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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Post Office Network (6 May 2014)

Michael Moynihan: As a society, we must make up our minds as to whether we want to maintain the post office network as it is. We have seen how communities that lose their post offices very quickly lose other services. An Post is a semi-State body to the same extent as the ESB, which is obliged to provide a service in every community. We must look at An Post. I have looked genuinely at this matter in a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Cyber Security Policy (6 May 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 127. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department has taken any action to address the heartbleed bug; if his Department has any strategy to protect State assets from cyber attacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19943/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Offshore Exploration (6 May 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on his review of the fiscal terms of oil and gas exploration here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19940/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (6 May 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 393. To ask the Minister for Health when occupational and physiotherapy will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [20127/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (6 May 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 445. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Section 13 of the Roads Act, 1993, where it describes the responsibility of individuals to ensure, where cattle frequently cross public roads, that dung or urine does not build up so as to cause danger to road users or damage the public road itself, if this means that the cattle must cross to the other side of the road for...

Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (7 May 2014)

Michael Moynihan: Some 75% was abolished by Fine Gael.

Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (7 May 2014)

Michael Moynihan: I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate, and I commend Deputy Cowen on moving the motion. Historical references are made in every debate in the House. Deputy Farrell referred to a document from the 1977 election manifesto but he omitted to tell the House that 75% of the rates were abolished by the previous Government and that only 25% of the rates were abolished by the incoming...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (7 May 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 135. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the inclusion of the area of Killorglin, County Kerry in the list of locations for fibre build out as part of the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20457/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Schemes Data (8 May 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 133. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide in tabular form the number of persons who received grants under the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland schemes in each year from 2009 to 2013; the total value of grants provided in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20745/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Resources (8 May 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 134. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he concerned for the future of the Whitegate oil refinery; if the Government has considered purchasing the refinery; if this refinery is still utilised by the National Oil Reserves Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20746/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Regulation (8 May 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 135. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the growth of the prepaid energy market; the number of persons now utilising prepaid energy packages; his views on whether there are any issues arising with regard to consumer protection in this market; his views on whether the Commission for Energy Regulation has the necessary resources and legislative...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (13 May 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 441. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the national broadband plan in relation to County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21511/14]

Other Questions: Medical Card Eligibility (14 May 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 39. To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce new guidelines for the awarding of medical cards on a discretionary basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21261/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (14 May 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 32. To ask the Minister for Health if the targeted withdrawal of 55,000 medical cards from the over 70s announced in the past two budgets has been achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21260/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (14 May 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 171. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [21620/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (14 May 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 172. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a request by a person (details supplied) in County Cork to have their medical card application file sent back to them from the Primary Care Reimbursement Service. [21621/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (27 May 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 788. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the position taken by the medical card section of the Health Service Executive in relation to applications from persons with a very small income from self-employment, who are currently in receipt of a means-tested social welfare payment, who have been assessed by a local social welfare inspector and the Department of Social Protection has...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Tax Collection (28 May 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 132. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many people are not receiving their automatic notification to renew their motor tax from his Department and that this letter contains the PIN number required to process their motor tax payment online; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Telecommunications and Energy Councils: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (28 May 2014)

Michael Moynihan: One would want to have a degree to understand the technicalities of the Internet and so on. I have a couple of questions for the Minister in relation to Internet safety. The Minister will be aware of the committee's report in this area. One of the issues flagged during our discussions on this issue was that of international law in this area. Perhaps the Minister will say if issues such as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Telecommunications and Energy Councils: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (28 May 2014)

Michael Moynihan: Have we competency in national law? Are the laws introduced to the Statute Book for the State good enough for this Internet area? Should there be something at international level?