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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Issues (8 May 2013)

David Stanton: 244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 613 of 30 April 2013, if he will, in the context of any future changes to EU legislation on roadworthiness testing, seek to have that legislation changed to allow vehicles to be tested by reference to the date of a vehicle's test date where the car has been pre-declared off the road as part of a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Issues (7 May 2013)

David Stanton: 197. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position of working proprietary directors and PRSI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21414/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (7 May 2013)

David Stanton: 218. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the non-payment of rent supplement to a landlord by a rent supplement recipient, the procedures, if any, in place whereby a landlord may recoup rent supplement owed to him or whereby the Department may recoup unpaid rent supplement from the rent supplement recipient; the action, if any, the Department may take on notification by a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (7 May 2013)

David Stanton: 219. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the non-payment of rent supplement to a landlord by a rent supplement recipient, if her attention has been drawn to the number of cases where rent supplement is not passed on to the landlord; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21355/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 May 2013)

David Stanton: 236. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the orthopaedic waiting lists in County Cork by hospital; the number of patients currently on the waiting list for initial consultation and surgery respectively; the timescales for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20654/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 May 2013)

David Stanton: 237. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has completed its validation of the orthopaedic waiting list which commenced in July 2012; the effect, if any, of this on waiting lists in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20655/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 May 2013)

David Stanton: 238. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has completed the Orthopaedic Outpatient Improvement Plan; the effect, if any, of this on waiting lists in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20656/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 May 2013)

David Stanton: 239. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public orthopaedic consultants in each hospital in County Cork; if these consultants are permanent full time staff; when they took up their positions; the frequency of their outpatient clinics; the plans if any to recruit further public orthopaedic consultants to address long waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20657/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 May 2013)

David Stanton: 240. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made with the Musculoskeletal Initiative in the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Cork, which forms part of the Health Service Executive National Clinical Programme for Orthopaedics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20658/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Resources (30 Apr 2013)

David Stanton: 364. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of wood pellets in the marketplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20329/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Issues (30 Apr 2013)

David Stanton: 613. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Questions Nos 729 of 19 June 2012 and 1137 of 16 January 2013 if he will provide an update on his engagement with the European Commission to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20158/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: VFM Review of Reserve Defence Force: Discussion with Minister for Defence and RDFRA (24 Apr 2013)

David Stanton: I note from the review that the RDF cannot perform armed duties in aid to the civil power. Will the witnesses please comment? Is there a restriction on performing armed duties in aid to the civil power? They appear to have been discontinued.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: VFM Review of Reserve Defence Force: Discussion with Minister for Defence and RDFRA (24 Apr 2013)

David Stanton: Did Mr. Mulley say that the matter is being examined?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: VFM Review of Reserve Defence Force: Discussion with Minister for Defence and RDFRA (24 Apr 2013)

David Stanton: Did Mr. Mulley say that the RDF cannot be called out under law at the moment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: VFM Review of Reserve Defence Force: Discussion with Minister for Defence and RDFRA (24 Apr 2013)

David Stanton: Have security duties been discontinued?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: VFM Review of Reserve Defence Force: Discussion with Minister for Defence and RDFRA (24 Apr 2013)

David Stanton: According to the value for money report it had something to do with a 24-hour commitment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: VFM Review of Reserve Defence Force: Discussion with Minister for Defence and RDFRA (24 Apr 2013)

David Stanton: The delegation has made interesting points on specialists such as doctors, electricians and so on who may have skills that would be of use to the military when it does not have them itself. That is something we should pursue and look at and there is certainly an interest in that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: VFM Review of Reserve Defence Force: Discussion with Minister for Defence and RDFRA (24 Apr 2013)

David Stanton: Can Mr. Mulley comment on the single force structure proposed in the VFM report? Is that going to be an advantage or a disadvantage? Is it something he welcomes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: VFM Review of Reserve Defence Force: Discussion with Minister for Defence and RDFRA (24 Apr 2013)

David Stanton: We can recommend to the Minister to have a look at it. It would be a simple enough operation to do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: VFM Review of Reserve Defence Force: Discussion with Minister for Defence and RDFRA (24 Apr 2013)

David Stanton: The committee can reflect on that and discuss it and see what we decide.