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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (4 Nov 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 629. To ask the Minister for Health if he will assist in the provision of a medical card to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is blind and is receiving ongoing medical treatment for a number of illnesses; if he will expedite this application as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41222/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child Protection (4 Nov 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 748. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a child, voluntarily placed in residential care by Tulsa (details supplied) did not receive a visit or assessment by the child and adolescent mental health service personnel until six months after their placement; the reason this child has not had psychiatric or psychological interventions from the Health Service Executive in the year since they...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (4 Nov 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 804. To ask the Minister for Health the specific section of the Nursing Home Support Scheme Act which places a cap on expenditure under the fair deal scheme. [42174/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Adoptions (4 Nov 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 825. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the procedure to be followed by Romanian born twins (details supplied) in County Kildare who were adopted and moved here with their Irish parents in March 1991, and who now wish to obtain Irish passports having never before had such documents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42033/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (4 Nov 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 862. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding payment in respect of a teacher in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41223/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (4 Nov 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 1080. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to explain the position and timeframe for the plans to upgrade the broadband service in Newtown, County Kildare, as Newtown has been identified as one of the areas in Kildare requiring State intervention under the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41313/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry Promotion (4 Nov 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 1150. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of Irish language feature films the Irish Film Board funded over the past 20 years; the level of funding to each individual project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42035/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Appointments to State Boards (4 Nov 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 1152. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide in tabular form the names and number of appointments she has made to boards under her Department's aegis since her appointment; the process used to select those appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42220/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Freedom of Information Requests (4 Nov 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 1153. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide in tabular form the number of freedom of information requests received by her Department since her appointment; the title of those FOI requests; the person or organisation who submitted the FOI request; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42221/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Gender Balance (22 Oct 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 1. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is committed to gender equality on State boards under her remit; the reason the general scheme of the National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2014 does not include a strict gender guideline with regard to board appointments; her views that her direction over that institution as envisaged in the Bill is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Gender Balance (22 Oct 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am afraid that my first question relates to national cultural institutions and the boards thereof, but I suspect the Minister has heard enough about such institutions and their boards to last her a lifetime. Nonetheless, I raise the very serious and important matter of the proposed legislation pertaining to the National Concert Hall, NCH, and in particular, the lack of a proposal for clear...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Gender Balance (22 Oct 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I welcome the fact that the Minister has indicated a willingness to consider further the legislation as proposed. What we have before us at present states quite clearly that the Minister will "endeavour, to the greatest extent practicable" to achieve an equal balance between men and women on the NCH board. The phrase "endeavour, to the greatest extent practicable" has no legislative...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Gender Balance (22 Oct 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Regrettably, what the Minister is saying to us today and what the general scheme of the Bill is saying are not one and the same thing. Why would the Minister want to be in a position to direct the board of the NCH? That the current or any future Minister should be in a position to direct the activities of the board is bizarre in the extreme. Indeed, it is the antithesis of how a government...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council Funding (22 Oct 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 14. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the budget granted by her Department since 2011; the changes that have been made to ensure transparency and accountability with regard to the allocation of funds from the Arts Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40150/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (22 Oct 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 33. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on the development of the national monument on Moore Street, Dublin 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40151/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (22 Oct 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 34. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to address the funding challenges of the National Museum of Ireland and the National Library; if she will outline the Oireachtas grant-in-aid to those institutions in tabular form from 2011 to date in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40147/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (22 Oct 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 35. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide in detail the plans for the centenary of the 1916 Rising; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40152/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Payments (22 Oct 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 38. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update with regard to the restrictions on turf cutting in certain counties; the number of turf cutters by county who have been compensated; the average compensation package awarded; the total spend on compensation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40148/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Psychological Services (22 Oct 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 116. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the circumstances in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; the reason the Health Service Executive has failed to provide psychology or psychotherapy; the reason a requested appointment has not been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40623/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Availability (22 Oct 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the school bus service; if she will address the issues raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40569/14]