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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 229. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which all operating theatres at Naas General Hospital in County Kildare are fully utilised and functional; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43445/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Provision (3 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 230. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which orthodontic treatment continues to be made available for children; the number of children on the lists for category one, two, and three treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43446/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (3 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 231. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on waiting lists for hip replacements, heart procedures, various transplants and other procedures; if the extent of pain suffered by the patient in the interim can be an accelerant for accessing treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43447/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (3 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 232. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which prescription costs have fallen or have stabilised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43448/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Projects (3 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 276. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of discussions between his Department, Kildare County Council and the authorities at Maynooth College in County Kildare regarding proposals for a new swimming pool in north Kildare; if it will be a public pool or if it will provide shared facilities with ready public access; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Topical Issue Debate: NAMA Portfolio (2 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle for facilitating this debate. I have raised the issue of the stalled development at Naas town centre in the House on a number of occasions in various guises. The issue has been ongoing for a considerable time, seven or eight years at this stage, and the unfinished development is now virtually a blight on the town. The town of Naas is a...

Topical Issue Debate: NAMA Portfolio (2 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply. Time is critical and now is the time for NAMA to look at the assets it controls in Naas and to consider to what extent it can facilitate a reactivation of the development that is holding up development of the town centre because it has much wider implications and affects the entire town and outlying regions. While we are on the job,...

Order of Business (2 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: There was a democratic revolution.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (2 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 9. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he has adequate resources for the provision of youth support services; the extent to which he continues to receive submissions from bodies providing such services regarding the need for ongoing resources; if he will enhance such supports in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42640/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services (2 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 18. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which he continues to be in a position to identify the extent of children at risk, with particular reference to early identification and remedial action; if the structures in place are adequate to deal with the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42641/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (2 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 58. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent of any income tax liabilities outstanding and affecting the estate of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43097/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (2 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 94. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43110/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (2 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 98. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43132/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services (2 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 101. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is satisfied with the availability of adequate resources to provide for the requisite services for children at risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43152/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (2 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 102. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in residential care and in foster care; if adequate resources are available to meet these demands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43153/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mental Health Services Provision (2 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 103. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if adequate resources continue to be made available to children or their families at risk through self-harm; if particular requirements remain to be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43154/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Abuse (2 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 104. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of reports of the physical, mental or sexual abuse of children received in each of the past five years to date; if an adequate response has been achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43155/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (2 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 105. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if resources continue to be made available to meet demands arising from children or teenagers who have been abandoned; if the structures in place are adequate to meet the requirements in terms of response and follow up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43156/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services (2 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 106. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which various voluntary groups, bodies and organisations dealing with the rights and well-being of children remain in contact with him and vice versa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43157/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Juvenile Offenders (2 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 107. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he continues to engage with juvenile offenders in providing rehabilitative or educational supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43159/15]