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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Adoption Legislation (13 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she intends publishing the Adoption (Amendment) Bill to give legislative effect to the changes promised in the Children's Rights Constitutional Amendment passed by referendum last November; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7445/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child and Family Support Agency (13 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The content of the Minister's reply has not changed very much since the previous occasion on which we addressed this issue. She is quite correct in stating that I remain fully supportive of the new agency. I look forward to it commencing operations. However, as she indicated in the previous reply she gave last July, almost eight months ago, the purpose of the task force's report was to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child and Family Support Agency (13 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: If any further delay were to occur, I would be obliged to resubmit to the Minister my plea to the effect that the heads of the Bill should be published. I do not believe that doing so would in any way inhibit progress relating to the preparation of the legislation. It is my view that publishing the heads of Bills is good practice in all instances. I argued the matter with the previous...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child and Family Support Agency (13 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she expects to publish the facilitating legislation for the establishment of the Child and Family Support Agency; the anticipated date on which the Child and Family Support Agency will be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7444/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Reports (13 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which she will publish the final report on the Ryan Implementation Plan in 2013; if she will list the outstanding recommendations yet to be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7303/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: UN Convention on Children's Rights (13 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to ratify the third optional protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure, which would enable children and their families to make complaints to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7302/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Aftercare Services (13 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to introduce a statutory right to aftercare for children leaving the care system. [7608/13]

Magdalen Laundries: Motion [Private Members] (12 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I support the motion, but I regret that it has been made necessary by what I can only describe as the wholly inadequate response of the Taoiseach and the Minister for Justice and Equality to the publication of the McAleese report last week. There is no excuse whatever for the mean-spirited and defensive utterances of the Taoiseach and the Minister. No doubt, they would prefer if we thought...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (12 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the shortest, longest and median turnaround time for Garda clearance; if he will outline the efforts he is making to ensure prompt turnaround of applications, with particular reference to those of potential staff members of health care facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6949/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (12 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health if he will work in conjunction with the Health Service Executive to ensure the implementation of the strong recommendation of the jury in an inquest in Wexford (details supplied) that families of vulnerable patients be informed prior to release from any institution so they may put a support plan in place, as outlined by letter of 31 January 2013 from the Wexford...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Garda Vetting Applications (12 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health the efforts he has made and will make to ensure prompt processing of Garda vetting applications, with particular reference to those of potential staff members of healthcare facilities; if he will detail the contact he has had with the Department for Justice and Equality in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6948/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (7 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Defence the outstanding vacancies in the Defence Forces on 31 December 2012 and his plans to fill these. [6121/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (7 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his policy in relation to the aid of an interpreter for those who do not have the English language when dealing with local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6447/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Employment Rights Issues (7 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information on the terms and conditions of employment of non-consultant hospital doctors in this State including the average hours worked, the most hours worked, the least hours worked, and the median hours worked per week; if he will detail the number of risk assessments that have been carried out on this practice in the past two years and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (7 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the development of a primary care centre in an area (details supplied) ion County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6437/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the new Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at Cork University Hospital and the redeveloped unit at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, remain unopened today, despite the completion of the units in the autumn of 2012 at an estimated spend of €900,000; if he will immediately address this situation in the interest of epilepsy patients here; if he will provide a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information on the Stroke Unit at South Tipperary General Hospital, Clonmel, including the date in which it opened, previous, present and future expected workload, the geographical area it provides services for, the staffing levels at this unit, the staff, numbers and WTE, that are specifically dedicated to this unit, the funding allocation to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Expenditure (7 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health if there are partial grants or financial assistance available for people seeking a home help or their own home help if the Health Service Executive cannot sent anyone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6457/13]

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (5 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I note what the Minister has said and record my support for the passage of the Bill. As I indicated on Second Stage, I would welcome any further restriction of the promotion of tobacco products. I wholeheartedly endorse the Minister's efforts in that regard. I also expressed my disappointment and concern at the EU directive on the right of the State to impose a pricing regime, which was...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Application Numbers (5 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons that have so far availed of the mortgage to rent scheme; if he will provide a breakdown on a local authority basis; the number currently seeking to avail of this process; and his plans to widen the parameters to enable more person avail of the scheme. [5554/13]