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Children's Rights: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2019)

Declan Breathnach: Nelson Mandela said, "There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children." Indeed, Aristotle said, "Give me a child until he is seven and I will give you the man". These both ring true in this motion by the Labour Party, but particularly in the wording of it which refers to "every child". In my conversation with the Minister, Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (31 Jan 2019)

Declan Breathnach: 167. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the all island children’s cardiac surgery centre in Dublin; the funding arrangements of the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4792/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (31 Jan 2019)

Declan Breathnach: 225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to open a national driver licence centre in Dundalk, County Louth, to service those living in the northern half of County Louth who may have difficulty getting to the office in Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4852/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rebates (29 Jan 2019)

Declan Breathnach: 155. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the new online procedure for dealing with farmers who are not registered for VAT to reclaim VAT paid by them under the VAT58 system is putting undue stress on them; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that many farmers do not have access to computer systems and-or do not have broadband to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (29 Jan 2019)

Declan Breathnach: 183. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the breakdown of PEACE and INTERREG funding since inception by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4264/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Project Ireland 2040 (29 Jan 2019)

Declan Breathnach: 282. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if e-hubs will be provided for entrepreneurship and start-ups in each county in view of her goal under Project Ireland 2040; the funding allocated to each local authority and local enterprise office, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4064/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction Services Expenditure (29 Jan 2019)

Declan Breathnach: 332. To ask the Minister for Health when funding which was set aside for IVF will be available; the timeframe for enacting legislation necessary to bring the funding on stream; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3864/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Park and Ride Facilities (29 Jan 2019)

Declan Breathnach: 503. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the need for a park and ride facility on the M1 at two interchanges (details supplied) at which cars park dangerously near these junctions daily; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4118/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Estates (29 Jan 2019)

Declan Breathnach: 587. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no staff member in Louth County Council assigned to deal with taking in charge of estates in County Louth; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that as a consequence there are a number of estates whose applications to be taken in charge are not being...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (22 Jan 2019)

Declan Breathnach: 68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the dangers posed to mechanics in the servicing and repairing of electric cars; his plans to draft new regulations to ensure that all mechanics required to work on electric cars are properly trained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2538/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (22 Jan 2019)

Declan Breathnach: 73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to launch a public awareness campaign in respect of the specialist training needed by mechanics that are required to work on electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2539/19]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Declan Breathnach: I thank Mr. Cullen for his presentation. My question is general. The purpose of this meeting is scrutiny of tax expenditures. I am interested in having a layman's outline of the process. For example, if we take the help-to-buy incentive scheme, which is clearly a tax expenditure, what is the process from when the plan is hatched through to the development and germination of the idea and...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Declan Breathnach: When there is a considerable overrun, as I would anticipate there will be in what it was anticipated to cost versus what it eventually will cost by the time it comes to an end in 2019, where is that accounted for or how is that flagged? If there are overruns to the tune of €15 million, where do we get that information? Does it have to be declared in a budget that there is an overrun...

Government's Brexit Preparedness: Statements (17 Jan 2019)

Declan Breathnach: For men and women of my generation who grew up in communities along the 300 mile stretch of border between North and South, a hard border was a hard reality. In my younger years living along that border it was customs checkpoints dotted along country roads to tackle simple items such as butter, eggs or sugar smuggling. Those were the days of false bottoms on prams, cattle often swimming...

Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (16 Jan 2019)

Declan Breathnach: The Deputy’s time is up.

Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (16 Jan 2019)

Declan Breathnach: Would other Members like to come in? I invite Deputy Kelleher.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Jan 2019)

Declan Breathnach: The Public Health (Alcohol) Act was passed by the House last year and most of us welcome its implementation. Minimum unit pricing was raised during the passage of the Bill and I understand the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, is intent on bringing the legislation in that regard into force. I refer to the absence of an assembly in the North of Ireland. It was stated during last year's...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Jan 2019)

Declan Breathnach: It has been known for years.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (16 Jan 2019)

Declan Breathnach: 124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a shortage of places at second level in a school (details supplied); if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that many children are on a waiting list for this school who meet the criteria for admission under category 2, that is, living and attending primary school in catchment area; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme Eligibility (16 Jan 2019)

Declan Breathnach: 247. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the rural social scheme is not available to those in receipt of a blind pension in view of the fact that it is available to those in receipt of disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1917/19]