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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times (18 Jun 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 651. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average waiting time for social welfare appeals to be heard by the social welfare appeals office; if the average waiting time is calculated from the date on which the appeal by the appellant is received by the office or the date on which the appeal is formally registered by the office; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Applications (18 Jun 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 679. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 510 of 14 May 2019, the position regarding a foreshore licence for a proposal (details supplied) in County Dublin; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that works have commenced beside this highly environmentally sensitive location, yet the licence has still not been finally...

National Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jun 2019)

Róisín Shortall: I am sharing time with Deputy Catherine Martin.

National Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jun 2019)

Róisín Shortall: In the few minutes I have available to me I want to again raise the issue of the long promised and much needed national maternity hospital to replace Holles Street hospital. This facility has been promised for some time. In 2012, the then Minister for Health, now Senator James Reilly, announced the move to the campus at St. Vincent's. At that stage, it seemed that none of the detail had...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Circulars (19 Jun 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 120. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the target date for issuing a circular to public sector employers in respect of the changes under the Parental Leave (Amendment) Act 2019. [25696/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Parental Leave (19 Jun 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 123. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position on the transferability of parental leave from one parent to another under legislation and practice in circumstances in which the two parents are working for separate public sector bodies, for instance a local authority and a Department; and if such a transfer of leave can be permitted under such circumstances in view of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal Applications (19 Jun 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 158. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 231 of 4 December 2018, 529 of 26 March 2019 and 546 of 8 May 2019, if the assessment of the caseload of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal which he requested is finalised; if so, the outcomes and actions arising from same; if not, the reason for the delay; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (19 Jun 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 201. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 345 of 5 February 2019, if the HSE has approved the draft HSE staff breastfeeding in the workplace policy which was drawn up by the breastfeeding implementation group; if not, the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25787/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Parental Leave (19 Jun 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 260. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the target date for issuing information to private sector employers in respect of the changes under the Parental Leave (Amendment) Act 2019. [25697/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Data (20 Jun 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of payment accounts with basic features that have been created in each of the years since the inception of SI No. 482 of 2016 by the financial institution providing same. [25944/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services Funding (20 Jun 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 202. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the funding provided to the Citizens Information Board in each of the past three years. [25935/19]

Home Help: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jun 2019)

Róisín Shortall: I commend Deputy O'Reilly and her Sinn Féin colleagues on the introduction of this motion. This is the second time in a very short period of time that we have discussed this issue, which is one of the most pressing issues in the health service. It typifies everything that is wrong with the way health services are provided in this country. I refer again to the principles that underlie...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (25 Jun 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a child (details supplied) will be provided with a full-time special needs assistant when commencing secondary school in view of the fact the child has had same during primary education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26162/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Better Energy Homes Scheme (25 Jun 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 584. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the review of the better energy warmer homes scheme scheduled for mid-2019, will take place (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26246/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (26 Jun 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 79. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to reduce insurance costs; if particular attention will be addressed to ensuring that insurance companies will reduce premiums when reforms are eventually implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27131/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (26 Jun 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 121. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of places for young persons in the Garda youth diversion projects in Dublin by area; if there has been a decrease in gardaí referring young persons to these projects; if so, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27130/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Data (2 Jul 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of third-level students in each of the past ten years by the number of students born here; the number of EU, Swiss, EEA students and others; the percentage of each nationality in each of the years total student population in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27573/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Regulations (2 Jul 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 401. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed draft Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (temporary absence of pharmacist from pharmacy) rules 2018; if he has considered concerns raised by an association (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27623/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mobile Telephony Services (2 Jul 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 566. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the basis on which his Department has established that there are no discernible health implications from the roll-out of 5G here; and the extent to which medical guidelines underpinning same are updated and kept under review. [27986/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airlines Regulations (2 Jul 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 599. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the issue of potentially unfair commercial advantage for an airline (details supplied) and market distortion issues were considered before a decision was made in relation to the recently issued permit for the airline to operate a service between Dublin and Madrid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27921/19]