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Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (19 Jan 2017)

Jack Chambers: 220. To ask the Minister for Health the costs to date spent on consultants or experts associated with the construction of the national children's hospital at the St. James's Hospital site, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2383/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (19 Jan 2017)

Jack Chambers: 221. To ask the Minister for Health projected costs yet to be paid to consultants or experts associated with the construction of the national children's hospital at the St. James's Hospital site, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2384/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (19 Jan 2017)

Jack Chambers: 219. To ask the Minister for Health the projected costs associated with the construction of the new national children's hospital at the St. James's Hospital site, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2382/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Aid Board: Discussion with Chairman Designate (18 Jan 2017)

Jack Chambers: Like my colleagues, I wish Mr. O'Leary well in his new role. As he mentiioned, he has a challenging few years ahead. I have a number of questions which follow on those of my colleagues. I have just looked at the annual report for 2015 in which it is outlined that 75% of cases involve general family law and divorce matters. Asylum cases account for 10% of the total, while 5% involve...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Aid Board: Discussion with Chairman Designate (18 Jan 2017)

Jack Chambers: Is it an application that has been approved by the board?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Aid Board: Discussion with Chairman Designate (18 Jan 2017)

Jack Chambers: What about a situation where a person has a difficulty and faces potential repossession of his or her home, in which the equity exceeds the technical financial criteria of the Legal Aid Board? If it is above €100,000, does it effectively remove thousands of potential applicants who, in real terms, have little or no access to finance but who are excluded because of the technical...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Aid Board: Discussion with Chairman Designate (18 Jan 2017)

Jack Chambers: That is taken into account, rather than the value of the house.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Aid Board: Discussion with Chairman Designate (18 Jan 2017)

Jack Chambers: Is the disposable income incorporated into the application?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Aid Board: Discussion with Chairman Designate (18 Jan 2017)

Jack Chambers: When one looks at the case types for 2015, it appears unusual that it was not even included in the pie chart. Mr. O'Leary mentioned that he wished to have the eligibility criteria changed. What projected change would he like to see?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Aid Board: Discussion with Chairman Designate (18 Jan 2017)

Jack Chambers: How many applications were not approved by the board last year because of the cliff edge effect?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Aid Board: Discussion with Chairman Designate (18 Jan 2017)

Jack Chambers: That would be useful. The other issue concerns the mental health tribunal and the criminal legal aid Bill. Has the board developed a process to manage that change? How will it manage it in terms of staffing and resources?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Aid Board: Discussion with Chairman Designate (18 Jan 2017)

Jack Chambers: Mr. O'Leary mentioned that the Legal Aid Board had reached a crisis number on waiting lists and that it had been stabilised. What is the manageable number that could or should be waiting in terms of the board's current budgetary allocation?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (17 Jan 2017)

Jack Chambers: 258. To ask the Minister for Finance the changes, if any, to be made to capital acquisitions tax in respect of children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41804/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (17 Jan 2017)

Jack Chambers: 390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what is the status of the Technological Universities Bill 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41590/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Issues (17 Jan 2017)

Jack Chambers: 506. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the planned changes to the system of awarding different coloured certificates to homes inspected for pyrite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1382/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 Jan 2017)

Jack Chambers: 1032. To ask the Minister for Health for the average waiting times for early intervention teams for each of the past five years, in tabular form; his plans to reduce average waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41695/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (17 Jan 2017)

Jack Chambers: 1154. To ask the Minister for Health the number of agency staff employed by position and by hospital for each month in each of the years 2014, 2015 and 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1204/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (17 Jan 2017)

Jack Chambers: 1155. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE's budgeted expenditure for agency staff per month in each of the years 2014 to 2016, in tabular form; the actual amount the Health Service Executive spent on agency staff per month in each of the years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1205/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (17 Jan 2017)

Jack Chambers: 1156. To ask the Minister for Health the amount allocated to cover the cost of agency staff by the HSE for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1206/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (17 Jan 2017)

Jack Chambers: 1157. To ask the Minister for Health the names of all agencies used to provide staff to hospitals in each of the years 2014 to 2016; and the average fee paid to each of these agencies per month in the years concerned. [1207/17]