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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Education Welfare Service Provision (18 Oct 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 303. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of whole-time equivalent education welfare officers employed by the education welfare office in the north and south Dublin regions; the location and catchment area that each officer within these regions covers; the child population served in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42837/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Affordable Housing Scheme (18 Oct 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 343. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the recently announced affordable housing scheme that was included in budget 2019; the expected timeline for the commencement of the scheme; the application procedures; the details of the institutions that will manage and operate the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43065/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála Data (18 Oct 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 344. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of cases and appeals with An Bord Pleanála that have been awaiting decision for more than six but less than 12, more than 12 but less than 18, more than 18 but less than 24 and more than 24 months, respectively. [43066/18]

Third Interim Report of the Disclosures Tribunal: Statements (17 Oct 2018)

Róisín Shortall: I am glad to have the opportunity to contribute to the debate. I commend Mr. Justice Charleton on his extraordinary work. He has done the State an extraordinary service with his report which is wide-ranging. It is very complimentary to Sergeant McCabe and damning of others. Most importantly, it draws very clear lessons on a number of public services, how they are organised and the...

Road Traffic (Quads and Scramblers) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Oct 2018)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome the Bill and pledge the support of the Social Democrats for it. I commend Deputies Ellis and Munster for taking the initiative to bring it forward. This is the second time Deputy Ellis has tabled a Bill on this matter. Many Members, including Deputy Ellis and me, have raised this issue consistently over many years. Unfortunately, our pleas have fallen on deaf ears....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition Law (17 Oct 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 141. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent of measurement by her Department or State bodies under her Department's remit of market concentration in various consumer markets here; and the current level of market concentration as measured by an index (details supplied) or some other measure in each of the cases (details supplied) that come under her Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Competition Law (17 Oct 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 197. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent of measurement by his Department or State bodies under his Department's remit of market concentration in various consumer markets here; and the current level of market concentration as measured by an index or some other measure in each of the cases (details supplied) that come under his Department's remit....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (16 Oct 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 193. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 91 of 23 November 2017, 68 of 17 January 2018 and 187 of 21 March 2018, the status of lands at a location (details supplied) for which Fingal County Council has sought a deed of waiver to transfer the land to its ownership; the timeframe for his Department to make a decision and respond to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (16 Oct 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding his Department contributes to medicines research and development annually; the budget holders, for example, the Irish Research Council, responsible to his Department; the extent of its funding allocations for medicines research and development; the principles which guide this funding; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses Fees (16 Oct 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason charges of over €3,000 have recently been imposed on asylum seekers residing in direct provision centres by the Cork Education and Training Board in respect of PLC courses; the basis for applying such charges in view of the fact that no charges were previously applied; if other further education institutes have applied the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (16 Oct 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 312. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí in each division and district of the Dublin metropolitan region of An Garda Síochána; the population served in each area; and the comparable figures for each year of each of the past ten years. [42289/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Assisted Decision Making (16 Oct 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 313. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the financial allocation from his budget for 2019 for the decision support service; when he expects the service to be fully operational; the envisaged timescale for the full commencement of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42346/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Funding (16 Oct 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 321. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of funding her Department contributes to medicines research and development annually; the budget holders, for example, Science Foundation Ireland or Enterprise Ireland, responsible to her Department; the extent of their funding allocations for medicines research and development; the principles which guide this funding;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Diseases (16 Oct 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 350. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the development of a new sepsis screening tool (details supplied); if consideration is being given to utilise this new technology in the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41758/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (16 Oct 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 369. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 740 of 17 November 2017, the principles which guide this funding with specific reference to intellectual property rights and return on public investment; the mechanisms of oversight, transparency and accountability in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41878/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (16 Oct 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 370. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a recently published document (details supplied); the extent to which public funding is contingent on these principles or ambitious to be contingent on these principles; his views on a move towards greater return for public investment in health research and investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41880/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (16 Oct 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 371. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the international call for a new requirement to be introduced according to which all beneficiaries of public funding for biomedical research and innovation for treatment, prevention or diagnosis of seriously debilitating or life-threatening diseases shall commit to access, effectiveness, affordability and availability...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (16 Oct 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 389. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make naloxone available as an over the counter medicine to those properly trained in its administration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41955/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Estimates Process (16 Oct 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 423. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the large increase in funding under section H of the health Estimates for 2019 from €96 million in 2018 to €491 million in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42056/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Estimates Process (16 Oct 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 441. To ask the Minister for Health further to the budget 2019 announcement that €20 million extra would be provided for the National Treatment Purchase Fund in 2019, the reason only €10 million extra is provided in the health Estimates published; and the way in which it is proposed to make up the shortfall. [42163/18]