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Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (23 May 2017)

Dara Calleary: 458. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that it is the accepted policy of his Department of the requirement of treatment programmes for obesity since the publication of the report of the national taskforce on obesity in 2015; the reason for the lack of adoption of such obesity treatment programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24197/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review (23 May 2017)

Dara Calleary: 528. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the fair deal scheme (details supplied). [24637/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (23 May 2017)

Dara Calleary: 529. To ask the Minister for Health the average length of stay in each hospital in tabular form on a county basis. [24638/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Appeals (18 May 2017)

Dara Calleary: 164. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will have their farm assist appeal decision issued; his views on whether the appeal is taking an excessive amount of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23691/17]

Insurance Costs: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2017)

Dara Calleary: I thank Deputy Michael McGrath for raising this issue. There has been a complete lack of urgency on the part of the Minister in dealing with it. I have a couple of examples to set out. The first involves a 33 year old man who is the model citizen as far as this city is concerned. He lived in an apartment for four years.. As he had no need for a car, he went around on a bike. He was given...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Submission: Age Action Ireland (17 May 2017)

Dara Calleary: I thank Ms Feely for her presentation, which told us much of what we know. We have been hearing the same thing every year since 2013. Ms Feely spoke about a generation of women who have been let down by the State through the marriage ban and the absence of child care options. Notwithstanding the poor provision of child care now, child care was non-existent for many of the women in...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Submission: Age Action Ireland (17 May 2017)

Dara Calleary: What year is Age Action proposing?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Submission: Age Action Ireland (17 May 2017)

Dara Calleary: Are the witnesses experiencing difficulties with the fair deal scheme? Can families afford it? The recent Bus Éireann strike highlighted the irrelevance of the bus pass for a lot of older people because they could not access transport. What feedback did the witnesses receive from member organisations on this issue?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Submission: Age Action Ireland (17 May 2017)

Dara Calleary: Would Mr. Moran support moves to allow families to use a type of fair deal arrangement for home care if they could afford it?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Submission: Age Action Ireland (17 May 2017)

Dara Calleary: Does Deputy Lahart wish to comment?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Submission: Age Action Ireland (17 May 2017)

Dara Calleary: I thank the witnesses for their attendance. They are the first group to attend as part of this year's budgetary process. We will try to make sure that we do not forget them by the time we reach October.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Submission: Age Action Ireland (17 May 2017)

Dara Calleary: I thank the committee staff for preparing for today's meeting.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Data (16 May 2017)

Dara Calleary: 156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for reasonable accommodations received by county for the 2017 State examinations; the number of applications which have been refused by county; the number of appeals that have been received by the State Examinations Commission; his Department's budget in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (16 May 2017)

Dara Calleary: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to moves within GMIT Castlebar to redeploy staff to the Galway campus and to curtail the continuation of courses; his views on whether these moves fundamentally undermine the role of his working group into the future potential of the GMIT Castlebar campus; if he will direct the board of GMIT to cease these...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coast Guard Station Closures (16 May 2017)

Dara Calleary: 317. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding a project (details supplied) being assessed within his Department; and the timeframe for completion. [22896/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy (16 May 2017)

Dara Calleary: 346. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists employed by county; the number of occupational therapist vacancies that exist by county; the number of vacancies that exist as a result of sick leave and maternity leave by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22705/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (16 May 2017)

Dara Calleary: 527. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding sources for community focused capital projects which have a strong but not exclusive sports element; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22711/17]

Leaders' Questions (11 May 2017)

Dara Calleary: The Tánaiste should answer the question.

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2017)

Dara Calleary: Exactly. Has the penny not dropped? That is the point.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Data (10 May 2017)

Dara Calleary: 204. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the number of home help hours at the end of April 2017 by county; the number of persons in each county approved for home help but awaiting hours; and his plans to address the shortage in funding that is restricting the issuing of hours [22276/17]