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Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (23 May 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 200. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the closure of the Sancta Maria Respite facility at St. Vincent's Centre, Navan Road, Dublin 7 and the circumstances surrounding same; his plans to immediately address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24812/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (23 May 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 215. To ask the Minister for Health if it is the case that there is no ambulance cover in Dunshaughlin, County Meath, on Tuesdays due to recent rostering changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24922/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (22 May 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 17. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the profit to the employee rate for multinational corporations here and across the EU. [24454/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Broadband Services Speeds (22 May 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 33. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will confirm that all sites under the management of Enterprise Ireland and the county enterprise boards have access to affordable high speed broadband at rates in excess of 100mb. [24455/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (22 May 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 178. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the options for persons who have near expiry planning permission in County Monaghan and who seek an extension in view of the economic climate; if he has considered an interim measure to facilitate these persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24539/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Passports (22 May 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 229. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he has taken or intends to take to improve horse identification/traceability in view of the horse meat scandal and a time frame for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24683/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programme (22 May 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 247. To ask the Minister for Health if he will extend the cervical screening programme to women under the age of 25 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24540/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (22 May 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 248. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the nature and detail of the service contract with Northgate Public Service in relation to the delivery of the newborn screening programme; the rationale for outsourcing this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24542/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (22 May 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 249. To ask the Minister for Health if it is the case that all applications for the fair deal scheme have now been suspended; if this includes those currently in acute hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24546/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Freedom of Information Requests (22 May 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 256. To ask the Minister for Health when a Freedom of Information request from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 will be fulfilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24681/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Go raibh maith agat. I thank all who participated over the past three days of hearings. I do not exaggerate when I say that this has been an intense and sometimes gruelling engagement. In particular, I commend the Chairman and members of the Oireachtas joint committee who very responsibly faced the task that was set. The process has been and will continue to be challenging for many of us....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In his summary, Dr. Craven made it clear that he does not believe the Bill to be fit for purpose and stated that it fails to reflect the ethical and legal imperatives and to recognise certain things, is philosophically confused, involves an old-fashioned approach, fails to reflect proper ethical-legal considerations and it is fundamentally illogical. Dr. Craven's point in No. 39, immediately...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the panel. In Professor Binchy's presentation, he stated: "In some cases the very existence of the child may be the basis of the suicidal ideation". He also stated that, in such circumstances, "the goal must be to terminate the life of the child". I must ask Professor Binchy whose goal he means because such an intent will not be served by this Bill. Not one of the health...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Perhaps she might also clarify the claim in respect of the contributions back in January on the presentation that they were all of a particular view. It does not stand either in terms of the scrutiny or in their own views as expressed strongly in this Chamber last Friday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Go raibh maith agat. I thank each of our guests for attending this morning. I have a question for Dr. Mills on his proposed rewording of head 2 regarding GP involvement, where the current wording includes "shall consult" and "where practicable" and he suggests "where clinically appropriate" as an alternative wording in that regard. This view argues for a less direct involvement by the GP,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Issues (21 May 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 63. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a practice at the Central Bank of Ireland where retiring directors are re-hired on contracts for a number of days a week for a year as a means of increasing their pensions. [23959/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Euro Coins Production (21 May 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance his view on abolishing one and two cent coins. [23960/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (21 May 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the full student maintenance and fees grant was not awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan in view of the fact that they were not able to get this information from Student Universal Support Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23641/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grants Funding (21 May 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 490. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the implications for the health and well-being of older persons and persons with disabilities in view of the cuts in local authority housing adaption grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22564/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Abduction (21 May 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 533. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 154 of 8 May 2013, if he will detail the number of children who were abducted and where the Hague Convention was invoked have been sent back to the jurisdiction where they were taken from, either Ireland in the cases of children taken out of this State or other countries in cases where the children were...