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Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am not making any insinuations. I am citing from reports I have read. I have not in the intervening period heard the Minister either denounce or decry the reported statements, which were hugely offensive to the nursing profession. Here we are once again-----

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Minister has interrupted me sufficiently and he has had a couple of weeks to correct the record.

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I would expect that the Minister's press attaché, who has strong roots in the media profession, would be able to scour the newspapers for the Minister. Perhaps, between them, they could drum up the loose change. It is not my responsibility to provide the Sunday papers to the Minister. He is well able to afford to buy the damn things himself.

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: On the issue of accountability, we had a taste of so-called accountability here yesterday in the course of the Topical Issue debate. This is very relevant to the Bill before us, because it is about the relationship between the HSE and the Minister. This Minister, like his predecessor Mary Harney, hides behind the HSE when it suits and pushes the HSE aside when it suits. He hid behind the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Legislation (30 Jan 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding changes in the adoption law in relation to declaration extensions (details supplied); the measures she will take to address this situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4610/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Generation (31 Jan 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way in which small area renewable energy projects can feed their electricity into the main electricity grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4690/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (31 Jan 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health the person that is undertaking the review of the National Traveller Health Advisory Committee; the date on which it will be completed; when the next meeting of the National Traveller Health Advisory Committee will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4945/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (31 Jan 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health of the €115 million additional demographic moneys allocated to Health Service Executive social inclusion budget in 2012, the amount that was allocated towards traveller health developments; of the indicative additional demographic budget of €114 million allocated to social inclusion in 2013, the amount that will be allocated for traveller health;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (31 Jan 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that the appalling health profile of travellers evident in the All Ireland Traveller Health Study Report published in 2010, when he will develop an action plan/update the National Traveller Health Strategy to address traveller health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4947/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Application Numbers (5 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons that have so far availed of the mortgage to rent scheme; if he will provide a breakdown on a local authority basis; the number currently seeking to avail of this process; and his plans to widen the parameters to enable more person avail of the scheme. [5554/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Representations (5 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to local elected representatives, town, county, city and borough councillors to make representations to Student Universal Support Ireland on behalf of constituents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5795/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (5 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cavan has had their appeal refused when the information was provided in terms of their means; if same will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5302/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (5 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details on the commencement of the National Vetting Bureau Act in March 2013; if all provisions in the Act will be commenced at this time; if the National Vetting Bureau will receive additional resources to process the applications in view of the fact that it is taking approximately 12 weeks for applications to be examined; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (5 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is double charging of the prescription charge on medical card holders where the prescription item, as prescribed by the general practitioner, is not available in the milligram dosage prescribed that is 15mg of a given tablet available only in 10mg and 5mg, 7.5mg of a given tablet available only in 5mg and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Symphysiotomy Report (5 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 12 of 19 December 2012, when the full and completed Walsh report into the practice of symphysiotomy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6065/13]

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (5 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I note what the Minister has said and record my support for the passage of the Bill. As I indicated on Second Stage, I would welcome any further restriction of the promotion of tobacco products. I wholeheartedly endorse the Minister's efforts in that regard. I also expressed my disappointment and concern at the EU directive on the right of the State to impose a pricing regime, which was...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (7 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Defence the outstanding vacancies in the Defence Forces on 31 December 2012 and his plans to fill these. [6121/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (7 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his policy in relation to the aid of an interpreter for those who do not have the English language when dealing with local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6447/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Employment Rights Issues (7 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information on the terms and conditions of employment of non-consultant hospital doctors in this State including the average hours worked, the most hours worked, the least hours worked, and the median hours worked per week; if he will detail the number of risk assessments that have been carried out on this practice in the past two years and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (7 Feb 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the development of a primary care centre in an area (details supplied) ion County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6437/13]