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Leaders' Questions (19 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: The Tánaiste is compounding the error now.

Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: The Social Democrats strongly supports this important Bill. Well done to Deputy Thomas Pringle and his colleagues for bringing it forward. It is important to note the outstanding work being done by various NGOs working in this field and their constant provision of research evidence and the lobbying of Members to act in this area. In many ways, they put it up to us to live up to our...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (19 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 111. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the proposed breakdown of the tenure type, social mix and proposals for affordable housing and starter homes in a mixed tenure development in Dublin (details supplied); if his Department has issued guidelines to local authorities for the tenure and social mix for developments of this kind; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sale of State Assets (19 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 233. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the sale of an asset (details supplied) further to recent media reports; if he has satisfied himself with the guiding price for the sale; if other options were considered beyond the sale of the asset in order that it can be put to an alternative public use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2484/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Availability (24 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 147. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to reduce financing costs for the construction industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2956/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (24 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 247. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans in respect of a new affordable housing scheme; when plans will be made public in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2793/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Construction Sector Strategy (24 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 256. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the steps he is taking to help reduce financing costs for the construction industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2955/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Construction Sector Strategy (24 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the steps he is taking to help reduce input costs for the construction industry; the way in which such costs are tracked by his Department; the targets his Department is working to in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2957/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (24 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to local concerns regarding the lack of any local area plan in respect of the proposed substantial additional housing units proposed by his Department and Dublin City Council for the Finglas area; his views on the need to provide corresponding additional services in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (24 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 448. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1342 of 16 September 2016 and media reports (details supplied), his plans to reorient the funding model for home care packages and home help hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2746/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (24 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 457. To ask the Minister for Health the information available to him on the incidence of foetal alcohol syndrome over the past ten years; and if he will consider introducing a comprehensive testing and education programme to address this issue. [2823/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (24 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 528. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of GLAS, green low carbon agri-environment scheme, payments that have issued as part of the most recent tranche; the number of outstanding payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2824/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Food Waste (24 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 560. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the estimated amount of food waste generated here with a breakdown by sectors; the steps he is taking to promote the reduction of such waste; and the targets and timelines he is working to. [2876/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Air Quality (24 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 578. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the plans and initiatives being put in place to measure and monitor air emissions and pollutants as required under a forthcoming EU directive (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3175/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Air Quality (24 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 579. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the details of any additional funding being provided to the Environmental Protection Agency to enable it to measure and monitor air emissions and pollutants in order to ensure Ireland meets commitments set out in the revised Gothenburg protocol which a new directive (details supplied) incorporates; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Air Quality (24 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 580. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will request a baseline air quality study to be carried out in Dublin city before the Poolbeg incinerator is fully operational in view of the fact the initial study was completed in 2005 and therefore may not be an accurate baseline measure for future air quality monitoring; if the operators of the incinerator...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Digital Strategy (24 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 581. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will report on the operation of the e-benefit programme; the total funding provided each year since 2008 by county; the sum allocated to each group per year; the new selection criteria for the 2017 digital skills for citizens grant scheme; the number of successful and unsuccessful applications, by county, in 2017;...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Dr. Brian Turner (25 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I remind everybody in the room to ensure their mobile phones are either turned off or on aeroplane mode so there is no interference with the recording and broadcasting system. I welcome our witness and those watching our proceedings, as well as committee members. In this morning's session we will receive evidence from Dr. Brian Turner, with a focus on the goal of a universal, single-tier...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Dr. Brian Turner (25 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I thank Deputy O'Reilly and I now call Deputy Barry.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Dr. Brian Turner (25 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I think it is important to clarify a point. Our mandate, as Deputy Barry states, is to draw up a strategy for the introduction of a universal single-tier health service. That does not necessarily preclude any private health sector but what it does mean is that any State subsidy to private services would cease. We know that in the United Kingdom, which has the NHS, 10% to 15% of people have...