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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Syria: Discussion (1 Dec 2016)

Noel Grealish: We did not get an answer on Russian involvement. Can we extend the time for a few minutes?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (1 Dec 2016)

Noel Grealish: 137. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is illegal for the insurance industry to penalise a driver by charging a higher premium on the basis that the Irish citizen has an EU driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38125/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (1 Dec 2016)

Noel Grealish: 281. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding is available for a culvert at a rail crossing (details supplied) in County Sligo; if he will identify possible sources of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38124/16]

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016)

Noel Grealish: I complement the excellent work done by the Defence Forces, particularly in my constituency in Galway. During the recent flooding there, they brought many kids to school and they helped out a lot. I do not know if the Minister of State is aware - I will bring it to his attention - that the ferry service to the Aran Islands is due to be withdrawn, I think as of tomorrow. I do not know if...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016)

Noel Grealish: And on the cost of the operation in the Mediterranean.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016)

Noel Grealish: I know the Army had a housing estate in Renmore in Galway but it was bought out. Is there other such housing? I came across a figure for the maintenance of dwelling houses.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016)

Noel Grealish: I know in Renmore they were all bought out, but my question is whether there are other such estates throughout the country.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016)

Noel Grealish: I thank the Minister of State for coming before the committee. We all support the military, which does brilliant work. I particularly want to mention the Renmore Barracks at Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa in Galway, where the battalion, An Chéad Chathlán Coisithe, which is abroad in Lebanon at present, is stationed. The Minister of State spoke of the savings for the Defence...

Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2016)

Noel Grealish: I thank the Taoiseach for his response but I would like him to give a firmer commitment on when the new emergency department will be built and opened at University Hospital Galway. This has been going on for the past number of years but no member of Government or Minister has given a commitment on when it will actually happen. I welcome the Taoiseach's comments on the minor injuries unit...

Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2016)

Noel Grealish: I will finish on this point. Patients turning up at the minor injuries unit in Roscommon, and this shows how successful Roscommon is-----

Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2016)

Noel Grealish: -----wait an average of one hour in the unit and are seen and out within two hours. That is the success of a minor injuries unit. I hope the Taoiseach will consider one for Merlin Park.

Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2016)

Noel Grealish: I will try, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I have timed my speech and it is slightly more than three minutes. There has been a great deal of discussion inside and outside this House about the urgent need for the accident and emergency departments in our hospitals to be improved. Hundreds of patients are having to spend nights on trolleys in unacceptable conditions. I would like to highlight the...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (24 Nov 2016)

Noel Grealish: I thank the Minister of State for outlining the reason he is seeking extra funding. I compliment the staff on the excellent work that is done in the Passport Office. Every Oireachtas Member has a number of dealings with the Passport Office each month. I hope, with the agreement of the committee, that word will go back to the Passport Office. I have not known anybody who had to cancel a...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (24 Nov 2016)

Noel Grealish: Next year's figures could be interesting

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (24 Nov 2016)

Noel Grealish: There is a battalion from Galway. Another parochial issue

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (24 Nov 2016)

Noel Grealish: I am aware the Minister of State's recent visit to Canton in the US. I also visited the US recently to attend a wedding. During my visit I had a meeting with Mayor Marty Walsh regarding the undocumented Irish and he assured me that Boston will retain its sanctuary status in that regard. As the Minister of State will be aware Boston, New York, Chicago and San Francisco are cities of...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (24 Nov 2016)

Noel Grealish: I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2016)

Noel Grealish: I thank the Chairman for allowing me to attend this meeting. I am not a member of this committee but I am a rural Deputy and I was interested to listen to the presentations which have hit the nail on the head. Over recent decades rural Ireland has suffered greatly. One of the biggest issues affecting it is the emigration of young people. I returned from the United States recently where...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences Renewals (22 Nov 2016)

Noel Grealish: 528. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce a facility to enable persons who live abroad to renew their Irish driving licences remotely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35833/16]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Irish Language (9 Nov 2016)

Noel Grealish: 50. To ask the Taoiseach the frequency with which Irish language interpreters were used during the term of the 31st Dáil for each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date. [33982/16]