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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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (27 Nov 2014)

Michael Lowry: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the distance requirements in place for school transport eligibility; if her attention has been drawn to the minimum distance of 4.8 km from the nearest education centre is placing severe pressure on families in rural areas who are just outside of this limit, in view of the fact that there is no public transport in these...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (25 Nov 2014)

Michael Lowry: 144. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the rent supplement levels in place given the rise in market rents across the country, and the reality that persons cannot secure accommodation within the current limits, thereby driving many families and individuals into homelessness. [44795/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (25 Nov 2014)

Michael Lowry: 266. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will engage with interest groups in relation to the publication last week of the report on firearms licensing; if she will meet the interest groups in question without delay; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that if the recommendations are enacted as per the report they will penalise legitimate and law abiding individuals who...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Reimbursement Schemes (25 Nov 2014)

Michael Lowry: 315. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene with the Health Service Executive to prevent a case of discrimination against a seriously ill person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44798/14]

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

Michael Lowry: 350. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information on the average waiting time for those awaiting physiotherapy appointments in the Community Hospital of the Assumption in Thurles, County Tipperary; if his attention has been drawn to the staff in the physiotherapy Department who are under severe pressure in the hospital and cannot cope with the volume of work in place; if he...