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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (17 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 1187. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the action he is taking to promote the development of facilities here for the recycling of soft plastics; and the requirements set down in respect of the recycling industry to have such facilities or to have the option of subcontracting this type of material to companies in another country in which soft plastics can...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (17 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 1189. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the basis on which companies are permitted to put a recyclable logo or emblem on the packaging of their goods; if there is a system to limit the use of this logo or emblem here to packaging that can be recycled here; and the way in which this is currently policed here. [16097/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (17 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 1301. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the proposals for BRT between Swords and Dublin city centre in view of the recently announced MetroLink plans; if the BRT scheme will be progressed during the planning and construction phase of MetroLink; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15985/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Payments (17 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 1456. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the action she is taking through her Department or through the Citizens Information Board to ensure there is greater uptake of the UK's winter fuel payment by eligible persons resident here and to raise awareness of the availability of the scheme and the hard and soft criteria applying to the scheme. [16291/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (17 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 1485. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the statutory basis for the fuel allowance scheme, the household benefits package and the free travel scheme. [16771/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (17 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 1585. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 120 of 22 March 2018, the work being undertaken by his Department to encourage those availing of the nursing homes support scheme to make their vacant homes available for sale or rental; his plans to address the issue of financial disincentives as part of this work; and if he will make...

Data Protection Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: In the past few weeks, we have all seen how important it is to have robust data protection and to ensure that we have those measures in place right across society. Be it through the GDPR or domestic legislation, they are now a vital component of everyday life. The Bill does not go far enough in terms of providing specific protections to young people generally and children in particular. I...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Multidenominational Schools (18 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the definition of a multidenominational ethos used by his Department; the steps he is taking to ensure the ethos of all multidenominational schools is reflective of the school community as a whole and not dominated by the majority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16967/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Garda Vetting of Personnel (18 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 226. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that under new vetting procedures organisations can no longer have all their staff and board vetted as is good practice and that roles now must be defined as having relevant work experience with children; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that there are no guidelines available...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Banking (18 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 228. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the public banking investigation; if the finalised report has been submitted to Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16966/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Data (18 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 229. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of an invalidity pension by those that are under 66 years of age and over 66 years of age respectively. [16854/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Treatment Purchase Fund (19 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 5. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the recently announced funding for the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, to procure medical procedures in private hospitals represents best value for money; if a cost-benefit analysis on this €50 million investment has been carried out; his further views on whether this policy could represent a perverse incentive in the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Treatment Purchase Fund (19 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister's Government, along with Fianna Fáil, has resurrected the NTPF. We know that is only a stopgap measure, and we know it has been problematic in the past. Can he assure us that he has carried out a cost-benefit analysis before committing to the very substantial figure of €50 million? What kind of assurance can he give us that we are actually going to get value for...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Treatment Purchase Fund (19 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: Those figures are fine. They are very aspirational. However, the Minister has not answered the question. How do we know that we are going to get value for money for that €50 million? We know that the NTPF has been problematic in the past. There is a major structural problem within the health service in that we do not know relative costs for different procedures. Would the Minister...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Treatment Purchase Fund (19 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: I am sure the Minister is aware that, in regard to the NTPF, in the past funding went into public hospitals but it was found by the Comptroller and Auditor General that this just went into the general budget of each of those hospitals and there was no ring-fencing. Again, the reality is that we do not know how much a cataract operation or hip replacement operation costs. Unless we have that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Data (19 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 174. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of open cases with GSOC by the length of time they have been open, the stage of investigation and the average time between the opening and closing of cases in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17175/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (19 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 217. To ask the Minister for Health the action that has been taken on each of the recommendations from the Commission on Assisted Human Reproduction; and his further plans in this regard. [17325/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: By any standards, last week was a bad one for transparency and accountability in politics. It is important that we learn lessons from that. One way the Taoiseach can show that he has learned some lessons is by giving effect to the many recommendations that the Standards in Public Office Commission, SIPO, has made in recent years with regard to tightening up the position in resect of...

Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: I asked when Committee Stage will commence.

Topical Issue Debate: Capitation Grants (24 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: I thank the Minister for coming to the House to take this issue. Yesterday, the Catholic Primary School Management Association, or CPSMA, released a study on foot of its commission to Grant Thornton to carry out an analysis of the funding situation in most of our primary schools. The analysis highlights the major problems which have been caused to schools as a result of cuts in capitation...