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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (8 Jun 2016)

Mick Wallace: 466. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the drug Translarna (details supplied); if it will be made available to patients through HSE funding in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14741/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Data (8 Jun 2016)

Mick Wallace: 522. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons under 18 years of age who were prescribed Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate here, in each of the years 2012 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15065/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Data (8 Jun 2016)

Mick Wallace: 523. To ask the Minister for Health for details of the medications currently prescribed here to persons suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD; the number of persons recorded as suffering from ADHD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15066/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Data (8 Jun 2016)

Mick Wallace: 524. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of cases seen by the child and adolescent mental health services which relate to activity and attention disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15067/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Data (8 Jun 2016)

Mick Wallace: 525. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age who were prescribed Ritalin here in each of the years from 2012 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15068/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Data (8 Jun 2016)

Mick Wallace: 526. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age who were prescribed Strattera here in each of the years 2012 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15069/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (8 Jun 2016)

Mick Wallace: 527. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the most recent review carried out of the need for medication in treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15070/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (8 Jun 2016)

Mick Wallace: 551. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he carried out any financial analysis of the potential fines that could be incurred for failure to meet international obligations on emission reductions by 2020, particularly in relation to the agriculture sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14611/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services Provision (8 Jun 2016)

Mick Wallace: 629. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to reduce rail fares or to incentivise the public to avail of rail transport services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14612/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (8 Jun 2016)

Mick Wallace: 630. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to electrify public transport services; his plans to reduce the carbon intensity of public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14613/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (8 Jun 2016)

Mick Wallace: 631. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to ensure that the transport sector achieves its 2020 emissions reductions targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14614/16]

Single Resolution Board (Loan Facility Agreement) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Jun 2016)

Mick Wallace: Yes. As I have 30 minutes, I was thinking of doing so at 3.30 p.m. The European Central Bank and European Union have inflicted a huge injustice on Ireland. Sadly, the Minister for Finance now wishes to compound it by getting Ireland to co-operate with the single resolution board, which wishes to continue the current practice of regulating banks even though it is aware that banks are...

Single Resolution Board (Loan Facility Agreement) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Jun 2016)

Mick Wallace: Sorry. The NAMA code of conduct for both committee members and officers states... members may potentially have access from time to time to “inside” or “confidential” information regarding financial instruments and the issuers of such instruments. As such, Committee members-----

Single Resolution Board (Loan Facility Agreement) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Jun 2016)

Mick Wallace: No, I am just saying they were arrested. That is a fact.

Single Resolution Board (Loan Facility Agreement) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Jun 2016)

Mick Wallace: It goes on to say:As such, Committee members should be aware that it is a criminal offence for a person who is in possession of “inside information” to:(a) deal or try to deal the financial instruments concerned or their related derivative instruments; (b) disclose inside information to any other person; or (c) recommend or induce another person to deal in such financial...

Single Resolution Board (Loan Facility Agreement) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Jun 2016)

Mick Wallace: Thank you, Acting Chairman. I accept your guidance. I checked this out with a legal individual in Dublin who assured me that what takes place in that jurisdiction is legally disconnected from what happens in this one from that point of view. There is no problem there. I have been interviewed by the National Crime Agency at length on two occasions, in August 2015 and in March 2016, and I...

Other Questions: Child Poverty (9 Jun 2016)

Mick Wallace: 9. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the specific measures she is planning to tackle child poverty; if she had discussions with the Minister for Social Protection as regards addressing poverty rates for children in one-parent families, 22.1% of which according to the 2014 European Union survey on income and living conditions are living in consistent poverty; and if she will...

Other Questions: Child Poverty (9 Jun 2016)

Mick Wallace: Some 11% of children today are living in consistent poverty. The recent UNICEF Fairness for Children report found that Ireland has the fourth worse income inequality in the EU. What direct actions does this Government plan to take to address this huge problem? I also wish the Minister good luck with her new job.

Other Questions: Child Poverty (9 Jun 2016)

Mick Wallace: The Minister tells me about a general policy, but what specific direct actions does the Government plan to take to deal with this issue? Certain groups are particularly at risk such as children from lone-parent families, children in jobless households, Traveller and Roma children, children living in direct provision, children with disabilities and obviously those who are homeless. The...

Other Questions: Child Poverty (9 Jun 2016)

Mick Wallace: Employment alone will not necessarily lift one-parent families or their children out of poverty. According to NERA, in the past 15 years there has been a gradual increase in the proportion of workers classified as being low paid in Ireland. For many one-parent families, the only jobs available are low paid and precarious ones. Other measures are required. I draw the Minister's attention...