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Social Welfare Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2019)

John Curran: No.

Road Traffic (Amendment) (Use of Electric Scooters) Bill 2019: Second Stage (16 Oct 2019)

John Curran: Where did he say that?

Road Traffic (Amendment) (Use of Electric Scooters) Bill 2019: Second Stage (16 Oct 2019)

John Curran: My apologies.

Road Traffic (Amendment) (Use of Electric Scooters) Bill 2019: Second Stage (16 Oct 2019)

John Curran: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate on the Road Traffic (Amendment) (Use of Electric Scooters) Bill. I refer to a reply I received from the Minister on 8 May this year. It states:The Road Traffic Act 1961 defines a mechanically propelled vehicle as a vehicle intended or adapted for propulsion by mechanical means, including a bicycle or tricycle with an attachment for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 55. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken to minimise the time period to connect renewable generators to the grid in view of the fact there is a wait of over eight years for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42158/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Budget 2020 (16 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 243. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to budget 2020 the current and capital amounts that will be allocated to the RAPID programme, community facilities scheme and community enhancement programme in 2020. [42462/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Budget 2020 (16 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 244. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to budget 2020 the current and capital funding to be allocated in 2020 under the RAPID programme, community facilities scheme and community enhancement programme to the Dublin north-east inner city area. [42463/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (16 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 263. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of meetings held and the progress made regarding the issue of pensions for community employment supervisors following the postponement of industrial action by supervisors in May 2019 for the final resolution of this dispute; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42530/19]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Educational Projects (15 Oct 2019)

John Curran: I thank the Minister for her reply. Like my colleagues, I am slightly concerned. The Minister stated that the process "has ensured that the total available budget of €559,765 is effectively used to meet the needs of those most vulnerable to leaving school early and not meeting their potential in the communities of north Clondalkin." We do not believe that is happening. While the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Educational Projects (15 Oct 2019)

John Curran: The reason my colleagues and I brought this issue to the floor of the Dáil is because a number of parents have expressed concern to us that the services that had been provided seemed to be in decline or might face closure. The Get Ahead Club has been in operation for 25 years since 1994 and has provided a wide range of services to children from four local junior and senior schools in...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)

John Curran: I support my colleague on the issue of Spinraza. This matter was raised in the House on previous occasions. A commitment was given on 11 June, but four months on, patients still do not have access to this drug. I am concerned that the affected children are the victims of cuts within the Department of Health. Funding should have been made available in June. The wait has been incredibly...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cycle to Work Scheme (15 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 152. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the bike to work scheme in order to allow for the purchase of e-bikes and cargo-bikes that are substantially more expensive to purchase but would open up the option of cycling to more persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42098/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Social Housing Expenditure (15 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 153. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress he is making with the NTMA to establish a funding vehicle capable of facilitating off-balance sheet investment in delivering social and private housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42103/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (15 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce class sizes in view of the fact that primary school classes here are the largest in the eurozone, five above the EU average of 20; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42106/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (15 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 280. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to each divisional drug unit in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019. [42013/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal Data (15 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 283. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of claims brought to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal to date in 2019; the number of claims settled in 2019; the cost of the settlements to date in 2019; the number of cases on hand; the number of these that are older than five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42108/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Local Drugs Task Forces Funding (15 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 421. To ask the Minister for Health the combined total funding from both his Department and the HSE to each local and regional drug task force in each of the years 2014 to 2019, in tabular form. [42035/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy Budget (15 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 425. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019 by the Health Service Executive to support implementation of the national drugs strategy in tabular form. [42041/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Data (15 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 426. To ask the Minister for Health the average length of time for which a person remains on a methadone programme; the average cost per annum in maintaining a person on a programme; the number of locations from which methadone programmes are operated; the number of persons provided for on average at these locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42042/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Data (15 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 427. To ask the Minister for Health the year in which the persons currently on methadone treatment entered the treatment programme in the past twenty years in tabular form. [42043/19]