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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (6 Feb 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 8 of 20 June 2012, the position regarding the Garda review into the murder of Fr. Niall Molloy in Clara, County Offaly, in July 1985; if he will accede to the request by the family for an independent inquiry into the priest's violent death; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5660/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (6 Feb 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will have the case of the murder of Garda Richard Fallon on 3 April 1970 independently reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5661/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Applications (6 Feb 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a mechanism to transfer a housing application from one local authority to another without having to make a completely new application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6361/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Exemptions (13 Feb 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Finance if there are any exemptions to the property tax based on household income; if he will outline the mechanism and interest rate for the deferral of a liability to the tax; if the interest rate is variable or fixed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7660/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pension Provisions (13 Feb 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of relief teaching days allocated to teachers on a Departmental pension in the past school year at primary and post primary respectively; the corresponding figures for the last school term; the steps being taken to reduce this number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7663/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (14 Feb 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Health his plans if any to review the provision of non-planned services at Roscommon County Hospital; the proposed development in such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7434/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (14 Feb 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve ambulance coverage and response times throughout County Roscommon and East Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7433/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Obesity: Discussion with Operation Transformation (14 Feb 2013)

Denis Naughten: I thank those who have presented to the committee. Recently I heard a statistic of which we should all be conscious. This is the first generation of children whose life expectancy is shorter than that of their parents. There is an onus on all of us to tackle that. Dr. Eva Orsmond made an important point on obesity. We are in straitened economic times but there is money to be saved. The...

Other Questions: Undocumented Irish in the USA (20 Feb 2013)

Denis Naughten: There is a nuance between what has been presented by President Obama and by the bipartisan approach of the US Senators. President Obama is talking about a two-strand approach, dealing with border security and comprehensive immigration reform in tandem with each other. The Senators are talking about securing the borders first and then looking at a path to citizenship. If the second...

Other Questions: Undocumented Irish in the USA (20 Feb 2013)

Denis Naughten: Has the Tánaiste information about the E3 visas?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (20 Feb 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made to date on the introduction of an E3 visa with the US; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8862/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (20 Feb 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will comment on US plans for comprehensive immigration reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8861/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (20 Feb 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment in respect of agri-environment option scheme 2 will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9130/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Development (21 Feb 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps being taken to promote investment in the midland and western regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9036/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Financial Services Sector (21 Feb 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress made to date in finding a buyer for the MBNA UK loan book; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9035/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Feb 2013)

Denis Naughten: I have two or three questions. In his opening presentation Mr. Fitzgerald said that based on EU research, the impact of tobacco consumption on the health budget is 3%. That seems extremely small based on what we have been told anecdotally, that tobacco consumption has a huge impact on the health budget. Could Mr. Fitzgerald please clarify that point? A number of years ago we banned packs...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Feb 2013)

Denis Naughten: The impact in terms of pensions would negate some of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Feb 2013)

Denis Naughten: The health spending on its own seems small.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Levy: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Denis Naughten: I thank the witnesses who are appearing before the committee. We have a serious problem within the health insurance industry where 200 people per day are giving up on their health insurance. If the new levy goes ahead, as currently structured, far more families will leave the health insurance system. Most of my questions are for Mr. John O'Dwyer but I have some for the other insurers also.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Levy: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Denis Naughten: I shall keep to questions. In his presentation, Mr. John O'Dwyer said risk equalisation was about 55% effective whereas the Department of Health was recently quoted as saying it was about 70% to 80% effective. Why is there a difference between his interpretation and that of the Department? Who is right? That has a significant impact on the overall cost of health insurance for families....