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An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cearta Geilleagracha, Comhdhaonnacha agus Cultúir) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha]: - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Economic, Social and Cultural Rights) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 May 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The point I make is that we currently have problems with social welfare claims. We all see in our constituency clinics the length of time people have to wait. We clearly have a problem in health care - ask anyone on a trolley in any hospital in the country or anyone who is on an interminable waiting list for an orthopaedic or other intervention. People with disabilities are another group...

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cearta Geilleagracha, Comhdhaonnacha agus Cultúir) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha]: - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Economic, Social and Cultural Rights) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 May 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am not sure I will need the full 15 minutes. It has been a very interesting debate to follow so far. Points have been made about the Minister of State's speech and the fact it did not address the Bill that is before us. The Minister of State is now leaving the Chamber. Perhaps the fact that the Minister of State's speech was focused for 28 minutes on putting his response into context...

Order of Business (19 May 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I wish to express on behalf of my party some concern at the fact that we are adjourning until next Tuesday. I understand the importance of the referendums the people will vote on this Friday and the by-election in Carlow-Kilkenny, but I am conscious that today we have no legislation other than the Bill before us in Private Members' business, we went blank on a few occasions last week, and...

Order of Business (19 May 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I will return to an issue I have raised twice in the House in recent weeks. The Government has yet to make a decision to sign the Istanbul Convention. It is a very important international convention, which aims to combat violence against women. Allied to that is the need for this country to bring forward the legislation we have been promised in the area of domestic violence and, in the...

Order of Business (19 May 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: It is on the Order of Business, because it is an international convention and there are two very specific pieces of legislation around the family courts and domestic violence. When I raised this with the Tánaiste recently, she was not able to give us a clear timeline on the two pieces of legislation or in respect of the Istanbul Convention. Is the Minister, Deputy Bruton, in a better...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Crime Data (19 May 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: It is absolutely essential that the public has confidence in the statistics emanating from the Central Statistics Office. There are no statistics more important than those coming from An Garda Síochána. The force enjoys huge public support and there is a recognition that gardaí are currently under inordinate pressure in terms of resources and that morale is probably at an...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Job Creation Data (19 May 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Kerry Group is very welcome and will be a great employer.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Job Creation Data (19 May 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am not quite sure. Maybe Deputy Carey can tell me. The Kerry Group is welcome, as were Hewlett-Packard and Intel before it. We cannot stay static, however. County Kildare is growing rapidly and is one of the fastest-growing counties in the country. As a result of the growth in population, we must see a corresponding growth in jobs. The Minister of State alluded to some statistics....

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Job Creation Data (19 May 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I will try to stay away from the statistics, because we can all get a bit bogged down in them, although there are a number of critical statistics that we need to look at. I was a bit shocked by what the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation said earlier when he denied that a two-tier recovery is taking place. It is very strange to hear him come into the House and utter that denial...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (19 May 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 59. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if backdated payments will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if she will investigate this case, as the person's means may have been calculated incorrectly for the period of suspension; if she will reinstate the entitlement for the period August 2012 to March 2014 as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (19 May 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 97. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19770/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (19 May 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 290. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical procedure in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19193/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (19 May 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 292. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an assurance that no attempt will be made by the Health Service Executive to close Monasterevin Health Centre in County Kildare, which has long been a vital asset to the local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19208/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (19 May 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 293. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions the Health Service Executive has made to ensure full-time general practitioner cover for persons in Monasterevin in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19209/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (19 May 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide funding for the replacement of windows in a school building (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19292/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (19 May 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 417. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide funding to replace temporary accommodation in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare, that has been in place for over thirty years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19293/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Funding (19 May 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 418. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that capital funding is provided to Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board to enable it establish a training centre in Kildare south and surrounding area which has high levels of unemployment; and the way it proposes the board will address its remit in view of the lack of infrastructure; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (19 May 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 445. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 184 of 7 May 2015, the tendering system that was in place between Bus Éireann and her Department in relation to school transport at the time the complaint to the European Union Commission was made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19724/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 May 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 486. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of his recently announced capital programme, the crisis in the social housing sector and the public service embargo, the steps that have been taken by his Department to ensure that the housing departments of local authorities are adequately staffed to meet the pressures arising from the need to sustain...

Order of Business (14 May 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Last week I asked about the Istanbul convention to prevent violence against women. I also raised the issue of the domestic violence Bill which is promised in the legislative programme. At that time the Tánaiste was not able to tell us what the Government would do in respect of the Istanbul convention and she did not have a timeline for the domestic violence Bill. Has she been able to...