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Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (6 May 2014)

James Bannon: 388. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the Health Service Executive transport bill, including taxis, for Counties Longford and Westmeath for each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20114/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (6 May 2014)

James Bannon: 389. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of autism facilities in counties Longford and Westmeath including his plans for improving and ensuring the rights of persons with autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20115/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly Funding (6 May 2014)

James Bannon: 390. To ask the Minister for Health his plans on potential national funding streams for senior citizen community organsiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20116/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (6 May 2014)

James Bannon: 391. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding entitlement to a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20117/14]

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2014)

James Bannon: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for affording me the opportunity to speak on this important Bill. I welcome the opportunity to do so. As public representatives we see every day the growing and changing demands for housing supports. We need a system of housing supports that is more efficient, effective and coherent to better serve people’s needs. The Bill is a key step in the right...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2014)

James Bannon: One of the most frequent queries raised with me is the condition of some privately rented properties and the failure of some landlords to provide adequate storage facilities for tenants to store their household rubbish. This issue needs to be addressed and it is vital that we have an enforcement of standards regulating the private rental sector to combat the bad conditions in these privately...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (27 May 2014)

James Bannon: 367. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford who is still waiting to receive correspondence on their application. [22274/14]

Return to Writ: Longford-Westmeath - Introduction of New Member (28 May 2014)

James Bannon: It is with a degree of both sadness and delight that I rise to welcome my colleague, Deputy Gabrielle McFadden, to the House. I acknowledge the presence in the Distinguished Visitors Gallery of her husband, Brian, her aunt, Kay, whom I have known for a very long time, and her mother-in-law. I have known the McFadden family for many years and contested my first ever convention with Deputy...

Local and Community Development Programmes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Jun 2014)

James Bannon: This Government is reforming the delivery of our local and community development agenda, a process that has been greatly needed for a number of years. We had a stale system and now we need a more joined-up approach to the delivery of supports and services to local communities in the context of reducing resources. Over the years and particularly since we joined the EU, rural Ireland's farms,...

Local and Community Development Programmes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Jun 2014)

James Bannon: -----a Minister with an interest in rural affairs. The Taoiseach is a rural Taoiseach and we should not take our eye off the ball because rural Ireland is in serious decline and action needs to be taken urgently to rectify this situation. We all hear those stories. We have seen the dreadful situation across the country whereby local government was reformed. All the least populated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (10 Jun 2014)

James Bannon: 249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a Student Universal Support Ireland grant has been denied in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford. [24651/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (10 Jun 2014)

James Bannon: 334. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to approve an application for jobseeker's in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24504/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (10 Jun 2014)

James Bannon: 522. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the refusal of a medical card-GP visits card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if he will review this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24450/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (10 Jun 2014)

James Bannon: 527. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a delayed appointment with an eye specialist in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24487/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (10 Jun 2014)

James Bannon: 528. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review an application for a medical card, general practitioner card on medical grounds for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24488/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (10 Jun 2014)

James Bannon: 531. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding entitlement to a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24497/14]

Order of Business (11 Jun 2014)

James Bannon: Like Deputy Gerry Adams, I welcome the Cabinet decision yesterday on the marketing and sale of tobacco products. I refer to another issue that I have highlighted previously, the harm associated with alcohol misuse and the effects on society. Recent reports show we have the largest binge drinking population in Europe. We are all aware of the problems associated with alcohol. When will the...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2014)

James Bannon: Sit down, Deputy Ellis.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (11 Jun 2014)

James Bannon: 76. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the commemorative activities he will undertake in September 2014 to mark the centenary of the passage into law of the Home Rule Act on 18 September 1914. [24865/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Licence Sale (17 Jun 2014)

James Bannon: 275. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the reinstating of the #national lottery licence to sell lottery tickets following the refurbishment of premises in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25381/14]