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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Staff (18 Oct 2016)

Michael Moynihan: 76. To ask the Minister for Health the targets in place for child and adolescent mental health service teams staff levels in CHO 4 in 2017 to bring them closer to the target set in A Vision for Change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30659/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times (18 Oct 2016)

Michael Moynihan: 120. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the September 2016 figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund which showed that 1,674 persons are waiting more than 18 months for an outpatient appointment in Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30658/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Costs (13 Oct 2016)

Michael Moynihan: 71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he will take to address the huge disparity in school costs which exists from school to school throughout the country and the inequality faced by parents by providing funding for a free primary education system as costed by a charity (details supplied) at €103 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30171/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Licensing (12 Oct 2016)

Michael Moynihan: 53. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider allowing the use of cannabidol oil to treat a person diagnosed with Dravet syndrome (details supplied), who otherwise faces the prospect of having to travel to the United States to access this treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29898/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (11 Oct 2016)

Michael Moynihan: 89. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the way in which capital gains tax is calculated on easements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29607/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Oct 2016)

Michael Moynihan: 124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the construction of the new national school in Kanturk, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29429/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (11 Oct 2016)

Michael Moynihan: 373. To ask the Minister for Health if he will allocate additional funding to alleviate the waiting lists for ASD assessment at St. Joseph's Foundation, Charleville, County Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29326/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (11 Oct 2016)

Michael Moynihan: 374. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the urgent need to provide funding for the administration of disability services, where assessment reports are being typed, compiled, copied and scanned by clinicians due to the lack of funding for clerical staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29327/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Roads Authority Projects (11 Oct 2016)

Michael Moynihan: 574. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the progress of the proposed M20 Cork to Limerick motorway; his views on the importance of this piece of infrastructure to the region and the urgent need to progress this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29321/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (5 Oct 2016)

Michael Moynihan: 179. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that funding is provided by the HSE for the provision of a home hoist for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28826/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (5 Oct 2016)

Michael Moynihan: 206. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide funding to match the allocation provided to Ireland under the €350 million EU aid package in July in recognition of the severe reduction in dairy farming incomes; if he will match the €11 million funding in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28835/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (4 Oct 2016)

Michael Moynihan: 150. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans in relation to the possible introduction of income tax averaging for farmers in recognition of the drastic fluctuations in farm income in recent years and the need for greater flexibility in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28606/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Funding (4 Oct 2016)

Michael Moynihan: 353. To ask the Minister for Health if necessary funding will be provided to a centre (details supplied) to ensure the future viability of essential detoxification and rehabilitation services for adolescents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28822/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Data (4 Oct 2016)

Michael Moynihan: 464. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for home help hours in County Cork in the 12 months up to the end of August 2016; the total amount of home help hours that were provided in the same period; the corresponding number of home help hours that were provided in the previous 12 months to the end of August 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (4 Oct 2016)

Michael Moynihan: 554. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to establish an online database of the Land Commission data dating from the pre-Cromwell time to the Griffith Valuation and through to the present day records; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28604/16]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (29 Sep 2016)

Michael Moynihan: The budget will be introduced on 11 October and a finance Bill will be introduced shortly thereafter. There is a crisis in all sectors of the insurance industry. Yesterday, for example, the Restaurants Association of Ireland raised the spiralling costs of insurance and we hear hourly about cases involving car, house or business insurance. Some of the underwriters-----

Questions on Proposed Legislation (29 Sep 2016)

Michael Moynihan: Yes, it relates to the finance Bill. Will something be done in the budget to address insurance costs and sort out the insurance industry?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (29 Sep 2016)

Michael Moynihan: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will advise on the dental nursing programme and SUSI grant classification; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that qualification for SUSI grants for dental nursing vary depending on the university involved; the way in which he can ratify this; the steps being taken in order to streamline the process; and if he will make a...

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2016)

Michael Moynihan: I thank my colleagues, in particular Deputy Barry Cowen for his thoughtful discussion of the matter. When the Government was formed, it was complex and took many hours of negotiations. A process was put in place to deal with Irish Water. We can have motion upon motion, but we must wait for the outcome of the deliberations of the groups appointed to be brought back to the floor of the...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (28 Sep 2016)

Michael Moynihan: I asked a question prior to the summer recess about automatic entitlement to a medical card for cancer patients who were terminally ill. The Taoiseach said there was no such automatic entitlement. It now transpires that the HSE has agreed to automatic entitlement for prisoners on release. How is that organised? Before the summer, the Taoiseach told me there was no automatic entitlement so...