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Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Michael Lowry: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No.2) Bill 2013, which seeks to give legislative effect to the changes to medical card eligibility for over 70s as advanced in the budget of 2014. This was a savage budget, which, through stealth, hit at the pockets of some of the most vulnerable individuals in our society and specifically targeted the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (5 Nov 2013)

Michael Lowry: 337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reason this application was cancelled; if he will review this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46805/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobBridge Programme (5 Nov 2013)

Michael Lowry: 428. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the anomaly that exists within the JobBridge scheme and those who have been working voluntarily; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that many of those who have been working for free to try to further their careers cannot take up on JobBridge positions, as they have not been claiming a qualifying...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Administration (5 Nov 2013)

Michael Lowry: 963. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide clarification on the exact number of farmers that have been contacted as part of the claw-back on single farm payments from the ongoing land parcel eligibility review; the total sum being sought from farmers by his Department to date; the number of farmers in County Tipperary who have been contacted in this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Administration (5 Nov 2013)

Michael Lowry: 964. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide clarification on the scale of the claw-back currently being undertaken on single farm payments as a result of the ongoing land parcel eligibility review; if he will confirm the years being reviewed, if he will provide an assurance that a ceiling will be put on the years being examined; his views on whether this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Services Personnel (5 Nov 2013)

Michael Lowry: 1176. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the fire brigade are not called to assist in the case of cardiac arrest where an ambulance is not available; his views that this would be a prudent measure in view of the frequency of cardiac arrests and the need for swift action in these cases; if he will examine the possibility of creating a call system for the fire brigade when the ambulance...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (5 Nov 2013)

Michael Lowry: 1177. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who is currently awaiting an urgent scan in Cork University Hospital; the reasons for the delay in the case; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the person was rushed to hospital twice last weekend by ambulance due to the severe pain; his views on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 Oct 2013)

Michael Lowry: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to an overcrowding issue in a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the steps being taken by his Department to tackle this issue; if he will provide an update on the status of an application for funding for a new building submitted by this school; if he will provide assurance that funding will be...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Shared Ownership Scheme (22 Oct 2013)

Michael Lowry: 363. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 22 May 2013, the steps being taken to assist those trapped in the shared ownership scheme; if the Government review on this matter has been completed; the steps that will be taken to assist the families affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44554/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (22 Oct 2013)

Michael Lowry: 390. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will detail the number of new Garda patrol vehicles being made available to the district of Tipperary in 2013; the number of new vehicles made available to this area in 2012; the total number of vehicles available to An Garda Síochána in the Tipperary area; the number of vehicles retired from this fleet in 2013; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (22 Oct 2013)

Michael Lowry: 487. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the huge discrepancy between the cost of asthma inhalers in this jurisdiction compared to Northern Ireland; if his attention has been drawn to the hugely detrimental impact this drastic price difference is having on the almost half a million asthma sufferers here; if he will detail the reasons these vital inhalers are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (22 Oct 2013)

Michael Lowry: 488. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide clarification on the total number of discretionary medical cards issued to persons in County Tipperary in 2013; if he will provide information on the way this compares to 2011 and 2012; the total number of discretionary medical card holders in County Tipperary in 2013; the way this compares to 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (16 Oct 2013)

Michael Lowry: 173. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of the drug Augmentin in pharmacies here; if he is concerned with the impact this shortage will have on patients, in particular on patients who find Augmentin to be the only successful drug in this regard; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that pharmacists are reporting that this drug will not now be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Application Numbers (15 Oct 2013)

Michael Lowry: 299. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of disadvantaged area scheme applications from farmers in County Tipperary; the total number of these that have been paid to date; the reason for the delay in the remainder of the cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42983/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (15 Oct 2013)

Michael Lowry: 300. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine the legality and fairness of a farm inspection in County Tipperary in 2012 (details supplied) in view of the fact that the person was never notified of the inspection and was not present on the farm at the time of the inspection; if he will reconsider the penalties imposed arising from this inspection; and if he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Heads of the Gambling Control Bill 2013: Discussion (9 Oct 2013)

Michael Lowry: In respect of the Rehab presentation, the message on the compensation fund and the imposition of the cap has been put across and I certainly agree with it. It was an extraordinary decision and I think the committee should assist Rehab in the form of a recommendation that the issue of the cap be addressed. The presentation refers to the proposed structures in the Bill for regulation. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Heads of the Gambling Control Bill 2013: Discussion (9 Oct 2013)

Michael Lowry: Could we ask Department officials to take it up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Heads of the Gambling Control Bill 2013: Discussion (9 Oct 2013)

Michael Lowry: I wish to make a point.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (8 Oct 2013)

Michael Lowry: 495. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a county breakdown on the land eligibility penalties imposed as a result of inspections under the single farm payment scheme for 2012; if he will provide figures on the percentage of farms where a penalty was imposed; the rate of the penalty imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42263/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foreign Adoptions (8 Oct 2013)

Michael Lowry: 512. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress made to date in assisting the families currently engaged in the adoption process with Russia and who are affected by a recent change in Russian law which creates a conflict with Section 63 of the Adoption Act 2010; l the responses received further to representations made to the Russian Authorities; if she will provide an...