Parliamentary questions

Road Improvement Schemes

John Curran

631. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding available in the capital plan for 2017 for the road upgrade of the Grange Castle business park; the timeline for these works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30823/16]

Dublin Bus Fleet

John Curran

632. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the funding he is providing for 110 buses for the Dublin region fleet in 2017 is for new and additional buses or if it is to replace existing older buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30824/16]

School Costs

John Curran

58. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the action he will take to address the huge disparity in school costs which exists from school to school throughout the country and the inequality faced by parents by providing funding for a free primary education system as costed by a charity (details supplied) at €103 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30117/16]

Legislative Programme

John Curran

97. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will give priority to move the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 through all Stages in Dáil Éireann and if she will indicate a timeline for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28187/16]

Mortgage Schemes

John Curran

127. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that any tax savings or other incentives being considered for first-time buyers in the upcoming budget will apply to both the purchase of new and second-hand houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28188/16]

Rural Resettlement Scheme

John Curran

226. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will reinstate funding to Rural Resettlement Ireland, which ceased in 2012 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28190/16]

Home Care Packages Provision

John Curran

385. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if he will provide additional funding for community and home based care to support and enable persons with dementia to remain living at home for as long as possible; if he will provide the level of funding of €67 million as identified by the Alzheimer Society of Ireland in its pre-budget submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28189/16]

Drug Treatment Programmes Funding

John Curran

428. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if he will provide increased and direct funding to a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28404/16]

Legislative Programme

John Curran

461. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health when he will advance all Stages of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 [Seanad] through the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28536/16]

Garda Reserve

John Curran

25. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda reservists in the Dublin metropolitan region, DMR, western division; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27391/16]

Community Policing

John Curran

37. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to increase the number of community gardaí in the Dublin metropolitan region western. [27390/16]

Charities Regulation

John Curran

100. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if, since the recent commencement of Part 4 of the Charities Act 2009, she will outline the increase that has been made to the staff in the Charities Regulatory Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27612/16]

Tax Code

John Curran

119. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance if he and the Minister for Health considered the pre-budget submission of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland; his plans to introduce a sugar tax on health promotion grounds as proposed in the submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27610/16]

Tax Code

John Curran

120. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a pilot scheme of VAT refunds on the purchases of charitable organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27617/16]

School Guidance Counsellors

John Curran

130. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe and process to achieve a full restoration of ex-quota guidance counsellors in second level schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27611/16]

Property Registration

John Curran

143. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will consider the establishment of a national property advisory council as proposed by the IPAV in its 2017 pre-budget submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27616/16]

Drug Treatment Programmes

John Curran

189. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are on methadone treatment for each year of the past five years in tabular form; if he will provide for each year the number of these on methadone treatment for one, two, three, five and ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27609/16]

General Medical Services Scheme

John Curran

190. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the process and the timeframe to introduce a new GMS contract which would facilitate the expansion of general practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27613/16]

General Practitioner Services

John Curran

191. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health his plans to start unwinding the FEMPI cuts introduced in previous years to general practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27614/16]

Primary Care Centres Data

John Curran

192. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the number and location of primary care centres opened for each year from 2012, in tabular form; the centres directly funded and were public private partnerships; if approval was granted for new primary care centres that have not opened yet; the location of these centres; the timeframe for each to become operational for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27615/16]

Sports Capital Programme

John Curran

913. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a timeline for the next sports capital grant allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27234/16]

Direct Provision Data

John Curran

167. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who are currently accommodated in direct provision, and those who have been for more than one, two, three and five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25943/16]

DNA Database

John Curran

168. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of samples from persons that are on the national DNA database to date since its establishment; the number of convictions secured based on the use of evidence from the database; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25945/16]

Proposed Legislation

John Curran

169. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she will publish the gambling control Bill; if this Bill will have provision to deal with the issue of excessive advertising and promotion by online betting and bookmakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25947/16]

Motor Insurance Regulation

John Curran

313. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance if he will set out a clear and definite time line for the working group on motor insurance (details supplied) to complete its work and present its findings; if he will provide a full list of the meetings that have taken place to date with the various stakeholders; the progress being made by the groups; if the working group proposes taking public submissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25951/16]

Traveller Accommodation

John Curran

637. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the action he will take to ensure that Travellers are not evicted from Traveller specific sites until alternative accommodation is provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25950/16]

Departmental Offices

John Curran

790. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will re-examine a decision made by his Department not to open and establish a social protection office in Lucan, County Dublin (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25952/16]

Disability Support Services Provision

John Curran

1031. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health to provide transport for a person (details supplied) to attend work in a placement in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24451/16]

Primary Care Centres Provision

John Curran

1396. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to identify alternative sites for the provision of a primary care centre either by direct provision or by public private partnership since the decision by An Bord Pleanála in April 2016 to refuse permission for a PCC in Lucan, County Dublin; if the HSE has advertised looking for proposals; the direct steps being taken to provide for the long overdue facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25944/16]

National Drugs Strategy

John Curran

1397. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the consultative process being undertaken with regard to the development of a new national drugs strategy; the consultative meetings to date; the progress to date; if there will be new and additional funding made available to actively promote a national awareness and prevention campaign similar in scale to the national road safety campaigns of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25946/16]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

John Curran

1398. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if the approval sought by CHO7 management within the context of the pay bill management framework has been granted to fill four vacant dental posts in a clinic (details supplied); if he will review this urgently to ensure the filling of the dental vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25949/16]

HSE Funding

John Curran

1399. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health when an application for funding made by an organisation (details supplied) in Lucan, County Dublin to the HSE will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25956/16]

Hospital Admissions

John Curran

1451. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the circumstances under which a person (details supplied) has remained in St. Vincent’s Hospital; the reason the hospital has refused to engage with members of their family stating that they have been made a ward of court when this is not the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26202/16]

Waste Disposal Charges

John Curran

1643. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress he and his Department are making with waste collection companies with regard to the new proposed pay-by-weight charging scheme; if he will provide an assurance that householders will not face the prospect of dramatic increases in domestic refuse collection charges as had previously been proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25948/16]

Transport Policy

John Curran

1818. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the next ports capital grant allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25953/16]

Motor Insurance

John Curran

1819. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress he and his Department are making in the establishment of a properly functioning motor insurance database with the insurance industry here to show who is insured and who is not; the meetings he has held with the insurance industry on this issue; the issues delaying the establishment of such a database; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25954/16]

Transport Policy

John Curran

1820. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will instigate a full review of public transport policy as proposed in the programme for Government; the format this review will take; when he expects to publish the review findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25955/16]

Garda Deployment

John Curran

78. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí currently stationed at Clondalkin, Rowlagh and Lucan Garda stations. [22978/16]

Garda Deployment

John Curran

79. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda recruits assigned to Clondalkin, Rowlagh and Lucan Garda stations in the years 2015 to 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22979/16]

Primary Care Centres Provision

John Curran

300. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a primary health care centre in Lucan, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22980/16]

Primary Care Centres Provision

John Curran

301. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a primary health care centre in Rowlagh, Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22981/16]

Primary Care Centres Provision

John Curran

302. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a primary health care centre in Clondalkin, Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22982/16]

Home Care Packages Data

John Curran

303. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health his proposals to increase the number of hours under the home help scheme and the number of home care packages, in the HSE's Dublin west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22983/16]

Home Care Packages Data

John Curran

304. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that the home care package is exhausted in the Health Service Executive's Dublin west area; since April 2016; if he will provide extra funding for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22984/16]

Swimming Pool Programme Status

John Curran

414. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the allocation of funding for the provision of the Lucan swimming pool project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22985/16]

Transport Infrastructure Provision

John Curran

415. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total cost to date to the State for the planning of the metro west orbital transport route project; his plans, to advance the planning process of the metro west orbital transport route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22986/16]

Light Rail Projects

John Curran

416. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total cost to date to the State for the planning of the Luas to Lucan project; his plans, if any, to advance the planning process for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22987/16]

Area Based Childhood Programme

John Curran

465. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs considering the success of the preparing for life early intervention programme initiative operated by Northside Partnership in north Dublin, her plans to provide funding for this programme to continue and what are her proposals for rolling this programme out to other disadvantaged areas across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23228/16]

Dental Services Provision

John Curran

653. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health when replacement dentists will be employed to fill vacancies that have recently arisen in a clinic (details supplied); if he will review the loss of dental services in Clondalkin and advise when normal services will be resumed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22497/16]

Home Care Packages Data

John Curran

516. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in Tallaght hospital who have been deemed medically fit for discharge and have had to wait more than one week for their discharges, due to their inability to access home care packages for May and June 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20773/16]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

John Curran

603. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to extend the contract of a person (details supplied); if he will ensure that a permanent position is offered to this person based on expertise in treating sarcoma cancer; if he is aware of the concern of patients at the loss of this person and their desire to have them made permanent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21222/16]

Carer's Allowance Applications

John Curran

140. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19978/16]

Training Support Grant

John Curran

301. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who has been approved for funding for an educational course by their local Intreo office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19373/16]

Hospital Services

John Curran

446. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health his plans to roll out the type of facility, such as the rapid injury clinic which is operated by the Mater Hospital in Smithfield, to other hospitals in Dublin such as St. James' Hospital, Connolly Hospital and Tallaght Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19104/16]

Property Tax Exemptions

John Curran

74. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance if he will grant persons living in a complex (details supplied) an exemption from the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18658/16]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

John Curran

161. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health to examine the delay being experienced by a person (details supplied) who has been awaiting discharge from Tallaght hospital for the past ten weeks and admission to the dementia unit in Cherry Orchard Hospital. [18634/16]

Enterprise Ireland

John Curran

551. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when Enterprise Ireland will consider an application by a company in the United Kingdom (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18410/16]

Home Care Packages Provision

John Curran

404. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health when he will allocate a home care package to a person (details supplied) in order to facilitate a return home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17018/16]

Home Care Packages Data

John Curran

158. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list under the home care package in the Health Service Executive's greater Dublin regions (details supplied), by persons waiting one week or longer, one month or longer, by patients awaiting discharge from hospital; if there is a funding shortfall within the Health Service Executive for the provision of these vital supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16094/16]

Road Signage

John Curran

642. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to have the signs on the N4 and M50 that have the incorrect spelling of the village of Palmerstown amended and replaced with the correct spelling, and not Palmerston as is currently in place. [14769/16]

Legal Costs

John Curran

46. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the overall bill for legal services incurred by the State; if he is taking steps to co-ordinate actions to achieve greater value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13094/16]

Teachers' Remuneration

John Curran

85. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to end the pay inequality imposed on teachers who qualified after 2011, given five years of unequal pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12254/16]

Public Sector Pay

John Curran

160. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views that pay inequality in the public service is contrary to the principle of equal pay for equal work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12253/16]

Public Sector Pay

John Curran

163. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will end the pay inequality to which teachers who qualified after 2011 are subject, given five years of unequal pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12251/16]

Public Sector Pay

John Curran

164. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeframe for the public service pay commission to act on pay inequality. [12252/16]

Rental Accommodation Scheme

John Curran

206. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government how he can assist landlords involved in the rental accommodation scheme (details supplied) who are having difficulties in getting insurance cover, due to the fact that the landlord does not directly vet the tenants. [11819/16]

Waste Disposal Charges

John Curran

213. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the rate per kilogram that will be charged for the black bin, the green bin and the brown bin, given the new pay-by-weight regulations coming into effect on 1 July 2016; if the current service charge will remain for householders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11236/16]

Waste Disposal Charges

John Curran

214. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the waiver scheme he will put in place for low-income families and persons, given the new pay-by-weight regulations coming into effect on 1 July 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11237/16]

Carer's Allowance Eligibility

John Curran

279. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Social Protection when he will issue a half-rate payment to a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme. [11310/16]

National Transport Authority

John Curran

577. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline his plans to open the Kishogue railway station, Lucan, County Dublin, given the ever-increasing traffic congestion in the Lucan area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11238/16]

Departmental Correspondence

John Curran

32. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has received correspondence from the Taoiseach's Office for direct reply in relation to a person (details supplied) who raised a matter in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10856/16]

Gangland Crime

John Curran

127. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her actions to tackle recent gangland feuding between criminal gangs across County Dublin, including the resources being spent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10227/16]

Private Rented Accommodation

John Curran

399. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government how he can assist landlords involved in the rental accommodation scheme who appear to be having difficulties in getting insurance cover due to the fact that the landlord does not directly vet the tenants, which is of great concern to the local authorities in County Dublin as the rental accommodation scheme has been of great value meeting social housing needs for applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10228/16]

Warmer Homes Scheme Applications

John Curran

1106. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources how long it takes for an application under the warmer homes scheme to be processed and approved in the County Dublin area and, once approved, how long it takes to have the works completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10387/16]

Road Network

John Curran

1138. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to manage road traffic incidents, breakdowns and accidents on the M50 given the number of such in recent months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10225/16]

Motor Insurance Regulation

John Curran

1139. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to re-establish the Motor Insurance Advisory Board, given rising motor insurance costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10226/16]

Transport Policy

John Curran

1144. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the recently published Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area 2016 to 2035 is Government policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10333/16]

Work Permits Applications

John Curran

36. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to review the case of a person (details supplied) who was refused a work permit on the grounds that 50% of the employees need to be European Union nationals. [8748/16]

Autism Incidence

John Curran

64. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the number of children who have been assessed by the Health Service Executive as having a diagnosis of autism for each of the years from 2010 to 2015. [7862/16]

Speech and Language Therapy Provision

John Curran

65. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if, further to an assessment and diagnosis by the Health Service Executive, he will outline the number of children who are currently awaiting the services of a speech and language therapist; the number of these children who are waiting for more than six months, more than one year and more than two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7863/16]

Health Services Data

John Curran

66. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if, further to an assessment and diagnosis by the Health Service Executive, he will outline the number of children currently awaiting the services of an occupational therapist; the number of these children who are waiting for more than six months, more than one year and more than two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7864/16]

Sex Offenders Notification Requirements

John Curran

232. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons on the sex offenders list at a Garda Síochána station (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and when each person on the list was last seen by a member of An Garda Síochána. [7536/16]

Public Transport Provision

John Curran

516. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport following the publication of the transport strategy for the greater Dublin area 2016-2035 to outline the plans to advance the metro west project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7534/16]

Public Transport Provision

John Curran

517. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport following the publication of the transport strategy for the greater Dublin area 2016-2035 to set out when the Lucan Luas line project will progress. [7535/16]

Autism Support Services

John Curran

745. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of autism spectrum disorder units attached to primary and secondary schools in the Clondalkin catchment area; if there are sufficient units to meet the need of children in this area; her plans to increase the number of primary and second level units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7230/16]

Schools Building Projects Status

John Curran

746. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will undertake extension and refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin. [7232/16]

Swimming Pool Programme Funding

John Curran

870. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will provide funding allocations under the swimming pool grant programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7231/16]

Mortgage Interest Supplement Scheme Applications

John Curran

47. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin who is in receipt of an invalidity pension and has been refused mortgage interest supplement. [5766/16]

Early Childhood Care and Education Standards

John Curran

409. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to review a situation (details supplied) regarding the early childhood care and education scheme where the higher capitation is only payable if all preschool assistants have a Level 5 relevant qualification. [5765/16]

Health Services Provision

John Curran

498. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health when occupational therapist services will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [5764/16]

Primary Care Centres Provision

John Curran

499. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a primary care centre in Clondalkin, Dublin 22, including the timescale for this project, and the full range of services that will be available. [5767/16]

Primary Care Centres Provision

John Curran

500. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a primary care centre in Lucan, County Dublin, including the timescale for this project, and the full range of services that will be available. [5768/16]

Sports Facilities Provision

John Curran

690. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a sports hall for Adamstown Community College in County Dublin, including the timescale for this project, the scale of the hall and the facilities it will provide. [5769/16]

School Enrolments Data

John Curran

703. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children who were unsuccessful in securing a junior infant place in a school (details supplied) in County Dublin for the year 2016-2017; the number of these children who were in category 1, Catholics in the immediate catchment area; the number in category 2, non-Catholics in the immediate catchment area; the actions she is taking to increase primary school capacity given the number of children who failed to secure a local school place and the future housing developments in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5981/16]