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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (4 Dec 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54095/12]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council Funding (4 Dec 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will protect the allocation of funding to the Arts Council and local authorities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54047/12]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services (4 Dec 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the 3 network in an area (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54081/12]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services (4 Dec 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding access to broadband in respect of residents of an area (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54341/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters (4 Dec 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the contractors who are to be given the work of installing water meters nationwide have been appointed; the names of these contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53930/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Arts Council Funding (4 Dec 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will protect the allocation of funding to the Arts Council and local authorities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54048/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Scenic Walks (4 Dec 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a walk being developed in South Kerry called the Bolus Head in Ballinskelligs County Kerry could be combined as an extension or offshoot of the Kerry Way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54268/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Crawfish Regulations (4 Dec 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding crawfish and the rules and regulations surrounding the catching of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54434/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (4 Dec 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if Dublin Vocational Education Committee is administering the youth grant for the entire country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54082/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (4 Dec 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs regarding Student Universal Support Ireland grants to students, the reason that it was deemed necessary to give the authority to Dublin VEC to distribute Student Universal Support Ireland grants to students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53987/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (4 Dec 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount the youth grant has been for the past three years; the total sum of money involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53989/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Staff (4 Dec 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money paid to agency staff in County Kerry working for the Health Service Executive for the accounting period November 2011 to November 2012 on a monthly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53929/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (4 Dec 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health if there will be any changes to generic branded drugs legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54100/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (4 Dec 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health if he will help ensure that the promise to invest €35 million annually in community mental health is honoured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54269/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (4 Dec 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding home help hours in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54433/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (4 Dec 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; if she will expedite this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54437/12]

Civil Defence Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (29 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank Deputy Seamus Healy and the Technical Group for allowing me to share time. The Bill provides for the repeal of the Civil Defence Act 2002, the dissolution of the Civil Defence board and the transfer of its functions and other responsibilities back to the Department of Defence. Its purpose is to bring responsibility for the management, development and administration of Civil Defence...

Order of Business (29 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Tánaiste is aware of the importance of the retention of Aer Arann flights to the Aran islands. In the interests of the health and safety of those living on and visiting the islands, will he ensure, in the same way that the Transport (Córas Iompair Éireann and Subsidiary Companies Borrowings) Bill provided for an increase in the borrowing limit for CIE, some provision is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Staff (29 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health if there is any truth in the suggestion that the Health Information Quality Authority require the movement of staff for no good reason, that is, if there are two hospitals near each other they interchange the staff despite the fact that many members of staff might have been employed in the one hospital for 10, 20 or 30 years and all of a sudden they are being...

Order of Business (28 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: I ask the Taoiseach about the highly questionable practice by the HSE of engaging minors to carry out test purchases in shops.