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Order of Business (24 May 2016)

Martin Ferris: The Taoiseach said there had been no change in policy. I would like to bring to his attention an issue that I am dealing with. A 99-year-old woman is being cared for at home by her son, who is an old age pensioner, and another family member who lives nearby. She is incontinent and previously received, through her medical card provision, a supply of nappies. Under a new policy it was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (24 May 2016)

Martin Ferris: 482. To ask the Minister for Health if ambulance co-ordinates technology is in use in ambulances attached to University Hospital Kerry in County Kerry and, if not, the cost of installing it. [11637/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (1 Jun 2016)

Martin Ferris: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to ensure that a school (details supplied) retains its current teaching numbers for the 2016-17 academic year. [13899/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (1 Jun 2016)

Martin Ferris: 147. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is satisfied that Ireland’s investment in the arts is at the bottom of the European table; and the steps she will take to resolve this problem. [13904/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (1 Jun 2016)

Martin Ferris: 148. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she will take to increase employment in the arts and culture sectors. [13905/16]

Election of Leas-Cheann Comhairle (2 Jun 2016)

Martin Ferris: I advocate support for Deputy Seán Crowe who has all the abilities to be a very good Leas-Cheann Comhairle. He is a human rights advocate, both nationally and internationally. I first met him in the late 1970s at the beginning of the drugs epidemic in this city and the emergence of drug barons. He stood with communities, addicts and parents to defend them against the scourge which was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (2 Jun 2016)

Martin Ferris: 23. To ask the Minister for Health to support the provision of additional crisis houses as oulined in A Vision For Change. [13726/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Fisheries Offences (8 Jun 2016)

Martin Ferris: My understanding, from speaking to the Minister, is that a person would have access to the courts. Could that be applied retrospectively if penalty points had been imposed on somebody's licence?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Fisheries Offences (8 Jun 2016)

Martin Ferris: Could access to the courts be applied retrospectively if the points had occurred under the current statutory instrument?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (8 Jun 2016)

Martin Ferris: 446. To ask the Minister for Health if a portable concentrator will be provided for a person (details supplied). [14627/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Waiting Lists (8 Jun 2016)

Martin Ferris: 447. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) will have to wait a year and a half for a dental procedure. [14628/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Stroke Programme Implementation (8 Jun 2016)

Martin Ferris: 465. To ask the Minister for Health to address the concerns in the recently published national stroke audit carried out by the Irish Heart Foundation and the HSE's national stroke programme at Kerry University Hospital. [14737/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (8 Jun 2016)

Martin Ferris: 565. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will provide funding to complete works at the breakwater at Greencastle Harbour, County Donegal. [14761/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (9 Jun 2016)

Martin Ferris: 13. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans in regard to the Highscope model; and her further plans to roll out this model nationally. [14848/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legislative Measures (9 Jun 2016)

Martin Ferris: 30. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to implement section 22 of the Adoption Act 2010 based on means to support those persons that wish to adopt but are unable to do so due to the cost of adoption. [14849/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Jun 2016)

Martin Ferris: 400. To ask the Minister for Health to address the concerns of parents whose children, they believe, developed side effects from the human papilloma virus, HPV, vaccine, Gardasil. [16988/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (21 Jun 2016)

Martin Ferris: 474. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is in the process of revising the regulations surrounding land eligibility under the basic payment scheme. [16810/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Administration (21 Jun 2016)

Martin Ferris: 475. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are internal discussions ongoing regarding recategorising certain types of land which were deemed to be scrub in the past. [16811/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Jun 2016)

Martin Ferris: 372. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [17977/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (28 Jun 2016)

Martin Ferris: 381. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to have an assessment for a medical device. [18010/16]