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Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: The Taoiseach only realises that now.

Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: Some of them.

Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: Are there time constraints on it?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Remuneration (17 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 295. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason a person, who has spent over two years as a contracted clerical officer within the public service, was placed as a new entrant on their payscale when they moved to another State body, despite their pension/PRD contributions being retained due to the length of their service; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payments (17 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 311. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is a specific clothing allowance payment available to pensioners or those on a disability related payment; or if such cases are covered under the general exceptional needs payment. [25332/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage Debt (17 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 434. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the significant problem of persons who bought homes, especially apartments, under shared ownership or fully annuity loans who now require larger accommodation due to growing family size; if he has considered a submission on this issue from Dublin City Council made within the past couple...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (17 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 460. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has given consideration to the likely impact of the introduction of water charges on residents associations and community groups, who maintain floral displays and green areas, due to the cost which will be involved in watering such areas; in order that such important local efforts are not discouraged or curtailed;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance Provision (17 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 638. To ask the Minister for Health if he will abolish the medical card scheme once universal health insurance is fully implemented; if so, if he will confirm the manner in which services currently provided by the medical card scheme will be provided; and if the State or health insurers will determine and fund these services. [25387/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (17 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 679. To ask the Minister for Health his view on the adequacy of the staffing allocation in Temple Street Children's Hospital, where babies with recurrent eye infections have to wait a minimum of ten months to be seen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25737/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (18 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider the planned closure of the Ballymun training centre and instead provide the capital funding needed to transfer the centre to the previously agreed alternative premises; the measures that will be taken to support staff and students in the event of the centre's closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26300/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (19 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 194. To ask the Minister for Health in respect of each of the clinical care programmes, if there are implementation plans in place for the programmes; and if not, the target month for their development; the person who is charged with producing an implementation plan in each case; and the person responsible for implementing the plans once they are in place [26488/14]

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: I will not speak for too long because I have already expressed my opinion on this legislation. This is no way to legislate. The Government has denied what Members on this side were saying to the Minister of State last week. We were all outlining to the Minister of State the major flaw in the legislation. At the 11th hour, she is now saying to us that what we contend is not the case and...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: If so, that is the first time the Minister of State has clarified that point. Even if that is the case, it is not a lot of use to people because the Government has already instructed councils to give priority to homeless people. Therefore, the small few council houses that are available will be given to people who are homeless. Prioritised thereafter will be those with certain medical...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: Yes, but in small numbers. In the meantime, the Government is using this measure to remove up to 50,000 people from the housing waiting list. If that is not massaging figures, I do not know what is. The other point is that the programme for Government-----

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: I supported the commitment to develop a new housing support scheme to replace the rent supplement and remove the poverty traps. That scheme makes a lot of sense but nobody expected for a moment that, by introducing it, the Government would at the same time deem people to have their housing needs met, such that people would effectively lose their places on the housing waiting list. It should...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (24 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the future of the CSPE course as part of the junior certificate cycle; his plans to remove the compulsory status of this subject; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27026/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Research and Training Expenditure (24 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 533. To ask the Minister for Health the current financial supports his Department provides to chronic pain syndrome research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26653/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (24 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 534. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the addition of chronic pain syndrome to the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26654/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments (24 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 633. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the reimbursement of persons who were previously denied access to the long-term illness scheme due to holding a medical card; if persons who had their applications rejected but have not yet reapplied for the scheme will be reimbursed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27205/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Child Care Education (24 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 704. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of early child care providers that have closed due to financial constraints in each of the past five years and to date in 2014; the number of child care places this represents; and if he will provide a tabular breakdown of these details by area and date of closure. [27300/14]