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Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy Implementation (19 Nov 2013)

Micheál Martin: 648. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of each action contained in the National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016 following the recent meeting of the oversight forum on drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48947/13]

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2013)

Micheál Martin: Next Saturday there will be an event entitled Walk a Mile in Ronan and Katie's Shoes to lobby for the return of Ronan and Katie's discretionary medical cards. Katie is a five-year-old girl with Down's syndrome and many complications, including asthma and juvenile arthritis. Her medical card was granted based on her medical condition and although her condition has become a little worse since...

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2013)

Micheál Martin: The child was offered a long-term illness card but many of his conditions do not qualify under the long-term illness card. If somebody met the person they could sort it out. I use these cases to illustrate the problem. I dealt with approximately 12 cases two months ago, including people with varying ages and various conditions or disabilities, including motor neuron disease. Professor...

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2013)

Micheál Martin: It concerns a young child with a very rare condition, which I will not name because in doing so I would nearly identify the child.

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2013)

Micheál Martin: Fewer than ten people in the world have this condition. In the name of God, what kind of system do we have when the Government takes a medical card from such a child? Can the Taoiseach answer that question? I do not think he can. This is a call to stop all of the meaningless rhetoric -----

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2013)

Micheál Martin: We are talking about giving everybody under the age of five years a medical card. We could start by giving everybody in this category a medical card. That would introduce fair play. We could do this before we start giving out medical cards to anybody else.

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2013)

Micheál Martin: Can sick children and people with multiple conditions be given medical cards? I am asking for a change in policy. Do not tell me it has not changed. It has and I want that change to be reversed and medical cards restored to these young children and adults.

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2013)

Micheál Martin: It is a probity exercise.

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2013)

Micheál Martin: It was the Minister of State who said in response to a parliamentary question that there had been a change of policy. Blame everybody else, except yourself.

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2013)

Micheál Martin: It is not that case.

Order of Business (20 Nov 2013)

Micheál Martin: In the context of the part of the programme for Government which deals with Northern Ireland, I wish to raise with the Taoiseach the remarks made by the Attorney General of Northern Ireland this morning. I have grave concerns with regard to what the latter is suggesting and proposing. This goes to the core of many issues that have been raised in this House on quite a number of occasions,...

Order of Business (20 Nov 2013)

Micheál Martin: It affects us.

Order of Business (20 Nov 2013)

Micheál Martin: Why wait?

Order of Business (20 Nov 2013)

Micheál Martin: The past includes everybody.

Order of Business (20 Nov 2013)

Micheál Martin: I do not want a debate now either. I am making the point that the past includes this House. We debated the Dublin and Monaghan bombings-----

Order of Business (20 Nov 2013)

Micheál Martin: It is not fair or correct for the Taoiseach to take the line he is taking. The House is entitled to feed into the process.

Order of Business (20 Nov 2013)

Micheál Martin: I am not debating it. I am seeking time for a debate in advance of Dr. Haass making his recommendations. Many people who have cases before the prosecution service are suspicious and worry that their cases will never be prosecuted.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (20 Nov 2013)

Micheál Martin: 128. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the back to education allowance which has been available for qualified candidates undertaking a higher diploma in education will be available for the masters in education which is replacing the higher diploma as a teaching qualification; if it is not available, the reasons for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49829/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Projects (20 Nov 2013)

Micheál Martin: 223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding funding for an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 7 to upgrade the swimming pool on its premises; the body responsible for providing this funding for the pool; the date on which this funding will be released; the date on which building works are due to commence in relation to the swimming pool upgrade; if...

Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2013)

Micheál Martin: The cull of discretionary medical cards continues unabated. This involves taking cards from very sick and terminally ill people. Such people are still being asked to document and prove they have incurable conditions. Many of these cases are well known to the health authorities. Letters continue to issue in pursuit of a policy change this Government has decided upon, which is essentially...