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Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 May 2016)

Bobby Aylward: That is the new arrangement.

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 May 2016)

Bobby Aylward: Dream on.

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (6 May 2016)

Bobby Aylward: It is very welcome.

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (6 May 2016)

Bobby Aylward: The Deputy closed one in Carlow.

Central Bank (Variable Rate Mortgages) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 May 2016)

Bobby Aylward: By introducing this legislation tonight, Fianna Fáil and our spokesman on finance, Deputy Michael McGrath, are offering the Government an opportunity to halt the scandalous practice of banks charging customers unfair and unjustified standard variable mortgage rates. In March 2015 Fianna Fáil put this issue firmly on the agenda with a motion on the subject of rip-off variable rates...

Central Bank (Variable Rate Mortgages) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 May 2016)

Bobby Aylward: The Minister will have six months.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (17 May 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to a previous parliamentary question and the definition of a "distinct locality", the minimum number of ten children to form the basis of creating a school transport route and the importance to the very fabric of rural communities; to provide a clear definition by reference to measurable, quantifiable criteria such as distance within a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (17 May 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 806. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite an application by a person (details supplied) under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10208/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (17 May 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 1064. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to expedite payment of entitlements to a person (details supplied) under the basic payment scheme, given that the person has been waiting an exorbitant amount of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10426/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (19 May 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 166. To ask the Minister for Health to initiate the recruitment of a community-based diabetes nurse specialist, which his Department has already sanctioned, to cater for the obvious and growing needs of the local diabetes community in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11005/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (19 May 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 200. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to expedite a payment to a person (details supplied) under the agri-environment options scheme whose payment has been delayed by five months, as a result of being selected for a random audit which was subsequently passed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11070/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (24 May 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to expedite and grant an application by a school (details supplied) for funding for an additional classroom as a matter of urgency, given that the operational capacity of the school and the health and safety of pupils and staff are significantly compromised due to a lack of space; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11452/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (24 May 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 270. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was refused permission to accept a position within a community employment scheme while participating in JobPath, considering that the aim of JobPath is to find employment for the long-term unemployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11178/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Delays (24 May 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 282. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to expedite an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme, given that the person originally applied for a payment nine months ago and is still waiting for a decision, despite complying with every request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11411/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Delays (24 May 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 283. To ask the Minister for Social Protection why an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme has been under assessment for approximately nine months, despite the person complying with every request; the average waiting time for processing applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11412/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 May 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 56. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the strategies he has implemented since coming to office to alleviate the exorbitant waiting times experienced by those applying under the carer's allowance scheme, the domiciliary care allowance scheme, and for many other social protection payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11765/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (25 May 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 78. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her policy on the installation of defibrillators in all Garda stations; if there are proposals due to be implemented by her Department that will ensure that this lifesaving device is available in all Garda stations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12137/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Defibrillators in Schools Provision (25 May 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans that are due to be implemented for the provision of defibrillator training in post-primary schools to familiarise children with the workings of this life saving device; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12138/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (26 May 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the entitlements will revert back to children should one of them take over a farm in the future where a person previously set out land and associated entitlements for ten years due to force majeure circumstances; if he will safeguard the passing of entitlements from parent to child in such circumstances within the impending...

Mental Health Services: Statements (Resumed) (31 May 2016)

Bobby Aylward: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on one of the most pressing issues of our time, mental health. Like many Deputies, I had to make a number of requests for speaking time on this issue, which gives an indication of the impact of mental health problems in every constituency. Depression, anxiety and other such conditions do not discriminate but affect people of all ages and...