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Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Provision (31 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 130. To ask the Minister for Health when urgent orthodontic treatment will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24020/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (31 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 146. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24155/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Transplant Services (31 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 147. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be offered a kidney transplant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24161/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (31 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 153. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which his Department has studied the extent to which the various species of trees grown here can contribute to carbon sequestration; if consideration has been given to the ability of species such as Sitka spruce or western red cedar which have shown particular properties in this regard; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (31 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 184. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which his Department has identified and proposed action on the issue of climate change and the need to accelerate a programme to address the issues concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24163/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (31 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 185. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he is in contact with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine with a view to identifying positive actions that can be taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the agrifood sector without damaging the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24164/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (31 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 186. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has identified the most likely and realistic actions to be taken to reduce carbon emissions in line with EU targets and without negatively affecting the agrifood sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24165/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (31 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 187. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has identified substantial means of carbon sequestration with a view to ensuring compliance ith EU carbon reduction targets without negatively affecting the agrifood business; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mobile Telephony Services (31 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 188. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps that continue to be taken to ensure an improvement in mobile phone telephone coverage nationally with particular reference to the areas experiencing a low level of service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24168/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mobile Telephony Services (31 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 189. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which his Department directly or through the telecoms regulator has identified the areas throughout the country experiencing less than half the maximum signal in respect of their mobile telephone service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24169/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mobile Telephony Services (31 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 190. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has issued an instruction or received communication from the telecoms regulator in regard to the extent and quality of mobile telephone service available nationally; the steps he will take to ensure a dramatic improvement in the areas enduring the poorest service; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (31 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 191. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which progress continues in respect of the provision of high quality and high speed broadband in all areas; if action is progressing on the areas between the existing service area in which only a short distance separates consumers from areas receiving full service; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licensing Exchange Agreements (31 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a person (details supplied) can exchange a French driver licence for an Irish driver licence without taking the driver test here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24157/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (31 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 236. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the full rate of jobseeker’s allowance will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24160/18]

Other Questions: Live Exports (30 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: To what degree does the Department monitor animal welfare in live exports to the locations the Minister mentioned? To what extent does the Department monitor the effect of the export of particular animals on the national herd, in particular on the breeding herd and its future prospects?

Other Questions: Live Exports (30 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 56. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which live exports performed in quarter one of 2018 and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23763/18]

Other Questions: Live Exports (30 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: In order to speed things up, I ask for the reply .

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their presentations. I would like to ask about the extent to which the HSE can become involved in ensuring there is a supply of trained personnel for caring purposes. The public and private sectors both provide the service in different formats. To what extent have comparisons been made between the efficiency, effectiveness and quality of service...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: There is at least one question I asked that has not been answered yet. I refer to the comparison between the public and the private sector on effectiveness, efficiency, the standards of care provided and the associated costs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: My question has not been answered yet. Is there an answer?