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Order of Business (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Media-----

Order of Business (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: It has been reported that the Cabinet decided on Tuesday to assign additional duties to the Minister of State at the Department of Defence. Does the Government propose to amend the Ministers and Secretaries Act, given the speculation by some media outlets about the Department of Defence being assigned to-----

Order of Business (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Ministers and Secretaries Act is important legislation, certainly for people in the Defence Forces.

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Minister of State said it would be off-balance-sheet. I appreciate the role she foresees for voluntary housing associations, as they provide her with a vehicle for building off-balance-sheet, but Members, including those in her party, would say it is a central function of local government to be the housing authority, and local government should be the primary provider of social housing....

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: How much time do I have?

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Are we time-limited on this?

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am not given to lengthy contributions so I will not detain the House unduly. The Minister of State has been talking about the positive aspects of this Bill. Undoubtedly, there are many very positive aspects to this legislation. Deputy Cowen and practically every other speaker has referred to them both on Second Stage and in addressing the multiplicity of amendments put before the House...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (26 Jun 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 99. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will allow an appeal application for an invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27633/14]

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (25 Jun 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I accept that progress has been made. I also accept the expertise of my esteemed friend, Deputy Dan Neville, who has campaigned in this area for many years. However, people's eyes glaze over when they hear talk about the millions of euro expended in it. What they want to see is tangible improvement. They want to their adolescent children being able to find centres where they can be cared...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (25 Jun 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am grateful to the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for selecting this matter which is of concern to all Members. We are aware that the Mental Health Commission has published its 2013 report today and of the concerns expressed in it about the 91 admissions of children to adult mental health facilities during 2013. We all have experience of the impact on families and individual children of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Prices (25 Jun 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 25. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make private health insurance more affordable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27068/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Jun 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 54. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the increase in inpatient and day case waiting lists in the first quarter of 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27067/14]

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: It is clear the Minister of State does not propose to accept any of the amendments proposed. It is a sad day for all of us in this House when a series of well-intentioned, well-constructed, reasonable amendments are tabled and a Minister or Minister of State fails to accept any of them. The Minister of State would have us believe that she has provided in the legislation that those in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Numbers (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 294. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in relation to the internal guidelines used in processing claims, when a note (details supplied) came into use; the purpose of the note in question; the authorisation given for the use of the note in calculating entitlement to State contributory pension; the period over which this note was used as a guideline in determining pension; the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 340. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27268/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Accident Investigations (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 398. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will, as a matter of urgency, meet with the family of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27307/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 565. To ask the Minister for Health if a discretionary medical card will be immediately returned to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26834/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 584. To ask the Minister for Health if a discretionary medical card will be immediately returned to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26936/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 657. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that an urgent surgical procedure will be carried out in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27357/14]

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (19 Jun 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Put that in legislation.