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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (30 Jun 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 465. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be facilitated in relation to a medical procedure in respect of a person (detail supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26276/15]

One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: It is typical of the Opposition to have a debate about an issue for which it has no solution. It can wax lyrical but it has no solution. As always, it never ceases to amaze me the way the Opposition can grandstand and spout about what we in Government are doing wrong, yet it has nothing to offer. Sinn Féin wants to abolish water and property charges and introduce a wealth tax. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Children and Youth Issues: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (2 Jul 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank the Minister for his report. I wish to refer to page 3, which refers to the draft child care (preschool) regulations, which will strengthen the regulatory inspection powers of Tusla in regard to early years services. Preschool providers and other child care providers have complained to us about difficulties that arise for them in regard to two different groups coming in to them, an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Children and Youth Issues: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (2 Jul 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Children and Youth Issues: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (2 Jul 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Yes, thank you. Finally, I say, "well done Minister" on the work he is doing. I am glad he paid tribute to the young people who died in Berkeley. Young people also were seriously injured, many of whom live in my constituency, and I ask that members think of them.

Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: We have heard a lengthy, exaggerated and scaremongering attempt to focus the tenets of this Bill purely on Irish Water. It is not just about Irish Water, though. It is about compliancy and fairness. The Opposition is trying to skew the Bill's benefits, which many of Opposition members' constituents will welcome. I know of several small businesses and self-employed people in my...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population Data (7 Jul 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 40. To ask the Taoiseach if there are plans for the Central Statistics Office to update its census questions in order to collect accurate and specific information regarding persons who experience a combination of vision and hearing loss with an intellectual, physical, or other disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27006/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Database (7 Jul 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 298. To ask the Minister for Health if he will update the national physical and sensory disability database in order to record information on persons who are over 66 years of age, as currently the database does not record information for such persons, even though 60% to 70% of the deaf and blind population are estimated to be over 65 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rare Diseases (7 Jul 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 310. To ask the Minister for Health the way he ensures information regarding different genetic rare disorders and other conditions that result in deafblindness are available to persons who are deafblind and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27005/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (7 Jul 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 375. To ask the Minister for Health his plans regulate the assessment of needs for those with deafblindness in order that it is conducted by a person who has received training in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27416/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (7 Jul 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 376. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that the different services and service providers available to persons who are deafblind are co-ordinated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27417/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (9 Jul 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 271. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine the speed limits around school areas and how they are enforced and monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28055/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Legal Highs: Discussion (9 Jul 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I read the submission from the witnesses. I am someone who protested outside a head shop in Dun Laoghaire until it had to close down due to the level of bad publicity we brought to it. I am also very aware that a beautiful young girl died recently in my constituency, while a number of others were rushed to hospital, after taking something like this outside a nightclub in Dublin city centre....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Legal Highs: Discussion (9 Jul 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I have concluded and I thank the witnesses.

Criminal Law (Child Grooming) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Jul 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: As a mother, a daughter and a former school principal, I wholeheartedly welcome this Bill. However, I am saddened that this is the reality we live in, a reality in which we have to protect our innocent children from sexual exploitation and depraved individuals. This Bill responds to the concerns not only of the United Nations committee but of Irish parents who need to be sure in the...

Rural Coastal Communities Report: Motion (10 Jul 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I will be brief. As a Galway girl and a farmer's daughter from the small village of Milltown in north Galway who spent many summer holidays in Connemara, Westport and the Aran Islands, I feel it is important to speak on the Report on Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities. It must be said that this report is not just of importance to the people and communities of rural...

Topical Issue Debate: Dublin Bus Services (14 Jul 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Last week, on Monday, 6 July, Dublin Bus met with councillors from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to propose changes to the current network of services in the south-east area of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown. What has ensued since is a case of misinformation, speculation and conjecture because of the lack of hard concrete information. This has caused much upset and anxiety in the...

Topical Issue Debate: Dublin Bus Services (14 Jul 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. I am glad to hear Dublin Bus will be consulting customers and other interested parties. However, I want this to be a genuine conversation, not a one-way street. I am perturbed the details of the proposals are not up on the Dublin Bus website, even though a public meeting will be held tonight on them. It is difficult for people to know what...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Staff (14 Jul 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 282. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will instruct the senior management of Allied Irish Banks to reconsider the decision to outsource bank jobs [28684/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (14 Jul 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 753. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to help gifted children in primary and secondary schools excel, and if necessary skip academic years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28235/15]