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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (4 Oct 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 212. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) who was assessed by a social welfare inspector in June 2017 is still awaiting an outcome on their disability allowance application; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that the inspector's report was never submitted to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (3 Oct 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide funding for the development of a car park at a school (details supplied). [41725/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (3 Oct 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 410. To ask the Minister for Health if an application will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [41716/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (3 Oct 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 417. To ask the Minister for Health when the FreeStyle Libre system will be made available under the long-term illness scheme for persons with diabetes; if availability will not be restricted to persons with type 1 diabetes such that the product will be made available to every person on multi-daily insulin injections based on clinical need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41746/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (3 Oct 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 467. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a copy of a notification issued to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [41697/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (3 Oct 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 470. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on pair trawling in view of the quantities of sprat that are removed from the sea during this process and the request from an organisation (details supplied) to ban the practice to maintain the sprat population which benefits seabirds and marine life. [41733/17]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (3 Oct 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 556. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an organisation (details supplied) is not registered as a charitable organisation, if it can accept gifts. [41408/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (28 Sep 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 159. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an assessment for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [41044/17]

UK Withdrawal from the EU: Statements (Resumed) (27 Sep 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: When the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union approximately 16 months ago, it was an opportunity for us to pull out our green cards and go on a Brit-bashing tour which so many of us, that is, politicians, the media, and the general public duly did. What has become clear over the past number of months is that any attempts to make the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union...

UK Withdrawal from the EU: Statements (Resumed) (27 Sep 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Mise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Discussion with Chairman Designate (20 Sep 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I welcome Dr. Bedford. What process did Dr. Bedford have to go through to be appointed to his position? Had he to go through an interview process?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Discussion with Chairman Designate (20 Sep 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: On the issue of alcohol impaired driving, there is a proposal to change the legislation. It has not gone through the Dáil itself yet. If there is no change, and given the witness's views, would he feel that his position has been compromised?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Discussion with Chairman Designate (20 Sep 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: At the moment there is a proposal for what is essentially a zero tolerance policy in which all those caught with between 50 mg and 80 mg of alcohol in their systems would be put off the road. If it does not get through would Dr. Bedford's position be compromised, given that he is an advocate of a zero alcohol approach?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Discussion with Chairman Designate (20 Sep 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: The witness hit the nail on the head. Some people are not too sure what they can drink. I put the question to the Department of Justice and Equality. This legislation is arising out of the fact that the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, stated that it was being abused by some who were just getting fixed penalty points as opposed to being put off the road. He felt...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Discussion with Chairman Designate (20 Sep 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Does the witness think that drugs have been a big factor in crashes or in bad driving?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Discussion with Chairman Designate (20 Sep 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Has the witness come across situations where, following a post mortem, the gardaí might have pointed to both drug and alcohol use?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Discussion with Chairman Designate (20 Sep 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Roughly?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Discussion with Chairman Designate (20 Sep 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I thank the witness and the Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Discussion with Chairman Designate (20 Sep 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Senator Feighan asked earlier about the status of immobilisers in vehicles. What is Dr. Bedford's personal view on this? If we make breathalyser test equipment available to public houses then maybe customers might test themselves before going out the door. Does Dr. Bedford have a view on this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Discussion with Chairman Designate (20 Sep 2017)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Could it be tried out? Dr. Bedford mentioned supervision and calibration. Could it be calibrated like weights and measures? The Revenue Commissioners could visit the pubs and check the drink measurements.