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Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (25 Mar 2014)

Arthur Spring: 1120. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 257 and 258 of 13 March 2014, if the review published in the AJR in 2009 was not a case-controlled clinical trial, with women randomly assigned to machines and not consulted. [13720/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (25 Mar 2014)

Arthur Spring: 1121. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 257 and 258 of 13 March 2014, if he views the statistically significant increase in breast cancer incidence which occurs with each screening as a positive. [13721/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (25 Mar 2014)

Arthur Spring: 1122. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 257 and 258 of 13 March 2014, if the increase in recall rates is laudable. [13722/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (25 Mar 2014)

Arthur Spring: 1123. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 257 and 258 of 13 March 2014, if he will confirm that digital mammogram images can be manipulated. [13723/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (25 Mar 2014)

Arthur Spring: 1124. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 257 and 258 of 13 March 2014, if these images can subsequently be used to confirm a diagnosis of cancer. [13724/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (25 Mar 2014)

Arthur Spring: 1125. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 257 and 258 of 13 March 2014, if the guidelines for quality assurance also include information that a standardised detection ratio is the preferred method for ensuring unit performance, and if unit performance supersede women's health. [13725/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (13 Mar 2014)

Arthur Spring: 109. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her Department's policy in relation to a recipient of jobseeker's allowance who qualifies for illness benefit and if that recipient is required to submit a new application for jobseeker's when the entitlement to illness benefit elapses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12567/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Research (13 Mar 2014)

Arthur Spring: 257. To ask the Minister for Health if the clinical trial published in the AJR 2009 complies with ethical standards; and if it demonstrates an increase in breast cancer [12564/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Research (13 Mar 2014)

Arthur Spring: 258. To ask the Minister for Health if a safety statement and risk assessment are available for digital mammogram machines. [12565/14]

Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)

Arthur Spring: The regional aid maps for 2014 are to be put to the European Committee of the Regions by June this year. When will they be brought before the House as they are of particular interest to counties such as Kerry, where currently we have disadvantaged status to attract employment to the area?

Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)

Arthur Spring: The Minister, Deputy Brendan Howlin, has done a good job in negotiating with the committee but when will the Taoiseach be in a position to put the maps before the House and make a recommendation to the European Commission? The IDA's 2015 report is hinging on this and, therefore, it is imperative we get it done.

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2014)

Arthur Spring: Complication suits.

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2014)

Arthur Spring: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: An Post (12 Mar 2014)

Arthur Spring: I am being very productive. I was listening to the debate earlier in my room. I have a couple of questions. In the past couple of weeks there has been much anxiety about the idea of 500 rural post offices closing in the event that social welfare payments no longer go through the post office mechanism. My concern is that the anxiety has nearly seeped into people's imagination to become a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: An Post (12 Mar 2014)

Arthur Spring: Is it unacceptable behaviour?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: An Post (12 Mar 2014)

Arthur Spring: I thank the witness. The claims are also untrue. To get to the nitty-gritty, some of the postmasters have identified the unit payment reduction in certain social welfare payments as something that could jeopardise the viability of their post offices. For example, the social welfare payment under jobseeker's allowance is to reduce from 4.7 units to 2.07 units. What kind of effect has been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: An Post (12 Mar 2014)

Arthur Spring: Is the witness saying the income of post offices has increased as a result of an increase in unemployment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: An Post (12 Mar 2014)

Arthur Spring: There is a rebalancing to be done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: An Post (12 Mar 2014)

Arthur Spring: That is to get it to a point where it is acceptable for them to adhere to services to be provided.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: An Post (12 Mar 2014)

Arthur Spring: I thank Mr. Daly for clearing that up as there is a lack of clarity on the ground on the issue. The business model will evolve and the post office must consider the social responsibility that is now of greater importance than before. I can think of particular areas where AIB and Bank of Ireland have closed facilities and one of my Government colleagues referred to the idea that 95% of...