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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (16 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 543. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the Health (General Practitioner Services) Bill 2015 to complete its passage through the Houses of the Oireachtas; when the roll-out of general practitioner visit cards to all those over 70 years of age will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23021/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Policy (16 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 844. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in the context of a national energy policy, if consideration was given to energy conservation as an alternative to additional electricity generation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23738/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Policy (16 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 845. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if consideration was given to the effects on employment and tourism when developing energy policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23739/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Insurance Regulation (16 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 859. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to make legislative changes to encourage all drivers to take out motor insurance; his views that the current penalties for not having insurance are inadequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23066/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Insurance Regulation (16 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 868. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the procedures and supports in place to assist persons who are involved in traffic accidents, where the person who caused the damage is an uninsured driver; the circumstances under which a person may claim against the Motor Insurance Bureau of Ireland, pending finalisation of a claim against the Bureau; the facilities in place to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (17 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 17. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he recognises that reducing passenger numbers at Cork Airport needs to be addressed by a change in aviation policy; the measures he plans to take in order to assist in facilitating an increase in passenger numbers at Cork Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23239/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aer Lingus Sale (17 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 25. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way the proposed sale of Aer Lingus to the International Airlines Group will benefit Cork Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23240/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (18 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 108. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will allow a period of time for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, who are working or who have worked in the Civil Service and who have entered civil partnerships or who will marry, to change their single person pension to a spouse and children pension, on payment of equitable contributions, in view of the fact that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 199. To ask the Minister for Health the supports available to assist children who have impaired hearing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24224/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (18 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 200. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the way children with impaired hearing can receive cochlear implants; who sets out the rules and procedures for accessing this service; the amount of funding provided on an annual basis for this service; the location of hospitals where implants take place; if follow-up appointments are available in hospitals outside of Dublin;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance (18 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 229. To ask the Minister for Health regarding persons returning from overseas or moving to Ireland for the first time who seek to take out private health insurance, if he will introduce measures to require health insurers to recognise health insurance cover held outside of Ireland by providers not registered here; where such policies have been held, if he will provide for an exemption from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Workplace Safety (18 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views that in certain school settings, particularly those where students have behavioural difficulties, sometimes teachers and other staff sustain injuries arising from work place assaults; if she will amend the regulation of sick leave to take this into account, ensuring that teachers and other staff do not experience reduced income...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Payments (23 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 240. To ask the Minister for Finance the reductions he has made to the universal social charge; the number of persons who no longer have to pay the charge as a result of the decisions taken by this Government; if he will confirm that it is his intended position to continue to reduce the burden the charge imposes on working persons; if he will ultimately envisage that the charge will be...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (23 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 292. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress being made on the flood relief scheme for Douglas in County Cork; when each stage of the scheme is expected to be completed; the funding that has been allocated to this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24745/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (23 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 305. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the policy of his Department relating to the release of notifications of proposed redundancies under section 12(1) of the Protection of Employment Act 1977, as amended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24759/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (23 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 306. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will consider amending section 12(3) of the Protection of Employment Act 1977, as amended, in order that copies of notifications of proposed redundancies will be sent directly to the employees affected, in addition to the employees’ representatives, as is currently provided for; and if he will make a statement on the...

Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I only need a few minutes of that time, as I know the Minister is anxious to conclude this Stage of the Bill tonight. I commend the Bill. The Joint Committee on Health and Children, which I chair, visited Oberstown yesterday. I want to put on the record my thanks to the staff there for the work they do. This is a very important Bill, as Deputy Stanton said, not least because it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Business of Committee (25 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Apologies have been received from Deputies Seamus Healy, Sandra McLellan, Mary Mitchell O'Connor, Dan Neville, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin and Robert Troy, and from Senator Imelda Henry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Business of Committee (25 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: On 2 July the Select Committee on Children will deal with the Children (Amendment) Bill 2015. I thank the members of the committee for visiting Oberstown on Tuesday morning and wish to put on record my appreciation of the staff in Oberstown for the work they do and the hospitality they gave us. It is important that the committee reviews that visit and I propose we do so at our next...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Pregnancy Folic Acid Supplementation: Discussion (25 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome Professor Michael Turner, who is professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at University College, Dublin. He is joined by Mr. Bob McDonnell, Mr. Martin McNicholl, and Dr. Aoife McKeating. I thank them for coming here this morning. As members will know, we have been dealing with the issue of maternity over the course of our programme. Deputy Byrne has raised an issue which we will...