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Dáil Question on road safety strategy 2013 – 2020

To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of when the next road safety strategy will be published; the measures he intends to include; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Dáil Question on Ryanair bid for Aer Lingus

To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of Government engagement and consultation with the European Union Regulators on the proposed Ryanair bid for Aer Lingus; the influence his Department will have on its decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Dáil Question on the Childcare Subvention Scheme

To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of parents who have availed of the community childcare subvention programme in 2012; the cost of this service to the Exchequer in 2012 and the estimated cost in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

€2.6m in funding for Cork harbours – Harrington

Fine Gael Cork South West Deputy, Noel Harrington, has welcomed the announcement of €2,632,000 in funding which is being made available for the maintenance and upgrade of a number of Cork harbours, as part of the agreement which sees the ownership of such transferred to local authorities.

Promissory note deal is historic step on Ireland’s road to recovery

Fine Gael Dublin Fingal TD, Alan Farrell, has welcomed the announcement by An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD, that a deal has been reached regarding the Anglo Irish and Irish Nationwide promissory notes and that budgetary adjustment for 2014 and 2015 will be €1 billion less.