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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Inspections (27 Jan 2015)

Michael Lowry: 361. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that emergency funding is secured for accommodation upgrades for public nursing homes, whose future has been cast in doubt due to their failure to meet Health Information and Quality Authority’s new accommodation standards; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that up to 21 of these facilities, including two in County...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (27 Jan 2015)

Michael Lowry: 362. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the new vaccination against meningitis B, Bexsero, here; when a decision will be made as to whether this drug will be made available in this jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3521/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (22 Jan 2015)

Michael Lowry: 150. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 165 and 166 of 13 November 2014, and Parliamentary Question No. 545 of 14 January 2015, if he will provide the information requested; if his attention has been drawn to fact that this is the third time this Deputy is asking this question and to date no answer has been provided to the exact questions raised; if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Landing Slots (21 Jan 2015)

Michael Lowry: 242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a guarantee that the Government will ensure that Ireland’s Heathrow slots will be protected if it goes ahead with the sale of its stake in Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2965/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Government Pardons (20 Jan 2015)

Michael Lowry: 344. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a matter regarding a posthumous pardon to a person (details supplied); her plans to progress this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2748/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Data (14 Jan 2015)

Michael Lowry: 258. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a county breakdown of the number of Industrial Development Agency led jobs created in 2014; the amount of IDA jobs delivered in County Tipperary in 2014; if he will provide information on the number of visits of potential investors/IDA to Tipperary in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1330/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Staff (14 Jan 2015)

Michael Lowry: 428. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a breakdown on the number of civil servants employed by the Courts Service in County Tipperary for 2011, 2012 and 2013, and currently by full time or part time basis, grade and location. [1169/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foreign Adoptions (14 Jan 2015)

Michael Lowry: 498. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps being taken to resolve the on-going issues with adoptions from Russia; if a bilateral agreement with Russia on adoption will be advanced; if so, when it can be expected; the timeframe for its creation; if his attention has been drawn to the devastation and heartbreak this ongoing uncertainty is causing for families here already...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (14 Jan 2015)

Michael Lowry: 527. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 165 and 166 of 13 November 2014, if he will provide the information requested as the reply received from the Health Service Executive fails to respond to the issues raised; if his attention has been drawn to the crisis with regards to the funding of home care packages and the unacceptable waiting lists for same; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Motorised Transport Grant Applications (14 Jan 2015)

Michael Lowry: 683. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a replacement scheme for the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance which were abolished by the Government in February 2013, to the detriment of over 5,000 recipients across the country; if he will provide a concrete timeframe for the introduction of the replacement scheme; the reason for the prolonged delay in creating a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (14 Jan 2015)

Michael Lowry: 754. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 390 of 9 December 2014 the additional mileage that would be incurred by Bus Éireann if it altered the route as requested; the cost of same; and if in view of the health and safety concerns in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary it will consider making this alteration. [49475/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (18 Dec 2014)

Michael Lowry: 404. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene with the Health Service Executive to ensure that the registration office in Thurles, County Tipperary, is re-opened as a matter of priority; if his attention has been drawn to those in the Thurles and surrounding areas who now have to travel a considerable distance to either Nenagh or Roscrea to meet their legal requirements with regard...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Voluntary Sector Funding (16 Dec 2014)

Michael Lowry: 408. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will intervene to ensure that funding is made available to ensure that Childline’s 24-hour service continues; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that due to a funding crisis caused by increased demand, Childline may have to withdraw its night-time service, a time when the service is desperately needed; if his...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Redeployment (16 Dec 2014)

Michael Lowry: 563. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will extend the temporary exchange programme in place for permanent, primary school teachers; if she will allow for permanent transfers where both teachers and both schools are in agreement, rather than the five year exchange limit currently in place; if her attention has been drawn to the inconvenience and difficulty being caused to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (9 Dec 2014)

Michael Lowry: 318. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 315 of 25 November 2014 if he will address the specific issues raised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; if he will specifically review the particulars of this case and intervene, rather than provide an overview of the situation nationally; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (9 Dec 2014)

Michael Lowry: 390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene in a school transport issue affecting a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if she will review, and alter, the current bus route in place, in view of the danger being posed to this person as a result of the current pick up point; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this minor alteration will not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (9 Dec 2014)

Michael Lowry: 394. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will prioritise a school building for a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the current school building is in a deplorable condition, is overcrowded and totally unfit for use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46978/14]

Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (3 Dec 2014)

Michael Lowry: I must remind the Minister of State that the creation of a task force does not absolve the Government of responsibility in this matter. It is barely credible that we still do not have an alternative four months from the first termination of employment in this matter. I appreciate that the task force is very committed, has worked hard and is using its best endeavours to attract alternatives...

Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (3 Dec 2014)

Michael Lowry: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for affording me the opportunity to raise an issue of paramount concern to the 360 employees of Lisheen Mine, County Tipperary, the entire community of Moyne and the wider region, and for allowing me to discuss what stands to be one of the most devastating losses of employment ever seen in the premier county. Lisheen Mine is a lead and zinc mine located in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (2 Dec 2014)

Michael Lowry: 260. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 462 if he will provide the information sought in relation to the total number of overclaim cases currently with the land parcel identification system section; the average processing time in resolving these cases; the number of Tipperary farmers awaiting a decision in their cases; his views that...