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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheepmeat Sector (26 Mar 2014)

Denis Naughten: 12. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to support the sheep industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13830/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (26 Mar 2014)

Denis Naughten: 30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to ensure fairness and transparency in the on-farm inspection regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13829/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Waiting Lists (26 Mar 2014)

Denis Naughten: 194. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers on waiting lists in respect of assessment and treatment for speech and language therapy, physiotherapy, and occupational therapy, with a breakdown by therapy, by duration on the waiting list, by area and by age category; if he will provide corresponding figures for WTE vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14272/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (26 Mar 2014)

Denis Naughten: 210. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the recently launched 24-seven emergency neonatal transport service will be provided with a new ambulance in view of the failure of the existing vehicle in Mitchelstown, County Cork on 3 March 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14360/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Safety (27 Mar 2014)

Denis Naughten: 23. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the discussions which she has had with other Departments on foot of the publication of the audit report on neglect cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14016/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (27 Mar 2014)

Denis Naughten: 31. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the additional steps she will take to address the availability and affordability of regulated child care services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14017/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Search and Rescue Service (27 Mar 2014)

Denis Naughten: 129. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will make a small capital fund available to support inland waterways search and rescue groups in a similar manner to the mountain rescue fund available within the Department of Transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14552/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (27 Mar 2014)

Denis Naughten: 137. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will approve funding for a project (details supplied) in County Roscommon under the special resolution fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14551/14]

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Apr 2014)

Denis Naughten: I move amendment No. 2:In page 4, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following:“(2) Where a member of a qualifying party ceases to be a member of the parliamentary party of that party, no allowance shall be payable in respect of that member and the allowance payable under this section shall be reduced proportionately.”.Deputy Creighton cannot be with us.

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Apr 2014)

Denis Naughten: I am sure she would be delighted to be here to get her teeth stuck into the Minister again, but she has other priorities at present. I take this opportunity to congratulate Deputy Creighton on the birth of her daughter, who might be here in years to come reading the report of this debate. We had a very good discussion on both Second and Committee Stages of the issue before us, that is, the...

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Apr 2014)

Denis Naughten: Maybe even a Bradford.

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Apr 2014)

Denis Naughten: We have a fundamental problem in our democracy in that we have an Executive that is far too strong and that is not held to account by Parliament. The Minister, Deputy Howlin, and myself have travelled to different parts of the world and we have experience of new democracies developing in sub-Saharan African. We are the very ones who encourage parliamentarians to question government. Here,...

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Apr 2014)

Denis Naughten: He might also say if the moneys for the Ceann Comhairle are being received by the Fine Gael Party. I do not see how the Ceann Comhairle, as an office, could be carrying out parliamentary activities and be provided with that allowance on behalf of a party the Ceann Comhairle can no longer be a member of because of the way the structure has been set up. The Minister makes the argument that...

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Apr 2014)

Denis Naughten: What is the story with the Ceann Comhairle?

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Apr 2014)

Denis Naughten: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Mortality Rates (1 Apr 2014)

Denis Naughten: 125. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to examine the reasons behind the significant variation in mortality rates at each acute hospital as highlighted in the health care quality indicators in the Irish Health System: Examining the Potential of Hospital Discharge Data report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14708/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (1 Apr 2014)

Denis Naughten: 137. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in the Health Service Executive west region since the introduction of standardised ambulance response times; the steps being taken to improve ambulance response times in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14709/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (1 Apr 2014)

Denis Naughten: 303. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the basis on which a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim did not meet the substantial disability and-or restriction criteria ; if she will provide a copy of the medical assessor's report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15319/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (1 Apr 2014)

Denis Naughten: 392. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will propose to the EU Council of Ministers the introduction of mandatory training for airline staff to provide them with the skills needed to detect persons, particularly children, who are being trafficked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14735/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (1 Apr 2014)

Denis Naughten: 453. To ask the Minister for Defence the position of members of the Permanent Defence Forces recruited since 1994 who have not reached the rank of sergeant and who, therefore, remain on contracts that may not exceed 21 years; and if he will review this policy in view of the fact that it may lead to many committed men and women of the Defence Forces being dismissed despite excellent service...