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Nomination of Taoiseach (10 Mar 2016)

Noel Rock: Tairgim:Go n-ainmneoidh Dáil Éireann an Teachta Enda Kenny chun a cheaptha ag an Uachtarán mar Thaoiseach. I move:That Dáil Éireann nominate Deputy Enda Kenny for appointment by the President to be Taoiseach. I stand today to nominate An Taoiseach, Deputy Enda Kenny, to continue his work for the next five years. As the youngest Deputy in my party, I am immensely...

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 Apr 2016)

Noel Rock: Tairgim:Go n-ainmneoidh Dáil Éireann an Teachta Enda Kenny chun a cheaptha ag an Uachtarán mar Thaoiseach. I move:That Dáil Éireann nominate Deputy Enda Kenny for appointment by the President to be Taoiseach. I stand today to nominate An Taoiseach, Deputy Enda Kenny, to continue in his role as Taoiseach of this country. Since I last stood to nominate An Taoiseach,...

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 Apr 2016)

Noel Rock: I know that Deputy Enda Kenny is serious about governing and forming a government, which is why I support him today. I stand here today to nominate someone who has shown the resilience, determination and fortitude needed as well as the ability to put country ahead of party and simple ideology. He has worked resolutely towards creating a new government that takes account of the fractured...

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 Apr 2016)

Noel Rock: I am confident that An Taoiseach, Deputy Enda Kenny, has both the experience of government and the commitment to forming a Government which are necessary. I am proud, therefore, to nominate Deputy Enda Kenny as Taoiseach.

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (14 Apr 2016)

Noel Rock: Tairgim:Go n-ainmneoidh Dáil Éireann an Teachta Enda Kenny chun a cheaptha ag an Uachtarán mar Thaoiseach. I move:That Dáil Éireann nominate Deputy Enda Kenny for appointment by the President to be Taoiseach.

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (14 Apr 2016)

Noel Rock: As we all know, the Thirty-second Dáil is more diverse than any since the foundation of the State. The traditional rules of Government formation no longer apply and we must embrace a new way of working together if we are to achieve the society we all want. Fine Gael wants a strong economy and a fair society. We want thriving communities in urban and rural Ireland. We want a country...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Seized Property (14 Apr 2016)

Noel Rock: 113. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of smuggling to the Exchequer; the seizures by category in 2015 and in 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6719/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties Yield (14 Apr 2016)

Noel Rock: 114. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of excise returns by category and by month for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6720/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Poverty (14 Apr 2016)

Noel Rock: 362. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of funding for a community project (details supplied) in Ballymun in County Dublin that wishes to restore resources for child poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7011/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal (14 Apr 2016)

Noel Rock: 797. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the details of the green bin charges that will come into effect from 1 July 2016 and if there is scope to delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7010/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electric Vehicles (14 Apr 2016)

Noel Rock: 814. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the uptake in electric vehicles; the incentives in place to encourage uptake; his plans for future incentives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7009/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (26 Apr 2016)

Noel Rock: 3. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the financial cost of restoring the telephone allowance, based on changed demographics and age profile. [8478/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (26 Apr 2016)

Noel Rock: 141. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the National Competitiveness Council’s report Costs of Doing Business in Ireland 2016, which states Ireland is a high-cost location in which to do business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8491/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Charges (26 Apr 2016)

Noel Rock: 245. To ask the Minister for Health to set down the potential cost to the Exchequer of a reduction in the prescription charge to €1 with a corresponding cap of €10. [8479/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (26 Apr 2016)

Noel Rock: 347. To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding the recent change in ring-fenced funding for the budget for mental health services; and if he will outline the budget for mental health services for the years 2009 to 2015 and the projected budget for 2016. [8476/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (26 Apr 2016)

Noel Rock: 348. To ask the Minister for Health the purpose the ring fenced €35 million in new ring-fenced mental health funding was intended for; if it was allocated to anything specifically; and his views on the impact the €12 million reduction will have. [8477/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy (26 Apr 2016)

Noel Rock: 491. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will implement action 105 of the Road Safety Authority’s Road Safety Strategy 2013-2020, which states that all cars should carry compulsory breakdown emergency packs for vehicles including a glass-breaking hammer. [8492/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Smarter Transport (26 Apr 2016)

Noel Rock: 492. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the next smarter travel scheme round of grants will be made available; and if there is a possibility of including an expanded dublinbikes scheme into the Drumcondra and Glasnevin areas under the auspices of this funding. [8495/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Smarter Transport (26 Apr 2016)

Noel Rock: 493. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the initial intended sequence of dublinbikes scheme expansions, as there have been clear changes in the demographics and transport needs of the city since this was first drafted; and his views that there would be a clear tourism and transport rationale to expanding it to the Glasnevin area. [8496/16]

Crime: Statements (5 May 2016)

Noel Rock: In recent weeks and months, my constituency has seen a number of criminal incidents of a gangland nature. I include the Regency Hotel incident, naturally enough, but also the Sheriff Street incident that spread into Drumcondra, as well as a further two incidents in Charlestown, Finglas, in which a young child narrowly missed being shot in a shopping centre on a Friday afternoon. This goes...