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Other Questions: Home Help Service Provision (21 Jun 2017)

Jack Chambers: 51. To ask the Minister for Health the reason behind the 19% reduction in the number of home help hours in Dublin West in the period January to April 2017 relative to the same period in 2016. [29085/17]

Other Questions: Home Help Service Provision (21 Jun 2017)

Jack Chambers: What is the reason behind the 19% reduction in the number of home help hours in Dublin West in the period between January and April 2017 relative to the same period in 2016? The Minister referred to trends, demographics and ad hocplanning. In the past 12 months the increase in the number last year has been reversed. There has been a significant decrease this year. That contradicts...

Other Questions: Home Help Service Provision (21 Jun 2017)

Jack Chambers: I wish the Minister of State well in his role. He has a challenging few months ahead, given the ageing demographic. It is fundamental that we move away from the national picture he has outlined. Despite the changing statistics in Dublin West to which he referred, we know from the raw figures that there has been a 20% reduction in provision year-on-year. That is despite the ageing...

Other Questions: Home Help Service Provision (21 Jun 2017)

Jack Chambers: I agree that it is important that we keep people in their own homes and maintain a community-based focus in health care, but we need to be careful about a statutory package. We saw what happened with the Tory policy in the United Kingdom on a dementia tax. It is fundamental that the Minister of State avoid imposing another tax obligation or levy on people's homes through a statutory scheme....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Data Protection Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2017)

Jack Chambers: Apologies that I missed Mr. Kelleher's presentation. Deputy Wallace raised a valid point around the individual within the State organisation and the body getting the effective punishment in law. Is there any real deterrent for a public body? Is there an element of moral hazard on the individual within the body. Would it be better, in a legislative context, to place much more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Data Protection Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2017)

Jack Chambers: What if there is a data breach specific to an individual within an organisation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Data Protection Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2017)

Jack Chambers: Who is responsible in that context?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services Provision (21 Jun 2017)

Jack Chambers: 229. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the relocation of the Rotunda hospital to Connolly hospital. [27914/17]

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2017)

Jack Chambers: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Levy (20 Jun 2017)

Jack Chambers: 214. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure no additional levies will be charged to cover the cost of the recent court ruling regarding an insurance company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26813/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (20 Jun 2017)

Jack Chambers: 670. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which a person (details supplied) can obtain a passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26838/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Data (20 Jun 2017)

Jack Chambers: 717. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for naturalisation and citizenship received and processed by his Department in each of the past ten years; the number of applications granted and rejected respectively in each of these years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26727/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Data (20 Jun 2017)

Jack Chambers: 718. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for citizenship currently being processed by his Department; the number of active applications being processed for more than one, two, three and five years plus; the average waiting time for each application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26728/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Seizures (20 Jun 2017)

Jack Chambers: 871. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the quantity and value of each drug seizure in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28543/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Payments (20 Jun 2017)

Jack Chambers: 1073. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he will ensure that the National Treatment Purchase Fund avoids double paying public hospitals for work they should be doing using their HSE funding when purchasing treatment for persons on waiting lists under the insourcing initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26795/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Jun 2017)

Jack Chambers: 1390. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns raised by the mental health service providers concerning the facilities at a site (details supplied); the status of the programmes of renovations promised at the centre; if his attention has been drawn to sub-standard conditions at the site including bare floor boards throughout and no bathroom for staff with co located toilet...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Disposal Charges (20 Jun 2017)

Jack Chambers: 1739. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to introduce a pay-by-weight system for waste collection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26814/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (20 Jun 2017)

Jack Chambers: 1804. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve bus services serving the Dublin 15 area; the position regarding the bus rapid transit routes for Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26519/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licensing Exchange Agreements (20 Jun 2017)

Jack Chambers: 1838. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reciprocal arrangement which is in place between the State and the government of British Columbia, Canada in order to allow holders of driving licenses that are granted in British Columbia to drive on roads here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27174/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (20 Jun 2017)

Jack Chambers: 1990. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding workers having to retire at 65 years of age; if she will address the issue of these workers having to claim jobseeker's payments before they can receive a pension at 66 years of age; her plans to address this problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26737/17]