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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Rents (25 Sep 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of local authorities which regard foster care allowance as reckonable income when calculating rent; the length of time this has been the practice and the number of foster families affected; if he will immediately instruct them to cease this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (25 Sep 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if comments she made in Topical Debates earlier this year (details supplied) will mean that upon the pending signing of an agreement on intercountry adoption between Ireland and Vietnam, Vietnamese-born children with special needs will not be afforded the full protections, safeguards and rights as set out under the terms of the Hague...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (25 Sep 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health if Oesteoeze is covered by the medical card and drug payment scheme; if he will commit to ensuring that it is, in view of the relative expense and clinical importance of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40381/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (25 Sep 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health the number of public nursing home beds closed in 2012 up to the end of August; the number closed since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40362/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (25 Sep 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide in detail the changes to the medical card eligibility criteria during the period 2011-2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40382/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (25 Sep 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which language barriers affect public health service delivery here; the amount of money spent on translation services for frontline medical services for non-English speaking patients/staff; if technological services (details supplied) have been considered in addressing this need; [40404/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (25 Sep 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40608/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (25 Sep 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health the total cost of taxi services and other private transport services paid for by the Health Service Executive for the years 2010, 2011 and 2012; if he will provide a breakdown of same based on year, HSE region and reason for service [40725/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (25 Sep 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health the total expenditure by his Department and the Health Service Executive on room and venue hire for the years 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if he will provide a breakdown of same by year, HSE region and event type [40726/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Responsibilities (25 Sep 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health the number of administration, clerical and management staff employed by the Health Service Executive and his Department on 1 June 2012; and if he will provide a breakdown of same based on HSE region, grade and work location [40727/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (25 Sep 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health the total cost of rents paid by the Health Service Executive and his Department for the period 2010 to 2012 inclusive; if he will provide a breakdown of same by year, HSE region and purpose of expenditure [40728/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Children in Care (26 Sep 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children who have sought aftercare on leaving the care system during each of the last seven years; the number of children who have received aftercare on leaving the care system during each of the last seven years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41028/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Children in Care (26 Sep 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Minister has responded to this question previously. I remain hugely concerned, which is why I continue to raise it with her. For her information, the last time she responded with figures up to the end of May 2012, the figure was 1,310. There needs to be a revisitation of the June figure as it could hardly have dropped so dramatically to 1,053. I am concerned about the process of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Children in Care (26 Sep 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Minister confirm that she is proposing a legal right to aftercare? To what extent is she prepared to move in terms of the new legislative provision? There are 100 young people leaving aftercare on an annual basis - perhaps the figure is even greater than this - and the number will continue to rise as more and more are catered for within the care system. Greater resources will be...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Children in Care (26 Sep 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children currently receiving special care in overseas facilities; the facilities in which they are placed; the cost of providing treatment in each of these facilities; her plans to ensure that children with special care needs receive this care within this State. [41029/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Children in Care (26 Sep 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the Minister for her reply. One of the elements in my question was to inquire about her plans to ensure that children with special care needs receive care within the State. On the previous occasion we addressed the issue the Minister said on the record - she laid emphasis on it - "that the referral of persons abroad for specialised therapeutic interventions is an established feature...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Children in Care (26 Sep 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I absolutely concur with the Minister's reference to Great Ormond Street as being a centre of excellence on a global stage but this is not what we are talking about here. Rather we are talking about particular care settings in regard to very complex cases. It is not just about specific procedures. The instances the Minister cited are placements for care needs and supports that are not...

Other Questions: United Nations Conventions (26 Sep 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In support of Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin's points and welcoming the Minister's response, given the proposed constitutional change in regard to children's rights and the focus on the right of the child to be heard, would this not be an opportune time to sign the first protocol referred to concerning the communications procedure? I strongly believe it is. Regarding the...

Other Questions: Child and Family Support Agency Establishment (26 Sep 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I do not have to ask if the Minister remains committed to establishing the child and family support agency. I have every confidence that this is a priority for her, but when does she expect to be in a position to announce an exact date for the commencement of the agency's functions? In terms of core responsibilities, is it the case that she expects various other roles and responsibilities...

Other Questions: Child Care Services (26 Sep 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Am I correct in noting that this is no longer a draft protocol but that it has been approved?