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Order of Business (13 May 2015)

Regina Doherty: Deputy Martin has only himself to blame and no else.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Pension Provisions (13 May 2015)

Regina Doherty: 201. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason the Electricity Supply Board has not incorporated the legislative provisions of the Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 into its pension scheme rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18805/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Pension Provisions (13 May 2015)

Regina Doherty: 202. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 was concealed from Electricity Supply Board's management and pension fund trustees, until they became aware of it during a very public dispute in December 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18808/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise: Health Information and Quality Authority (13 May 2015)

Regina Doherty: I do not have time for a chat as I have so many questions. I thank the witnesses for attending the meeting. Regarding the report issued on Friday, how does it differ from the original draft report the authority had issued to the Minister and the HSE? Did it differ substantially arising from the threat of legal action? Second, the first recommendation is probably the weightiest,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise: Health Information and Quality Authority (13 May 2015)

Regina Doherty: It is not, but the question relates to HIQA. Was HIQA asked in January last year by the then Minister to conduct monitoring of the maternity unit in Cavan hospital in line with national standards of maternity services, or is HIQA still waiting on that request?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise: Health Information and Quality Authority (13 May 2015)

Regina Doherty: When was that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise: Health Information and Quality Authority (13 May 2015)

Regina Doherty: I fear that the HSE views complaints as a negativity as opposed to an opportunity to learn what it is doing wrong and to fix it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise: Health Information and Quality Authority (13 May 2015)

Regina Doherty: Why is it still open?

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (19 May 2015)

Regina Doherty: 266. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the costs associated with supporting children with disabilities to access the early childhood care and education scheme year, by providing special needs assistant support where required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19443/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (19 May 2015)

Regina Doherty: 277. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 485 of 6 May 2015, if he will provide details of the work, remit and terms of reference of the health and education steering committee; the number of times it has met; the progress and outputs to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19460/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (19 May 2015)

Regina Doherty: 330. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the work and outputs of the Health Service Executive's national programme on progressing disability services for children and young people; the structure in place within the executive to ensure progress; the directorate it comes under; the number of meetings, consultations and so on it has held with community groups; if it...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (19 May 2015)

Regina Doherty: 426. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of providing continual professional development for teachers annually for the past ten years; the number of teachers and principals in each of the past ten years attending; the way the development is structured; if there is a set number of hours to be attended; the difference between teacher and principal development; if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Projects (19 May 2015)

Regina Doherty: 427. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 487 of 6 May 2015 the cost of implementing a digital strategy; if this will include broadband in all primary schools; the cost of this alone; the number of primary schools that already have broadband; if capital funding has been allocated for the implementation of the digital strategy; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (19 May 2015)

Regina Doherty: 428. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 475 of 6 May 2015 the flexibility school management has in its staffing schedule should a principal wish to place priority on junior over senior classes, for example; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19461/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Parents and Patient Advocates (19 May 2015)

Regina Doherty: I thank both couples for coming in today. I wish to say how sorry I am personally for the loss of their babies. I am grateful, however, for what Róisín Molloy described as turning into a "mad mammy" and not going quietly. Otherwise we would not be sitting here with her today. The system and process failure would be bad enough if there had not also been a systematic and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Parents and Patient Advocates (19 May 2015)

Regina Doherty: Earlier, Ms Molloy said that Philip Crowley said to her that she was very good at talking but that he was going to have his say. What was his say?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Parents and Patient Advocates (19 May 2015)

Regina Doherty: We all know it is the elephant in the room.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)

Regina Doherty: First of all I would like to say that I wish Dr. O'Reilly the very best of luck. There has been a considerable loss of trust in the services being provided at Portlaoise and she has her work cut out for her. That said, I genuinely wish her the very best. Mr. O'Brien came in here this afternoon and in his first correspondence with us he spoke about costs and resources as an issue with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)

Regina Doherty: So who is?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Investigation into Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise (Resumed): Health Service Executive (19 May 2015)

Regina Doherty: Who is in charge of it?