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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (30 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 59. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the potential impacts of some of the proposals regarding the budget of the Common Agricultural Policy post-2020 contained in the Multiannual Financial Framework; the reason for those views; the steps he is taking to mitigate concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23215/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dog Breeding Industry (30 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 71. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is taking to curb the continuing practice of Irish puppies being illegally sold and shipped to the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23214/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Centre for Medical Genetics (30 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 118. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new referrals and new PKU patients at the National Centre for Inherited Metabolic Disorders in each of the years 2015 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23811/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Question Heading for question(s) 119 (30 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 119. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff and vacancies at the National Rare Diseases Office at the Mater Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23812/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Question Heading for question(s) 120 (30 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 120. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated for the National Rare Diseases Office in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; his plans for resources for the office in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23813/18]

Other Questions: Cancer Screening Programmes (29 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: I will continue the last point I mentioned about clinicians who have been involved in the 209 cases which led to this scandal. Has there been contact with all of those? What are the Minister's plans for mandatory reporting and the patient office? Does he intend to set that up as an independent agency? The Minister got a €685 million increase in the 2018 health budget. What kind of...

Other Questions: Cancer Screening Programmes (29 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 43. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be a full audit of all cancer screening programmes; when these audits will be completed; when the results of such audits will be laid before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23144/18]

Other Questions: Cancer Screening Programmes (29 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: I will follow on from the Minister's last point on cervical testing. Will he accelerate that into 2018 to move towards the HPV testing? On the overall programme, we are approximately 12 years into the 2006 strategy for cancer control, including BreastCheck, CervicalCheck, BowelScreen and Diabetic RetinaScreen. What type of audits are the Government and Department ordering on the whole...

Other Questions: Cancer Screening Programmes (29 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: I notice when one looks for statistics on various screening programmes that the last statistics for BreastCheck were from 2015, when 199,000 or so women were invited for screening. Of those, I think 146,000 attended, which was an uptake rate of almost 75%. It was the highest number ever screened by BreastCheck in a single year. Why do we not have the relevant statistics for BreastCheck,...

Other Questions: Cancer Screening Programmes (29 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: When the Taoiseach was in Deputy Harris's Department, I remember asking three years ago on behalf of women constituents about mammogram machines. I think he told me there were 30 machines, they had an eight year lifespan and there were complaints about the kinds of machines that we were using. Has the replacement programme that the Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar, referred to at that stage been...

Other Questions: Cancer Screening Programmes (29 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 42. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the CervicalCheck test scandal; the number of women who have availed of the free follow-up smear tests; the laboratory being used to examine the results of the tests; the changes he plans to the programme and the regular audits of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23145/18]

Other Questions: Cancer Screening Programmes (29 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: On 11 May the Minister announced a package of services for anyone who wanted to avail of a new cervical smear test. How many women have availed of it? What is the Minister doing to ensure their tests and results will be delivered speedily and what laboratory is involved? We have all been astonished by the courage of Vicky Phelan and Emma Mhic Mhathúna, in particular, but there has...

Other Questions: Cancer Screening Programmes (29 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: I welcome the Minister's commitment personally to monitor the delivery of the package he announced on 11 May, but he did not address my question about labsoratories-----

Other Questions: Cancer Screening Programmes (29 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: -----specifically MedLab Pathology and Clinical Pathology Laboratories, CPL, on the one hand, and the Coombe Hospital, on the other. To reassure people in seeking follow-up tests, will the Minister outline which laboratories will be used? At the weekend The Sunday Business Postreported that the minimum time for the study of each test was approximately six minutes under the protocol. It was...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Economic Dialogue (29 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 162. To ask the Minister for Finance when in 2018 the national economic dialogue will take place; if representatives of civic society bodies, such as those from the disability advocacy sector, will be invited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23185/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (29 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 164. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects the insurance accident claims database, to be administered by the Central Bank, to come into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23198/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (29 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 165. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that consumers receive the full benefit of the single EU market for all insurance products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23199/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (29 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 281. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of additional marked motorcycles allocated to the roads policing unit in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; if this number will be further increased in 2018; the number of motorcycles withdrawn from the roads policing unit in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Legislation (29 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 282. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on Garda Operation Rickshaw; the number of persons arrested and charged to date; the number of successful convictions obtained to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23334/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Staff (29 May 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 307. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of vacant posts in the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission; when these posts will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23332/18]