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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (1 Oct 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 327. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the policy documentation she has produced related to the youth guarantee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40395/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foreign Adoptions (1 Oct 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 556. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update on efforts to secure a bilateral adoption agreement between Ireland and Ethiopia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40728/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Support Services (1 Oct 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 558. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the criteria for selection, designated terms of service and terms and conditions regarding individual membership/service on the management committees of family resource centres as set down by the key funder, the Family Resource Agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40052/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ministerial Appointments (1 Oct 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 559. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if an appointment has been made to the position of campus director at the Oberstown complex; when this appointment was, or will be made; the name and duties of the successful candidate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41005/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Detention Centres (1 Oct 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 560. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will publish the report (details supplied) regarding the Oberstown complex; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41006/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (1 Oct 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 578. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a primary medical certificate will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan [40456/13]

Other Questions: Medical Card Numbers (26 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: No matter what effort the Minister of State may employ, he cannot discount the fact that there has been a reduction in the number of discretionary medical cards. The Minister acknowledged it during his last engagement with the health committee when he stated that discretionary cards were no longer being granted to cancer patients in the same way as previously. Ms Laverne McGuinness, a...

Other Questions: Misuse of Drugs (26 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is the Minister of State aware of the study by the National Documentation Centre on Drug Use which was published last year under the auspices of the Health Research Board? It found that 49% of opiate-dependent clients surveyed had reported using non-prescribed benzodiazepines in the previous month. The greatest number of these are former heroin users who are on methadone, but this clearly...

Other Questions: Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors Working Conditions (26 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In the context of agreement being reached, will there be independent verification of the working time performed by junior doctors at our various hospital sites? How will that be confirmed? Will it be confirmed independently? What will be the knock-on effect of adherence to the requirements of the European working-time directive in respect of care of patients and the work-time commitments...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors Recruitment (26 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Would the Minister create a new grade to help their career path structure?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors Recruitment (26 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 5. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take to ensure immediate progress in reform of hospital medical staffing and in our medical training and recruitment system to ensure compliance with the European working time directive for non-consultant hospital doctors, to recruit and deploy doctors in sufficient numbers and appropriate grades, including new grades as required, and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors Recruitment (26 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: They certainly have my respect. We all welcome the fact that the strike action that was due to take place yesterday has been suspended or deferred. It is important that there has been engagement between the Irish Medical Organisation and the HSE. In his response, the Minister referred to "compliance ... by the end of 2014". Can he confirm that the HSE has agreed to a timetable for the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors Recruitment (26 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome the Minister's acknowledgement that we need to address some of the core issues here, including career path issues. Does the Minister accept that the virtual crisis situation with junior doctors has continued year after year? Does he agree that fundamental reform along the lines of what he indicated at the outset of his reply is long overdue? The elements of reform are well known...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Symphysiotomy Survivors (26 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 2. To ask the Minister for Health the progress he has made towards providing justice and truth for the victims of symphysiotomy and, if he has had discussions with the Department of Justice and Equality, to now progress to enactment the Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Bill 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40227/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Symphysiotomy Survivors (26 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome the fact that the Minister met representatives from the various groups campaigning on this issue on 1 August last. However, no real progress has been made in the intervening period. I welcome the Minister's statement to the effect that it is open to women to pursue the matter through the courts and that he is not seeking to corral them into accepting whatever formula he and the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Symphysiotomy Survivors (26 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----towards an agreed settlement. Why will the Minister not meet the representatives of the survivors and seek to reach such a settlement with them?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Symphysiotomy Survivors (26 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The evidence I have put on the record in respect of the two legal firms representing 167 of the women shows that it is not a case of those firms seeking to line their pockets with money. They are quite willing - they are absolutely enthusiastic in this regard - to negotiate an agreed settlement. They put that fact on the record and the Minister rejected to opportunity that was offered in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: No more debt going forward.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome Mr. James Doorley. He made the point that there should be no further cuts to child benefit for those currently in receipt of social welfare benefits. We have to turn this around at some point and no further cuts should be in any way contemplated and we have to start to restore child benefit. We need to use language like that, particularly when there is an opportunity perhaps for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: That would also be appropriate, never mind Fianna Fáil's time.