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Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (13 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to set up a national cross party suicide prevention authority which would be properly staffed and properly resourced to try to reduce the ever increasing number of suicides here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49595/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (13 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether introducing a charge on persons who do not attend hospital appointments will lead to another layer of bureaucracy which will be cumbersome and costly to administers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49597/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Consultant Appointments (13 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the practice by consultants of block booking appointments, that is 20 persons arriving at 9 a.m., all with appointments to meet the same consultant at the same time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49598/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (13 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49641/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (13 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health his view on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a podiatry post in Kerry General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50121/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services (13 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Kerry awaiting orthodontic treatment in tabular form for the 12 month period June 2011 to June 2012 and between the age groups of 8 years and 19 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50035/12]

Order of Business (14 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: Can the Ceann Comhairle not use his discretion?

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Enterprise Offices (14 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the County and City Enterprise Boards Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50567/12]

Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: I have two items to raise on the Order of Business. The ICSA and the IFA are making pre-budget presentations to the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Will the Tánaiste give an assurance that the farming community will not be hurt any further in the finance Bill?

Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: On another matter-----

Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: It is on a separate matter. The Tánaiste will be aware that gambling on the Internet has gone out of control in recent years. There is a massive loss of revenue to the Exchequer as a result of on-line gambling. I ask for an update on the gambling control Bill.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (15 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to allocate further money to County Kerry to combat coastal erosion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50786/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide in tabular form the amount of applications for lone parents allowance in County Kerry between January 2010 and January 2012, the average waiting time for these applications to be processed, how many were granted, how many refused and how many are still pending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50780/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide in tabular form the amount of applications for jobseekers benefit in County Kerry between January 2010 and January 2012, the average waiting time for these applications to be processed, how many were granted, how many refused and how many are still pending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50782/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide in tabular form the amount of applications for jobseekers allowance in County Kerry between January 2010 and January 2012, the average waiting time for these applications to be processed, how many were granted, how many refused and how many are still pending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50783/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (15 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry in rep scheme 4 has been told that the Department has been instructed to hold back payment to person's that joined in 2007; if this is true, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50784/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Application Numbers (15 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of applications for medical cards in County Kerry between January 2010 and January 2012, the average waiting time for these applications to be processed, the number that were granted, the number refused and the number still pending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50781/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (15 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his view regarding bus connections (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50785/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with ICSA and IFA (15 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the delegates for attending and making their presentation. They are right to highlight the fact that the public sector is protected by the Croke Park agreement and that it is a shame that the farming community did not have such a luxury afforded to it in recent years. What our guests are asking for can be summed up by the saying, "What we have, we hold". The farming sector has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with ICSA and IFA (15 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: Yes. Many people are affected and worried as this could possibly directly affect their incomes in the future. For that reason it should be addressed in submissions such as this. I urge the witnesses to keep hammering that point in the future. Thank you, Chairman, for your indulgence.