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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Numbers (14 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 699. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of fully-qualified nurses employed in the public health sector in each of the past five years to date; the extent if any to which resignations, retirements or movement to the private sector has affected staff levels in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23015/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Assistant Numbers (14 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 700. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of nursing assistants currently employed throughout the public health sector; the extent to which such numbers have fluctuated in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23016/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Provision (14 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 701. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which orthodontic services continue to be made available to children and teenagers with particular reference to follow-up on school medical examinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23017/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (14 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 705. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the implications of the implied closure of numerous local health centres throughout the country and the possible implications for the delivery of locally-based convenient services to the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23021/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (14 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 706. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the role played by local health centres throughout County Kildare in the delivery of high-quality community based and conveniently located services; if he will re-examine any proposals for the downgrading and or closure of such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23022/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Bed Numbers (14 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 707. To ask the Minister for Health the full complement of general hospital beds currently available on a regional basis throughout the country in the public health sector; the number of similar beds in the private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23023/13]

Order of Business (15 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: In view of the revelations in a recent television programme on organised crime, would it be possible to focus on key proposed Bills in order to combat the growth in activity by criminal gangs over the past ten years? I am referring to the bail Bill, the Courts Bill and the proceeds of crime Bill. Particular emphasis might be placed on introducing a cocktail of those Bills before the House...

Order of Business (15 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy O'Dea would be familiar with that. There is no doubt about that.

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: We all have an interest in this legislation, especially in these straitened times. The legislation arises from a commitment in the third quarter of the 2012 review of the EU-IMF programme of financial support. That commitment states that by March 2013 the Government will introduce legislation to remedy the issues identified in case law in the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009, so as...

Other Questions: Industrial Disputes (15 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he continues to monitor developments in the public transport sector with particular reference to the possibility of industrial action affecting bus services; if he and or his Department continue to have dialogue with key representatives on the issue; the extent, if any to which progress has been achieved with a view...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry Issues (15 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which he and or his Department has studied tourism development in other jurisdictions within the EU and without; the extent to which market research has been utilised to determine the issues most likely to attract visitors; if architectural heritage and cultural themes have been utilised sufficiently in this country; if...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Fuels Issues (15 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 108. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he continues to engage with the road haulage representatives in the context of the extent to which high fuel prices here place the industry at a disadvantage in comparison with other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23353/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (15 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 159. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in respect of an appeal for domiciliary care allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23076/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (15 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 200. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which his Department has identified the impact of the cost-cutting requirements imposed on the services arising from the Memorandum of Understanding which he inherited from his predecessors; the way this is affecting the capacity to provide continued service throughout the sector; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (15 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 284. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he and his Department has regular interaction with stakeholders in the tourism sector with a view to identification of issues of concern; the extent to which he expects to be in a position to respond to any such issues such as credit availability or transport costs throughout the sector; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Job Initiatives (15 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 285. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he continues to engage with stakeholders in the industries under his aegis with a view to maximisation of job creation opportunities of consequent reduction in unemployment levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23352/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Job Initiatives (15 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 289. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects to be in a position to maximise job creation prospects through the medium of road, rail and air transport with particular reference to the need for competitiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23357/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Job Initiatives (15 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 290. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he continues to have discussions with the hotel, restaurant and transport sectors in the context of retaining existing jobs and maximising employment in the industry in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23358/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sporting Events (15 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 286. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which efforts can be made and or increased to attract major sporting events to this country over the next five years keeping in mind the economic benefits accruing therefrom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23354/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Issues (15 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 287. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he and or his Department and the National Roads Authority to continue to examine the locations at which numerous accidents have taken place on minor or major roads including motorways throughout the country with particular reference to the frequency of such accidents with a view to identifying the cause or causes...