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Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (24 Jun 2014)

Gerald Nash: 527. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive board will formally dispose of a site (details supplied) to an organisation for the purposes of the development of a new school building. [26615/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (24 Jun 2014)

Gerald Nash: 567. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in awarding a medical card to a person (details supplied) in County Louth; the current status of the application; the reason the temporary card was not renewed pending the processing of the application. [26862/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Jobs Data (19 Jun 2014)

Gerald Nash: 75. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details on the Industrial Development Agency and Enterprise Ireland supported companies in County Louth in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 in tabular form; the number of jobs supported in County Louth by the agencies in the years concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26438/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobs Initiative (17 Jun 2014)

Gerald Nash: 339. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update, on a county basis and in tabular form, of the number of jobs supported under the JobsPlus scheme since its inception; the number of applications currently waiting to be processed through the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25671/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Expenditure (17 Jun 2014)

Gerald Nash: 340. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of the increased spend in her Department, year on year, on the family income supplement measure; if she will provide details of her plans to create a wider awareness of the scheme for qualifying families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25672/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Market (17 Jun 2014)

Gerald Nash: 341. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the work of the Labour Market Council; if she will outline its key successes since its inception; the Council's key objectives and targets in terms of the remainder of 2014 on the implementation of pathways to work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25673/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (17 Jun 2014)

Gerald Nash: 701. To ask the Minister for Health the plans his Department or the Health Service Executive have to improve conditions for young persons with inflammatory bowel disease, IBD, who depend on the services at Our Lady's hospital Crumlin; if he is concerned that there are no dedicated wards with adequate facilities to cater for the needs of young in-patients with IBD; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (12 Jun 2014)

Gerald Nash: 115. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will consider lowering the qualification age in all cases for participation in community employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25079/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (12 Jun 2014)

Gerald Nash: 229. To ask the Minister for Health the number and location of pulmonary rehabilitation services available across the country; if he will provide details of waiting lists-waiting times for these services in tabular form in each location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25080/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (12 Jun 2014)

Gerald Nash: 230. To ask the Minister for Health the extent and coverage of the COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease outreach programme in each county; the Health Service Executive's plans to roll the service out to other areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25081/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tattooing and Body Piercing Regulation (11 Jun 2014)

Gerald Nash: 168. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take measures to regulate the tattoo and piercing industry; his views that regulation is required to protect the health and safety of customers and artists working in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24974/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry Regulation (10 Jun 2014)

Gerald Nash: 163. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken with the Central Bank of Ireland to protect the interests of Setanta Insurance policy holders; if he is considering the introduction of measures to permit the return of premiums due to policy holders and to provide clarity regarding the payment of pending claims; the date on which his Department first became aware of the difficulties...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (10 Jun 2014)

Gerald Nash: 202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the construction of a project (details supplied) in County Louth; when the land will be transferred to allow the development to progress; the proposed start date for construction; the date on which the project will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24085/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (10 Jun 2014)

Gerald Nash: 601. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason for the funding reduction to the Deeside school completion programme in 2014; if he is concerned at the impact of this reduction on the service; if this decision will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24653/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Information and Communications Technology Issues (5 Jun 2014)

Gerald Nash: 92. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form amounts invoiced, allocated or assigned by her Department to other public bodies and agencies for Information Communication and Technology services for each year from 2010 to 2013 inclusive, along with amounts of any relevant cost drivers for these charges, such as numbers of users or storage capacity used or...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Projects (27 May 2014)

Gerald Nash: 558. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason he has decided that the LCDP measure must go to tender whereas the RDP measure will not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22920/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (27 May 2014)

Gerald Nash: 750. To ask the Minister for Health the exact nature of the services the Health Service Executive intends to provide at the Bettystown Primary Care Centre, which is expected to be opened in quarter 4 of 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22363/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (13 May 2014)

Gerald Nash: 651. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, on a county basis and in tabular form, the number of discretionary medical cards provided to persons in the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; if he will provide information on the percentage reductions year in year on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21519/14]

Topical Issue Debate: Student Grant Scheme Administration (7 May 2014)

Gerald Nash: I appreciate the opportunity to raise the issue of what I consider to be a glaring flaw in our student grant system, namely, the omission of illness benefit from the list of qualifying payments for the special rate student grant. As the Minister for Education and Skills is aware, this issue came to my attention through the case of Robert Kells who is currently enrolled in second year in IT...

Topical Issue Debate: Student Grant Scheme Administration (7 May 2014)

Gerald Nash: I am aware of the all of the information provided by the Minister of State on the floor of the House this afternoon. While it addresses some issues and puts on record the situation as it applies in respect of illness benefit and its consideration in terms of the qualification criteria for the special rate grant, it is completely unsatisfactory. I am always reluctant to mention individual...