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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (29 May 2014)

John Halligan: Since the Minister of State and the Minister, Deputy Quinn, came to office, I have raised repeatedly with them the case of Gaelscoil Philib Barún, Tramore. At 29 years, this Gaelscoil has waited longer than any other school in the country for a permanent building. The past 11 years has been spent in a site owned by the Department of Education and Skills in ageing prefabs, some owned by...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (29 May 2014)

John Halligan: That was an extraordinary answer. The Department of Education and Skills has told the school's board of management that it is prioritising areas of demographic growth for new schools. The population of Tramore increased by 7% between 2006 and 2011, with 30% of the population classified as being of preschool and school-going age. Over the past decade, enrolments in Tramore increased by more...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Expenditure (29 May 2014)

John Halligan: 6. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to his recent announcements regarding school improvements under the summer works scheme, in which only applications within categories 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 have received funding, if his Department has any plans to make any further announcements regarding applications received within the other categories; if he will be in a position to make...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (29 May 2014)

John Halligan: 10. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the serious issue of large class sizes within the education system; his views on whether the current pupil-teacher ratio is far in excess of where it needs to be in order to provide a comprehensive education to our young students; the way our pupil-teacher ratio compares with other EU member states; if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (29 May 2014)

John Halligan: 39. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he will be making a formal decision in relation to school enrolment policy; when we can expect to see legislative proposals; if he will be broadly following in the UK's footsteps by bringing enrolment policy in line with postcodes, now that we ourselves are to be allocated postcodes; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Expenditure (29 May 2014)

John Halligan: 42. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he or his Department has plans to make additional funding available for psychological services and employment of special needs assistants within the system; his views on whether cutbacks to the services over the past few years have resulted in hundreds of students who are in desperate need of assistance...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 May 2014)

John Halligan: I propose to share time with Deputies Richard Boyd Barrett, Shane Ross, Catherine Murphy and Joan Collins. It is interesting that the majority of people in the country have given a mid-term verdict on the Government. I do not want to rerun what happened in local elections over the past week but from speaking to people on the ground, as many of us have, much of it had to do with not...

Leaders' Questions (27 May 2014)

John Halligan: Can the Minister intervene then?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Commission for Energy Regulation (27 May 2014)

John Halligan: 494. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources following the establishment of the Commission for Energy Regulation, the extent of the authority this body has to direct energy providers to make changes to their processes and their dealings with customers based on its findings; if there is a penalty for non-compliance with the directions of the CER where they have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Television Licence Fee Collection (27 May 2014)

John Halligan: 670. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will confirm in the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 the number of persons that were convicted for non-payment of their television licence; if she plans to follow the recent precedent set within UK courts not to prosecute persons for such offences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22587/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (27 May 2014)

John Halligan: 787. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the details of a case (details supplied) where a patient who has recently undergone a serious medical procedure now finds that the items-products required to aid their recovery are not covered by either their medical card or the drug refund scheme and the personal cost of same is prohibitive; if he and his Department have any current plans...

Leaders' Questions (14 May 2014)

John Halligan: What is the Taoiseach going to do about it?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: HSE Legal Cases (14 May 2014)

John Halligan: It has been claimed that the State could save millions of euro by bringing medical negligence claims under the remit of the Injuries Board. The Minister and Fine Gael spoke about that issue and the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton, announced plans to set up a medical injuries assessment board, based on the Injuries Board. How advanced are those plans?...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: HSE Legal Cases (14 May 2014)

John Halligan: 3. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of medical negligence claims to the State in 2013; the amount of that sum that went on legal fees for those defending the Health Service Executive; his views on whether, in cases of negligence at birth, the HSE has a tactical policy of deliberately delaying or withholding admission of liability, resulting in a lengthy litigation process for...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: HSE Legal Cases (14 May 2014)

John Halligan: Will the Minister comment on the cost to the State of medical negligence claims in 2013 and the extraordinary sums paid in fees to persons defending the Health Service Executive in such cases? Will the Minister admit that in cases of negligence at birth, the HSE has a tactical policy of deliberately delaying or withholding admission of liability, resulting in lengthy litigation processes for...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: HSE Legal Cases (14 May 2014)

John Halligan: The Minister is no doubt familiar with the case of Dylan Gaffney Hayes from Waterford who suffered serious injuries leading to cerebral palsy at his birth in 2007. A case of medical negligence was taken by his parents and it took three years for the HSE to admit liability, after which the family had to wait another year for damages to be assessed. The damages hearing took 11 days, which was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (14 May 2014)

John Halligan: 29. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the assurances given by him and his Department that certain services would be retained by Waterford Regional Hospital and reinforced by the move to hospital trusts; the original timeframe given in relation to these assurances; his views that the lack of progress in this area is raising serious concerns in the local community in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (14 May 2014)

John Halligan: 33. To ask the Minister for Health if the physiotherapy posts in Waterford Regional Hospital have been filled; the number of persons working within the unit; if he will confirm on average the number of patients that come under their remit; the average waiting times for patients; his views on whether these are acceptable time frames; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21147/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times (14 May 2014)

John Halligan: 55. To ask the Minister for Health the current average waiting time, compared with last year, for patients on trolleys before they are admitted to Waterford Regional Hospital; the extent to which these waiting times have improved; his views on whether sufficient improvements have been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21146/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (14 May 2014)

John Halligan: 59. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Waterford Regional Hospital is currently struggling to cope with lists of patients waiting to be seen and-or awaiting medical procedures, as the hospital is operating without a full complement of consultants; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that both the dermatology and urology departments...