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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services Funding (7 Nov 2018)

John Curran: I thank the Minister. I do not have the detail of the chart yet, but I thank her for the information. My initial concern is that this targeted programme comes about as a result of a value for money programme that was done in 2014, we are now in 2018, and 20 projects have been rolled out. The immediate concern is the roll-out of the programme in full. The secondary concern is around...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services Funding (7 Nov 2018)

John Curran: I thank the Minister for her reply. I want to put this in context and, while I talk about the Minister's funding, my concern is dealing with areas of greatest disadvantage and it goes across a number of Departments. When I join this up with other programmes, I have a concern that the most disadvantaged areas are not receiving the targeted support they did previously. I specifically talk...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services Funding (7 Nov 2018)

John Curran: 8. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of youth projects established under the single targeted youth funding programme to date; the details of each project; the location of each; the funding each project has received to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45939/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services Funding (7 Nov 2018)

John Curran: 24. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the several sample projects that were established in 2016 and 2017 in relation to the future development of a single targeted youth funding programme to replace the current schemes; the number of these projects which are now fully operational; the number of new sample projects that have been established to date in 2018; and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services Funding (7 Nov 2018)

John Curran: For some time the Minister and her Department have engaged in establishing a single targeted youth funding programme. A number of individual projects have been set up. Will the Minister give details of those projects and the future timeline for the roll out of the entire programme?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (6 Nov 2018)

John Curran: 79. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional capacity that will be made to the Dublin Bus fleet in 2019 to deal with the continuing increase in bus passenger numbers in view of the difficulty on some routes for passengers at rush hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45396/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (6 Nov 2018)

John Curran: 82. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the next steps in the roll out of the BusConnects projects; the timelines for bus based park and ride facilities, new rapid transit corridors and interchange hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45397/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff Appeals Mechanism (6 Nov 2018)

John Curran: 268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the appeals board has made a decision regarding an application for mainstream staffing by a school (details supplied) for the 2018/2019 school year. [44785/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (6 Nov 2018)

John Curran: 336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to finance a deep energy retrofit of schools over the coming years to meet climate change targets. [45432/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (6 Nov 2018)

John Curran: 337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have been financed and the relevant work carried out in order to reach the necessary standards of a deep energy retrofit in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; his plans for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45437/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration (6 Nov 2018)

John Curran: 378. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the software changes introduced on 10 September 2018 to the INIS online booking system have been reviewed and evaluated; if they are proving successful in preventing other sites from harvesting appointments and then selling these appointments slots on for €20 to €30 each. [44603/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (6 Nov 2018)

John Curran: 921. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the exact low emission technology for the future purchasing of Dublin buses has been determined; the work being prepared by his Department for the implementation of no longer purchasing diesel only buses from July 2019 onwards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45433/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (6 Nov 2018)

John Curran: 922. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocated to the green public transport fund in Budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45434/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (6 Nov 2018)

John Curran: 923. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding drawn down in 2018 by the NTA to support the alternative urban fleet trials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45435/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (6 Nov 2018)

John Curran: 924. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the NTA's alternative urban fleet trials has taken place; if so, the findings of these trials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45436/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Business of Joint Committee (25 Oct 2018)

John Curran: Apologies have been received from Deputies Bailey, Brady and Joan Collins and Senator Nash. I welcome everyone to this meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection. I remind members to turn their off mobile phones. I propose we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Semi-State Pensions: Discussion (25 Oct 2018)

John Curran: I welcome our witnesses, Ms Mairéad de Buitléir, Mr. Colm Ó Gógáin and Mr. Matt Kelly. Before inviting the witnesses to make their presentation, I will read a note relating to privilege. Members will have a number of questions after the presentations. I draw the attention of witnesses to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Semi-State Pensions: Discussion (25 Oct 2018)

John Curran: I thank Mr. Ó Gógáin. I call Mr. Kelly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Semi-State Pensions: Discussion (25 Oct 2018)

John Curran: I have one quick question. Do the seven points Mr. Kelly made reflect the views of the ESB retired staff association or are they based on the collective thinking of semi-State representative bodies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Semi-State Pensions: Discussion (25 Oct 2018)

John Curran: Mr. Kelly noted that the Bill was published in May 2017. Members will recall that the heads of the Bill were available prior to publication and the joint committee dealt with them in pre-legislative scrutiny. We were as surprised as the witnesses to note that certain sections that we had discussed in pre-legislative scrutiny did not appear in the Bill when it was published. When I spoke in...