a year and a half ago, we had guests before us from Europe who essentially said that one of the biggest difficulties in moving forward, not just in Ireland but at a European level, was public opinion and public perception. Will this be brought up at the meeting, how will it be...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (19 Nov 2015)

Helen McEntee: 16. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of his Department's effort to address an issue of significant heritage concern (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39264/15]

Housing and Homelessness: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (18 Nov 2015)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Opposition for raising this important issue and welcome the opportunity to speak on it. However, as the Deputies who put forward this motion would agree, there is no quick fix for a housing crisis. If one looks at the experience of different countries across Europe, after an economic downturn or a crash, there tends to be a housing crisis or an issue. Unfortunately for us,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: ESB: Chairperson Designate (18 Nov 2015)

Helen McEntee: I thank Ms Graham. I apologise for being late, but I saw most of the presentation on the monitor. Much of my focus at the moment is on supply and also diversity of supply. In County Meath there is a proposal for an industrial wind farm, but we are also on the route of the North-South interconnector. There is a lot of upset in that regard. I accept it is not necessarily Ms Graham’s...