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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (30 May 2017)

Michael Moynihan: 290. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will change the means assessment applied to persons who are aged 18 to 24 years of age for jobseeker's allowance to exclude their parents' income in view of the fact that the maximum payment they can receive is already reduced significantly and results in persons being unable to afford to live independently of their parents; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (30 May 2017)

Michael Moynihan: 500. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to address the waiting lists in County Cork for speech and language, CAMHS and assessment of need to determine the scale of a child's disability; if his attention has been drawn to the recent survey carried out by a charity (details supplied) which shows that children in County Cork are waiting significantly longer than those in other...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (30 May 2017)

Michael Moynihan: 514. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that an ambulance service will continue to be based at Millstreet, County Cork; if he will address the recent reports that the ambulance service has been withdrawn from the town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26022/17]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (31 May 2017)

Michael Moynihan: I welcome the discussion. There are two issues. When a family has to make a decision about putting an elderly relative or other family member who requires full-time care into a nursing home, it is a very considerable and fundamental one. This has been debated many times since the fair deal scheme was introduced. By and large, the scheme has worked extremely well. The issue, however, is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (31 May 2017)

Michael Moynihan: 244. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the discussions which have taken place between his Department and the EU authorities regarding the arrangements for the basic payment scheme post-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26116/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Irish Water (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Moynihan: 2171. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will change the tendering process used by Irish Water which is excluding smaller contractors from tendering for projects; his views on whether local contractors should be in a position to tender for works that they would have carried out prior to the establishment of Irish Water; and if he will make a...

Other Questions: Health Care Policy (21 Jun 2017)

Michael Moynihan: 50. To ask the Minister for Health if he or his Department has received and read the all-party Oireachtas committee report on health that was published recently; and the way in which this will be implemented. [27561/17]

Other Questions: Health Care Policy (21 Jun 2017)

Michael Moynihan: Has the Minister for Health's Department received, read and studied the all-party Oireachtas Sláintecare report on the future of the health service, and what are his views on its implementation?

Other Questions: Health Care Policy (21 Jun 2017)

Michael Moynihan: There are a number of aspects to the question. My experience of the health service over the past 12 months is that there is crisis in many aspects of it, but one that always evades me is home care packages and what the Government is doing about them. There is also a discrepancy in how the packages are distributed. The figures show that there are 1,200 in parts of Dublin north-west alone...

Other Questions: Health Care Policy (21 Jun 2017)

Michael Moynihan: I congratulate Deputy Jim Daly on his promotion and wish him well in the Department. On care of the elderly, everybody is telling us that the demographics are changing and that the State needs to be ahead of the curve. When people seek additional home help hours and support within their communities, they have to dovetail with their families to ensure they can stay at home for as long...

Business of Dáil (21 Jun 2017)

Michael Moynihan: The Dáil is scheduled to adjourn at 10.15 p.m., but is the sitting to continue until the business is completed?

Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)

Michael Moynihan: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, on a point of order-----

Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)

Michael Moynihan: The leader of Fianna Fáil, Deputy Micheál Martin, is in Brussels tonight.

Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)

Michael Moynihan: It is a point of information to the House. There was a smear attempt on Deputy Micheál Martin and I wish to-----

Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)

Michael Moynihan: If the debate was allowed last night during our Private Members' time, he would have been here. He has a prior engagement in Brussels tonight.

Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)

Michael Moynihan: There were no questions to be answered last night.

Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)

Michael Moynihan: "Yes" or "No"?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (22 Jun 2017)

Michael Moynihan: 43. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has spoken to his Northern Irish counterpart regarding the negative impact of a hard border on the agrifood sector in particular. [28824/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (27 Jun 2017)

Michael Moynihan: 15. To ask the Taoiseach if the Cabinet committee on health has met recently. [27560/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (27 Jun 2017)

Michael Moynihan: 44. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on regional and rural affairs last met. [28823/17]