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Written Answers — Department of Health: Appointments to State Boards (3 Nov 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 658. To ask the Minister for Health if he will indicate, in respect of State boards under his Department's remit, the name of each appointee appointed from 7 March 2011 to date in 2015; the date of each appointment; whether or not each appointee came through an advertised public application process; the number of vacancies that presently exist on State boards under his remit; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Negligence Claims (3 Nov 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 762. To ask the Minister for Health the number of claims of medical negligence that have been received against publicly funded health professionals in the past three years; of these, the number that were settled, prior to proceedings being issued; after a defence of denying liability was entered; the number that ended with a payment to the claimants; the number that involved an offer by the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Appointments to State Boards (3 Nov 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 867. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will indicate, in respect of State boards under his Department's remit, the name of each appointee made from 7 March 2011 to date in 2015; the date of appointment; whether or not each appointee came through an advertised public application process; the number of vacancies which presently exist on State boards under his remit; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (3 Nov 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 889. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there is potential to allow passport renewals to be signed by a Peace Commissioner or by another official in good standing, in order to alleviate workloads placed upon An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38257/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Appointments to State Boards (3 Nov 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 924. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will indicate, in respect of State boards under her Department's remit, the name of each appointee made from 7 March 2011 to date in 2015; the date of appointment; whether or not each appointee came through an advertised public application process; the number of vacancies which currently exist on State boards under her remit; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Air Quality (3 Nov 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 1037. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide to Dáil Éireann the modelling process conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of his Department when it comes to the recording and forecasting of air quality at any given time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37347/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Air Quality (3 Nov 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 1038. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the public awareness and education schemes run by his Department on an annual basis to inform the public on the importance of clean air; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37348/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Appointments to State Boards (3 Nov 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 1039. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will indicate, in respect of State boards under his Department's remit, the name of each appointee made from 7 March 2011 to date in 2015; the date of appointment; whether or not each appointee came through an advertised public application process; the number of vacancies which currently exist on State boards...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Administration (3 Nov 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 1094. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government how it is intended to qualify a family as being homeless in light of the new housing assistance payment regulations in respect of the Kildare County Council area, where many families are living in overcrowded family situations, but might not be formally registered as homeless; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Administration (3 Nov 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 1095. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government how it is intended, to administer controls on the issue of top-up rents where the housing assistance payment system will underfund tenancies in Kildare by up to 50%, to assist families who are unable to cope with this situation; if it will impact on their future eligibility for housing supports; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Eligibility (3 Nov 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 1096. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government how it is intended to proceed in cases of renewals or existing rentals where landlords indicate that they are happy to offer the housing assistance payment, but request market rent already paid; to accommodate the rights of current tenants receiving supports, where rents are above the maximum limits, as set out; what...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Eligibility (3 Nov 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 1097. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends to offer the housing assistance payment to both rent supplement and privately renting households; how he intends to prioritise cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38206/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Eligibility (3 Nov 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 1098. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government how he intends to manage the transfer of rent supplement applicants to the new housing assistance payment system, where applicants have been assessed by the Department of Social Protection under Article 38 of the Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowance) Regulations (Statutory Instrument No. 402 of 2007); if he...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Eligibility (3 Nov 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 1099. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the processing time guidelines he plans to implement for housing assistance payment applications; the intended lead-time for landlords awaiting acceptance decisions, and the proposed application to payment times to manage the expectations of applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38208/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Register of Electors Administration (3 Nov 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 1105. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is potential to allow applications for inclusion on the supplementary registers of electors to be signed by a Peace Commissioner or by another official in good standing, in order to alleviate workloads placed upon An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38258/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Appointments to State Boards (3 Nov 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 1123. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will indicate, in respect of State boards under his Department's remit, the name of each appointee made from 7 March 2011 to date in 2015; the date of appointment; whether or not each appointee came through an advertised public application process; the number of vacancies which presently exist on State boards...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Biofuel Obligation Scheme (3 Nov 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 1126. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will indicate the performance to date of the biofuels obligation scheme; how it is verified that 6.383% of motor fuels by volume is coming from renewable sources; the revenue generated by the biofuel levy in each year of its operation; if his Department will be undertaking a review of the effectiveness of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Appointments to State Boards (3 Nov 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 1153. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will indicate, in respect of State boards under his Department's remit, the name of each appointee made from 7 March 2011 to date in 2015; the date of appointment; whether or not each appointee came through an advertised public application process; the number of vacancies which presently exist on State boards under his remit;...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Appointments to State Boards (3 Nov 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 1200. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will indicate, in respect of State boards under her Department's remit, the name of each appointee from 7 March 2011 to date in 2015; the date of appointment; whether each appointee came through an advertised public application process; the number of vacancies which currently exist on State boards under her remit; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Initiatives (22 Oct 2015)

Catherine Murphy: 39. To ask the Minister for Health his Department's assessment of the effectiveness of the State's adherence to Directive 2011/24/EU on patients' rights in cross-border health care; if he will confirm that it is possible for general practitioners to refer patients to a hospital abroad within the European Union and European Economic Area for a refundable clinical assessment to determine the...