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Order of Business (30 Apr 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Government promised to introduce a planning and development Bill and a housing Bill. When are these Bills likely to come before the House and if they are not imminent will the Government provide time in the near future for a debate on housing? I ask this question in the context of a statement released today by the Dublin Simon Community which asserts that the Government's emergency...

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (30 Apr 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Labour Party would have won an Oscar for being angry when it was in opposition.

Other Questions: Comóradh 1916 (30 Apr 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Is mór an trua é sin.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Monuments (30 Apr 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 1. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for the Moore Street area in Dublin 1 in the wake of her announcement of 31 March 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16943/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Monuments (30 Apr 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: With just eight months to go before 2016, the question seeks to establish what the Government will be able to achieve with regard to the development of the Moore Street site and the national monument there. It acknowledges the fact that the State has correctly taken the property into ownership but seeks to establish what will be done about the birthplace of our republic between now and 2016.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Monuments (30 Apr 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Minister. There was a large share of agreement between us in the run-up to the decision of Dublin City Council. Regrettably, its decision changed everything and we are, as they say, where we are. In this respect the Minister's response is a little disappointing. Many people here have been signalling their concern over recent years that 2016 would come and we would not have...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Monuments (30 Apr 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Minister has responsibility for heritage and we need her to be a leader and to drive forward these plans. It is not just a matter for the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government; it is a matter for the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to take a leadership role. My colleagues in the Seanad have brought forward this very positive proposed legislation,...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (30 Apr 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 13. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for the Moore Street area, Dublin 1, in the wake of her announcement of 31 March 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16824/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Biodiversity Plan (30 Apr 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 21. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on the mid-term review of the national biodiversity plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16827/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (30 Apr 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 38. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way she and her Department are encouraging musical appreciation among young persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16826/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (30 Apr 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 40. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the support her Department provides for Irish music and Irish produced music; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16828/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Cover (30 Apr 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 152. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to health insurers, if a company may refuse to provide cover to a person with a pre-existing condition for a set period of time, while providing cover for other illnesses that have not previously occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17060/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 Apr 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 99. To ask the Minister for Health if he will have surgical intervention prioritised in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is a full-time carer for his spouse; his views that a full year wait in such circumstances is unacceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16930/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (29 Apr 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 109. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to correspondence received by a company (details supplied), in which it is stated that a hospital is bound by all national contracts, when that hospital had continued to contract services from a company for a period of four years after it ceased to function as a voluntary hospital and joined the Health Service Executive...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Recruitment (29 Apr 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 134. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views that it is appropriate for a local authority to publicly advertise a position (details supplied), while at the same time restricting the position to applicants within the local authority or health system; if such restrictions accord with the policies of his Department; if it is his view that the open...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Remit (28 Apr 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 146. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Irish Red Cross is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act; if not, the reason; his views on this matter; his plans to have the Irish Red Cross included on the list of bodies covered by the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, given that it receives substantial State funding; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (28 Apr 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 192. To ask the Minister for Defence in view of the housing and homelessness crisis if his Department will, at least in the short term, desist from the eviction of over-holders at the Curragh Camp; if, for the duration of the crisis, it will allow the vacant housing stock at this location to be brought back into use in consultation with Kildare County Council; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Irish Red Cross Governance (28 Apr 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 194. To ask the Minister for Defence when he expects to announce the new nominees to the general assembly of the Irish Red Cross; if he will ensure that the nominees are committed to the highest standards of governance in the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16662/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Irish Red Cross Governance (28 Apr 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 195. To ask the Minister for Defence if his Department has paid its first instalment of this year's grant-in aid to the Irish Red Cross; if he has received a report from the Irish Red Cross on the way this grant was spent; if he is satisfied that the grant was used appropriately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16663/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Irish Red Cross Governance (28 Apr 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 196. To ask the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied that the Irish Red Cross has fully implemented the recommendations of the Committee of Public Accounts contained in its report on the Irish Red Cross in May 2012; if his Department is monitoring the implementation of these recommendations on an ongoing basis; if his Department has implemented the recommendations relating to the...