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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Apr 2016)

David Cullinane: 322. To ask the Minister for Health if he aware of the case of a person (details provided) who is currently a patient in University Hospital Waterford; the action the hospital is taking to ensure that their treatment is delivered as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8369/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Services Provision (26 Apr 2016)

David Cullinane: 323. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that his Department, the Health Service Executive and University Hospital Waterford are taking to deliver 24-7 emergency cardiac cover at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8370/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (26 Apr 2016)

David Cullinane: 324. To ask the Minister for Health if radiology posts at University Hospital Waterford have been filled; if the temporary limit on GP X-ray referrals has been lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8371/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Expenditure (26 Apr 2016)

David Cullinane: 325. To ask the Minister for Health the capital funding which has been allocated to University Hospital Waterford in 2016; the future capital funding for the hospital which has been agreed; the purpose for the capital funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8372/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Expenditure (26 Apr 2016)

David Cullinane: 326. To ask the Minister for Health the State funding provided to University Hospital from 2007 to 2015 and to date in 2016; if he will provide a breakdown in terms of capital and revenue spend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8373/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Expenditure (26 Apr 2016)

David Cullinane: 327. To ask the Minister for Health the moneys spent by University Hospital Waterford on agency staff for the years 2011 to 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8374/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Homes Scheme (26 Apr 2016)

David Cullinane: 458. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is aware that independent contractors carrying out home insulation works grant-funded by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland are advertising that they are SEAI approved; if the SEAI approves contractors; the oversight the authority has over such contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

David Cullinane: There is no doubt a recovery is under way. We all accept this. There is no doubt the public finances are better now than they were two, five or even ten years ago. There is no doubt the fiscal space, on which we can have disagreements, means we will have approximately €10 billion extra to spend over the next five years depending on what we want do with it. I do not dispute the...

Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

David Cullinane: I welcome the opportunity to make a statement and be part of this debate. I pose the following questions to the two Ministers present from the caretaker Government. Why were water charges such an issue? Why did they dominate political discourse for so long? Why were they such an issue in the election campaign? Why was water provision the issue that spooked both Fine Gael and the Labour...

Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

David Cullinane: We know that at the first opportunity Fianna Fáil will betray the people on water charges, as it has done before. Its Members can shout me down all they like, but I did not interrupt anyone.

Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

David Cullinane: The Deputy does not have to agree with what I say. The reality, which everyone in this Chamber needs to realise, is that water charges are politically dead and should be given a burial here. We do that by introducing legislation to abolish domestic water charges and Irish Water and holding a referendum on public ownership. A motion has been signed by 39 Deputies but not one member of...

Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

David Cullinane: If they want water charges scrapped, they should sign up to the motion, introduce the legislation and give water charges and Irish Water the burial they deserve. Stop prolonging the game and the nonsense. Sinn Féin has made it clear that it would not pursue those people who have not paid water charges. We have said we could not make such a commitment to pay back those who have paid if...

Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

David Cullinane: Let us bring in the legislation and deal with this once and for all. That is what the people want and that is what they elected us to do. We are not sitting on our hands. We have signed a motion and are prepared to do what we were elected to do, which is vote and pass legislation and not to play games like Fianna Fáil.

Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

David Cullinane: Under pressure, Chair.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (27 Apr 2016)

David Cullinane: 40. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to address health and safety issues raised by the UNITE union and ambulance paramedics in Waterford and the south east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8537/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Industrial Disputes (27 Apr 2016)

David Cullinane: 105. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is aware of the ongoing industrial relations dispute between 999 emergency call staff and a company (details supplied), the companies refusal to pay a living wage, the companies refusal to engage with the Communication Workers' Union, and allegations from employees of punitive suspensions and a harsh disciplinary...

EU Migration and Refugee Crisis: Statements (28 Apr 2016)

David Cullinane: Approximately 800,000 people have crossed borders into Europe this year. Some have fled conflict and persecution and are seeking asylum, while others are escaping extreme poverty in search of a better life. The majority have come from Syria, Somalia, Afghanistan and Iraq, with a smaller number having travelled from Sudan, Nigeria, Pakistan and other countries. Since the beginning of...

Climate Change: Statements (4 May 2016)

David Cullinane: It was certainly a major achievement to get more than 170 signatures on the deal agreed in Paris in December at the first time of asking, but what matters is making it legally binding. While I welcome the Paris deal, it does not go far enough and is only a step on a long, hard road. There are powerful reasons to pursue the Paris summit objective. According to the Japan Meteorological...