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Establishment of a Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

Róisín Shortall: The Tánaiste said that she would check it out.

Establishment of a Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

Róisín Shortall: There is no point in checking it out after the terms have been agreed.

Establishment of a Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

Róisín Shortall: She said that she would check it out.

Establishment of a Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

Róisín Shortall: Why should we decide our position on this before we have that clarification?

Establishment of a Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

Róisín Shortall: It is-----

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (16 Feb 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 179. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in granting an illness benefit claim for a person (details supplied) who has been on sick leave since 28 November 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8008/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (16 Feb 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 219. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 194 of 9 February 2017, the target date or dates for the introduction of new legislation. [7841/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Funding (16 Feb 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 247. To ask the Minister for Health the details of any new funding provided for drug services in 2017; the proportion of this that will be allocated to the proposed injecting facility and the proportion that will be provided for other services as identified by local drugs task forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8009/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Feb 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 250. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to reduce the waiting time for children with scoliosis to undergo critical surgery; the expected waiting times for urgent cases when the new unit opens in Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin; when he expects to clear the waiting list for this surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8016/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (16 Feb 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 251. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that funding for the provision of a specialist clinic (details supplied) is ring-fenced; if he will direct the HSE to provide an explanation for the reason provision for this clinic was not made in its 2017 service plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8017/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (16 Feb 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 316. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when her attention was frst drawn to the existence of the Tusla files in respect of a person (details supplied); the action she took on learning of the existence of these files; if she alerted any of her Cabinet colleagues at the time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8013/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (16 Feb 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 317. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the name of the data protection officer in Tusla; the actions he or she undertook to ensure the security of personal data and the storing of such to prevent its entry into the public domain in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8014/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (21 Feb 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 114. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has any means of monitoring the uptake of parental leave across all employment sectors; if so, the details of the uptake rates across sectors; and if she will provide the rates in relation to gender, socioeconomic profile and any other categories. [8733/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Standards (21 Feb 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 275. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the action he will take to ensure an improvement in the standard of one bedroom rental accommodation; if he is satisfied with the current level of inspections on such properties being carried out by local authorities; the steps that can be taken by local authorities to compel landlords to improve the standards of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Land Issues (21 Feb 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 265. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way in which land costs for residential developments are measured and tracked by his Department or any agency under the remit of his Department; and the latest publication his Department is relying on to inform trends in this area. [8473/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (21 Feb 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 331. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 308 of 14 February 2017, and recent media reports (details supplied), if he will outline the Government's plans with regard to the recognition of Palestinian statehood; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8606/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (21 Feb 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 375. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the administration and management structures in Creative Ireland; the way in which the Creative Ireland advisory committees will be structured and their membership; her plans to maintain the so-called arm's length approach to Creative Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8617/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Recruitment (21 Feb 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 472. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to ending the mandatory retirement age for those persons involved in nursing in the public sector in order to help improve staffing levels in view of the current shortage of nurses within the health service and the difficulties in recruiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8554/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (21 Feb 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 540. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legislation governing the sale, importation and welfare of exotic animals; his plans to update this legislation; if a record exists of such animal imports; and if so, the location that such records are published. [8260/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Costs (22 Feb 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 99. To ask the Minister for Finance the total cost, and the categories of expenses in each case, of income tax relief for medical expenses over each of the past five years. [9079/17]