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Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2013)

Denis Naughten: The issue on which the House should focus is not the Budget Statement of 15 October but rather the event that took place on 21 July in McHale Park in Castlebar. I do not think anyone could have envisaged a team of emigrants from the four corners of Ireland competing in the Connacht final. Successive governments have used emigration as the safety valve for recession. This is a fatally...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Emergency Planning (6 Nov 2013)

Denis Naughten: 18. To ask the Minister for Defence when the last meeting of the Government task force on emergency planning was held; the agenda for the meeting; when it is planned to hold a further meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46638/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Ambulance Service Provision (6 Nov 2013)

Denis Naughten: 26. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to expand the role of the Air Corps air ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46639/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Collection (6 Nov 2013)

Denis Naughten: 48. To ask the Minister for Finance the mechanism which has been put in place to allow persons, whose financial circumstances have changed since July 2013, to make a deferral of the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47304/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (6 Nov 2013)

Denis Naughten: 88. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if being a child in care under the age of 16 years has any future bearing on an application for a means tested payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47340/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (6 Nov 2013)

Denis Naughten: 89. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a grievance payment received from the Health Service Executive is assessed as means for a means tested payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47341/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Review (6 Nov 2013)

Denis Naughten: 90. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the implementation of each of the recommendations of the group set up to examine the operation of the domiciliary allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47347/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (6 Nov 2013)

Denis Naughten: 91. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of new invalidity pension appeals lodged in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of such appeals already open at the start of each of those years; the number of decisions made in each year; the average waiting time for a decision on an appeal in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47348/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (6 Nov 2013)

Denis Naughten: 92. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if every person who is the subject of a disability allowance review is now being seen by a Department medical assessor before a decision is taken on their case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47349/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposal COM (2013) 195: Discussion with Haulage and Transport Associations (6 Nov 2013)

Denis Naughten: Could I ask for further clarification from Mr. Kiersey? He can correct me if I am wrong but my understanding is that while the COM as proposed would still allow for cross-border trade, the agenda that is being pushed by the European Parliament and its committee is to restrict it at the border. Am I correct in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposal COM (2013) 195: Discussion with Haulage and Transport Associations (6 Nov 2013)

Denis Naughten: That is where the differentiation is in this regard, and what the Parliament is actually pushing but it all has implications for the COM. Mr. Kiersey can again correct me if I am wrong but the change will have considerable implications for the transport of bulky goods such as those connected with agriculture and forestry, as outlined by my colleague, Deputy Healy-Rae. Does that not have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposal COM (2013) 195: Discussion with Haulage and Transport Associations (6 Nov 2013)

Denis Naughten: -----and if not, why not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposal COM (2013) 195: Discussion with Haulage and Transport Associations (6 Nov 2013)

Denis Naughten: It would close it down.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposal COM (2013) 195: Discussion with Haulage and Transport Associations (6 Nov 2013)

Denis Naughten: Chairman, is it correct that it is possible for us to make an observation that we do not want this provision to form part of the COM proposal as part of our yellow card? We can do that in regard to our commentary.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposal COM (2013) 195: Discussion with Haulage and Transport Associations (6 Nov 2013)

Denis Naughten: If we decide to issue a yellow card in regard to this issue, is it not within the jurisdiction of the committee to make a recommendation that what is being proposed by the rapporteur would not form part of the final COM proposal?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposal COM (2013) 195: Discussion with Haulage and Transport Associations (6 Nov 2013)

Denis Naughten: Mr. Scallan put across very well the difficulty with the restriction to 4.65 m. It is all well and good and will not make a huge difference if one has an extra few trucks going to Tallaght or Cork in that there is a pretty decent road infrastructure. Sadly, however, from Wexford to Ballinasloe there is a glorified cart-track; it is nothing more than that. To put at least 40% more vehicles...

Order of Business (7 Nov 2013)

Denis Naughten: One person every hour suffers from a stroke in this country. I raised with the Taoiseach in connection with secondary legislation on 25 September the fact that there are seven telestroke machines in cardboard boxes in a warehouse in Cork that could save the HSE €55 million. In the UK they are used for the diagnosis of burns, in urology and for orthopaedic patients.

Order of Business (7 Nov 2013)

Denis Naughten: The Minister for Health was to explain why the machines are still in cardboard boxes, why they have not been rolled out across the country and why they are not saving money.

Order of Business (7 Nov 2013)

Denis Naughten: Would someone revert to me and let me know what is going on?

Order of Business (7 Nov 2013)

Denis Naughten: My question is on secondary legislation, the Health (Amendment) Act 2013.