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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (22 Jan 2015)

John Halligan: 139. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of valid under 70s medical cards; the current number of valid over 70s medical cards; the average cost to the State per medical card; the total amount rebated to general practitioners across the country for medical card services for 2013 and 2014. [3103/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (27 Jan 2015)

John Halligan: 415. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 126 of 27 November 2014 if he will confirm the design team has been appointed to this project and is working on stage 1 design; if the tendering process has begun; if the tendering documents have been forwarded to the construction industry seeking a reputable builder to complete the project; if so, when a builder will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries (27 Jan 2015)

John Halligan: 572. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the effectiveness of the current system for counting on Irish waterways; his further views that it is providing incorrect estimates of salmon and eel stock levels; if the process of a once annual count needs to be addressed as it only takes in rod line catches and the number of anglers are down across the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Ireland Investigations (27 Jan 2015)

John Halligan: 573. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the most recent social impact study was completed in relation to the effect the closure of salmon and eel fishing is having on the families of the affected fishermen; if his attention has been drawn to the serious pressure being put on these families; his plans for a new social impact study to assess the risk to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Ireland Investigations (27 Jan 2015)

John Halligan: 574. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there are funds reserved from the last salmon buy-out that could be allocated to a scheme where older fishermen could avail of retirement scheme; his plans to introduce a further set-aside scheme for those who wish to seek alternative employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3849/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries (27 Jan 2015)

John Halligan: 575. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to conduct a review of the composition of the two standing scientific committees with a view to having a fair and complete representation of all groups affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3850/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fisheries Protection (27 Jan 2015)

John Halligan: 576. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department received feedback regarding the European initiative, FARNET, which covers more than 10,000 km. of inland fisheries in Europe; his views that this needs to be extended to areas where tidal water stops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3851/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Data Protection (3 Feb 2015)

John Halligan: 409. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken by his Department since his rise to the position of Minister to ensure that data protection issues are eradicated from the PCRS; his views on serious flaws within the MC system which need to be immediately addressed; how an official review form forwarded to a medical card holder, which was apparently automatically generated...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (3 Feb 2015)

John Halligan: 423. To ask the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries that were performed at University Hospital Waterford in January 2015; the number of those scheduled surgeries that were cancelled; the reason for the cancellations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4467/15]

European Debt: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Feb 2015)

John Halligan: This motion refers to the founding principles and values of the European Union. Above all else, the Union was founded on the values of respect for human dignity, liberty, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights. When in Europe last week at a meeting of the Council of Europe's Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, it struck me, as I listened to the cases...

European Debt: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Feb 2015)

John Halligan: Why has poverty increased?

European Debt: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Feb 2015)

John Halligan: We have the highest child poverty levels in Europe.

European Debt: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Feb 2015)

John Halligan: We are worse off than we ever were.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Bilateral Relations and the Activities of Boko Haram: Ambassador of Nigeria (4 Feb 2015)

John Halligan: Although I am not a member of this committee, I am a member of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs and a member of the Council of Europe and the human rights committee. I thank the Chairman for allowing me to contribute to the meeting. I welcome the ambassador and offer my condolences to the people of the Nigeria who are at the front line dealing with Boko Haram. I support...

Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2015)

John Halligan: They go to the local authorities and they are out on the waiting list.

Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2015)

John Halligan: We have been talking about that for years.

Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2015)

John Halligan: Hear, hear.

Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2015)

John Halligan: Exactly.

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (11 Feb 2015)

John Halligan: The Bill authorises the Government to describe an education provider as a university for a particular purpose. I want to ask questions on why the Government is using the merger process to create certain institutes which it will describe as technological universities. I believe it is to fob off voters in several regions of the country. This is not a political statement, and I will go into...

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (11 Feb 2015)

John Halligan: All of the indications and statistics, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and report after report have stated Waterford IT needs to stand alone as a university. Its catchment area is as big as Galway or Cork. This has not been stated explicitly by any Minister. They have not come to Waterford. There are all types of indications. The Minister has established another commission and we do...