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Order of Business (11 Feb 2014)

Séamus Kirk: Will the SEUPD funding be lost?

Northern Ireland: Statements (Resumed) (5 Feb 2014)

Séamus Kirk: Fianna Fáil is committed to working towards a united Ireland through the peaceful agreement of all people on this island. We believe the peace process has to be about more than the absence of violence. Political parties in the North cannot simply rule by the division of spoils. Fianna Fáil supports the adoption of the majority of the Haass proposal as a means towards moving...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (4 Feb 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 730. To ask the Minister for Health if the CT scanner in Louth County Hospital is in regular use; the number of times it has been used in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5587/14]

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Jan 2014)

Séamus Kirk: This debate is held against the background of the health service plan for 2014 which has significant budgetary implications of savings of €619 million in addition to projected deficit problems of €419 million. Those statistics alone have profound implications for the operation of the plan in the coming year. Deputy Ó Cuív outlined the statistics which show that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Regulations (28 Jan 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the specification for school building has changed in respect of walls and building where concrete slabs are used instead of block and brick for wall building purposes; if this change is now adopted for school buildings generally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4084/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (28 Jan 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 550. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total amount of social houses available here; if he will provide a breakdown on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4064/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Data (28 Jan 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 760. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who are partaking in the long-term illness scheme; if he will provide a full patient breakdown in regard to diseases; the total cost to the Exchequer of running the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4102/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (28 Jan 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 761. To ask the Minister for Health further to the proposed free general practitioner visit announced in budget 2012 for persons who are under the long-term illness scheme, the date when this budgetary promise will commence; the total cost to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4103/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cross-Border Co-operation (23 Jan 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 29. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his proposals to enhance economic co-operation on a North-South basis to boost trade in the Border area; if further economic co-operation will be discussed at the next North-South Ministerial Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1483/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Community Radio Stations Funding (23 Jan 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 141. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if local community radio stations like Dundalk FM will be considered for funding under the proposed public service broadcasting charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3257/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (22 Jan 2014)

Séamus Kirk: For reasons set out at a previous meeting, I did not participate in the discussion on this issue. It is important that this point be recorded.

Topical Issue Debate: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (16 Jan 2014)

Séamus Kirk: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply. It is the second criterion which is problematic, the issue of the definition of "actively engaged in the daily management of the farm". There is no problem with the first and third criteria. Could the Minister of State elaborate on that point, as it would relate to the circumstances I outlined?

Topical Issue Debate: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (16 Jan 2014)

Séamus Kirk: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this Topical Issue. It relates to the fair deal nursing home scheme and the treatment of farmland assets within the context of the formula for calculating liability. Some 80% of assessable income - pensions, other forms of liquid income, etc. - is factored into the equation, as is a maximum of 7.5% of any asset such as farmland or...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Charges Collection (15 Jan 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 526. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding distressed companies in liquidation regarding arrears due to respective councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1662/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (15 Jan 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 689. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for an introduction for installation aid for young farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1659/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry Issues (15 Jan 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 690. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the crisis in the beef industry where producers are finding it impossible to have animals slaughtered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1660/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota Cessation (15 Jan 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 691. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is considering the potential for transitional arrangements to the post milk quota 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1661/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility (15 Jan 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 880. To ask the Minister for Health the manner in which farms are taken into account when assessing applications for the fair deal scheme; if family farms are treated the same as the family home or if there are other factors in play; if so, if he will provide the details of those factors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1470/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (15 Jan 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 888. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the serious difficulties of the ambulance service in Drogheda, County Louth and the north-east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1571/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: EU Funding (19 Dec 2013)

Séamus Kirk: 33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he foresees an agreement being reached between the Northern Executive, the Irish Government and the European Commission in relation to the funding of the Narrow Water Bridge project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48979/13]