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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Commissions of Inquiry (4 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 107 of 11 May 2017, the status of the bill of costs that has been submitted to the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse by each of the religious congregations; if the commission is now in a position to release this information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29674/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (4 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 253. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions in each of the past three years for driving without tax and insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29654/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (4 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 254. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 109 of 25 April 2018, the status of the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29655/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (4 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 273. To ask the Minister for Health if breast reduction surgery on medical grounds and supported by a consultant’s letter is available under the treatment abroad scheme and-or the cross-border healthcare directive; the procedure for a person to access treatment under these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29485/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hepatitis C Incidence (4 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 299. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE's plans to develop metrics for an elimination strategy for HCV; the steps the HSE will take to reach its stated goal of having Ireland HCV free by 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29584/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hepatitis C Incidence (4 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 300. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the 2018 tender for HCV medicines has not been finalised; if the tender results will be released as soon as possible; the steps he will take to prevent the delay being repeated in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29585/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hepatitis C Incidence (4 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 301. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct the HSE to release details of the HCV testing and community implementation budget to persons (details supplied) and interested groups for review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29586/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (4 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 312. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to ensure there is no shortage of taxis in view of the significant reduction in the number of taxi drivers in the past five years; the steps he is taking to address the high costs of insurance faced by new taxi drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29542/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (4 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 342. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the supports and services in place for persons in the Dublin City Council area who move from the rent supplement payment to the housing assistance payment when they take up full-time work after a period of unemployment and retraining; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29487/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Proposed Legislation (5 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 5. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if hate crime legislation will be introduced; the steps he is taking to improve the recording of such crimes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29838/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Proposed Legislation (5 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: A report by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties published yesterday has found that the lack of specific hate crime legislation has given rise to what is termed a policy vacuum. The hate aspect of crimes is gradually filtered out as complaints make their way through the criminal justice system. How does the Minister intend to respond to the report and address the issues raised therein?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Proposed Legislation (5 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: That is not a very satisfactory response. As the Minister knows, the Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act 1989 applies only to what is regarded as hate speech and is completely unsuited to addressing crimes motivated by hate such as horrific acts of violence, criminal damage and petty vandalism. The Minister must accept that the impact of such crimes, even at the lower end of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Proposed Legislation (5 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister has said that he and the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, are committed to this. What actions do they intend to take? There is no evidence that the Minister is taking this issue seriously. It is as if this problem was brought to his attention yesterday in the Irish Council for Civil Liberties report. The migrant integration strategy, which was published over a year and a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Proposed Legislation (5 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: With respect, that is complete waffle.

Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: The Tánaiste spoke earlier about promised legislation in respect of open disclosure and the need to avoid an adversarial environment in regard to the CervicalCheck issue. We heard from the solicitor for Vicky Phelan this morning that there are delays in regard to the HSE agreeing a protocol to release slides for the women concerned. When the HSE is behaving like that, the women have no...

Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: There is a delay in regard to the protocol.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (5 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 181. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the removal of healthcare assistants from the ineligible categories of employment listing will be considered in view of the staffing shortfall and expected growth in the industry as a result of demographic changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29882/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (5 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 240. To ask the Minister for Health the contract arrangements with a company (details supplied); if triage staff are incentivised to refer patients for general practitioner review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29879/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (5 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 241. To ask the Minister for Health his views on public concern about the thoroughness of the BreastCheck screening programme; the action which is taken in cases in which a mammogram indicates increasing breast density; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29880/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (5 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 242. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 157 of 13 December 2017 and 121 of 24 January 2018, if he has received a report in respect of removing the inpatient day case charge for hemochromatosis patients; and the action he will take to address the matter. [29881/18]