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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus Services (17 Nov 2015)

Seán Kenny: 624. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Dublin Bus has applied to the National Transport Authority for funding of extra buses in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40413/15]

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Seán Kenny: ...planning authorities to adopt measures to incentivise the use and development of vacant sites in urban areas. The Bill provides that from 1 January 2019, planning authorities will be empowered to apply an annual vacant site levy of 3% of the market value of vacant sites exceeding 0.1 ha, which in the planning authority’s opinion were vacant in the preceding year, in areas...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)

Seán Kenny: ...discussing the 2015 road traffic Bill. When reading the report I noticed that Irish Rail employees are subject to random testing under railway legislation, but the same powers or conditions do not apply under road traffic legislation. It is important not only for Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus but for all road transport users, haulage companies and bus companies that these safety...

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Seán Kenny: I am just applying Standing Orders.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Seán Kenny: I must apply Standing Orders. If there is another round, the Deputy may come in again.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Mar 2015)

Seán Kenny: ...youngest child is between the ages of seven and 13 years. Under the transitional arrangements, certain former recipients of the one-parent family payment are exempt from a number of the conditions applying to the jobseeker's allowance scheme such as the requirement to be available for and genuinely seeking full-time employment, up until their youngest children reach 14 years of age. ...

Vehicle Clamping Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (22 Jan 2015)

Seán Kenny: ..., with no obvious consistent or transparent recourse to appeal against perceived abuses. The areas of greatest public concern relate to the level and variation in clamp release charges currently applied, the lack of a clearly identifiable and accessible clamping appeals process, and the frequent absence of appropriate information signage for motorists. There are also issues with the of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection Forecasts (14 Jan 2015)

Seán Kenny: 125. To ask the Minister for Finance to forecast the amount of revenue that would be generated if a 5% tax rate was applied on all lotto winnings in excess of €750,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1384/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Bodies Abolition (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Kenny: ..., and the transfer of its staff to the National Roads Authority, NRA; if the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employees) Regulations 2003 and/or the TUPE EU directive of 2001 provisions will apply to the staff of the RPA who are being transferred to the employment of the NRA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46838/14]

Finance Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2014)

Seán Kenny: ...it comes to feeling the benefit of the emerging recovery in their pockets. In budget 2015 a relief from deposit interest retention tax, better known as DIRT, for first-time house buyers was announced, which is welcome. This applies to savings used by first-time house buyers towards the deposit on a house. This is to apply to houses bought between October 2014 and 31 December 2017. The...

Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Oct 2014)

Seán Kenny: ...". It includes Members of the Oireachtas, Ministers and Ministers of State and their special advisers, councillors and MEPs. I understand it is envisaged that, on commencement, the Bill will apply to communications with officials at Secretary General and assistant secretary level in the Civil Service and equivalent levels in local authorities. The Minister may prescribe further public...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Liquor Licensing Laws (25 Sep 2014)

Seán Kenny: 122. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedures under licensing laws that public house owners must adhere to when applying for late night extensions for the selling of alcohol and late night music; the powers of the Garda Síochána under the licensing laws in this regard; the provision being made in the legislation for the submissions of observations and comments by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)

Seán Kenny: I welcome Mr. Keegan, Mr. Keogan and Mr. Downey. Many of the questions I was going to ask have already been asked but it is clear to me that Dublin City Council has applied the planning laws as they are in dealing with this planning application. Nevertheless, Mr. Keegan said he would welcome an independent review of the handling of this decision by Dublin City Council and that is perhaps...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: The Benefits of e-Conveyancing: Discussion (25 Jun 2014)

Seán Kenny: ...the conveyancing for those who bought the apartments should have seen these problems. I understand that there are different practices in different parts of the country but light touch regulation applied to the legal profession during the boom just as much as it did to anyone else.

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2014)

Seán Kenny: ...there should be a statutory definition of media plurality, referring both to ownership and content. In addition, the Competition Act 2002 should be amended to incorporate a statutory test to be applied by the Minister in the discharge of his or her function on media mergers and there should be an ongoing collection and periodic publication of information and employment of concrete...

Roads Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2014)

Seán Kenny: ...in the RPA before its dissolution. I welcome that. Section 14 provides that a transferred person’s superannuation arrangements will continue in accordance with existing RPA pension schemes, as applied before the dissolution day. Subsection (2) is a technical provision to prevent circumstances where RPA staff could inadvertently become members of the single pension scheme...

Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Jan 2014)

Seán Kenny: ...Betting Act 1931 and inserts new definitions to allow for the regulation of remote operations. Section 9, which inserts a new section 5A into the principal Act, provides details of the process of applying to the Minister for Justice and Equality for a certificate of personal fitness to hold a remote bookmaker licence or a remote betting intermediary licence. This section also sets out a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times (3 Dec 2013)

Seán Kenny: 423. To ask the Minister for Health if sanctions apply to hospitals if they fail to treat the 90% target of persons who are admitted to wards or who are released within the first nine hours following presentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51563/13]

Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)

Seán Kenny: ...for client services and public relations at the Poolbeg incinerator in which spending ran over by more than €20 million is apt in the context of this Bill. Section 140 motions will no longer apply to planning functions in line with the recommendation of the Mahon tribunal. A number of outstanding issues relating to the tribunal are relevant to the Bill. When the Mahon report...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (12 Nov 2013)

Seán Kenny: 513. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the transport projects that have applied for EU funding under the TEN-T 2014-2020 programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47965/13]