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Order of Business (8 Jul 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: In keeping with the overall reform agenda of the Government, when can we expect the much-anticipated judicial appointments Bill, which aims to reform and update the current system of appointing judges in this country, to come before the House for debate?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (8 Jul 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware that over 5,000 Standard Life Irish shareholders (details supplied) have been affected financially by the delayed delivery of post by nearly six weeks; what are his views on the issue; and if he can offer the affected persons any possible tax reduction, given that it was a serious failure in the postal services that has resulted in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Jul 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: It was interesting to hear the comments because over the past few weeks we have been listening to some of the experts speaking about the electoral commission. Mr. McGlacken-Byrne is quite right about the recent marriage equality referendum. I met with the Union of Students in Ireland recently and it informed me that 28,000 students voted in the referendum. It was an issue that resonated...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Jul 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: Mr. Power and Mr. McGlacken-Byrne and Ms O’Donnell on the young voters.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Taxi Regulations (7 Jul 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: 170. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation regarding the current taxi meter verification process, which is currently overseen by the National Standards Authority of Ireland and which is subcontracted to companies such as Applus+, if he will consider introducing a new fairer system of retesting for these visual fails which will ensure there will be no need to conduct a full...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (7 Jul 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: 246. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the opportunities available for current holders of temporary residence stamp number three one year visas to be permitted to conduct any type of paid work whilst they are in the State with specific reference to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27268/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Expenditure (7 Jul 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: 503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of capital funding her Department has provided for major school building and modernisation projects in Counties Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan and Donegal since 2012; the number of projects. in total. that have taken place in this period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27309/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: National Spatial Strategy (7 Jul 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: 542. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider developing a new national spatial strategy with specific regard to the need for a more balanced regional development between the north-west region and the rest of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27306/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Natural Gas Grid (7 Jul 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: 556. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is aware that the lack of natural gas infrastructure in the north west is currently reducing the region's overall competitiveness and attractiveness for foreign direct investment; his plans to help to develop this infrastructure in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27289/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (7 Jul 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: 580. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of sports capital funding which has been allocated to Counties Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan and Donegal since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27307/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Expenditure (7 Jul 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: 581. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding his Department has allocated to local authorities in counties Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan and Donegal for road improvements and upgrades since 2012; the amount of funding the National Roads Authority has been allocated for national upgrade projects in these same counties; if he will provide a list of these upgrades; and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (2 Jul 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: 230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the continuing encroachment on the closed and disused railway alignment from Athenry in County Galway to Collooney in County Sligo, the reason for the current unavailability of finance for the development of new railway projects and the unlikelihood of providing finance for future rail projects in the absence of a clear...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: I have one question as the other questions I wanted to ask have already been answered. I agree that there are local authorities which have huge land banks but with money being so scarce in local authorities at present, how does the Minister of State propose to impose fines on these authorities?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: I welcome the witnesses. This is the committee's third meeting on the issue of setting up of an electoral commission. Reference was made to the level of abuses over the years in relation to registration, in respect of which the message appears to be that this could be addressed by way of PPS numbers. Last week, I met a group from USI, which represents 300,000 students across the island of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: I thank the delegation. Do they see online voter registration as an option? Automatic voter registration has proved very successful in some countries. What are their views on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: Sligo-North Leitrim.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Operation (30 Jun 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: 194. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason her Department is not implementing Labour Court recommendation 19293 of 22 July 2008, that supervisors and assistant supervisors of community employment schemes be entitled to State pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26213/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (30 Jun 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: 476. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland is severely lacking adequate resources in its Blackrock office which is ultimately leading to very long and unnecessary delays in registering new nurses, delays which are now feared will lead to a large number of beds being closed in many nursing homes; if the level of staff at this office may...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (30 Jun 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: 537. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills with regard to a school (details supplied) in County Sligo, which operates from temporary premises and out of prefabricated classrooms, the current band rating for the school given that the need for a permanent building is more urgent due to an increase in the number of students; if a new list of school buildings which have been identified for...

Order of Business (25 Jun 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: When will reformed and consolidated domestic violence be brought before the House for debate? Have the heads of the Bill been agreed and will it come before the House in this term?