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Palestine: Statements (15 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: I join other Deputies in condemning the massively disproportionate levels of force used against protesters in Gaza in the past 48 hours. The latest death toll is approximately 60, with over 750 wounded by live gunfire. It is outrageous that people armed only with slingshots and rocks can be indiscriminately mown down with ammunition, while, 40 miles away, representatives of the United...

Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (15 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 13:In page 28, after line 34, to insert the following:Micro-targeting and profiling of children 30.It shall be an offence under this Act for any company or corporate body to process the personal data of a child as defined by section 29 for the purposes of direct marketing, profiling or micro-targeting, for financial gain. Such an offence shall be punishable by an...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (15 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 98. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the work he undertook to encourage EU and UN member states to pursue a full diplomatic resolution to the Syrian conflict in relation to the EU UN Syria Donor Conference in Brussels that took place on 24 and 25 April 2018; the steps he will take to ensure an increase in humanitarian assistance to displaced Syrians that require urgent...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications Administration (15 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 99. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if it is now a legal requirement for Irish citizens to have a public services card to renew a passport; if so, the relevant primary or secondary legislation in which this requirement is stated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20814/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Labour Court Recommendations (15 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 222. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will implement the 2008 Labour Court recommendation regarding pension provision for supervisors of community employment schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20843/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Multidenominational Schools (15 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a statement (details supplied); and his further views on whether that to be truly multi-denominational a school must give equal weight to the background of all students and ensure the majority view is not allowed to dictate the ethos of the school. [20819/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reports (15 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish the report into the death of a person (details supplied) which was conducted by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21044/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (15 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 287. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the significant drop in Garda numbers (details supplied); if he will raise the matter with An Garda Síochána in view of the ongoing gangland feud in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21480/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Inquiry (15 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 303. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to reports that the location and content of the Garda file relating to a person (details supplied) are unknown; the steps he is taking to locate the file; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21045/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Inquiry (15 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 304. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the files relating to the death of a person (details supplied) that are held by his Department; if he will publish them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21046/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transport (15 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 331. To ask the Minister for Health the protocols for transporting patients between two facilities (details supplied); if it is standard practice for residents in this rehabilitation facility to have to cover the cost of specialised transport, for example, wheelchair accessible taxis to and from hospital follow-up appointments when the person is an inpatient receiving rehabilitative...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Reports (15 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 401. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the report into the death of a person (details supplied) which was conducted by the Midlands Health Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21043/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network Expansion (15 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 494. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if in the planning for the capital improvement works in preparation for the proposed electrification of the Maynooth commuter train service, the previously proposed flyover or bridge at the site of the Coolmine Road level crossing, Dublin 15 is envisaged as part of the works. [20872/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Agency Data (15 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 578. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the types of land controlled or owned by the Housing Agency (details supplied); the amount that is zoned residential; and the local authorities in which the land parcels are located. [20967/18]

Leaders' Questions (16 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: Given the demand from many Deputies for answers about a number of aspects of the cervical cancer issue, it is regrettable and unsatisfactory that neither the Taoiseach nor the Minister for Health is present to respond. Notwithstanding that, more than two weeks ago on 1 May, the Minister for Health informed the House of a considerable additional number of women who had developed cervical...

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (16 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: There must be a look-back on the larger number of women. The Department of Health estimated that some 320 of the women had had smear tests. It is likely is that some 45 of them received false negative results. It is not an enormous number, but it is an extremely pressing and concerning issue for each of them. They have real concerns about the lack of access to vital information on their...

Questions on Promised Legislation (16 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: Alcohol abuse has a hugely negative impact on many aspects of Irish society. It is a very significant factor in our very high rates of mental illness and it also places a huge burden on our health service. It is two and a half years since the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill was first published but the progress of that legislation has been painfully slow and very much dogged by the undue...

Questions on Promised Legislation (16 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: What is holding it up? Why is the Government not progressing it?

Data Protection Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: I will repeat what I said last night about everybody in this House being interested in and concerned about child protection. We all share the same objective. The question is as to the best way to do that. We cannot ignore the very strong representations we have heard from Barnardos, the Children's Rights Alliance and the ISPCC. They make a number of very cogent points. The predominant...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Cervical Screening Programme Data (16 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 164. To ask the Minister for Health the number of clinicians that were contacted by CervicalCheck on foot of the smear test review; and if all of these clinicians have made contact with all their patients that are covered by the audit [21706/18]