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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insolvency Payments Scheme Payments (22 Mar 2017)

Michael Collins: 103. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider increasing the amount of the reasonable living expenses, in particular for rural families for whom costs are higher; if she will consider allowing the cost of a second car to be included for rural families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14484/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Projects (4 Apr 2017)

Michael Collins: 340. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the normal qualifying conditions for a Tús scheme can be wavered for persons that has been referred through a drug treatment programme such as is the case with a community employment scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16001/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (11 Apr 2017)

Michael Collins: 117. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of pre-International Protection Bill 2015 asylum seekers still waiting to be processed; the number which have been given papers since the Bill was passed in November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17649/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Regulation (11 Apr 2017)

Michael Collins: 796. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will review the guidelines in relation to employing persons under the better start access and inclusion model in view of the fact play schools across the country are refusing the funding offered under this programme due to the recruitment criteria (details supplied). [17562/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (2 May 2017)

Michael Collins: 263. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners publish the figures for uncollected income tax for each previous year and the total amount written off to date by each year; if so, the location this information can be found; if it is subject to audit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19909/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Vehicle Testing (2 May 2017)

Michael Collins: 1256. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the new nitrogen oxide emissions test will be introduced here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19168/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (3 May 2017)

Michael Collins: 295. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way in which he envisages the broadband intervention map of the national broadband plan impacting rural Internet service providers; his plans to fill gaps in coverage in outlying areas when rural Internet service providers have been forced out of business in view of the fact that the national broadband plan has not...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Eligibility (4 May 2017)

Michael Collins: 6. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rationale for the difference in the minimum amount of hectares of tillage needed to apply for the TAMS 2 scheme in comparison to the general TAMS measures; the number of persons that had less than 15 hectares of tillage under the 2016 basic farm scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20875/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (9 May 2017)

Michael Collins: 160. To ask the Minister for Finance if compensation has been sought by the Government from Malta arising from the unpaid claims of a company (details supplied); if compensation has been sought from Gibraltar arising from the unpaid claims of a company (details supplied); if a strategy is in place to prevent the same from happening again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21928/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Certification (9 May 2017)

Michael Collins: 166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the British construction plant competence scheme is recognised here; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22010/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (9 May 2017)

Michael Collins: 610. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the projects that will be funded from the €3.6 billion earmarked for public transport in the Exchequer capital transport envelope 2016-2021; and the amount that will be used to enhance public transport outside County Dublin and specifically in Cork city and county. [21677/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (16 May 2017)

Michael Collins: 141. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 263 of 2 May 2017, if the Revenue Commissioners publish figures for uncollected income tax each year; if so, the location where this information can be found; if it is subject to audit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22778/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Fluoridation (16 May 2017)

Michael Collins: 362. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the practice of water fluoridation should be discontinued in view of the cost and the fact that his Department has on many occasions put off medical treatment and services for sick persons and downgraded hospitals due to a lack of funds and resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22776/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Protection (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Collins: 230. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a breakwater wall will be provided for the residents of Blackrock Terrace, Castletownbere, where severe tidal storms have caused a lot of damage to the houses in adverse weather; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35279/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Shooting Rights (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Collins: 465. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce a night-time shooting ban; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35275/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Shooting Rights (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Collins: 539. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce a night-time shooting and hunting ban for gun clubs and predator control; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35911/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Collins: 751. To ask the Minister for Health when a residential respite care home will be opened in the Cork south west area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35274/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Collins: 752. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider opening an outreach clinic in County Cork for a metabolic doctor and a paediatric gastroenterologist (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35277/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fishing Industry (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Collins: 1251. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a review of the salmon fishing drift net ban which was imposed on inshore fishermen in 2006 will occur (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35280/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fishing Industry (26 Jul 2017)

Michael Collins: 1252. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider a pilot project in which a number of fishermen from each county would take part in a scheme overseen by the Marine Institute to ascertain sea stocks, the results of which would determine the need for a salmon fishing drift net ban on the inshore fishing community; and if he will make a statement...