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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Review of National Ambulance Service: Health Service Executive (16 Dec 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is not good enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Review of National Ambulance Service: Health Service Executive (16 Dec 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: Yes, I would like it to be checked.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Review of National Ambulance Service: Health Service Executive (16 Dec 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am not happy at all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Áras Attracta: HSE (16 Dec 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: I concur with everything that Deputy Doherty said in her contribution. I think, if this has not been already said, there is an absolute systems failure in the HSE to protect the most vulnerable people under its care. No matter how many summits take place or improvements are made, the glaring fact is that the HSE has failed to protect those in residential care at present. It is a fact that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Áras Attracta: HSE (16 Dec 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: With respect, Mr. O'Brien said that HIQA had a job to do and that was that. HIQA looked for a greater role when it appeared before this committee. Mr. O'Brien may not be aware of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Áras Attracta: HSE (16 Dec 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am not a member of this committee. I think Mr. O'Brien needs to explain things much better. I think he needs to take accountability and responsibility right up the line. I do not know who is in charge of disability services in the HSE, and if that person is here, I am not being personal but I am deeply unhappy about the outcome of the efforts of the HSE. The HSE spoke about protecting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Áras Attracta: HSE (16 Dec 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: I apologise but I cannot hear Mr. O’Brien very clearly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Áras Attracta: HSE (16 Dec 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: If it is helpful, a total of 160 complaints related to residential care units.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Áras Attracta: HSE (16 Dec 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: And how many the HSE has within its system as well as how the HSE has dealt with them, which would be very important.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Áras Attracta: HSE (16 Dec 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: No, they relate purely to residential care facilities.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Áras Attracta: HSE (16 Dec 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: Of course. Private service providers are included. Cases relating to the HSE are in the minority because it is responsible for a smaller number of homes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Áras Attracta: HSE (16 Dec 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: I asked whether Mr. O'Brien is aware of any of the 160 complaints HIQA has received about institutions, be they institutions of the HSE or private service providers. There are 27 ongoing inquiries into some of these cases. Is Mr. O'Brien aware of any of the complaints pertaining to his institutions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Áras Attracta: HSE (16 Dec 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: Let me put a different question in that case. How many locations are being investigated as a result of complaints of which Mr. O'Brien is aware right now?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Citizen Information Services (14 Jan 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 43. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will commence section 5 of the Citizens Information Act 2007 which establishes the personal advocacy service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49655/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Nursing (14 Jan 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 288. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 287 of 2 December 2014, if a veterinary nurse can solely hold a certificate of suitability as laid out in Section 109 of the Veterinary Practice Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49594/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (14 Jan 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 406. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding phone and e-mail tapping; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49603/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (14 Jan 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 410. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will repeal the Lunacy Regulation (Ireland) Act 1871; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49652/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (14 Jan 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 411. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will publish the revised Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Bill 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49653/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (14 Jan 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 412. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will introduce hate crime legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49654/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Investigations (14 Jan 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 415. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will respond to issues raised by the Irish Penal Reform Trust (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49699/14]