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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Policy (8 Jul 2014)
Gerry Adams: 770. To ask the Minister for Health if he will refocus spending in the area of drug policy on public health interventions in view of the need for comprehensive needle and syringe programme coverage, and the fact that the pharmacy needle exchange programme does not meet the needs of all that require needle and syringe programme services; the way he will increase needle and syringe programme...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Contract Issues (8 Jul 2014)
Gerry Adams: 780. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 567 of 15 April 2014, the number of private patients seen by each of the consultants in each of the past five years; the type of contract each consultant is on and their individual speciality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29826/14]
- Mental Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (1 Jul 2014)
Gerry Adams: Last week, I raised the revelations on RTE that senior doctors cited nine suicides in mental health service users in the Carlow-Kilkenny and south Tipperary area between August 2011 and January 2013. This tragic development has highlighted the problem with the mental health services. I also raised the lack of out-of-hours services which contributed to 90 admissions of children to adult...
- Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)
Gerry Adams: The Government has committed to holding a referendum on same-sex marriage and the Taoiseach has stated he strongly supports such a referendum. When will the Government set a firm date for this? This morning, the Cabinet agreed a redress scheme for victims of the barbaric practice of symphysiotomy. Will the Walsh and Murphy reports be published? The Minister has had them for more than a...
- Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)
Gerry Adams: I asked about the referendum.
- Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)
Gerry Adams: I also asked whether the Taoiseach is prepared to lift the Statute of Limitations with regard to symphysiotomy.
- Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)
Gerry Adams: So the answer is "No".
- Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)
Gerry Adams: A woman might want to go to court.
- Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)
Gerry Adams: It might not be a course of action the Taoiseach or I might want to take, but somebody else might.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Jul 2014)
Gerry Adams: 5. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Irish and the Gaeltacht last met. [8953/14]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Jul 2014)
Gerry Adams: 6. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Irish and the Gaeltacht will next meet. [8954/14]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Jul 2014)
Gerry Adams: 7. To ask the Taoiseach the number of meetings of the Irish and Gaeltacht Cabinet Committee that have taken place since Christmas. [12763/14]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Jul 2014)
Gerry Adams: I always co-operate with you. You know that.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Jul 2014)
Gerry Adams: I am very disappointed not only that this committee has only met twice but that there is no date fixed for another meeting not least because of the dreadful state of the Gaeltachtaí. Tá a fhios ag an Taoiseach gurb iad na Gaeltachtaí tobar na Gaeilge. Tá an pobal seo agus na ceantair seo an-saibhir ó thaobh na Gaeilge ach tá a lán damáiste déanta...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Ministerial Meetings (1 Jul 2014)
Gerry Adams: As one might expect, Sinn Féin has made a detailed submission regarding the terms of reference of the commission of investigation. As I said earlier, I think there needs to be an investigation into the treatment of women and babies since the foundation of the State. I accept that the State is unlikely to do this. Anything that happened when the British were here is another matter. We...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Jul 2014)
Gerry Adams: I think the Ceann Comhairle would acknowledge that not only do I ask lots of questions and do not stray all over the place-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Jul 2014)
Gerry Adams: A real question?
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Jul 2014)
Gerry Adams: I am not happy that I was not able to put the supplementary questions.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Ministerial Meetings (1 Jul 2014)
Gerry Adams: 3. To ask the Taoiseach the discussions he has had with church leaders. [8951/14]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Ministerial Meetings (1 Jul 2014)
Gerry Adams: How many times has the Taoiseach met with the church leaders recently?