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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (20 Jun 2017)

Jack Chambers: 2277. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding the supply of lariam to members of the Defence Forces; if he will consider using alternative drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26855/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Data Protection Bill 2017: Discussion (14 Jun 2017)

Jack Chambers: On a separate point - Deputy O'Callaghan referred to the issue of compensation - does Mr. Carroll fear that this Bill, without providing for an explicit mechanism for people to have a positive ability to receive compensation, will inevitably end up clogging up the courts with potential breaches of data control, whereby large organisations and corporate bodies would have the ability to take on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Data Protection Bill 2017: Discussion (14 Jun 2017)

Jack Chambers: I have a final question. Regarding the derogation in head 24, how will this balance be achieved in the context of, for example, social media organisations allowing freedom of expression on the one hand and data control on the other? Could head 24 allow corporations or other data controllers potentially to derogate their responsibilities under the Act? How does Mr. Carroll see this working...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Data Protection Bill 2017: Discussion (14 Jun 2017)

Jack Chambers: I wish to make a final point, to which Mr. Carroll does not have to respond. I thank all the witnesses for their work on this issue. One thing I fear from our interaction and from the beefed-up cost - €5 million in the past two years - is a potential for massive levels of case law and litigation. We must be wary of this and make this legislation work so that it does not become an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Data Protection Bill 2017: Discussion (14 Jun 2017)

Jack Chambers: I thank Mr. Carroll for a comprehensive presentation. I refer to the right to be forgotten under Article 17. Where a child does not have the capacity at the time to consent, how will it work in the context of the Bill? How will it be implemented in practice in the interaction with organisations? Will regulations issue to make it workable in the context of the Bill?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: Out of interest - it may be beside the point - was there very little consultation before the Lisbon treaty? What is the quality of the consultative process now going between the Commission and Parliament? The principle under which the Lisbon treaty was ratified by member states meant there was more of a democratic component. Is this more lip service as a means of providing democratic...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: On a separate matter, is there any update on the gambling control Bill?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: Will there be a regulator Bill by the end of the year?

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Construction Regulations (30 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 222. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the implications for building one off houses in view of a decision by a European court regarding rules (details supplied); the steps he is taking as a result of this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25383/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance (30 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 395. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that private patients are being directed and pressurised to use their health insurance in public hospitals though the insurance is not required for their treatment; if this will cease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25291/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Chronic Disease Management Programme (30 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 396. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for reshaping the way in which chronic conditions are cared for in the health system; his plans to engage private hospitals in managing some chronic conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25292/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (30 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 397. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the €30 million earmarked in budget 2017 for waiting list reduction measures in the public system was allocated; his assessment of the effectiveness of this expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25293/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (30 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 421. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with the HSE to ensure a drug (details supplied) is available to persons here; his plans to fund or part fund this drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25397/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Initiatives (30 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 595. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to make public transport more accessible for wheelchair users; the work he has carried out in this area to date; the extent of the public transport network which is wheelchair-accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25508/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Communications (25 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 185. To ask the Minister for Health the number of media notifications issued by his Department's press office since 6 May 2016; and the number issued in the year to 5 May 2017. [25215/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (23 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 130. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí deployed at Blanchardstown Garda station for each of the past ten years; her plans to address the understaffing at the station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24524/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (23 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the eligibility criteria for children to qualify for the July provision; the reason those children with a particular diagnosis (details supplied) do not qualify; his plans to introduce changes to extend the scheme to allow more children to qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24275/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (23 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 448. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide payment proposed by procedure to hospitals as part of proposed plans for activity based funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24154/17]

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

Jack Chambers: 449. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for placing public hospitals under the management of private hospital operators or other contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24155/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (18 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: We have a number of Ministers in the Department of Health. Is the Minister of State taking the question?