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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Jul 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position of her Department in relation to the application made to the forward planning section for a new 800-pupil gaelcholáiste in Ballincollig, County Cork; if her attention has been drawn to the pressing need for this development in view of the demand for places over the coming years to cater for the students from the four...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: 25 Years of Independent Broadcasting: Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (15 Jul 2014)

Michael Moynihan: I welcome the witnesses and those in the gallery to the committee. I congratulate the members of the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland on what they have achieved in the past 25 years. It was a challenging time, and many fine radio stations, as mentioned by Mr. Purcell, have set up a service. We can all name the ones in our own areas. They have a proud record of broadcasting on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Oireachtas Proceedings (15 Jul 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 441. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will ensure the broadcasting of Dáil Éireann through the Oireachtas channel will include subtitles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31454/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Herd Numbers (15 Jul 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 540. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the entitlements transfer from a person (details supplied) in County Cork to a third party will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31028/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (15 Jul 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 685. To ask the Minister for Health if section 26 of the 1985 Nurses Act supersedes section 13(8) of the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31465/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (8 Jul 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the progress of the proposed amalgamation of the national schools in Kanturk, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29132/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: An Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann (8 Jul 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 672. To ask the Minister for Health if Section 26 of the 1985 Nurses Act supersedes section 13(8) of the Act; if he has given approval for changes to quorum requirements for fitness to practice hearings by An Bord Altranais under section 26 of the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29010/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Programme (8 Jul 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 796. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of staff currently employed by the rural transport programme who will be made redundant due to the restructuring of the programme into the 18 transport co-ordination units; the redundancy package that is being offered to those staff members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29718/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (2 Jul 2014)

Michael Moynihan: The Minister is correct about the "Rolls-Royce" being required. Maybe we should specify that it is the minimum requirement for every part of the country to have accessibility. We have had a constant stream of complaints, during the past couple of months in particular, about the mobile phone coverage in rural communities. People in places that had been well served say they can get only...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (2 Jul 2014)

Michael Moynihan: When is the upgrade for which the mobile phone companies are preparing likely to happen?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Transfer of Entitlements Application (26 Jun 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 162. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the transfer of entitlements will be completed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27634/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nurses Act (26 Jun 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 196. To ask the Minister for Health if the Nurses Act 1985 gave An Bord Altranais the authority to change the quorum requirements for a fitness to practise hearing without prior approval from him. [27615/14]

Beef Industry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Jun 2014)

Michael Moynihan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the crisis in the beef industry and commend my colleague, Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív, on putting forward the motion and on the work he has done in the agriculture sector over the past while. I commend him also on the challenges he has made in the sector with stakeholders in regard to funding and so forth. A number of speakers have suggested that...

Friendly Societies and Industrial and Provident Societies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (25 Jun 2014)

Michael Moynihan: Fianna Fáil welcomes the easing of the regulatory burden on co­operative societies through the elimination of some of the discrepancies under which the current regulatory system favours the company model. We also support making examinership, currently available only to companies, accessible to co­operative societies. The Irish word "meitheal" sums up the principles of the...

Other Questions: Medical Card Reviews (25 Jun 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 9. To ask the Minister for Health to detail the number of discretionary medical cards he will restore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27060/14]

Other Questions: Medical Card Reviews (25 Jun 2014)

Michael Moynihan: Will the Minister for Health detail the number of discretionary medical cards he will restore and make a statement on the matter?

Other Questions: Medical Card Reviews (25 Jun 2014)

Michael Moynihan: Despite the replies to previous questions, major difficulties remain with what are perceived as the criteria for discretionary medical cards. This is the case even for applications that have gone in over recent weeks and in respect of which people have been diagnosed with serious illnesses and have submitted their documentation. There is a major issue with the process. Reviews are still...

Other Questions: Medical Card Reviews (25 Jun 2014)

Michael Moynihan: The Government and the Minister have constantly referred to changing the legislation and so on, but the practice in the HSE, which dates back to the health boards, has been to grant medical cards on a discretionary basis. I am unsure why the Minister of State is saying there no basis for it in law. I have no wish to mention the exact details because the families would know that I am...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times (25 Jun 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 16. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the turnaround time for ambulances at accident and emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27059/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (24 Jun 2014)

Michael Moynihan: 90. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the guidelines and protections her Department has issued to local authorities regarding data protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19942/14]