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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Nov 2018)

Bobby Aylward: Can it be overturned?

Older People: Motion [Private Members] (21 Nov 2018)

Bobby Aylward: As we debate this issue, it is important to acknowledge the very dedicated staff who work so hard to deliver home care packages on the ground to some of the most vulnerable older people. They can often be put under extreme pressure to meet the extensive care needs of the older people for whom they are caring owing to unreasonable expectations and unrealistic time constraints. Will the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (21 Nov 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 86. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps being taken to ensure better pay and working conditions for members of the Defence Forces; the steps being taken to ensure appropriate supports are available to both current and former members of the Defence Forces who may be experiencing financial difficulties; if he is satisfied that recruitment methods are sufficient; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Mental Health Strategies (21 Nov 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will identify appropriate avenues of funding which may be available to an organisation (details supplied) in order to assist it in its work promoting positive mental health in primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48455/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (21 Nov 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 164. To ask the Minister for Health if he will identify appropriate avenues of funding which may be available to an organisation (details supplied) in order to assist it in its work promoting positive mental health in primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48456/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (21 Nov 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 176. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of funding to supply an MRI machine for St. Luke’s Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48536/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (22 Nov 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 24. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he has taken to meet and engage with insurance companies here regarding excessive premiums being charged to consumers particularly in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48428/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Applications Data (28 Nov 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children from counties Carlow and Kilkenny that applied for concessionary school transport tickets and were not allocated same; when affected families were notified; his plans to review the workings of the school transport system in particular the system for the allocation of concessionary tickets; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications Refusals (28 Nov 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 116. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused an Irish passport; if he will review the appeal which has been subsequently lodged; if there is an avenue through which this person can secure an Irish passport without having to engage in the naturalisation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49762/18]

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

Bobby Aylward: I support the amendment. One thing we all try to avoid is pain, as adults or in any walk of life. We are speaking here for someone that cannot speak for itself, the foetus or baby, whatever you like to call it. It is a medically proven fact that from 20 weeks onward, foetuses are affected and can feel pain. The Minister should take this on board. It will not affect the referendum in any...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Eligibility (4 Dec 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 535. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a townland (details supplied) in the DED of Ballyvool, County Kilkenny, has been removed from the area of natural constraint scheme in the latest review; his plans to re-examine this decision; the appeals mechanism in place for farmers affected by the recent review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50674/18]

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2018)

Bobby Aylward: I add my voice in support of the amendment. This legislation is flawed. On the issue of conscientious objection, it is a real ask of the medical professionals to whom I have spoken, be they nurses, pharmacists, midwives, obstetricians or clinicians. When they qualified, they took an oath to protect life - in this case, the lives of the mother and the unborn child. If they want to opt out...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2018)

Bobby Aylward: Everyone has a right to speak.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Products (5 Dec 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 57. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the use of a device (details supplied) in the treatment of children with scoliosis; the steps he has taken to satisfy himself that there are no health and safety risks to children with scoliosis being treated with the device; the steps he has taken to ensure that parents are informed regarding potential health and safety risks in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (5 Dec 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 103. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve and enhance cardiac care services for those living in the south east; his views on whether there is an equal provision of cardiac services in this region when compared with the rest of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50874/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Laboratory Facilities (6 Dec 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 6. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the review and cost-benefit analysis of the regional veterinary laboratory in County Kilkenny which serves the farmers of the entire south-east region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51041/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Laboratory Facilities (6 Dec 2018)

Bobby Aylward: What is the status of the review and cost-benefit analysis of the regional veterinary laboratory in County Kilkenny, which serves the farmers of the entire south-east region? I have been raising this question for a long time and getting no answer.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Laboratory Facilities (6 Dec 2018)

Bobby Aylward: I have been raising this issue since early 2017 and almost two years on it seems we are no closer to a decision on the six regional veterinary laboratories around the country which are under review. Meanwhile farming families are forced to operate under a cloud of uncertainty as we await the results of the cost benefit analysis the Minister commissioned, which has been going on for well over...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Laboratory Facilities (6 Dec 2018)

Bobby Aylward: The Minister seems to be kicking this issue down the road for almost two years and he does not seem to be overly concerned. This is very important to the people of the south east. The laboratory in the south east serves Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Kilkenny-Carlow, Laois, Kildare and all the surrounding counties. We have these laboratories for a reason and for best practice in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Laboratory Facilities (6 Dec 2018)

Bobby Aylward: I would not be asking the question if it was at ease.