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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (7 Oct 2014)

Gerry Adams: 312. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to honour previous commitments made to develop an appropriate scheme to replace the mobility allowance scheme and motorised transport grant which were discontinued almost two years ago; if his attention has been drawn to the importance of these schemes to those who cannot access public transport, the fact that many persons would benefit hugely...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (7 Oct 2014)

Gerry Adams: 311. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide figures by county for persons currently being considered for reinstatement of discretionary medical cards; if he will provide figures by county for discretionary medical cards returned to date; the eligibility criteria and guidelines used in assessing eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37677/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (7 Oct 2014)

Gerry Adams: 321. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a child (details supplied) in County Louth who was issued a temporary medical card in July 2013 which was withdrawn in November 2013 and replaced with a GP visit card; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that a resubmitted application, following the birth of a sibling was also refused; if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (7 Oct 2014)

Gerry Adams: 327. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth who has been diagnosed with significant medical conditions and whose medical card was withdrawn in April 2014; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that this person made a new application and has now been asked to submit additional financial information...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (7 Oct 2014)

Gerry Adams: 328. To ask the Minister for Health if his atention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth where a medical card was withdrawn in October 2013; if he will examine the possibility of reinstating this medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37812/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (7 Oct 2014)

Gerry Adams: 376. To ask the Minister for Health if changes have been made to the way appointments are scheduled in respect of trigger point injections for pain management; if an appointment for treatment will be scheduled in respect of person (details supplied) in County Louth noting that this person is in severe pain and has been awaiting treatment for some time; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (7 Oct 2014)

Gerry Adams: 380. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be provided for a total knee replacement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; the current waiting times for such surgeries in Cappagh Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38150/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (7 Oct 2014)

Gerry Adams: 444. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a school transport ticket; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37789/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (7 Oct 2014)

Gerry Adams: 513. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied with the widespread use of subcontractors by companies engaged in Government-funded school building programmes; her view on contention that the widespread use of RCT1s on these jobs is not resulting in tax avoidance, forced social welfare fraud or the undermining of workers’ wages and conditions. [38208/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (7 Oct 2014)

Gerry Adams: 514. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the ongoing industrial action at a college (details supplied) in County Dublin; the contacts she had with the contractor, the local education and training board, the Revenue Commissioners and the contractors administration services regarding complaints made to her office with respect to the alleged abuse of RCT1s and alleged tax...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (7 Oct 2014)

Gerry Adams: 564. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to review the regulation of the private waste collection industry in the State following the recent industrial action involving a company (details supplied); and his plans to prevent a race to the bottom in wages and conditions for workers in this sector. [38211/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (2 Oct 2014)

Gerry Adams: 109. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the case of an imprisonment of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37460/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Applications (2 Oct 2014)

Gerry Adams: 184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the case of a child (details supplied) in County Louth who is being refused school transport, yet this child's two older siblings are attending the same school and are deemed eligible for school transport; if her further attention has been drawn to the fact that the national school which the child attends is...

Order of Business (1 Oct 2014)

Gerry Adams: Tá ceist fíorthábhachtach agam maidir le Riar na hOibre an lae inniu. Baineann sé le mná atá fós i ndrochstaid sa Stát seo. My question concerns the Government's decision to proceed with the redress scheme for the victims of symphysiotomy. When will the Government announce further details of the scheme? There has been an unnecessary and inexcusable...

Order of Business (1 Oct 2014)

Gerry Adams: That is their decision.

Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2014)

Gerry Adams: Often when the Taoiseach is asked a question here, he responds by saying, "This is a very complex issue", as if it was beyond the comprehension of us mere mortals on this side of the House. I am trying to keep this simple. I asked the Taoiseach a series of straightforward questions which he ignored completely. Was Mr. John McNulty the only Fine Gael nominee the Taoiseach interviewed?...

Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2014)

Gerry Adams: Who authorised this? Was the CV of anyone else forwarded to her? In response to my earlier question, the Taoiseach said, answering a question I did not ask, that he decided Mr. McNulty would be a good candidate for the nomination for the Seanad vacancy. Did he decide this before the Minister received the proposition that Mr. McNulty should be nominated to the board of IMMA?

Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2014)

Gerry Adams: Now to the crux, who recommended to the Minister that Mr. McNulty should be nominated to the board of IMMA?

Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2014)

Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach is here as Taoiseach and should not confuse the two roles.

Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2014)

Gerry Adams: For IMMA.