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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (10 Mar 2015)

Dan Neville: We will resume in public session. I invite Deputy Ó Caoláin to continue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (10 Mar 2015)

Dan Neville: I thank Professor Murray, Dr. Len O'Hagan, Professor Aiden McCormick, Dr. Stephen Stewart and Ms Siobhán Creaton for their presence and presentations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (10 Mar 2015)

Dan Neville: I thank the witnesses.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Collection (10 Mar 2015)

Dan Neville: 211. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding property tax in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10285/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transport (10 Mar 2015)

Dan Neville: 379. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding transport in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10024/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (10 Mar 2015)

Dan Neville: 380. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on home help services in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10026/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Motorised Transport Grant Applications (10 Mar 2015)

Dan Neville: 386. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the motorised transport grant, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10049/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (4 Mar 2015)

Dan Neville: 73. To ask the Minister for Finance if tax payments will be reviewed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9555/15]

Topical Issue Debate: Disease Awareness (3 Mar 2015)

Dan Neville: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive reply. He highlighted that prevention is better than cure. This can be an issue for people who travel abroad, in particular for those who participate in mountaineering and outdoor activities. They can return home feeling ill and sometimes it is difficult to identify that Lyme disease is the cause, as the Minister outlined. I welcome the fact...

Topical Issue Debate: Disease Awareness (3 Mar 2015)

Dan Neville: I thank the Acting Chairman for facilitating me in raising this matter. Lyme disease, known as Lyme borelliosis, is a bacterial infection transmitted by the bite of hard-bodied ticks. Not all ticks are infected but vigilance is recommended where ticks are present to reduce the risk of transmission to humans and pets. Lyme disease can cause a variety of symptoms, ranging from mild to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (3 Mar 2015)

Dan Neville: 392. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will be considered for the home help scheme; if all appropriate documentation will be sent to that person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8948/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Appeals (3 Mar 2015)

Dan Neville: 398. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8982/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (3 Mar 2015)

Dan Neville: 461. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a discretionary medical card in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9391/15]

Children and Family Relationships Bill: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Feb 2015)

Dan Neville: I welcome the opportunity to speak to the Children and Family Relationships Bill. It is long overdue. I commend the Minister on bringing the Bill to the House. The Bill will modernise the law in respect of children living in diverse family forms. It is intended to address the security needs of those children and their family situations, whether they are living with married parents,...

Income and Living Conditions: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Feb 2015)

Dan Neville: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate. It is important that, given that the economy is improving, those on lower incomes see the benefit proportionately more than those on higher incomes. The difficulty up to last year was that the economy was stagnating. We had growth of 4.7% last year and it is forecast that this will continue over the coming years. We should ensure...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Interaction of GAA with the Diaspora: GAA (25 Feb 2015)

Dan Neville: I welcome Mr. O'Neill and Mr. Duffy and thank them for their very informative presentation. Many of us would not be as aware of the extent of the international presence of the GAA. Have the witnesses ever approached a television station to broadcast information on what is happening abroad, because it would be an extremely interesting programme? It could perhaps show matches or snippets of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (24 Feb 2015)

Dan Neville: 400. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application under the fair deal scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7673/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: GOAL Programmes in South Sudan: CEO of GOAL (18 Feb 2015)

Dan Neville: I thank Mr. Andrews and Mr. Elliott for their presentation. This is a serious humanitarian issue. We have neglected Africa's humanitarian crisis for too long. If such a crisis took place in a western country the response would be totally different and that amounts to discrimination against African states which are in difficulty. Are the witnesses satisfied that Europe is doing what it can...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (18 Feb 2015)

Dan Neville: 48. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a widow's contributory pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7229/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Eligibility (18 Feb 2015)

Dan Neville: 58. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax relief and tax breaks available to a two-income household where both parents are pay as you earn workers and three family members are in college, which puts the household over the thresholds for the Student Universal Support Ireland grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7324/15]