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Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Data (8 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 247. To ask the Minister for Health the payments made to pharmacists and general practitioners for methadone treatment in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [40756/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (8 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 296. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a primary care centre in Lucan, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41014/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (8 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 297. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the decision not to provide a catch-up programme for the HPV free vaccine for boys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41015/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Data (8 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 298. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons by county who received drug treatment; the types of treatments received, that is, detox, residential rehabilitation, methadone, counselling and so on in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41022/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Incentives (8 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 388. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the date by end of 2019 he expects the first RESS auction to open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41008/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Regulation (8 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 389. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether the regulatory framework, including network development, operation and delivery plans for connecting renewable energy sources are adequate to deliver on the 2030 70% renewable electricity ambition and therefore reducing the cost of fines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41009/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (8 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 390. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the percentage of revenue received from the income gained from the auction of allowances the units which are used for emission’s trading (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41010/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Tidy Towns Committees Funding (8 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 444. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he has considered allocating ring-fenced funding to tidy towns committees in view of the recent tidy towns results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41018/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Payments (8 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 453. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the criteria for the partial capacity payment will be amended to allow persons in receipt of the payment to avail of training, education and upskilling opportunities similar to those in receipt of the jobseeker's payment or disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40536/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Oversight and Audit Commission (8 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 521. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to address the report by the National Oversight and Audit Commission that revealed that eight of 31 city and county councils failed to meet their minimum standards for inspecting new buildings (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41019/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (8 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 522. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to address the report by the National Oversight and Audit Commissions that revealed low levels of inspection of rental properties (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41021/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (3 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 21. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the last review was undertaken to determine the optimum number of gardaí required; if he is satisfied that this is now the appropriate number of gardaí required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40172/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal (3 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 32. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ensure that the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal is adequately resourced to ensure cases is dealt with in a timely fashion and that the backlog of cases are cleared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40173/19]

Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 Oct 2019)

John Curran: I am sharing time with Deputies Donnelly and Lahart. I compliment Deputy O'Callaghan on bringing forward this important legislation. It is straightforward and specific. The purpose of the Bill is to deter the carrying of knives by increasing from five to ten years the sentence that can be imposed. It is apparent that in recent years the incidence of knives being used in crime has...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (2 Oct 2019)

John Curran: That promise was kept but it was not done in an upright fashion. The announcement was made that from July there would be no further purchases of diesel buses but diesel buses were bought before July so there would be no demand for the rest of the year. What vehicles are being committed to now? Will they be hybrid electric, full electric or both? The Minister has indicated that next year...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (2 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the findings from the low emission bus trials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39773/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (2 Oct 2019)

John Curran: Trials of low emission buses have been conducted. Will the Minister give an overview of those trials, the types of buses that were trialled and the outcomes regarding their effectiveness and range? Particularly from the point of view of Dublin, where air quality is of concern, what improvements could we expect from making a transition to these low emission vehicles?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (2 Oct 2019)

John Curran: I am sorry the Minister did not start at the end of his reply instead of the beginning, which had nothing to do with the question I asked. I specifically asked about the bus trials. He was getting to that when time ran out. I specifically want to know whether fully electric buses were included in that trial. They are being trialled in many other European cities. Alternatively, was the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus Fleet (2 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 66. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Dublin Bus has opted for electric-hybrid low emission buses and not fully electric, zero emission buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39772/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Data (1 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to address issues raised in a new report by an organisation (details supplied) which shows schools need far greater capacity to meet the learning, language and socio-emotional needs of young refugees and to support them in their transition to school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39869/19]