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Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (12 Nov 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: One of the main benefits of the nursing home support scheme for individuals and families is that it gives them certainty about how much nursing home care will cost. Without this scheme many families would not know how much caring for their loved one will cost and they would not know how much they would have to put aside each week so that their elderly parent, as Deputy Mitchell O'Connor...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (13 Nov 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 67. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the review of rent supplement limits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43660/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (13 Nov 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 68. To ask the Minister for Social Protection now that details of the effect of the wind-up of the Permanent TSB pension scheme on individual pension entitlements have been published, if she will consider taking further steps to protect the entitlements of individual members of pension schemes which are being wound up; if she will consider making retrospective the protection measures she...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Policy (13 Nov 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 170. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the Health Service Executive have examined the effectiveness of methadone as a treatment for heroin addiction; if he will provide details of the deaths linked to methadone overdose; if alternative treatments to methadone have been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43579/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (13 Nov 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 182. To ask the Minister for Health the supports and services available to persons with Huntington's disease; if there will be any Irish participation in Enroll-HD, a worldwide observational study for Huntington's disease families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43659/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (13 Nov 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 183. To ask the Minister for Health if any of the additional funding provided for mental health services will be used to augment psychology services provided through the primary care directorate which assist persons with mild to moderate psychological difficulties; if not, if he will liaise with the Health Service Executive to ensure that such services receive additional funding as part of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Sector Regulation (13 Nov 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 241. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on his work in examining a proposed broadcasting licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43664/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (13 Nov 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on efforts to establish mutual recognition of driving licences between Ireland and all Canadian states, in particular the state of Alberta; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43658/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Children and Youth Affairs: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (13 Nov 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I remind members and those in the Visitors Gallery that their mobile telephones should be switched off for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcast of the proceedings. I welcome the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy James Reilly. I also Ms Elizabeth Canavan, Secretary General, of the Department, Mr. Denis O'Sullivan, Ms Michele Clarke, Ms Mary...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Children and Youth Affairs: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (13 Nov 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Is it 130 social workers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Children and Youth Affairs: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (13 Nov 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: The first paragraph is the question, following by the second paragraph, and the third paragraph contains the error. I invite the Minister to continue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Children and Youth Affairs: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (13 Nov 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: The committee looks forward to playing its role in any legislation that comes our way and assisting the Minister and Department.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Children and Youth Affairs: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (13 Nov 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Any remarks must be made through the Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Children and Youth Affairs: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (13 Nov 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Will it be through public appointment or a ministerial order?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Children and Youth Affairs: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (13 Nov 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: The two last speakers are Deputies McLellan and Maloney. I call Deputy McLellan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Children and Youth Affairs: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (13 Nov 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Just to remind members, we will not have a formal meeting next Thursday as we will be in Croke Park as part of the Comhairle na nÓg event. We will be in touch regarding next week's meeting and the visit to the national children's hospital site.

Order of Business (18 Nov 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Sit-in.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (18 Nov 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 307. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she expects the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill to be passed by Dáil Éireann and subsequently enacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44268/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (18 Nov 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 434. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the consideration being provided to changing to an opt-out system of organ donation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44271/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (18 Nov 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 490. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the climate action and low carbon development Bill, if he will include in the definition of low carbon in the Government's national policy position, an 80% reduction in emissions from electricity, buildings and transport and carbon neutrality in agriculture and land use; if he will provide that members of the...