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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: RAPID Programme (12 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 50. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends winding up the RAPID programme; if not, the actions he will take to ensure this programme delivers on its aims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28048/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Conventions (12 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 163. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will be signing the European Convention on Violence against Women; the reason he has not signed it to date; if he will provide a date for the signing to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28118/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (12 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 165. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plan to tackle the waiting list in Garda vetting, which is currently at 16 weeks, and is unnecessarily delaying the time to process employment checks and is preventing persons from taking up employment in vital industries such as home care; the reason Garda checks are not transferable for employees between different companies operating in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (12 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 210. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the soon to be published new tender for home care services and with regard to a recently published report quantifying savings of €48M for 2014 available through more open and transparent commissioning of home care, if he will confirm if he is planning to instruct the Health Service Executive to expand the extent of the tender to include...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (12 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 211. To ask the Minister for Health if instead of trying to cut the number of home support hours available as was announced and reversed in the Budget, if he is implementing reforms and efficiencies in tendering and outsourcing that could reduce the cost of the service by 30 % as outlined in a recently published report quantifying savings of €48 million for 2014 available through more...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (12 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 212. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he has taken in realising cost savings and expenditure reduction in the home help and home care package budgets through reform of tender process as outlined in a recently published report quantifying savings of €48 million for 2014 available through more open and transparent commissioning of home care in order to provide services to as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (12 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 213. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to tackle the number of delayed discharges in hospitals here, which in April stood at 658 nationwide and at 98 in Cork; if he will consider making more home care packages available to help reduce the number of persons waiting in hospital beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28185/13]

Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: The most silent man in the Dáil.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (13 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 17. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to commence Garda recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28277/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Provision (13 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 195. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no nursing posts have been allocated to County Cork under the primary care funding despite the recent reductions in staffing and the increase in population in the county while Wexford has been allocated 20.5 nursing posts through this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28422/13]

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: It is doomed then.

Development of Cork Prison: Motion (18 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this and I thank the Whips for affording us the opportunity to debate it. We welcome the principle of building a new prison in Cork given that, as highlighted by many organisations, the conditions were inhumane and inadequate for the prison population. Clearly those conditions go against what we are trying to do with regard to prisoner education so that...

Development of Cork Prison: Motion (18 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: Purely in my capacity as a visitor.

Development of Cork Prison: Motion (18 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: At times I feel I might have more freedom in there than I have in here. Residents have made submissions to the rapporteur and there have been broader consultations with the community. There is already a prison on the Rathmore Road with military barracks adjoining it. Any development must take into account the impact it will have on residents, including during the construction phase. It...

Development of Cork Prison: Motion (18 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: That is not true.

Development of Cork Prison: Motion (18 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: With all the miracles, the next thing the Minister will be turning water into wine.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (18 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 52. To ask the Taoiseach if he will detail in tabular form, the names of all external public relations, communications consultants and organisations used by his Department since 9 March 2011; the details of the services supplied by each; the expenditure on each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28818/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (18 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 66. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will detail in tabular form, the names of all external public relations, communications consultants and organisations used by his Department since 9 March 2011; the details of the services supplied by each; the expenditure on each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28812/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (18 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail in tabular form, the names of all external public relations, communications consultants and organisations used by his Department since 9 March 2011; the details of the services supplied by each; the expenditure on each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28811/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (18 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will detail in tabular form, the names of all external public relations, communications consultants and organisations used by his Department since 9 March 2011; the details of the services supplied by each; the expenditure on each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28809/13]