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Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (15 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 433. To ask the Minister for Health the provision that will be made for home support services for the elderly in 2020 recognising the significant difficulty many persons experienced in securing home support services in 2019 arising from a very significant increase in health funding as announced in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42102/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (15 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 434. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding from the health budget announced in budget 2020 that will go towards local and regional drug task forces in 2020; the increases in funding planned for the task forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42109/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (15 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 435. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the uptake of the influenza vaccine for the winter 2019 season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42112/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (15 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 436. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to ensure that patients here have the same access to new medicines as patients throughout Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42113/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (15 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 556. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding for an e-cargo bike grant will be considered for businesses to avail of in order to make a reduction in the price of a cargo bike which can be used for transport and deliveries for short distances in urban areas in view of the serious traffic congestion (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42099/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus Fleet (15 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 557. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional capacity that will be made to the Dublin Bus fleet in 2020 to deal with the continuing increase in bus passenger numbers which is causing great difficulty on some routes for passengers at rush hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42104/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Green Public Transport Fund (15 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 558. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding allocated to the green public transport fund in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42105/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (15 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 582. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a progress report will be provided on the several sample projects that were established in 2016 and 2017; the number of projects fully operational; the number of new sample projects established in 2018 and 2019 relating to the future development of a single targeted youth funding programme to replace the current schemes; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (15 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 583. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of youth projects established under the single targeted youth funding programme to date by location; the amount of funding received by each project to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42111/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (15 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 637. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of staff engaged in the housing delivery office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42100/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (15 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 638. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress made to date on a wider fire safety review of buildings at risk here as part of the response to the Grenfell Tower disaster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42101/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (15 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 639. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of HAP and RAS units in each local authority; the average HAP and RAS payments being made by local authority in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42107/19]

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2019)

John Curran: I am sharing my time with Deputy Lahart. I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the 2020 budget. It is an unusual budget because it is framed very much in the context of the possibility of a hard Brexit, particularly as there is only a week to go to the European Council meeting. It is fair to say that if we do not get a deal soon, getting that deal at all becomes less...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (10 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 78. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional homecare and transitional care beds that have been provided for in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40900/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Data (10 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 79. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients in hospital nationwide that are waiting for an assessment for a homecare package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40899/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Business of Joint Committee (10 Oct 2019)

John Curran: I welcome the members to the meeting. Apologies have been received from Deputy O'Dea. I remind members if they have mobile phones to turn them off. I propose that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters before returning to public session. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)

John Curran: I welcome Mr. Michael Lennon, president, Irish Hotels Federation, IHF, and Mr. Tim Fenn, chief executive; and Mr. Adrian Cummins, chief executive, Restaurants Association of Ireland, RAI, and Ms Amy Sweetman, membership services and public affairs manager. I invite the IHF to present first. I will then allow members to direct questions to them. I draw the attention of our guests to the fact...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)

John Curran: I thank Mr. Cummins. Before I go to our colleagues, I am conscious we have another set of witnesses so I ask members to direct their questions specifically. I ask the delegates to try to address their answers to the questions asked, rather than making statements or speeches.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)

John Curran: I will come back to Deputy Brady. There are a lot of speakers offering.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)

John Curran: No, I cannot allow the Senator to do so because I want to be fair to everybody present, but I will come back to her.