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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (27 May 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 714. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) with progressive multiple sclerosis lost their medical card; and the reason they have been waiting since March for a review. [22135/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (27 May 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 801. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider including in the medical practitioner’s contract with the Health Service Executive a stipulation that the contracted doctors update twice yearly the medical conditions of all medical card holders to the medical card section. [22646/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (27 May 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 782. To ask the Minister for Health his views on reports that the obstetrics unit at Letterkenny General Hospital is under threat with a serious impact on maternity services at the hospital [22559/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (27 May 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 799. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow is having their medical card reviewed so soon after being reviewed and reissued with a card late last year; the way a person living with polio poliomyelitis which left them paralysed from the waist down and a full-time wheelchair user as well as post-polio syndrome, scoliosis of the spine for which...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (27 May 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 800. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the medical card section cannot or will not make a direct call to the relevant doctor to ascertain if the medical card recipient's outlined medical circumstances have changed since they last applied [22645/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (27 May 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 802. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider making it permissible for the medical card section to confirm with local authorities whether the person's rent has changed since they were last reviewed [22647/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (27 May 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 803. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider making it the task of the staff of the medical card section to gather the relevant information from the professional bodies concerned when assessing medical card applications from disabled persons [22648/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (27 May 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 804. To ask the Minister for Health the way the removal of the medical card fits with the Government's Healthy Ireland – A Framework for Improved Health and Wellbeing (details supplied); if the key to this approach is as stated a focus on prevention and whole of society approach to improving health; the way the removal of the vital support of a medical card for people with disabilities...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (27 May 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 937. To ask the Minister for Health the tendering process undertaken that led to the commissioning of the health partnership to carry out a report on maternity services on behalf of west and northwest hospital group; further to establish that there were no conflicts of interest in the decision. [23266/14]

Guerin Report: Statements (15 May 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I congratulate the Minister on her appointment. I will recount all the mistakes made by the Government so all of us can reflect on the lessons that must be learned. As Sinn Féin spokesperson on justice I will give the Minister a fair wind. Although I am happy with the announcements she has made so far in response to some of these crises, I will detail, with the Minister present, what...

Guerin Report: Statements (15 May 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Leave the House.

Leaders' Questions (15 May 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Does the Tánaiste have any concerns about it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It might be useful if the Garda Inspectorate, and possibly GSOC, could make a submission to this process around the international practice. Why should the two organisations continue to exist? How can they complement each other's work? In fairness, Mr. Olson goes some way in that direction in his submission but with the contribution of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, it would be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I get that but it might be useful to have that in a submission.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: In the previous session, we looked at policing and security. One of the challenges, as we look towards an independent policing authority, is the fact that, not uniquely, although it is not common, one has policing and security under the one roof, or the one umbrella. What are the witnesses' thoughts on how we will move forward? Earlier, we all agreed that, whatever happens, we need...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: My first question is for the AGSI. Listening to the presentations and the comments at the conference of the GRA, which has not made a submission but hopefully will at some stage, I heard about a charter of fairness in terms of the rights of members of the Garda Síochána. The other issues raised were that these investigations can be expensive and the money is taken from the Garda...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I did not explain it properly. At the GRA conference, the GRA called for a charter of fairness, which brings clarity to the rights of members of the Garda Síochána. That is entirely reasonable. Any citizen under investigation, whether in the private or public sector, has a right to due process and to defend himself. This has been missing from the debate. There is agreement that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Mr. Olson is the chief inspector of the Garda Inspectorate. In its earlier presentation, the ICCL said it does not see a future role for the Garda Inspectorate. It also acknowledged the outstanding CVs of the chief inspector and his two assistant chief inspectors in terms of policing. The jury is out on this matter. The case of the ICCL is that because there will be a new policing...

Order of Business (14 May 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Will the Taoiseach address it to make sure that he deals with all the issues?

Order of Business (14 May 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: In terms of the issue of the Department of Justice and Equality, the panel of experts will examine the running of the Department and the reason the new Minister will not express confidence in the Secretary General until the review is completed. There is correspondence from Ian Bailey and his solicitors to the Taoiseach and it has cost the taxpayers €40 million to €50 million...