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Irish Sign Language Report: Motion (10 Nov 2016)

Jack Chambers: Before I begin, I wish to note that Deputy Mary Butler will take the final two minutes of Deputy O'Callaghan's time. I welcome the members of the deaf community to the debate this evening. At the Committee on Justice and Equality a really honest description was outlined to Members of the current situation faced by many members of the deaf community. I thank Dr. John Bosco Conama, Ms Wendy...

Irish Sign Language Report: Motion (10 Nov 2016)

Jack Chambers: -----to run for local or general elections and to participate in the political process. That would certainly accelerate the work that is being done by the Committee on Justice and Equality and by the Oireachtas on this matter. It is to be hoped we will see people who are deaf becoming members of different local authorities and becoming Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas. It would be a...

Irish Sign Language Report: Motion (10 Nov 2016)

Jack Chambers: It is regrettable but perhaps it also shows the lack of will on their part to take this matter seriously and to address the Bill positively. With regard to the Minister of State's speech, I know that he takes matters around this issue very seriously, but as my colleague, Deputy O'Callaghan, has said, a simple message around bringing this Bill forward and having it progressed and legislated...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (10 Nov 2016)

Jack Chambers: 61. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the specific industry stakeholders, including private firms, that her Department has engaged with or received submissions from regarding the Gambling Control Bill, including the date of any meetings in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34205/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (10 Nov 2016)

Jack Chambers: 237. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards issued per month over the past ten years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34206/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (10 Nov 2016)

Jack Chambers: 238. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner visit cards issued per month over the past ten years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34207/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (10 Nov 2016)

Jack Chambers: 239. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme for each local health area in tabular form; and the waiting time [34208/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (10 Nov 2016)

Jack Chambers: 240. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the considerable concerns of the private and voluntary nursing home sector regarding the failings of the fair deal funding model and the push for greater equality in fees payable for the provision of nursing home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34209/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recognition of Traveller Ethnicity: Discussion (9 Nov 2016)

Jack Chambers: I thank the witnesses for their very informative and honest contributions. A few weeks ago we heard the shocking metrics about health outcomes, infant mortality, life expectancy and mental health, as well as the core social problems in health, education, housing, etc. As Deputy O'Callaghan mentioned, it is important that this committee reinforces what the previous committee did and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recognition of Traveller Ethnicity: Discussion (9 Nov 2016)

Jack Chambers: I thank Dr. McVeigh for his presentation. Some of the other witnesses mentioned the potential of a Traveller agency and what it could do to address many of the socioeconomic issues of which we have heard. Can we learn anything from the Northern Ireland experience in terms of interagency improvements or policy initiatives that have tried to bridge the gap in the problems that have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recognition of Traveller Ethnicity: Discussion (9 Nov 2016)

Jack Chambers: Would Dr. McVeigh be careful about a Traveller agency?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Licence Applications (9 Nov 2016)

Jack Chambers: 81. To ask the Minister for Finance the process required for an international bank to acquire a licence to operate here; the length of time the process takes; if consideration has been given to speeding up this process and creating a shorter waiting time than is in place in other jurisdictions to attract more foreign direct investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33920/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (8 Nov 2016)

Jack Chambers: 97. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the status of an application for a visa in respect of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33561/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments (8 Nov 2016)

Jack Chambers: 111. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline his views on the fact that taxpayer funds are currently invested in three separate tobacco companies as part of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, managed through the National Treasury Management Agency; his views on the appropriateness of this investment; if he has expressed any views regarding this matter directly to the NTMA; his views on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (8 Nov 2016)

Jack Chambers: 140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ASD classes that are presently carried out in Dublin 15; if his attention has been drawn to the severe shortage of these classes in Dublin 15; the reason there are not enough such classes; the measures to be introduced to rectify this problem; the immediate solutions available for parents of children who require ASD classes in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Investments (8 Nov 2016)

Jack Chambers: 315. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that taxpayer funds are currently invested in three separate tobacco companies as part of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, managed through the National Treasury Management Agency, NTMA,; his views on the appropriateness of this investment; if he has expressed any concerns regarding this matter directly to the NTMA, the Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (8 Nov 2016)

Jack Chambers: 322. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the situation concerning the payment of Christmas bonuses to HSE staff working in hospitals on Christmas Day in 2016 as this falls on a Sunday; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33406/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Expenditure (8 Nov 2016)

Jack Chambers: 355. To ask the Minister for Health if, in view of the huge variances in fees payable between the HSE and private and voluntary nursing homes, he recognises the imperative and urgent requirement for the review of the nursing home support scheme pricing mechanism to support residents requiring nursing home care across all settings, that is, public, private and voluntary; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Expenditure (8 Nov 2016)

Jack Chambers: 356. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the criticism by a previous Minister of State with responsibility for older persons of the way in which fees for nursing home care are deciphered and the research undertaken by a consultancy firm (details supplied) that highlight considerable failings of the funding model in deciphering and incorporating true costs...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (8 Nov 2016)

Jack Chambers: 352. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residents of public nursing homes for the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33556/16]