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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (10 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: The election will not be this year so there should no problem.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: Lá Fhéile Pádraig is approaching and while I do not want to be a spoilsport, alcohol-related harm claims three lives each day in this country. It is estimated that the annual cost of such harm to the State is €3.7 billion. This problem is placing a particular strain on our already over-burdened health service, with over 2,000 beds occupied by people with...

Order of Business (11 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: The problem is having an impact on families and communities. When will the sale of alcohol Bill, which has been on the clár for some time, be published?

Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge: Statements (11 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: Go raibh míle maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I am delighted to have the opportunity to contribute to statements on the 2020 strategy for the Irish language. I disagree with Deputy Healy-Rae about compelling people to do something against their will because compulsion belongs to another era. We are living in the 21st century and people should have free choice. People should be...

Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge: Statements (11 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: I have a little bit of Irish thanks, but we could all do with learning a little more. It is a nice language and many foreigners who have come here appreciate it. I have been surprised by the grasp of, and love for, the language by foreign students in our schools. Some of those students are ten or 11 years old, yet they can speak four or five languages. Some of them are the best Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (11 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: 76. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to address and clarify a matter in the interest of transparency and accountability in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if he will address the issues, one to four; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10612/15]

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: And you do not believe them.

Order of Business (12 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: There are huge economic benefits to be gained from investment in information, education and promotion of the concept of healthy living. When will the health information Bill come before the House? I take this opportunity to compliment the Minister, Deputy O'Sullivan, on the manner in which she has conducted the affairs of the House today.

Order of Business (12 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: I also compliment her on her work as Minister for Education and Skills. She has breathed new life into small rural schools. The policy of Fianna Fáil in government was to close every small school with fewer than 60 pupils.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme (24 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: 324. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will lift the current embargo on entry to the Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environmental Scheme for farmers who were unsuccessful in applying for the Agri -Environment Options Scheme, as currently, the system will not accept these applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11107/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheepmeat Sector (24 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: 342. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will liaise with the relevant section of his Department to provide a sheep flock number in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11497/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Promotions (24 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: 450. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the vacant position of superintendent in Granard Garda station, County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11339/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Motorised Transport Grant Eligibility (24 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: 647. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on information relating to the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11607/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists (24 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: 625. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will receive orthodontic treatment in view of the fact that the person was assessed in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11498/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Cover (24 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: 634. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a decision made by a national health insurance provider not to cover a person (details supplied) in County Longford for treatment, especially in view of the fact that the same insurance policy with the same insurance company covered previous admissions to the same hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11534/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (24 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: 635. To ask the Minister for Health the time frame for a second palliative care consultant for the Midlands Regional Hospital in Mullingar in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11548/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (24 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: 644. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment regarding a biopsy in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11601/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transport Provision (24 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: 645. To ask the Minister for Health the services that are provided in County Longford in transporting patients from home and from nursing homes to hospitals in emergency situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11605/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco-Related Diseases (24 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: 646. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who died from smoking-related diseases in counties Longford and Westmeath in the years 2012 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11606/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (24 Mar 2015)

James Bannon: 874. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reasons, under section 12 of the Water Services Act 2014, Uisce Éireann/Irish Water was excluded from having to pay commercial rates to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11340/15]