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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse (10 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights in a case (details supplied), if he will outline the State's response to this and other cases which are in process relating to persons who were abused as children in State-funded day schools; whether he will outline recent actions by the Chief State Solicitor's office in this regard...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (10 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the closure of its current provider, if he will ensure that an ALBA course remains available to mature students in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24183/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Appeals (10 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 330. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will postpone the cessation of a one-parent family payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9, pending the outcome of the review of their application for domiciliary care allowance. [24440/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (10 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 564. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in completing the national sexual health strategy; and when he now expects to publish same. [24717/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Files (10 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 570. To ask the Minister for Health the steps taken to ensure that all personal information provided to the PCRS remains secure, especially information relating to bank accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24787/14]

Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: Answer the question.

Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: Stop hiding behind the commission.

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: I very strongly support this amendment. It is really beyond belief that the Minister of State would seek to make this legislative provision. It is extraordinary that she would seek to absolve the State of responsibility for providing public housing. It brings to mind what the Government is doing in the health area, where the thrust of policy is now to privatise our public health service...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: There is very little enforcement.

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: Perhaps for all our sakes, the Minister of State might clarify what she said earlier. Most of us interpret this as providing that once people are in receipt of HAP, their need for housing will be deemed to have been met and, therefore, they will come off the housing list. Is that the case? The key issue. is whether a person retains an entitlement to local authority housing. Does he or she...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: There is. That is the way it works.

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: People are getting letters telling them they are number 1,250, for example, on the list.

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: No. It was changed to that in the Dublin city area.

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: They are being taken off the queue.

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: One rents the house one gets.

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: No, they are taken off the housing list.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Expenditure (11 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 51. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the value of the funding granted to each school under the summer works scheme in 2014. [24928/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Appeals (11 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 68. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in finalising a child benefit appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan; and when a decision will be reached on this matter [24876/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (11 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 150. To ask the Minister for Health his policy regarding the provision of temporary cover for home help workers while they are absent due to annual leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24875/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (12 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 225. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange for a rebate of medical expenses to be issued in the case of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 9 in view of the fact that their medical card was withdrawn despite the fact that they were genuinely engaging with a review of their medical card; if he will immediately arrange for the card to be reinstated pending the outcome of this...