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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (25 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 212. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the commitment outlined in the programme for partnership Government to lower the cost of medicines and to examine opportunities to leverage the purchasing power of the State through national or European initiatives to make greater use of generic medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45155/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Investigations (25 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 224. To ask the Minister for Health if a report (details supplied) has been completed; if he has received it; when it will be made available to the complainant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45316/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (25 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 225. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to new 2012 procedures for the awarding of the renewal and awarding of medical cards (details supplied) and the impact of these in respect of payments to general practitioners; and the steps he is taking to address this matter. [45317/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (25 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 260. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to implement the 2008 Labour Court recommendation on the provision of pensions for community employment supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45154/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Administration (26 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to publish guidelines for ETB, comprehensive and community school students that wish to opt out of religious studies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45622/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Administration (26 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied with the situation whereby the Catholic church is assisting in the development of opt-out guidelines for ETB students that wish to opt out of religious studies in County Tipperary; his views on whether this collaboration is appropriate for an ETB in view of recent media reports (details supplied); and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Administration (26 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the rejection of the claim that State-run second level schools in County Tipperary have a Catholic ethos is in conflict with the assertion by the CEO of the Tipperary ETB that the schools that the ETB administers on behalf of the State have a Catholic ethos; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45624/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Administration (26 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to examine the practices of ETB schools nationally in order to ensure they do not have a de facto singular religious ethos; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45625/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Patronage (26 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 207. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the promised review of the religious patronage and ownership of hospitals and associated facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45618/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (26 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 208. To ask the Minister for Health the costs associated with the upgrade of hospital systems to facilitate the MedLIS project for 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45619/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (26 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 209. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the roll-out of the national MedLIS project in view of the HSE's claim that the delay was due to the need to accommodate changes that are required for the system to work in the right way for the health care system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45620/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Electronic Health Records (26 Oct 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 210. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the roll-out of the new national information technology systems for maternity hospitals; the expected date for this system to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45621/17]

Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I want to raise the matter of the Paradise Papers and the information which has emerged in regard to Apple's tax arrangements, the facilitation of these arrangements by successive Irish Governments and the considerably negative impact this is having on Ireland's reputation. The central theme running through the Paradise Papers is the relentless quest of the wealthy and powerful, the great...

Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: It is a cop-out to say the issue of tax avoidance needs international solutions alone. Yes, it does need them, but it also needs us in Ireland to close the loopholes which Governments have created, including the double Irish in 1991 and the changes to the capital allowance arrangements which the Taoiseach's Government introduced just last year. This greed fuelled quest to pay no tax is, of...

Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: The Government created a new one.

Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: Why did Deputy Michael Noonan do it?

Order of Business (7 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: Tuesday's business shall be No. 8, motion re terms of reference of Select Committee on Rural and Community Development, 14th report of the Committee of Selection and appointment of Chairman of Select Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement; No. 9, motion re Financial Resolutions for the Finance Bill 2017; No. 20, Water Services Bill 2017 - Order for Report Stage and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Funding (7 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 162. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the funding the Government contributes to medicines research and development annually; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46481/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Reports (7 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 173. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has received the advice she requested from the Attorney General regarding the publication of a report (details supplied); the reason for the delay in the issuing of this advice; the number of times her office has sought an update on this matter from the Office of the Attorney General; if she will now publish the report; and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sexual Offences Data (7 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 479. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for his decision to reverse the plan to fund an updated SAVI study as promised by his predecessor in view of the fact that the findings in the past study are 12 years old; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45756/17]