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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (27 Sep 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Health the date on which he approved the €130 million further cuts to the 2012 health budget, including the proposed cuts to personal assistance services for the disabled, the home care cuts and the home help cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40988/12]

Other Questions: Unemployment Levels (2 Oct 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to tackle long-term unemployment; and the way in which he will assess the success of these steps. [41601/12]

Other Questions: Unemployment Levels (2 Oct 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the increase in long term unemployment since taking office. [41602/12]

Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach should tell that to the Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (2 Oct 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: Exactly. The Taoiseach should listen to him.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (2 Oct 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason an appeal for disability allowances was refused in respect of a person (details supplied) [41888/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations Opening Hours (2 Oct 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the public desk at Cabra Garda Station, Dublin, is closed each night, that citizens contacting the station are routinely told there is no patrol car available and Gardaí from Finglas, are being used in Cabra to respond to calls; the measures he will put in place to deal with this shortfall in...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (2 Oct 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide details of the cuts to funding of pre-schools in the Dublin Central constituency; the alternatives he proposes to put in place if pre-schools close as a result of his reduction in funding. [41897/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Applications (2 Oct 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Health following the Health Service Executives cut to special footwear allowances for patients needing orthopaedic footwear, the alternative funding measures available to enable patients purchase the footwear they require but may be unable to afford [41898/12]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (3 Oct 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of its estimated value to the economy here the plans he has to develop the historic environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42033/12]

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: I welcome back the Tánaiste. He was missed as it was busy.

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Ceann Comhairle might deal with the little boy heckling.

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: Yesterday's statement by the Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly, regarding the primary care centre controversy has answered none of the key questions. What we know is that the Balbriggan site belonged to a Fine Gael supporter or advocate and was selected on the Minister's watch, and not that of the previous Government, as had been suggested. The Minister for Health and the Taoiseach have...

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: How is this for clarity and transparency? He stated:One and one makes two and two and two makes four but four by four makes 16 and not four and four which makes eight, and so it is with this. It is a logistical logarithmic progression.Is he for real? It is clear as mud. The criteria were fixed, as the Tánaiste knows, and stroke politics was at the heart of the Government, as the...

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: Answer my questions and we can see if the Tánaiste will stand by his promises for reform.

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: We know all of that. It is waffle. Answer the question.

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Tánaiste is well aware that he does not have to convince anyone in this House as to the value and necessity of primary health centres, so I wish that he would dispense with what amounts to waffle when straight questions are put to him.

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: Let us piece it together now because the Tánaiste is not volunteering information - it has to be extracted from him.

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Tánaiste signed off on the additional 15 primary health care centres. When he did that he was aware of Deputy Róisín Shortall's concerns. He told us that he did not know anything about the criteria. I suggest to him that as Tánaiste he should have paid more attention and, if he did not know about the criteria then I hope to God he will tell us that he has an...

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: There was a predetermined outcome to this and the criteria were fixed to achieve that. I think the Tánaiste knows that and that is the reason for his reluctance to spell out clearly and to answer clearly specific questions put to him. He signed off on the additional health centres; he did so knowing the difficulties and deep concerns Deputy Róisín Shortall had. He voted...