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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2019)

Róisín Shortall: Will the Minister answer the questions? Will she get with the game?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2019)

Róisín Shortall: It is a waste of time for people to come in here to ask questions only for Ministers to read out incomplete responses.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (19 Nov 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 364. To ask the Minister for Health the funding which will be supplied for day services for a child (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47276/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: School Patronage (14 Nov 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the safe checks in place to authenticate the votes cast in the recent secondary school patronage processes to ensure that the PPS numbers and Eircode of those that voted in the process correlate with eligible voters, that is, children in second to sixth year classes, which correlate with their home address in the eligible school planning area....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Compensation Schemes (14 Nov 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the ex gratia scheme of compensation for victims of child sexual abuse in day schools; the number of applications made; the number of awards made; the average value of amount awarded; the funding allocation made to the scheme for this purpose; if he is satisfied with the adequacy of the terms of the scheme to meet the needs of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (14 Nov 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 164. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding provided to the education and training boards for youth services in each of the years 2016 to 2019 by regional ETB. [46940/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (13 Nov 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 81 of 6 February 2019, his plans to provide additional school accommodation for Meakstown, Dublin 11; if the high number of new residential units built in the area will be taken into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46790/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (13 Nov 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 148. To ask the Minister for Health the contingency plan for access to milk bank supplies from the UK in the event of a no-deal Brexit; the way in which supplies would be impacted under the proposed EU-UK deal; his plans to establish a milk bank here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46851/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: International Agreements (12 Nov 2019)

Róisín Shortall: It is fair to say that Ireland has not led to date. Recently, in September, the Tánaiste said that officials in his Department were in the process of reviewing the draft to assess whether Ireland's wide-ranging concerns in respect of the earlier document had been addressed. When will this review by officials be available? He said Ireland will continue to work with other EU partners to...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: International Agreements (12 Nov 2019)

Róisín Shortall: When will the review be available?

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: International Agreements (12 Nov 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 43. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position of Ireland on the draft legally binding instrument to regulate in international law the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises. [46682/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: International Agreements (12 Nov 2019)

Róisín Shortall: My question relates to the need to progress the draft UN legally binding instrument to regulate international law and the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises in respect of human rights abuses. The figures that have been documented in recent years are concerning. There have been 2,000 attacks on activists since 2015. Last year alone, 321 human rights...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: International Agreements (12 Nov 2019)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister has repeated those lines a number of times in recent months. Does the Minister accept that there is a major gap in the regulation of corporate activities by states and in access to remedy for victims of human rights violations? The transnational or global nature of business has not been met with global regulation and binding measures. A number of the points the Tánaiste...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Nov 2019)

Róisín Shortall: In December 2018, the Minister for Health announced that agreement had been reached with St. Vincent's Healthcare Group for the Sisters of Charity to withdraw completely from that operation. He said it was guaranteed that the new National Maternity Hospital would be retained in public ownership and with public ethos. Eleven months later, that agreement has yet to be finalised. We were...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Nov 2019)

Róisín Shortall: You have been talking about it for a year now. It has taken more than a year.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Nov 2019)

Róisín Shortall: You should not be spending public money on it.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (12 Nov 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the investment made in public and private higher education as a proportion of national income, that is GDP and GNI; the way in which this compares to key competitor countries such as the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46595/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme Data (12 Nov 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 315. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 140 of 23 October 2019, the number of persons eligible for the GMS and drugs payment scheme, respectively, by LHO area in each of the years 2008 to 2011; and the number of persons that availed of the long-term illness scheme by LHO area in each of the years 2008 to 2011 (details supplied). [46103/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (7 Nov 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 155. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the operation of the maternity and infant care scheme in respect of postnatal general practitioner visits; if there has been a change to the schedule of permitted reasons for additional visits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45914/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles (7 Nov 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which he plans to address the concerns of wheelchair users that the new buses being purchased to ensure that the entire public bus fleet is wheelchair accessible, notwithstanding the fact that they are compliant with UNECE regulation 107, are not sufficient for those who use a larger motorised wheelchair to accommodate their...