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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (3 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 543. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the length of time children in CHO area 3, Tipperary north-east Limerick LHO and the catchment area of Thurles are waiting to be allocated a social worker in cases of child protection and children in care and in high priority cases of child protection and children in care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41454/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (3 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 586. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if legislation is required in respect of the identification card that is being rolled out, particularly in relation to the area of data protection in view of the multiple proposed uses for this card across Departments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41736/17]

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: It takes up to two years.

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: It is disappointing that the Government does not understand its failings.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (4 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 131. To ask the Minister for Health when a re-evaluation will be carried out on the drug Kuvan for persons with PKU under the reimbursement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42039/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (4 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: I refer to the constitutional framework we have, which refers to the real and substantial risk to the life of the mother and underpinning that is the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013, which effectively allows for a termination when the life of the mother at "real and substantial risk". For a medical point of view, that is a high threshold to attain. One has to assume that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (4 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: I have received questions from time to time from various groupings and individuals who have opinions on these issues. In the context of a pregnancy where it is identified that there is a foetal anomaly, which is not necessarily fatal, and a decision is taken to terminate the pregnancy but the woman's partner decides that there should not be a termination of the pregnancy, has there ever been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (4 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: Has that been established in the courts, in the European courts, for example? Is it also the case that it has been internationally recognised?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (4 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: What if it is not part of national law? Has this ever been adjudicated upon?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (4 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: Does Professor Mullally believe that this protects the woman in the context of, for example, conservative opinion in some states? I do not necessarily mean Ireland but rather any state where there might be religious input into the political discourse. Is it also well established across all countries that have lawful abortion but might sometimes also have very conservative political values?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (4 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: No relation but both highly thought of.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (4 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: The Senator was in favour of abolishing the Seanad, if I remember correctly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (4 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: Are they external to the HSE or the area?

Business of Dáil (10 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: Has that cleared the Cabinet?

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Budget Statement 2018 (10 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: Are they all going to Stepaside?

Financial Resolution No. 3: Intangible Assets (10 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: In fairness, we cannot hear the Minister.

Financial Resolution No. 3: Intangible Assets (10 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: And now the Deputy has extinguished it.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Functions (10 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if there were changes in the powers delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department relative to the situation in place prior to 14 June 2017; and if so, the details of same. [42787/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Functions (10 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 15. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the powers she has delegated to the Ministers of State in her Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were changes in powers delegated relative to the situation in place prior to 14 June 2017; if so, the details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42773/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Functions (10 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 40. To ask the Minister for Finance the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were changes in powers delegated relative to the situation in place prior to 14 June 2017; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42780/17]