Results 5,041-5,060 of 21,514 for speaker:Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance Provision (7 Jul 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 404. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make available a copy of the report on the detailed costings of universal health insurance presented to him on 21 May 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27533/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (7 Jul 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 409. To ask the Minister for Health if technical aids and appliances grants for vibrating pagers provided by DeafHear are available to deaf persons in counties Louth, Cavan and Monaghan, but not to those in County Meath; if he will ensure funding is extended to County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27539/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (7 Jul 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the learning support provided for a pupil (details supplied) in County Meath to ensure the support reaches the 30 minutes per day recommended; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27260/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Sector Funding (7 Jul 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 536. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will commit to providing a long-term funding solution to the organisations currently funded under the scheme to support national organisations, organisations that have to deal with uncertain futures and difficulties in planning long-term campaigns and service provision, in particular the Irish Stammering...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Library (7 Jul 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 609. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the rationale behind the decision to place all Catholic Church records of births and marriages on the website of the National Library of Ireland; the reason records held by only one religious denomination are involved; if she and her officials have properly considered the potential misuse of these data, both domestically and...

Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is time for the Government to stop what is to my mind a charade, and I am not going to stand here for the next ten minutes and ignore the real reason behind the Bill. The Minister and I both know the Government's interest in this Bill is to give what I can only describe as bully-boy power to Irish Water. It is that plain and it is that simple. Although the Government may seek to justify...

One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: This motion condemns the Government for the decisions that have led to lone parent families carrying a disproportionate load arising from the economic crash. The fact that the number of lone parent households experiencing enforced deprivation is 63% is a shocking but telling indictment of this Government's legacy. This is particularly so given that it has occurred on the so-called Labour...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (1 Jul 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 205. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive is to meet with the manufacturers of trastuzumab emtansine in relation to making it available, given that this medication has been associated with increased life expectancy; if the executive has declined to attend meetings with the manufacturers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26523/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (30 Jun 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 242. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected yield from the introduction of a 5% sugar tax on sweetened drinks or on fast food products; if steps have been taken to consider the introduction of such a tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25965/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (30 Jun 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 410. To ask the Minister for Health the full-year cost of employing an orthopaedic surgeon, an anaesthetist and support staff to fully staff a paediatric orthopaedic theatre for scoliosis corrective procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25759/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (30 Jun 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 411. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of corrective scoliosis procedures performed in a year by a team including an orthopaedic surgeon, an anaesthetist and support staff; the total number of staff and number of procedures performed in the past three years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25760/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (30 Jun 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 425. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to consider a proposal to introduce a sugar tax on sweetened drinks or a fast food tax, with a view to tackling the problem of obesity, especially in children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25964/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (30 Jun 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 430. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise ambulance response times for the various different level ambulance call-outs over the past 12 months; the number of adverse incidents that have been recorded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25997/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (30 Jun 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 431. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the serious ambulance crisis in north west Connemara in County Galway where two serious incidents have been raised recently (details supplied) and the fact that hospital accounting services have stated it does not have the resources to put a solution in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25998/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (30 Jun 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 453. To ask the Minister for Health if he will add haemachromatosis to the long-term illness scheme, given that this long-term illness requires lifelong medical care and carries increased risks of several complicating conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26203/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (30 Jun 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 477. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of raising the annual financial threshold for a general practitioner visit card, on an entire population basis, in €500 intervals. [26329/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (30 Jun 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 478. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated additional cost of extending a medical card to all children to whom a domiciliary care allowance is being paid, but who do not currently have a medical card. [26330/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (30 Jun 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 479. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the interim report which was to be concluded within three months by the clinical advisory group established to develop guidance on assessing applications involving significant medical conditions; if this interim report has been submitted; and if so, the recommendations of same. [26331/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (30 Jun 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 480. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reversing the changes to the assessment of means in medical card applications introduced in April 2013, regarding the treatment of home loans, credit union loans and pension contributions; the annual savings that the decision to no longer accept these as allowable expenses aims to accrue; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Members (30 Jun 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 630. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the statutory entitlements for county councillors regarding sick leave and sick pay (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26211/15]