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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Rare Diseases Day: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)

Dan Neville: I thank the witnesses for coming in today. I have special knowledge of rare diseases, although I do not want to say any more about it. I think Mr. Watt may know. I would like to speak about the inequality of technical knowledge of the medical profession about the treatment of rare diseases. We had witnesses before the committee recently speaking about Lyme disease, and they had extreme...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (27 Feb 2014)

Dan Neville: 124. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance review application in respect of a person (details supplied). [9999/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions: Trócaire (26 Feb 2014)

Dan Neville: I welcome the Trócaire delegation. I am sorry I was not present earlier but I have had an opportunity to read the presentation. I do not wish to repeat anything that has been said. Last year, a delegation from this committee visited Jordan, Palestine and Israel and looked at the situation. One of the concerns, apart from all those in relation to the Palestinian issue - not least the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (26 Feb 2014)

Dan Neville: 198. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding headage payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [9842/14]

Order of Business (25 Feb 2014)

Dan Neville: I wish to ask the Taoiseach the position regarding the coroners Bill, which was published some years ago. The last I heard, it was in the Seanad but I do not know if it has come through that House. It has been there for a number of years and I am anxious to know when the coroners Bill will come before this House.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (25 Feb 2014)

Dan Neville: 295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding extra classrooms in respect of a college (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9349/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (25 Feb 2014)

Dan Neville: 721. To ask the Minister for Health if home help will be restored in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9732/14]

Topical Issue Debate: Disease Awareness (20 Feb 2014)

Dan Neville: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive response. He has highlighted that prevention is better than cure. It can be an issue for people who travel abroad, particularly those who participate in mountaineering and outdoor activities. They can return, feel ill and sometimes it is difficult to identify that Lyme disease is the cause. Does the Minister agree that many in the medical...

Topical Issue Debate: Disease Awareness (20 Feb 2014)

Dan Neville: I thank the office of the Ceann Comhairle for facilitating me in raising this matter and the Minister for Health for responding. Lyme disease, known as borreliosis, is a bacterial infection transmitted by the bite of hard-bodied ticks. Not all ticks are infected but vigilance is recommended where ticks are present to reduce the risk of transmission to humans and pets. Lyme disease can...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (20 Feb 2014)

Dan Neville: 125. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on an invalidity pension application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [8608/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Service Provision (20 Feb 2014)

Dan Neville: 152. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 160 of 13 February 2014, if an official from his Department will contact the person (details supplied) to discuss this case as it would appear there is a bigger problem here and there may be a need for a new transmitter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8869/14]

Recent Flooding: Statements (Resumed) (19 Feb 2014)

Dan Neville: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the flooding difficulties experienced over recent months. Initially I refer especially to the situation in County Limerick. On 16 January we discussed that here. The particular problem has manifested itself in several areas in County Limerick including in the basin of the Maigue and Deel rivers, which have been flooding along both basins. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Housing in Developing Countries: Habitat for Humanity (19 Feb 2014)

Dan Neville: I welcome the delegation and I thank them for the presentation. The work of the group is very valuable. I have seen the slums and shanty towns in Lusaka, Windhoek and Johannesburg. One has to see the conditions of the houses and the sanitation to fully understand how people live. In many cases, just next to the shanty towns there is a lot of wealth on view. In Lusaka the head of the air...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (19 Feb 2014)

Dan Neville: 120. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a domiciliary care allowance application was refused in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8470/14]

Public Health (Sunbeds) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2014)

Dan Neville: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this Bill. The Irish Cancer Society has welcomed the Bill but it also expressed concerns to the effect that it does not go far enough. Under the Bill, the operators of sunbed premises will be prohibited from allowing anyone under 18 years of age to use their facilities. The use of sunbeds on unsupervised premises will also be...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Service Provision (13 Feb 2014)

Dan Neville: 160. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if it is possible for a new transmitter to be erected over the Abbeyfeale area to ensure that residents in the area will have coverage again through Saorview; if an official from his Department will contact a person (details supplied) in County Limerick to discuss this matter and provide alternative assistance; and if...

Order of Business (12 Feb 2014)

Dan Neville: The mediation Bill, an important Bill in the reform of the criminal justice system, has been promised for some time. When will it be introduced?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (12 Feb 2014)

Dan Neville: 178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding penalties in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7128/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (11 Feb 2014)

Dan Neville: 179. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to sanction a carbon tax relief for farm contractors. [6950/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (11 Feb 2014)

Dan Neville: 654. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider chronic obstructive pulmonary disease qualifying for the long term illness card; and to outline its exclusion to date as it is treatable but not curable [6958/14]