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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 280. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) is likely to be facilitated for removal of cataract, in view of the serious impairment of vision of the person and the fact they have been awaiting the procedure for almost a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33161/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (12 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 281. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the determination of an application for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33163/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (12 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 319. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can be facilitated at Naas day care centre; if a placement can be offered in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33372/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hedge Cutting Season (12 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 358. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of warnings issued over the past three years in respect of hedge cutting; the number of notices issued by local authorities in respect of tree and hedge cutting along public roads on health and safety grounds [33570/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (12 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 375. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress to date in the provision of high quality broadband in all areas throughout County Kildare without exception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33497/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (12 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 409. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an appeal for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33125/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (12 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 410. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an application for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); when a decision can be expected to be reached in view of the fact that the person has no income in the interim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33169/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Payments (12 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 420. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an application for invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33371/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (12 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 436. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she has identified the hardship caused in circumstances in which various payments are cut off, in some cases leading to homelessness; her plans to amend the system to avoid further homelessness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33498/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (12 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 437. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will take steps to ensure that persons applying for means-tested social protection payments following family law settlement in respect of the family home are not forced to spend the entire proceeds of their settlement before being awarded rent support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33499/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times (12 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 438. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she can continue to improve the time taken to process appeals in respect of various social protection payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33500/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Live Register Data (12 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 439. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she and her Department continue to monitor the age profile of those on the live register long term with a view to initiating measures to address the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33501/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (12 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 440. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which progress has been made in addressing the issue whereby women are deprived of contributory pensions, having retired from the workplace while raising their families or due to the marriage ban, and who have made a major contribution to society in the course of their working lives; if their cases will be re-examined with a view to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Chairman. I will do my best to keep up to that standard. My first dealing with this particular subject was about 25 years ago, and it has not changed since. Then there were two aspects to it. One was the degree to which Ireland paid, above and beyond every other European country, for our drugs in general. We have added to that the orphan drugs and the high-tech drugs and I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: I presume all of the witnesses have professional bodies which have a central agency or organisation in Europe. I know this is correct. I am not asking the question because I know it is true. Could the witnesses use the strength of their professional bodies at European level to bypass some of the obstacles we have spoken about? With regard to constant assessing, I would have presumed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: What about European standards and minimum standards?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: That is not correct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: That is not correct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: Minimum standards are laid down at European level on virtually everything we do in the course of our daily lives. We need to get the benefit of these minimum standards. I do not want to be offensive or cause any aggravation, but that does not stop me from saying what needs to be said. I have been a member of the European affairs committee all my life, so I know where standards are laid...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: Are they governed by European standards?