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Social Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Jan 2016)

Séamus Kirk: I welcome the opportunity to contribute briefly to this most important debate. The issue of housing has been at the top of the agenda for some time. The number of people on the housing and homeless lists is growing daily. The organisations directly tasked with addressing the issue of social housing and homelessness are concerned, as is every member of the public, that not enough is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (26 Jan 2016)

Séamus Kirk: 444. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to reconsider an application from a school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3066/16]

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Statements (21 Jan 2016)

Séamus Kirk: I am pleased to have an opportunity to contribute briefly to this most important debate. The Fianna Fáil Party supports the principles of the TTIP. However, there are certain caveats. The successful conclusion of the EU-US free trade agreement, TTIP, depends on maintaining proper food standards and ensuring the jurisdiction of our courts will not be undermined. An agreement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (14 Jan 2016)

Séamus Kirk: 175. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there have been any prosecutions or convictions under section 36 of the Defamation Act 2009. [1617/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (13 Jan 2016)

Séamus Kirk: 651. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the serious funding shortfall for the Louth and Meath branch of Down Syndrome Ireland and its early intervention home teacher programme; if he will re-examine the allocation position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1128/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (13 Jan 2016)

Séamus Kirk: 824. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to supply the opening date of a school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1470/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (13 Jan 2016)

Séamus Kirk: 949. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will reconsider favourably a request for funding by the Patrick Kavanagh Centre in Inniskeen, County Monaghan to help defray costs involved in organising the Brian Boru ceremony some time ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46467/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility (17 Dec 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 96. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of restoring farm assist means-testing rules to pre-budget 2012 levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46300/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility (17 Dec 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 97. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of changing farm assist means-testing rules so that irrespective of the source of farm income, the first €3,000 will be disregarded and the balance will be means tested at 50%. [46301/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme Data (17 Dec 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 98. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of restoring the rural social scheme to 3,000, 3,500, 4,000, 4,500, 5,000, 5,500, 6,000, 6,500 and 7,000 places, respectively. [46302/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (17 Dec 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 280. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of adjusting payments under the new beef data and genomics programme by paying €200 on the first ten calves and €100 on all calves thereafter and using the current number of farmers participating in the programme as the base. [46303/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments (17 Dec 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 281. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recipients of payments and when the suckler welfare scheme was last in operation. [46304/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (17 Dec 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 282. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of rolling out a new farm safety course in primary schools, modelled on the Road Safety Authority's safety campaign in schools. [46305/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (17 Dec 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 283. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has examined establishing an Island of Ireland beef geographical indicator and the cost of this. [46307/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Market Access (17 Dec 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 284. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a market access unit in his Department solely dedicated to seeking out new markets for the agri-food sector and the cost of this. [46308/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (17 Dec 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 285. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will establish an independent body to review and adjudicate on aquaculture licensing and the cost of this. [46309/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (17 Dec 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 590. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of rolling out a new primary school farm safety course modelled on the Road Safety Authority safety campaign. [46306/15]

1916 Quarter Development Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Dec 2015)

Séamus Kirk: I am pleased to have the opportunity to support this Bill which has been framed and moved by our colleague, an Teachta Éamon Ó Cuív. The establishment of a Temple Bar-style company to create an develop a fitting historic quarter is a very sensible one. After all, the birth of our Republic has deep roots in the Moore Street area of Dublin. It is estimated that as many as 300...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Investigations (16 Dec 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 109. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline her plans to instigate an inquiry into the murder of a person (details supplied) in 1976 and the subsequent Garda Síochána investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45575/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (15 Dec 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 206. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Louth will receive payment under the basic farm payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44746/15]