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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (18 Nov 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 388. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for fair deal scheme payments to commence in the Dublin area; the position on the waiting list of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if emergency bridge funding will be made available in cases of significant hardship due to these delays. [44013/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (18 Nov 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 445. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the number of allied health professionals in primary care, with a breakdown by Health Service Executive region and therapy. [44343/14]

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

Róisín Shortall: 446. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the inordinate delay in publishing the promised sexual health strategy; and if he will provide the indicative date to which he is working. [44344/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Counselling Services (18 Nov 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 447. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the regulatory system for counselling and psychotherapy services; the qualification standards required for employment in the health service; the advice available from his Department for members of the public who are seeking quality assurance and appropriate qualification standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Employment Rights (18 Nov 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rights of pregnant education and training boards teachers to attend medical appointments during the length of their pregnancy; if such visits are considered sick days under the terms of their employment by the ETB; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44224/14]

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (19 Nov 2014)

Róisín Shortall: This is your own mess.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (19 Nov 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 41. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the circumstances under which an involuntary deduction may be made from a social welfare payment; and the total percentage or cash deduction that may be made. [44426/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (19 Nov 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 42. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person registers for Irish Water using their personal public service number and their spouse is in receipt of the household benefits package, if that household will be granted the water support payment. [44427/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Policy (19 Nov 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 118. To ask the Minister for Health the basis on which drug treatment services continue to be almost exclusively methadone maintenance based; the reason there is such little emphasis on recovery for those who are addicted to heroin or methadone; the basis for this policy and his proposals; if he will review this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44425/14]

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2014)

Róisín Shortall: Some of them.

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2014)

Róisín Shortall: That is if they can find a community welfare officer.

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2014)

Róisín Shortall: There are 500,000 people.

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2014)

Róisín Shortall: Nothing has been done for those people.

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2014)

Róisín Shortall: What about people on low pay?

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Róisín Shortall: The game is up for water charges. The bottom line is that the public has simply not accepted them, and if the Government does not accept this fact, it is even more out of touch than I thought it was. The public has not accepted water charges for a number of reasons - some because they object in principle to water charges; some because they simply cannot afford to pay them; some because they...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (20 Nov 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 133. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the forthcoming climate Bill, if he will consider incorporating the principles of climate justice and the definition of low carbon used in the Government's national policy position into the Bill; the measures he plans to take to ensure the independence of the expert advisory body; and if he will make a...

Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2014)

Róisín Shortall: They do not.

Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2014)

Róisín Shortall: There is no beating the cap.

Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2014)

Róisín Shortall: The same is happening everywhere in the country.

Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2014)

Róisín Shortall: The Government is decimating the community.