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Order of Business (4 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: We have a very serious problem in terms of the widespread street-dealing of prescription drugs, including benzodiazepines and, in particular, sleeping tablets. There is an urgent need for secondary legislation in this regard. It is now two and a half years since draft regulations to tackle this issue and amend the control of drugs legislation were drawn up in the Department of Health. Why...

Order of Business (4 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: Does the Taoiseach accept the data about the widening of the gap? That data is very clear.

Order of Business (4 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: They are all taken into consideration. The data still shows that as a result of the budget the gap has been widened.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Reports (4 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 126. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 705 of 4 November 2014, if the Health Service Executive have provided him with a report on this matter as requested; and if so, if he will provide a copy of same. [5094/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 127. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that interim support is provided in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 11 who was referred to the early intervention team in June 2014, and yet is still awaiting a commencement date. [5095/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (4 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 174. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding persons who booked their national car test well in advance on its renewal date but were unable to secure an appointment until after this date; if such persons are entitled to continue using their vehicle while awaiting their NCT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5131/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 113. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 53 of 29 January 2015, in view of the 1,200 residential properties reserved for social housing, when these were acquired by the National Asset Management Agency; when local authorities confirmed demand; the anticipated month and year of delivery to the local authorities; and if he will provide a breakdown of their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (5 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 212. To ask the Minister for Health the nature of the relationship between his Department and An Bord Altranais; if he has an oversight role in regard to the financial spending of the board; his views on the need to raise the registration fee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5222/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 259. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the 2015 housing targets that have been agreed for each of the four Dublin local authority areas by the Dublin social housing delivery taskforce. [5233/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (5 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 309. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the introduction of on-the-spot fines or other such penalties for cycling on footpaths; his plans that such penalties would apply to children; if so, if the views of the Department of Health and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs were sought before making such a proposal; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Budget Measures (10 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 170. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the basis of the claim by her Department, in its publication on the social impact assessment of the main welfare and tax measures for 2015, that the most significant improvements between budget 2014 and budget 2015 were for the poorest and richest households, in view of the contradictory evidence published in its report. [5543/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists (10 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 430. To ask the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) in Dublin 11 is on the waiting list for urgent orthodontic treatment; the average waiting period in this region for cases with priority status to receive an appointment; if this child is eligible to have two teeth filled under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5702/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (10 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 457. To ask the Minister for Health his estimate of the cost of extending medical card cover to every cancer patient for the duration of their illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5946/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Promissory Notes (17 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 208. To ask the Minister for Finance further to the statement made during Questions to an Taoiseach on 27 January 2015 (details supplied), the basis upon which the €50 billion figure is arrived at; if he will provide a full breakdown of the figure; the period over which the €50 billion changes are calculated; and the actual savings that arise from these changes [6823/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (17 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 370. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the Nursing and Midwifery Board provides value for money in respect of its existing budget; the rationale for the proposed increase in registration fees, and his views that this is necessary [6847/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Application Refusals (17 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 421. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 had a passport application returned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7084/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 181. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting time for orthopaedic surgery in Cappagh and Temple Street Hospitals in Dublin; his views on the adequacy of the funding provided to these services; the target in respect of the wating time for these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7339/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Signage (18 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the standard 3-tonne limit traffic-ban sign applies to all buses over that weight, and if not, the exemptions that apply. [7226/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Noise Pollution (19 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 201. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce legislation to allow local authorities vary the permitted noise levels from ice-cream vans, so that excessive noise levels, in terms of volume and length of playing time, can be addressed. [7542/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (19 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will amend legislation to require changes to existing bus routes to be subject to a public consultation process by the National Transport Authority before such proposals are sanctioned in view of the implication of such changes for residents, bus users, other road users, street character and the long-term planning and development...