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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 272. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources will be provided to the maxillofacial department in St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8 in order to allow persons (details supplied) to be seen and to receive treatment within a reasonable timeframe; and if he is satisfied with the operation of this department. [21098/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (3 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 273. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in the maxillofacial department in St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8. [21099/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (3 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 274. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether income from the rent-a-room scheme should be included in the calculation of means for medical cards in view of the fact that this scheme has the potential to contribute to addressing the housing crisis. [21102/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (3 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 275. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify comments made in respect of the Government retaining a golden share in the new national maternity hospital in view of the 2010 European Court of Justice ruling against Portugal (details supplied) that found that this practice was illegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21104/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (4 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 80. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when her attention was drawn to a number of domestic murders which had been misclassified as in official Garda records as assaults causing harm; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21357/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (4 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the implementation of action five of Strategic Priority 1 of An International Education Strategy for Ireland 2016 to 2020 (details supplied); and the reason for the delay in following through on this action. [21273/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse (4 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm recent media reports that the money owed by religious orders under the redress agreement will be offset against their legal fees; the estimated total cost of these legal fees by religious order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21281/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Groups (4 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 196. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE have commissioned further forensic audits of a group (details supplied) subsequent to the review which concluded in April 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21278/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Groups (4 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 198. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the progress in separating St Vincent's University Hospital, a publicly-funded hospital, from the private elements of the St. Vincent's Healthcare Group, in view of statements made by the HSE (details supplied); if he has satisfied himself that all consultants are now working within the terms of their contracts; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (4 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 197. To ask the Minister for Health to provide detail on the publicly-funded hospitals that are currently used as security in private loan or mortgage agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21279/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (4 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 199. To ask the Minister for Health if the proposed changes to the governance of the national maternity hospital will require an Act of the Houses of the Oireachtas to amend or repeal the 1936 Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21282/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (4 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 209. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the details of the proposed breakdown of public and private rooms in the new national maternity hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21355/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (4 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 210. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the details of the provision of private consulting rooms in the new national maternity hospital; the cost to consultants of private consulting rooms per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21356/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (4 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 211. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm media reports that facilities would be provided in the new national maternity hospital for a not-for-profit firm (details supplied); the services this firm will provide; when he was informed of this arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21358/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Charges (4 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 205. To ask the Minister for Health further to correspondence from the HSE (details supplied), if he will bring forward the necessary legislative changes to allow for a single prescription charge to be applied to medicines dispensed at different strengths and in different containers. [21325/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (4 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 213. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which his Department and the HSE have responded to each of the recommendations, respectively, contained in table 8.1 of the ESRI report, Delivery of Pharmaceuticals in Ireland (Research Series, Number 24); and the action that has been taken in respect of each of the recommendations. [21360/17]

Ireland and the Negotiations on the UK’s Withdrawal from the EU: Statements (9 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: On Thursday next, the chief European Union Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, will come to this House. I think that is a very important occasion and it is an opportunity for Members to send a very clear message regarding the priorities for Ireland in the context of Brexit. I want to focus on a recent statement Mr. Barnier made in Brussels in the opening phase of negotiations. I want to...

Proposed Sale of AIB Shares: Motion [Private Members] (9 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: Is it not seven and a half minutes in total?

Proposed Sale of AIB Shares: Motion [Private Members] (9 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: We were not notified of that.

Proposed Sale of AIB Shares: Motion [Private Members] (9 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: My apologies. I thought the request had to be made. I did not know it was automatic. A major part of the problem with the Government's proposal is its claim that the proceeds of any sale cannot be used for investment purposes. There is no doubt Ireland is hugely lacking in terms of investment in our public services. The expected proceeds of the sale amount to a mere 1% of our debt....