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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (29 Sep 2015)

Denis Naughten: I accept what the Minister is saying. In fairness, this service has turned around dramatically in recent years under his stewardship. There is an excellent service in place, and the Minister is dealing with the cracks in the system. This regional scheme, which we only became aware of this week, is a positive development for HPSUs and one of the ones I have mentioned will be going down that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (29 Sep 2015)

Denis Naughten: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Tax Credits (30 Sep 2015)

Denis Naughten: 23. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a training and education credit for the Pay Related Social Insurance system, similar to the homemaker's credit, to encourage upskilling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33023/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (30 Sep 2015)

Denis Naughten: 38. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will consider allowing discretion on the 15-hour week employment exemption under the carer's allowance scheme, where it has no impact on the level of care provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33020/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (30 Sep 2015)

Denis Naughten: 54. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a review of a carer's allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33482/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (30 Sep 2015)

Denis Naughten: 118. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason post-release monitoring and reform of the Sex Offenders 2001 Act were excluded from the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015, including the reduction in the seven-day notification period under Part 2 of the 2001 Act; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33585/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (30 Sep 2015)

Denis Naughten: 151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the amalgamation of two schools (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if a new school will be provided on a specific site; the reason her Department has refused consideration for the development on a new school on an identified greenfield site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33584/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (1 Oct 2015)

Denis Naughten: 206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the staffing figures for the retention and appointment for schools with three to four teachers, to ensure that both figures are the same; if she will confirm the number of schools that would have benefitted in 2014 and 2015 if the appointment threshold had been reduced by three to the retention threshold; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (1 Oct 2015)

Denis Naughten: 207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated number of posts to be created by doubling the release time for teaching principals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33668/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (6 Oct 2015)

Denis Naughten: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his discussions regarding the undocumented Irish during his recent visit to the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12776/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (6 Oct 2015)

Denis Naughten: Can I pick up on the Taoiseach's comment that there is unlikely to be progress on comprehensive immigration reform this side of the US presidential election, particularly with regard to some of the commentary we have seen from candidates? We all want to acknowledge the executive action that has been taken by President Obama, but is there an opportunity for some form of an immigration Bill to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Broadband Service Provision (6 Oct 2015)

Denis Naughten: 155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to support broadband provision for adult and further education and training centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33967/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (6 Oct 2015)

Denis Naughten: 157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children who left primary school in summer 2014 and who failed to enrol in a secondary level school in September 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33966/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (6 Oct 2015)

Denis Naughten: 356. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his view on the reason the genetic testing for the beef genomics scheme is so expensive; his plans to reduce this cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34086/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (6 Oct 2015)

Denis Naughten: 608. To ask the Minister for Health the location of all the teledoc machines purchased under the TRASNA stroke programme; the machines that are operational or recently installed; when it is expected that the new machines will become operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34736/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Sector: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Denis Naughten: I come from the capital of the sheep industry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Sector: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Denis Naughten: The introduction of the sheep grassland scheme had a significant impact on the industry. It was later amalgamated with the area based payment. Many sheep farmers felt cheated by that. A specific payment needs to be put in place. We have already seen the closure of the processing facility in Hackettstown. Unless this industry is supported, other processing facilities across the country...

Topical Issue Debate: Medical Card Delays (7 Oct 2015)

Denis Naughten: A woman came into my clinic in Ballinasloe recently. She had been diagnosed with cancer. I sympathised with her not because she had been diagnosed with cancer or because herself and her family were going to have to go through that challenge over the coming months but because of the horrendous experience she is going to have to go through to be granted a medical card. I welcome the...

Topical Issue Debate: Medical Card Delays (7 Oct 2015)

Denis Naughten: The problem with cancer patients and the 15 day loophole the HSE uses is that the medical card section in Finglas is involved in what is called a three card trick. Even though it has direct access to Revenue and social welfare and can get information at the touch of a button, it deliberately forces sick patients to go to local tax offices to get printouts of their last tax liabilities and to...

Topical Issue Debate: Medical Card Delays (7 Oct 2015)

Denis Naughten: Will the Minister of State deal with the issue of discrimination?