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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (17 Apr 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 170. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding water charges in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18309/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (17 Apr 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 244. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card has been withdrawn in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18390/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (16 Apr 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 55. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the strategic plan, if any, his Department has for the provision of ASD units and or other special education units in post primary schools across the country; if he appreciates the need to ensure that such units are available in any reasonable sized post primary schools; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that SENO's are currently...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (16 Apr 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 114. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the position regarding the taking in charge of estates by local authorities; if he accepts that the Planning and Development Acts require a local authority to take all services in charge while the 2015 Act establishing Irish Water gives responsibility for all water services to Uisce Éireann; if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Uniforms (15 Apr 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the impact of a change in school uniform policy on a number of clothing manufacturers in the Monasterevin area directly employing 94 persons; if any similar issues in other parts of the country have been brought to his attention; if he feels the possible impact on local employment should be a factor in policy...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (15 Apr 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 321. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17385/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (15 Apr 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 378. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if plans for a new chapel in Glasnevin to celebrate the centenary of the 1916 Rising have been approved; if funding will be made available for this plan; if the chapel will be completed before the centenary of the 1916 Rising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17721/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Designation (15 Apr 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 380. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress made on the national peatlands strategy; if turf cutting has now ceased on all raised bog SACs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17792/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (15 Apr 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 685. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if under the new taxi licensing laws, where a person holds a licence, he or she does not have the right to pass this onto a family member or other upon retirement but a company may use its collection of licenses as it sees fit with regards to succession, his views on whether this is unfair to individual holders of licences; his plans...

Topical Issue Debate: Naval Service Vessels (10 Apr 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Minister for his response. We need assurances that something will be done in respect of the firm of consultants that gave an undertaking that LE Ciaraand LE Orlawere asbestos-free. One cannot engage and pay consultants substantial fees only to find that their advice is fundamentally wrong. There is also an issue in respect of the Naval Service. I am informed - I will be...

Topical Issue Debate: Naval Service Vessels (10 Apr 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am grateful to the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this matter for discussion and perhaps it is fortuitous that the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government is here to take it as he has some responsibility in dealing with the matter of asbestos. We are grateful to Mr. Seán O'Riordan and the Irish Examinerfor today reporting that asbestos was discovered on two Naval...

Order of Business (10 Apr 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Yesterday I raised the question of the planning Bill, listed 86 on the Government legislation programme, in the context of a dilemma that exists whereby the Planning and Development Act 2000 states that local authorities, when taking estates in charge, must take all services in charge whereas the Act establishing Irish Water gives Irish Water responsibility for the water services. The result...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (10 Apr 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 180. To ask the Minister for Health if there are alternative plans in place in the event of the proposed children’s hospital being refused planning permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17065/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (10 Apr 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 181. To ask the Minister for Health his view on whether the size of the site for the proposed children’s hospital is adequate for any future expansion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17066/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (10 Apr 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 182. To ask the Minister for Health if the proposed children’s hospital at St. James’s will limit any future expansion of the adult hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17067/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (10 Apr 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 183. To ask the Minister for Health if it is proposed that the new children’s hospital at St. James’s will have helicopter access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17068/14]

Order of Business (9 Apr 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: In recent times, increased activity in the housing market has given a new impetus and importance to the taking in charge of estates. The Planning and Development Act 2000 places full responsibility on the local authority for the taking in charge of all services but the Water Services Act 2013 transfers water services to Irish Water. I understand the Department of the Environment, Community...

Other Questions: Guidance Counsellors (9 Apr 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am rarely appalled in the House, but I am appalled by the Minster of State's response. One realises the seriousness of the economic difficulties we face and appreciates that every Minister is challenged to deal with them, but it is appalling for him to say that when conditions improve, he will not revisit the guidance issue. For 40 years successive Ministers for Education saw to it that...

Other Questions: Guidance Counsellors (9 Apr 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Section 9(c) of the 1998 Act places direct responsibility on the Minister and schools to provide guidance counselling. The Minister of State is not in a position, given what he has said, to honour his commitments to students throughout the country. He is involved in a process of false economy and the costs to the Department and the State in the long term will be greater as a result of the...

Other Questions: Guidance Counsellors (9 Apr 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Minister of State is engaged in a false economy.