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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: EU Scrutiny Reports for 2013: Departments of Health and Children and Youth Affairs (8 May 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: That is in order and the Senator can raise it with the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: EU Scrutiny Reports for 2013: Departments of Health and Children and Youth Affairs (8 May 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: In light of the fact that Dr. McLoughlin has another appointment, which he had to change and is due to attend, would Deputy Ó Caoláin and Senator van Turnhout accept written replies to their queries rather than having to return after the vote?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: EU Scrutiny Reports for 2013: Departments of Health and Children and Youth Affairs (8 May 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise for the delay starting the meeting. The reports have been excellent and we should meet on a regular basis. I thank Fiona Cashin for her tremendous work with us. I thank the witnesses for their co-operation and patience.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: EU Scrutiny Reports for 2013: Departments of Health and Children and Youth Affairs (8 May 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: We are going to Finglas next Thursday.

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I call Deputy Broughan, who is sharing time with Deputy Shortall.

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I call Deputy Maloney, who is sharing time with Deputies Spring, Bannon and Heydon. I remind Deputies that debate on the Bill will adjourn at 4 p.m.

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 May 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: We all recognise that medical cards are of extreme importance. They represent a very important social support that is supposed to provide access for those who cannot otherwise afford their required medical care. We must always remember that the primary purpose of medical cards is to support the patient. This focus on patients and their needs sometimes gets lost in the political infighting...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (14 May 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 177. To ask the Minister for Health the reason patients with medical cards in counties Cork and Kerry, who have successfully completed treatment for breast cancer, only receive a supply of prosthesis and special underwear for support every two years when patients in other areas receive a yearly supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21663/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Premises (27 May 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the site and premises of a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22138/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Designation (27 May 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will request his Department to reassess the primary schools in Togher, County Cork with a view to granting DEIS status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22882/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (27 May 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty of parents in enrolling children in a school (details supplied) in County Cork; if he will consider facilitating the expansion of the school to cater for the increased population of the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22884/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (27 May 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be allocated a scribe and reader for the leaving certificate; if the decision on appeal will be reviewed; the reason a student should suffer for the failure of the school to put in the application on time; if different criteria apply to allocation of scribes and readers for the junior...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (27 May 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 348. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the increases in rents that have taken place in recent months, if she will consider revising the levels of rent supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22123/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (27 May 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 438. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider introducing measures to eliminate or reduce the delays in receiving payment from her Department by persons who work on a seasonal or occasional basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22883/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (27 May 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 622. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Carlow is deemed eligible for a top-up payment for a single farm payment under the Scottish derogation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22995/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Council Inquiries (27 May 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 938. To ask the Minister for Health the number of complaints to the Medical Council that were being considered by the preliminary proceedings committee are now not being considered as a result of the Corbally ruling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23269/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Council Inquiries (27 May 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 939. To ask the Minister for Health the number of fitness to practice inquiries of the Medical Council that have been directly affected to date by the Corbally ruling, that is, the number of inquiries that have been adjourned; the number of inquiries that will not progress; the number of inquiries that have been discontinued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23270/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (27 May 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 1007. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will consider liaising with management at the Child and Family Agency with a view to directing all social care and educational establishments that children in care should not be allowed or encouraged to break the law by being allowed to smoke and drink while under age and in State care; and if he will make a statement on the...

Guerin Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 May 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the appointment of Deputy Frances Fitzgerald as Minister for Justice and Equality. I had the pleasure of serving with her in Seanad Éireann and of working with her as Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children. I know she will bring to this brief a determination, compassion and sense of right. I look forward to working with her as Minister with...

Guerin Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 May 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I will put it on the record.