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Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: The Health Service Executive outpatient waiting list initiative was introduced at the end of 2013 for patients who had been waiting more than 12 months who were referred from public to private hospitals for outpatient consultant appointments and treatment. What is the position on the treatment of these patients? It has come to my attention in recent weeks that many of these patients have...

Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: The Tánaiste did not answer any of the questions I put to her.

Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: I did not ask about the Government’s plans, although they are important. I asked specifically about the HSE outpatient waiting list initiative, a previous plan of the Government, which was introduced at the end of December 2013 and through which I have no doubt thousands of people across the country were removed from hospital waiting lists to massage the figures to make them look...

Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: Will the Tánaiste tell us how many are in this position of having their files referred back? Will she commit to providing the funding these patients were told would be available to complete their treatment under the consultant who is currently treating them?

Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: Will the Tánaiste take up the matter with him?

Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: That figure does not include the thousands about whom I am speaking who were removed from waiting lists.

Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: There are thousands of people who are not receiving treatment.

Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: The Tánaiste is massaging the figures. They are not accurate.

Order of Business (5 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: I have a question regarding the forthcoming Retention of Certain Records Bill 2015 and the plans by the Department of Education for an ongoing development of an online database for primary schools. As the Tánaiste is aware, the database will require the collection of a lot of information about pupils, including information on their special needs, psychological reports, and cultural and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Payments (5 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 35. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has carried out an analysis on the impact her changes to farm assist with respect to income disregards have had on farmers; if she will reconsider the changes she has made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4978/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Payments (5 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 40. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on reversing the changes she made to farm assist with respect to income disregards in view of the serious negative affect on the income levels of already struggling farming families; the reasons she is refusing to carry out an analysis to assess the impact that the changes have made on those families; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (5 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a site inspection for an agri-environment options scheme application for 2013 and 2014 (details supplied) will take place in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5194/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals (5 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an appeal submitted on 10 November 2014 under the disadvantaged area scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5320/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (10 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 280. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an appeal under the single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5695/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (10 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 291. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue under the disadvantaged areas scheme and the agri-environmental options scheme for 2014 to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5823/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (10 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 480 of 25 November 2014 (details supplied), when a final response will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5643/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (10 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 519. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a suitable site has been identified for a new school (details supplied) in County Donegal; if her Department plans to engage with the school's board of management in relation to its plans for the purchase of a site in advance of acquiring it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5804/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (10 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 530. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Student Universal Support Ireland can assess a person (details supplied) as an independent student, in view of their circumstances; her plans to introduce discretionary measures in order to avoid situations like this in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5895/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (10 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 554. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when guidelines will be issued by her Department to education and training boards on the appointment of representatives to school boards of management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6117/15]

Child Care: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: I support Deputy Troy's motion. As the Minister of State pointed out, the motion proposes solutions and a clear direction to take if we are to address the issues with child care provision, including its cost. An in-depth study was commissioned by Donegal County Childcare Committee Limited, DCCC, and conducted by Indecon. According to that research, the economic benefit of every...