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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ombudsman's Remit (5 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 384. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the consequences or penalties that apply, if any, for senior officials following an adverse finding of the Office of the Ombudsman. [19402/16]

Other Questions: Public Sector Pay (6 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 25. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his target date for the complete unwinding of the financial emergency measures in the public interest measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19801/16]

Other Questions: Public Sector Pay (6 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I have three points to put to the Minister. Last year, when the then Minister, Deputy Howlin, introduced legislation to start the restoration of pay that had been cut, he said there was a real threat of legal action given that the State was no longer in an emergency situation. Has the Minister taken legal advice in this regard and, if so, what did it state? By any measure, the State is no...

Other Questions: Public Sector Pay (6 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: When?

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I am pleased to speak on this Bill but it is regrettable that the attendance is so poor, which reflects the general attitude of the political establishment towards issues associated with drug misuse. I welcome the new Minister in her new role. I had the opportunity to meet and greet her in Ballymun in my own constituency last week and we appreciated her visit to the area. I know she has a...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (7 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: With regard to waste charges and the regulations to introduce a pay-by-weight scheme, we know the Minister reached agreement with the waste companies to suspend the plan pending a review. Unfortunately, at least one of the waste companies, Greyhound, is ignoring that agreement and is now putting the onus on its customers to opt out of a pay-by-weight scheme. Greyhound has gone ahead with...

Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (7 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I want to put on record the support of the Social Democrats for this initiative and the motion before the House. We all accept it is an outrage that a 17 year old Irish citizen, having visited Cairo with family members and participated in political protest, should find himself arrested, incarcerated and held in the most appalling conditions for the past three years. It is impossible for us...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal Charges (7 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 129. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of the actions of a waste company (details supplied) and his proposed actions to ensure that the company is honouring the agreement reached between his Department and waste companies with regard to charges; the steps he will take to ensure that this company honours the agreement that was reached; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (7 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 218. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of a situation where persons who are in nursing homes under the nursing homes support scheme, fair deal, are being charged additional flat social charges beyond the agreed contribution, regardless of their means as assessed as part of the contribution; his views on the impact that this has on families and persons with already limited means;...

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I thank Mr. McCarthy for his presentation. Apart from the annual accounts of the public bodies he oversees, I am curious about the value for money reports and the special reports. By what process does the Comptroller and Auditor General select topics or subjects for the reports and what scope is there for the Committee of Public Accounts to request that he make a particular selection?

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest: Statements (8 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I am glad to have a chance to speak in this debate. The backdrop to the debate is the question of who in Ireland has taken the brunt of austerity. While there was a recognition that the country was in a very bad place a number of years ago and cutbacks had to be made in certain areas, the burden of that austerity fell disproportionately on those on low and modest incomes. One would have to...

Regulation of Charities: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, I join the other Members in congratulating you on your election and wish you well in that post. I thank everyone who has contributed to this debate. I wish to express our appreciation for the support which has been pledged by Members from all sides. We are holding this debate because yet again, the country finds itself dealing with the consequences of light...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (12 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 33. To ask the Minister for Health the way he proposes to cut the costs of medication to the State and to the general public. [20949/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (12 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 86. To ask the Minister for Health the work he has contemplated or plans to determine the areas of greatest need for primary care staff; the extent of unmet demand in each area; the cost of meeting this demand; the staffing requirement in each area; and to develop a system of transparent allocation of such staffing resources [20948/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications Fees (12 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 427. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to reinstate the entitlement to free passports for senior citizens that was withdrawn in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21133/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy (12 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 519. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene to ensure that children who require access to this essential service will not be left waiting beyond the current waiting times in respect to an early intervention team (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20781/16]

Citizens' Assembly: Motion (13 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome that the House is finally discussing a proposal to address the issue of the eighth amendment, although it has taken some time for it to come before us. There is a concern that the citizens' assembly could be used as a mechanism for kicking this issue down the road and delaying full engagement on the matter. For this reason, I am concerned about the timescale that has been set out....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Agencies Staff Data (13 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 138. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of personal advisers recruited by contractors and currently in operation under the JobPath scheme; the basis on which he deems the qualifications and experience of such personal advisers adequate; the procedures in place to ensure that these qualifications and experience, as required by the tendering process, continue to meet the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry Regulation (14 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance further to his speech to Dáil Éireann on 20 April 2016, the progress of the review of policy in the insurance sector that is ongoing in his Department; if there is any existing regulation that can protect consumers from unjustifiable car insurance premium increases; his plans to introduce a regulatory framework beyond the Financial Services...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal Charges (14 Jul 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 104. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 129 of 7 July 2016, if the customers of a company (details supplied) can retain their current arrangements without having to notify the company. [21897/16]