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Topical Issue Debate: Water Supply Contamination (14 Jan 2015)

Denis Naughten: Two years is unacceptable.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Operations (14 Jan 2015)

Denis Naughten: 18. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to expand the operational roles of the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1202/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Data (14 Jan 2015)

Denis Naughten: 44. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for exceptional needs payments excluding ENP5 applications by county for the years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014; the number of those applications that were refused by county in each of the aforementioned years; the number of those refusals that were successful both on review and on appeal by county in those years; and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (14 Jan 2015)

Denis Naughten: 340. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will have their payment issued; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1693/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (14 Jan 2015)

Denis Naughten: 342. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will receive their agri-environment option scheme payment; the reason for the delay in same. [1719/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Audiology Services Provision (14 Jan 2015)

Denis Naughten: 692. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1690/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (15 Jan 2015)

Denis Naughten: 23. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to publish the Criminal Justice (Sexual Offences) Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1272/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Investigation (15 Jan 2015)

Denis Naughten: 34. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to publish the review of the file on the death of Fr. Niall Molloy in Clara, County Offaly, in July 1985; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1273/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Staff (20 Jan 2015)

Denis Naughten: 129. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps he is taking to address the number of resignations of social workers within Tusla; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2186/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Staff (20 Jan 2015)

Denis Naughten: 135. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps he is taking to investigate allegations that social worker numbers were temporarily increased within the child welfare services in advance of the Health Information and Quality Authority inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2187/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (20 Jan 2015)

Denis Naughten: 509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to recognise grant paid school secretaries as public servants; if the differences in conditions of employment between such secretaries and her Department's employed secretaries under the 1978 scheme will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2240/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Discharges (21 Jan 2015)

Denis Naughten: 28. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to date to address the issue of delayed discharges from acute hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2364/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (21 Jan 2015)

Denis Naughten: 82. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address poor ambulance response times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2363/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Visa Agreements (22 Jan 2015)

Denis Naughten: 9. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if progress has been made on establishing an E3 visa agreement between Ireland and the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2538/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Visa Agreements (22 Jan 2015)

Denis Naughten: We all welcome President Obama's comments in his state of the Union address earlier this week that he is determined to progress plans on immigration reform. Although this will benefit many undocumented Irish in the US, many more will not fall into the category and it will not deal with the lack of a clearly accessible route into the US from an immigration perspective. Unless we can progress...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Visa Agreements (22 Jan 2015)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister for his response. I acknowledge the role the Irish ambassador to the United States is playing in this. She has been very significant in progressing many of these issues. The appointment of the Minister of State, Deputy Deenihan, in this specific role is significant. While we had hoped for a more expansive programme, what is being progressed is very welcome. Some...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Visa Agreements (22 Jan 2015)

Denis Naughten: Briefly, may I ask the Minister one final question? As the Minister is aware, the President indicated in his state of the Union address his determination to make progress with the issue of immigration reform. It is important to ensure that as many Irish citizens as possible who are eligible to apply under the scheme so do. To ensure this happens, it is necessary to ensure the groups...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (22 Jan 2015)

Denis Naughten: 28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if additional resources will be provided to US-based support groups for the undocumented to facilitate the maximum uptake of President Obama's executive action on immigration reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2537/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Data (22 Jan 2015)

Denis Naughten: 44. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for exceptional needs payments excluding ENP5 applications that were refused in 2010 to 2014, inclusive; the number of those refusals that were successful both on review and on appeal in those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3096/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Administration (22 Jan 2015)

Denis Naughten: 98. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department set a precondition of a qualification in soil science for planners operating the new GLAS scheme; if he will reverse this decision in view of the fact that many very competent agricultural planners are being excluded from the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3209/15]