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Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy Budget (17 Oct 2019)

John Curran: 200. To ask the Minister for Health the details of budget 2020 funding for the national drugs strategy; the increase relative to 2019; if additional funding is to be provided in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42716/19]

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]

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]

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]