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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: There would be little point in discussing this matter with the CEOs unless the chairpersons were present. It is the chairpersons and the boards or remuneration sub-committees thereof that are responsible for setting the pay policies of their organisations. The chairpersons must take responsibility in this regard. In that context, it is critically important that we hear from the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights Issues (27 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: 92. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when he intends to bring legislation forward on collective bargaining rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50870/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (27 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: 188. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth for orthodontic service; if an exact date cannot be provided the length of time this person may expect to wait for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50902/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety Issues (26 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: 461. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if current legislation permits a business premises to continue to operate, pending obtaining a fire safety certificate or in the case of an ongoing appeal to An Bord Pleanála in respect of a refusal to grant such a certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50187/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (26 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: 582. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an explanation for the large variance between emergency caesarean rates on Mondays and Wednesdays, compared to Saturdays as reflected in an ESRI report 2011; the course of action the Health Service Executive is taking to address the growing rates of caesarean sections which stood at 50% in some maternity units during the summer months of...

Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (21 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: From my experience of dealing with local authorities and others in respect of this issue, I am in a position to state that there definitely appears to be an absence of such guidelines. I am very concerned that there seems to be no guidance available from the Department to local authorities. I am also concerned about the fact that local authorities do not have access to any other form of...

Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (21 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: I appreciate the opportunity to raise this issue and I am grateful the Minister of State is here to listen to my concerns and those of my constituents and I hope she will be in a position to respond. We are all very familiar with the generally excellent work carried out by our local authorities and contractors in terms of housing adaptations for older people and people with disabilities....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: As the Chairman pointed out, the public is appalled at what has been revealed in this report and what has been in the media in recent days in regard to top-up payments in voluntary hospitals and in a range of State agencies which depend on the public purse for a significant amount of their resources. It paints a picture of a "because I'm worth it" sort of culture which was endemic in some of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (19 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: 243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no public transport under the school transport scheme is available to students from Drogheda attending a school (details supplied) in County Louth; if efforts will be made by the relevant authorities to provide such transport in this academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights Issues (19 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: 278. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of inspections undertaken by NERA to date in 2013 in respect of the enforcement of REA rates of pay at school construction sites; the locations of such inspection visits by county; the number of cases of non-compliance identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49342/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Data (19 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: 364. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who have participated in the JobBridge internship programme to date broken down by county; the number who have progressed to paid employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49563/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Ireland Issues (19 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: 399. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department, in consultation with Inland Fisheries Ireland, has completed a review of the provisions of the Fisheries Acts dating back to 1959, with particular reference to the licensing regime; if IFI has made any particular recommendations on future licensing regimes for all types of angling in respect of any...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Provision (19 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: 634. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive intends to engage an additional orthodontist in County Louth to address waiting lists for orthodontic treatment for under 18s; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48881/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (19 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: 635. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, waiting time periods for orthodontic treatment for under 18s in County Louth for the years 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48882/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Agency Staff Data (19 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: 703. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the total number of agency staff engaged at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda for the years 2010, 2011 and 2012 in porter services, nursing grades, maintenance and cleaning; if he will provide in tabular format the total cost per annum under each of these headings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49445/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Expenditure (19 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: 704. To ask the Minister for Health the costs associated with transportation relating to the laundry service at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, within the hospital campus and from the hospital to facilities at Navan and Dundalk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49446/13]

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (14 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: Is the HSE in a position to estimate the number of individuals who are eligible for or in receipt of medical cards, given the high level of inward migration we have had, who are no longer resident in the State?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (14 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: Obviously the HSE is not in a position to drill down into those figures to establish the number of people -----

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (14 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: Thank you.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (14 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: I wish to raise a couple of points but will not detain the witnesses too long as much of the ground has been covered. In regard to the awarding of cards on a discretionary basis and the role of a medical officer in deciding on an appeal, I am interested to find out a little more about this new process. Perhaps the witnesses would talk me through how the process works. What is the function...