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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety Regulations (7 Sep 2018)

John Curran: 1395. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the fire safety task force established after the Grenfell Tower fire disaster submitted its report; if he has considered the conclusions and recommendations of same; the necessary actions to be taken on foot of the report to ensure fire safety with regard to high rise developments; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Standards (7 Sep 2018)

John Curran: 1396. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of inspections carried out in the rental sector in 2017; the number of non-compliant dwellings at first inspection in 2017 for each of the four Dublin local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36517/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Business of Joint Committee (12 Jul 2018)

John Curran: You are all welcome to the meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection. I remind members to turn off mobile phones. I propose we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters before returning to public session. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Barnardos and Society of St. Vincent de Paul: Pre-Budget Discussion (12 Jul 2018)

John Curran: I welcome Dr. Tricia Keilthy, acting head of social justice and policy, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, SVP, and Ms Suzanne Connolly, director of children's services and chief executive officer designate, and Ms Niamh Kelly, policy officer, Barnardos. I will invite the witnesses to make opening statements in a moment, following which I will afford colleagues an opportunity to ask questions....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Barnardos and Society of St. Vincent de Paul: Pre-Budget Discussion (12 Jul 2018)

John Curran: I thank Dr. Keilthy. Our next speaker is Ms Suzanne Connolly. I note that Ms. Connolly is chief executive officer, CEO, designate so in that regard, I wish her well in her future role. I invite her to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Barnardos and Society of St. Vincent de Paul: Pre-Budget Discussion (12 Jul 2018)

John Curran: I thank the witnesses for their opening statements. This discussion is part of a process and it should not be viewed in isolation. In advance of the budget, the Minister will sit on that side of the room and committee members, who will have read submissions and heard testimony from other organisations, will address those issues directly to the Minister. For the witnesses' information, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Barnardos and Society of St. Vincent de Paul: Pre-Budget Discussion (12 Jul 2018)

John Curran: I will afford all colleagues an opportunity to ask questions first and then we will see about a second round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Barnardos and Society of St. Vincent de Paul: Pre-Budget Discussion (12 Jul 2018)

John Curran: They helped the Deputy out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Barnardos and Society of St. Vincent de Paul: Pre-Budget Discussion (12 Jul 2018)

John Curran: I will not go through all the proposals but two things struck me. There is a sharp focus on fuel poverty as a result of last winter when all of us, as public representatives, saw its immediate impact at first hand. In the case of fuel payments, the issue is not only how much recipients receive or for how long they receive the payment, but rather their ability to respond to an unforeseen...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Barnardos and Society of St. Vincent de Paul: Pre-Budget Discussion (12 Jul 2018)

John Curran: Do members wish to ask brief concluding questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Barnardos and Society of St. Vincent de Paul: Pre-Budget Discussion (12 Jul 2018)

John Curran: I was struck by the comment on the impact on children of voluntary contributions to schools and so forth. I recently had cause to examine the capitation grants paid to two schools in my constituency. Obviously, the capitation rate is so much per child per annum. As the schools in question had approximately 200 students, they were receiving approximately €35,000 per year. Without...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Barnardos and Society of St. Vincent de Paul: Pre-Budget Discussion (12 Jul 2018)

John Curran: I thank all of the delegates for their attendance, opening statements and contributions. As I said at the beginning of the meeting, this is part of a process and not stand-alone. We will have the Minister before the committee in September when we will address the issues raised today and in the submissions, as well as in others.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance (12 Jul 2018)

John Curran: 85. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to encourage new companies to enter the motor insurance market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31753/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal Data (12 Jul 2018)

John Curran: 230. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason there has been a reduction in the number of cases in which payments have been made in 2017 and to date in 2018 of the claims being brought to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31762/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (12 Jul 2018)

John Curran: 231. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to each divisional drugs unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31763/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (12 Jul 2018)

John Curran: 232. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí currently assigned to the roads policing unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31764/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Bodies (12 Jul 2018)

John Curran: 233. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the next meeting of interested bodies and parties scheduled to deal with the issue of problem quad and scrambler use will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31766/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insurance Fraud (12 Jul 2018)

John Curran: 234. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress he and the motor insurance working group have made on the establishment of an anti-fraud unit in An Garda Síochána in order to reduce insurance fraud and uninsured driving; when it will be operational; the number of gardaí who will be in the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (12 Jul 2018)

John Curran: 235. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda CCTV applications that have been made to date; the number of approvals and draw downs of funding for the scheme to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31768/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (12 Jul 2018)

John Curran: 356. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the status of the delivery of a primary health care centre in Rowlagh, Clondalkin, Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31769/18]