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Report of Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform: Motion (Resumed) (19 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: It is proposed to adjourn the debate until next Tuesday.

Report of Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform: Motion (Resumed) (19 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: Yes, the Adjournment Debate will follow questions.

Report of Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform: Motion (Resumed) (19 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: Other than Oral Questions and the Adjournment Debate, there is no other business scheduled to my knowledge.

Report of Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform: Motion (Resumed) (19 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: The Chair has not been informed to that effect.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (19 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: I understand Deputy Thomas Byrne is substituting for Deputy Charlie McConalogue.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (19 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: Before I call Deputy Thomas Byrne, I remind Members that there is no lead-in to questions under current Standing Orders. The Minister has two minutes for an initial reply and there are four minutes overall for supplementary questions and replies, with a one-minute limit on each supplementary question.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Guidance Counsellors (19 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: I ask Members to proceed with questions rather than statements.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: I remind Members that supplementaries are given by way of questions.

Adjournment Debate: Passport Applications (19 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for this, my first opportunity to speak on the Adjournment and, indeed, to ask questions of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. I wish the Minister well in his reappointment to his post and look forward to working with him and his departmental officials during the lifetime of this Dáil. I pay tribute to and thank all those who work in the Passport...

Mental Health Services: Statements (Resumed) (24 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: I appreciate the opportunity to speak on this mental health debate and I too congratulate both Ministers of State on their elevation. According to the HSE, one in four of us will have mental health problems at some stage in our lifetimes. Putting that into perspective, at least 39 Members of this House and four of the 16 Cabinet Ministers will experience mental health problems at some...

Adjournment Debate: Hospital Staff Recruitment (24 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: On a point of order, one minute 25 seconds.

Adjournment Debate: Hospital Staff Recruitment (24 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: The three minutes are nearly gone.

Adjournment Debate: Hospital Staff Recruitment (24 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: That is right.

Adjournment Debate: Hospital Staff Recruitment (24 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: I agree with Deputy Adams.

Adjournment Debate: Hospital Staff Recruitment (24 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: The fact that four of the five Louth Deputies have requested this Adjournment debate is testament to the ongoing issues associated with the major deficits in the delivery of acute hospital services to the people of the north east. Deputy O'Dowd referred to the work to rule which is about the major deficit of 104 whole-time nursing posts in the hospital. It has one of the highest trolley...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant (24 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: 37. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to allocate additional moneys to local authorities to allow for the re-introduction of a housing aid for the elderly scheme to complement the housing adaptation scheme, given that many elderly persons cannot qualify for the housing aid for older people, housing adaption grant for people with a disability and mobility aids...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (24 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: 116. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of agricultural land used or leased out for the production of renewable energies in respect of capital acquisition tax in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11685/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (24 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: 324. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to permit older persons who accommodate immediate family members who would otherwise be homeless to retain the household benefits package given the current housing emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11712/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (24 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: 553. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the effect of the number of solar energy companies seeking to lease lands for energy production on the basic payment scheme in the future. [11683/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Generation (24 May 2016)

Declan Breathnach: 573. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to outline the effect of the number of solar energy companies seeking to lease lands for energy production on the basic payment scheme in future. [11684/16]