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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Data (19 Jun 2013)

Denis Naughten: 177. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants under agri-environment option scheme 3 who were deemed ineligible on the basis that they were still in another environmental scheme; the number who were in the National Parks and Wildlife Service corncrake scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29509/13]

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Denis Naughten: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. It gives us the opportunity to debate the relevance of the Upper House in this Parliament. It needs to be remembered that the abolition of the Seanad was a pre-election commitment given by the Fine Gael Party in advance of the general election. It is welcome that the legislation has been brought before us to allow the people to make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (25 Jun 2013)

Denis Naughten: 91. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to increase thrombolysis rates for stroke patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30022/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Air Ambulance Service Provision (25 Jun 2013)

Denis Naughten: 104. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the development of the air ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30023/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (25 Jun 2013)

Denis Naughten: 245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 282 of 14 May 2013, the reason a letter cannot be issued from Student Universal Support Ireland with the correct award on it in respect of a person (details supplied); when the 50% of the fees awarded will in fact be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30166/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (25 Jun 2013)

Denis Naughten: 277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an appeal for higher education grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30522/13]

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Jun 2013)

Denis Naughten: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important legislation. This is an extremely difficult and contentious issue, and everyone’s view should be respected. It is estimated that around 5,000 Irish women avail of abortion services in Britain each year. We should not be judgmental of the thousands of women who travel to the UK for terminations. Each is a woman who has had a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (26 Jun 2013)

Denis Naughten: 26. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contacts he has had with key players on Capitol Hill in the US following the publication of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30491/13]

Order of Business (27 Jun 2013)

Denis Naughten: I compliment the publication of Mr. Justice Quirke's report which in my view is a very novel approach. I refer to a similar approach taken with regard to children profoundly damaged by State-administered vaccines. The Minister's Department was given responsibility to issue compensation to those families on foot of the report. It took a number of years for that report to be published and...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Denis Naughten: I was about to make the point last night that the argument about suicide and the defence being made for its inclusion in the legislation is based on the Supreme Court judgment in the X case, that we must act on that judgment because this is now the interpretation of the Constitution and we cannot introduce legislation which contravenes the Constitution. Law is not always logical. Usually...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Denis Naughten: Legislation should be published on that basis to facilitate a discussion of the pros and cons of it rather than to use suicide as a Trojan horse to bring in this particular mechanism.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Denis Naughten: The difficulty is that the suicide provision provides for a more liberal abortion regime than exists in the United Kingdom. There are no term limits on it, which means it provides legally for late-term abortions. I acknowledge that it is not the intention of the Government or parliamentary draftsman to make that provision, but the Bill as drafted so provides. All the evidence from those in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (27 Jun 2013)

Denis Naughten: 36. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on discussions with the management of Ireland West Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30901/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (27 Jun 2013)

Denis Naughten: 48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to deliver on proposals by Ireland West Airport, Knock, to create 500 new jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30902/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Payments (27 Jun 2013)

Denis Naughten: 169. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will receive a payment for the designation of their bog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31188/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Exemptions (2 Jul 2013)

Denis Naughten: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will abolish the 23% VAT rate on fees charged to families by a personal insolvency practitioner; the estimated cost to the Exchequer in the current year and a full year if VAT was not charged on home insolvency proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31478/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Derivatives Market (2 Jul 2013)

Denis Naughten: 135. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps being taken to regulate food securities trading on the stock market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31477/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Administration (2 Jul 2013)

Denis Naughten: 397. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to ensure there is not a repeat of the failure by Student Universal Support Ireland to process 2012/13 higher education grant applications in a competent manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32178/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Payments (2 Jul 2013)

Denis Naughten: 471. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will receive compensation under the cessation of turf cutting scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31804/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (2 Jul 2013)

Denis Naughten: 679. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to roll out a screening programme to detect the presence of genetic mutations BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes which bring a higher risk of breast cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31959/13]