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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy for Persons with Disabilities (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he intends to develop a comprehensive employment strategy for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17179/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Advocacy Services (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she intends to introduce the Personal Advocacy Service as provided for in the Citizens Information Act 2007; the role she envisages for such advocacy services; the reason this service has not yet been established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17175/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Advocacy Services (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures she intends to introduce in the area of advocacy supports for persons with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17176/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Exploration Licences (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of oil and gas fields currently being explored in Irish waters; the persons undertaking these exploration works; the process in place for receiving permission for such exploration; the estimated value of these oil and gas fields; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16862/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Exploration Licences (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures in place to ensure that the Exchequer benefits financially from any oil or gas exploration projects within our country and its waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16863/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Exploration Licences (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline his response to the view that the Norwegian people benefit significantly in a financial sense for oil and gas exploration projects in their country but that the Irish people will not benefit similarly from such projects in our country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16864/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Schemes (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider allowing tenants in local authority housing to avail of Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland grants to improve the energy efficency of their home in cases in which the local authority has informed tenants that they are unable to provide funding to carry out such works; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Compulsory Purchase Orders (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received a copy of the report he commissioned to be carried out into the purchase of land at Three Trouts in Greystones, County Wicklow by Wicklow County Council; and if so, when he intends to publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16873/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of social and affordable houses that were provided as part of development conditions where a developer had to build social and affordable housing or contribute to the cost of such in order to receive permission to develop private housing from its introduction in law to the present; if he will provide a breakdown of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities receive grants from his Department to carry out works which would improve the energy rating and environmental efficiency of local authority properties; the amount of funding allocated for such grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17196/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Conventions Ratification (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the legislative reform that is needed to ensure the alignment of Irish law with the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities; if he will provide details of the timeline for the publication of such legislative reform; when he hopes to be in a position for Ireland to ratify this convention; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will introduce measures to remove barriers by persons with disabilities in accessing the justice system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17177/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Narcolepsy Disorder (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: To ask the Minister for Health if a package of supports has been drawn up by his Department or the Health Service Executive for families affected by Unique Narcolepsy Disorder as a result of receiving a vaccination and on the back of a report published on 19 April 2012 acknowledging the casual links between the vaccination and narcolepsy; the reason for the delay in providing this package of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to introduce a personal budget model in order that persons with intellectual disabilities have the flexibility to make choices that suit their own needs best; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17180/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the Assessment of Need provision under the Disability Act 2005; if he will outline a timeframe for extending this provision as per the legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17181/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Meetings (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: To ask the Minister for Health if he has discussed the issue of Autism with his ministerial counterparts at an EU level in terms of Council of Minister meetings or informal meetings; if he will provide an overview of such discussions and any conclusions arrived at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17184/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of all reports and strategies which have been developed by his Department or any agency under his Department's remit in relation to disability services and any specific disabilities or special needs from 1997 to date; the name of the report or strategy, date of publication, action taken arising from the publication of the report; and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Gathering Events (16 Apr 2013)

Simon Harris: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on Gathering events organised in a county (details supplied); the amount of funding given to events in this county; if he will give details of tourism statistics for the county to date in 2013 compared to 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16867/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy (27 Mar 2013)

Simon Harris: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline some of the measures contained within the Road Safety Strategy that is due to be launched later this week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15027/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Weight of Schoolbags (27 Mar 2013)

Simon Harris: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts being undertaken to reduce the weight of school bags for Irish children which is having an adverse affect on the ability of children to walk or cycle to and from school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15493/13]