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Agriculture: Statements (4 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: I am proceeding and I call Deputy Penrose, who has 15 minutes.

Agriculture: Statements (4 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: We gave the Minister some latitude earlier but please leave additional comments to the end of the debate. I am trying to chair this as best I can within the rules of the House. I call Deputy Penrose.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Commercial Rates Valuation Process (4 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: 50. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to replace the rates system and create a self-assessment system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8963/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (4 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: 122. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of anti-social behavioural orders for which complaints were received, dismissed, investigated and orders issued, by county, over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8976/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mountain Access Schemes (4 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: 285. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if all community and voluntary groups which have undertaken work on land and property belonging to a local authority or the State will be indemnified against any possible claims where agreement has been reached within these bodies, given recent claims against the National Parks and Wildlife Service. [8973/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (4 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: 295. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reintroduce the housing repair for the elderly scheme in local authorities to enable a 50:50 scheme whereby elderly persons in need of urgent works to their homes can, through a combination of contribution and skill set, prolong their stay in their own homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8968/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes (4 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: 296. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason for the undue delay in the commencement of the roll-out of the much publicised Leader programme; if he will introduce a definitive start date for the programme in order that the many voluntary and community groups and individuals can expedite their plans and put works programmes in place; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (4 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: 297. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the rules and parameters for the spreading of sewage waste from local authority treatment plants and from septic tanks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8974/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Data (4 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: 298. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applications, the waiting times, the number of recipients and the number of refusals under the housing aid for older people, housing adaptation grants scheme and mobility aids grant scheme from each scheme's inception by scheme, by local authority and by year in tabular form; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Efficiency (4 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: 321. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of public lights and the cost, by county, in tabular form; his plans to retrofit public lighting and to invest in alternative light sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8964/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (4 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: 331. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the programme of works being carried out on tertiary roads and culs-de-sac, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8965/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (4 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: 332. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the uptake of the community involvement scheme over its lifetime, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8966/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (4 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: 333. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport why the local improvement scheme is not operational; and his plans to reintroduce the scheme for non-county roads to allow the many families living on such roads an opportunity to travel to and from their homes safely. [8967/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (4 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: 334. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that where allocation of road restoration and maintenance moneys are being made to local authorities that a percentage of those moneys are ring-fenced for tertiary council roads in direct proportion to kilometres of these roads as compared to other road classifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance (4 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: 335. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the classification of roads, the length in kilometres of each road, the moneys allocated in each of the past five years, and the timeframe for resurfacing, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8972/16]

EU Migration and Refugee Crisis: Statements (28 Apr 2016)

Declan Breathnach: Is Deputy John Brady sharing time with Deputy Martin Ferris?

EU Migration and Refugee Crisis: Statements (28 Apr 2016)

Declan Breathnach: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Declan Breathnach: Like Deputy Fitzmaurice, I work on a group water scheme. I have spent 21 years as secretary of the largest group water scheme in County Louth and believe I have good knowledge and understanding of the complexities of water supply. The issues and costs of supply, the integrity of water quality and the need to control leaks and waste go hand in hand. All in all, the supply of water does not...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes (26 Apr 2016)

Declan Breathnach: 452. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when Leader funding will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8467/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (26 Apr 2016)

Declan Breathnach: 453. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons in rent arrears, per local authority, divided up by number of weeks in rent arrears, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8470/16]