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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 May 2013)

David Stanton: 238. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has completed the Orthopaedic Outpatient Improvement Plan; the effect, if any, of this on waiting lists in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20656/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 May 2013)

David Stanton: 239. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public orthopaedic consultants in each hospital in County Cork; if these consultants are permanent full time staff; when they took up their positions; the frequency of their outpatient clinics; the plans if any to recruit further public orthopaedic consultants to address long waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20657/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 May 2013)

David Stanton: 240. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made with the Musculoskeletal Initiative in the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Cork, which forms part of the Health Service Executive National Clinical Programme for Orthopaedics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20658/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Issues (7 May 2013)

David Stanton: 197. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position of working proprietary directors and PRSI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21414/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (7 May 2013)

David Stanton: 218. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the non-payment of rent supplement to a landlord by a rent supplement recipient, the procedures, if any, in place whereby a landlord may recoup rent supplement owed to him or whereby the Department may recoup unpaid rent supplement from the rent supplement recipient; the action, if any, the Department may take on notification by a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (7 May 2013)

David Stanton: 219. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the non-payment of rent supplement to a landlord by a rent supplement recipient, if her attention has been drawn to the number of cases where rent supplement is not passed on to the landlord; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21355/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Issues (8 May 2013)

David Stanton: 244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 613 of 30 April 2013, if he will, in the context of any future changes to EU legislation on roadworthiness testing, seek to have that legislation changed to allow vehicles to be tested by reference to the date of a vehicle's test date where the car has been pre-declared off the road as part of a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Scrutiny Reports: Discussion with Department of Defence (8 May 2013)

David Stanton: Apologies have been received from Deputy Anne Ferris. The members are welcome to today's meeting, the purpose of which is to receive a briefing from the Department of Defence on the six monthly reports on developments in the EU from January to June 2012 and from July to December 2012, copies of which have been circulated to members. I welcome Mr. Michael Howard, Secretary General at the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Scrutiny Reports: Discussion with Department of Defence (8 May 2013)

David Stanton: I thank Mr. Howard for his presentation. I attended an interparliamentary seminar in Dublin Castle and it opened my eyes to what is happening in that part of the world and the challenges we are facing. I was struck by the turmoil and the suffering of the people in the Horn of Africa, the Sahel and other parts of North Africa. Those engaged in peacekeeping and humanitarian rights are facing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Scrutiny Reports: Discussion with Department of Defence (8 May 2013)

David Stanton: No, just ask one question and await an answer. I think a question and answer session will work better.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Scrutiny Reports: Discussion with Department of Defence (8 May 2013)

David Stanton: What about the relationship with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Scrutiny Reports: Discussion with Department of Defence (8 May 2013)

David Stanton: Just on that point, the Deputy mentioned peacekeeping. Has that term been changed to "peace support" in recent times? I ask Mr. Howard to clarify that issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Scrutiny Reports: Discussion with Department of Defence (8 May 2013)

David Stanton: I ask Mr. Howard to outline the difference between peace support and peace keeping.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Scrutiny Reports: Discussion with Department of Defence (8 May 2013)

David Stanton: I ask that Mr. Howard would write to the committee with that information too.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Scrutiny Reports: Discussion with Department of Defence (8 May 2013)

David Stanton: Are there any other comments or questions? I thank Mr. Michael Howard and his colleagues for appearing before the committee. The debate has been very interesting. It is the first such discussion and I would like to see it happening on a more regular basis. We have heard and learned a great deal. I wish Mr. Howard well in his future endeavours and thank him for his courtesy and service...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Scrutiny Reports: Discussion with Department of Defence (8 May 2013)

David Stanton: I look forward to that.

Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service Provision (14 May 2013)

David Stanton: Yesterday I attended the funeral and extended sympathy to the family of the little boy who passed away so tragically. I am pleased the Minister of State is in the Chamber, but I am disappointed neither the Minister for Health nor a Minister of State from the Department is present to debate such an important issue. I have faith in the Minister of State who is present. Many serious...

Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service Provision (14 May 2013)

David Stanton: A child is dead and one can imagine the kind of emotional response that has provoked in the area among families and parents when an ambulance was not available and did not arrive. Now, however, we are told that ambulances were available. Deputy McLellan, I and others worked hard when this reconfiguration was going ahead. We supported the national ambulance service in that work. We asked a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Redeployment (14 May 2013)

David Stanton: 247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills with reference to the supplementary panels for primary school teachers being assembled, the conditions required in order for a person to be considered on any such panel; if the income conditions include payment for supervision in every case; if he is satisfied that a full year earnings are taken into account in every case being considered; and...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Business of Select Committee (15 May 2013)

David Stanton: We have a quorum and the select committee is now in public session. Apologies have been received from Deputies Anne Ferris and Finian McGrath. At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, will committee members ensure their mobile phones are switched off completely and not just left in silent mode? They need to be switched off they will interfere with our recording system. ...