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Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Dec 2017)

Bobby Aylward: I will start where I finished last night. I thank the Ceann Comhairle. I spoke about this Bill for approximately 15 minutes last night. It will have a big effect on rural Ireland. I do not think the Minister realises what rural Ireland is about and what it means. This drink-driving Bill will have an unnecessary effect on the everyday lives of people in small rural areas. There is no...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2017)

Bobby Aylward: I have asked already about crime in rural Ireland and I have spoken about this on several occasions. I am always speaking about CCTV cameras. I know this is moving away from drinking and driving but it is another issue in rural Ireland. I refer to thieves coming from the big cities and frightening people in rural areas. We saw robbery in Tipperary last month. In my area, Kilkenny, we saw...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2017)

Bobby Aylward: -----just because I express my opinion on behalf of those I represent in Kilkenny and rural Ireland. Stronger enforcement of the existing laws is needed, along with ways to address all causes of road deaths. That was highlighted by the "Prime Time" programme broadcast on RTÉ last Monday night, which concluded that current legislation governing drink-driving is not consistently...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2017)

Bobby Aylward: I do not condone drink-driving. Nearly every Member of this Dáil does not condone it. The laws in place should be strongly enforced by the Garda and the judicial system. Of course,any death on the roads is one too many. This point is particularly true when one considers the lives lost as a result of drink-driving. The Minister was before the the Joint Committee on Transport, Tourism...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Local Drugs Task Forces Funding (13 Dec 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 188. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to take action regarding the need for prompt approval of crucial funding a group (details supplied) to ensure that those living in urban and rural areas of counties Carlow and Kilkenny have equal access to important supports and resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53504/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Administration (13 Dec 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 198. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on possible amendments to an agricultural scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53503/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Industry (13 Dec 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 199. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the absence of a time limit for the registration of newly born foals; if he has satisfied himself that the current arrangements are beneficial to stud owners in the collection of stud fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53505/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Invasive Plant Species (13 Dec 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 200. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if approval will be given to allow for on-site incineration of invasive weeds (details supplied); his plans to counteract potential impacts of these invasive weeds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53506/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme (12 Dec 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the summer works scheme application submitted by school (details supplied) to assist with the cost of window repairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52842/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (12 Dec 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 251. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of overnight respite for children with special needs in counties Carlow and Kilkenny through the purchase of suitable property (details supplied); the position regarding the provision of interim alternative respite solutions for children with special needs in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (12 Dec 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 278. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of services at a residential care centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52723/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (12 Dec 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 350. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made in alleviating waiting lists for day respite for parents of children with special needs in counties Carlow and Kilkenny in centres (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53083/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (12 Dec 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 351. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the significant number of parents of children with special needs that have had to take cases to the High Court due to failure in the provision of assessments of need by the Health Service Executive; his plans to alleviate the waiting lists for assessments of need for children with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Penalties (12 Dec 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 400. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of cross-compliance and non-compliance fines collected by his Department in 2015 and 2016; the value of such fines collected in the period concerned which were refunded to the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53026/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (12 Dec 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 524. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied); if she will request that every effort is made by the disability allowance section to process this application before Christmas 2017 to provide financial assistance to the family; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Other Questions: Garda Strength (5 Dec 2017)

Bobby Aylward: I recognise the increased provision of gardaí, particularly in south Kilkenny, which the Minister has mentioned. In my own parish, Ballyhale station and Stoneyford station, which were unmanned for a few years, are now manned. Both of those stations are situated in my locality and were stretched for resources in previous years. I acknowledge that. I am delighted to see that we are...

Other Questions: Garda Strength (5 Dec 2017)

Bobby Aylward: We must ramp up our response to rural crime. The national statistics showing a reduction in burglaries and related offences do not reflect the situation in rural Ireland. The people of these communities feel isolated and forgotten. It is only a matter of time before we begin to see serious incidents of vigilantism occurring around the country. This is not an exaggeration. This is an old...

Other Questions: Garda Strength (5 Dec 2017)

Bobby Aylward: What about CCTV?

Other Questions: Garda Strength (5 Dec 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 46. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each Garda station in counties Carlow and Kilkenny as of 1 November 2017; the number of community gardaí in the division; and the number of Garda Reserve and new recruits assigned to the division since recruitment resumed in 2014. [51634/17]

Other Questions: Garda Strength (5 Dec 2017)

Bobby Aylward: How many gardaí are in each Garda station in Carlow-Kilkenny as of 1 November 2017; how many community Garda are in the division as a whole, how many Garda reservists and new recruits have been assigned to the division since recruitment resumed in 2014?