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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (25 Jun 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: Yesterday, I attended a British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly committee meeting at Stormont. One issue that emerged was the implementation of new models of education, which Deputy Regina Doherty has just mentioned. Another interesting issue concerned the overall implementation of the Good Friday Agreement. Listening to the various representatives of different communities, be they loyalist...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (25 Jun 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 119. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to bring forward legislation to allow for the introduction of minimum standards, inspection scheduling, mandatory training requirements, reporting procedures, to cover those public and private providers of care for elderly persons and vulnerable adults in their own homes; his views on whether a regime of this nature is needed and warranted...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Issues (25 Jun 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 267 of 26 February 2013, if he will provide an update regarding a fund which was to be administered by his Department to support survivors of institutional abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30517/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Advisers Remuneration (25 Jun 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 309. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if payments made to the advisors of serving members of the Government are expected to be reduced as part of the recently enacted legislation on public pay Haddington Road; and if so, the amount by which each grade will reduce and the overall saving from the pay of Government advisors; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Leader's Allowance Issues (25 Jun 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 310. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details in tabular form by Deputy and Senator of the total amount paid under the Leaders allowance to individual members of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann excluding those Deputies who were leaders of political parties comprising three deputies or more since 1997; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (25 Jun 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 365. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to allow jobseeker's selected and approved to take part in a TUS programme to work within a school environment where assistance could be offered especially in sports coaching; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30278/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (25 Jun 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 513. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of any future live cattle exports; if he is actively engaged in development of markets for the live trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30461/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Slaughter Statistics (25 Jun 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 519. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details in tabular form by local authority for the years 2010, 2011 and 2012 of the number of horses that have been disposed of under the supervision of the local authorities for that period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30624/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (25 Jun 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 566. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an appeal for the general practitioners visit card was refused in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30199/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Numbers (25 Jun 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 577. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in detail the number of persons who attended general practitioners based in each of the health centres in County Limerick during the years 2011 and 2012 with full medical cards and those that attended with GP visit cards. [30268/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (25 Jun 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 601. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include the National Asthma Programme in the upcoming Health Services Executive Service Plan for 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30622/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (25 Jun 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 651. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the social inclusion measures, in terms of participation, that are required of those sporting organisations in receipt of funds from the Irish Sports Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30114/13]

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (26 Jun 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: When the announcement of the reallocation of resource teacher hours was made the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party had a meeting of its education committee on Thursday morning and another meeting since the start of this week with the Minister for Education and Skills and officials from his office. I found it very productive. As the previous speaker said, many calls about this issue were made to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (26 Jun 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 23. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the recent events in Turkey, if he is satisfied that the criteria set out in that country's efforts to become a member of the European Union are being met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30488/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (26 Jun 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the person who has responsibility for the land at a location (details supplied) in County Wexford; if he will supply contact details for the appropriate person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30961/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (26 Jun 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 141. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30977/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Programmes (26 Jun 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a walking and cycling strategy for the town of Newcastle West, County Limerick that was submitted by Limerick County Council to the National Sustainable Transport office in December 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30933/13]

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy should ask the man sitting beside her about that.

Other Questions: Road Safety Strategy (27 Jun 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: On the last occasion of ministerial questions on transport, I raised this issue. I also raised it at a meeting of the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications. I am sure Deputy Dooley would not accuse me of filibustering in the slightest.

Other Questions: Road Safety Strategy (27 Jun 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank Deputy Dooley. The Minister stated that last year and the previous year the number of road fatalities had fallen, but an issue that has come up on a number of occasions is the number of serious injuries. I asked previously if, in the Road Safety Authority's annual statistics, the authority could, in addition, examine the reporting of different categories of injury, because that...