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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insurance Costs (15 Nov 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 136. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans in relation to the review and reforming of regulations and laws surrounding fraudulent personal injury claims in the workplace, to help protect small and medium size businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34459/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Disposal Charges (15 Nov 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 657. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 1641 of 16 September 2016, if he will review correspondence regarding concerns on a waste company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34524/16]

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

Fergus O'Dowd: 383. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a dedicated respiratory doctor or consultant in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda that specialises in COPD; if there has been in the past; his plans in the near future to address any staff vacancy in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33701/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments (2 Nov 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 180. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will assess a query on the housing assistance payment by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32803/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Sector Funding (2 Nov 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 188. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if there will be any increase in funding for the Louth volunteer centre in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32962/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (2 Nov 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 308. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 458 of 18 October 2016, the position regarding the shortage of anaesthetists in the Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda and Louth County Hospital since 1 January 2016; the impact in terms of possible increased risk of serious medical mistakes during surgery and the possibility of delaying vital treatment for patients;...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (25 Oct 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the expected timetable for the roll out of the repair and lease announced in the Budget to counties Louth and Meath; the reason it has not been rolled out to every county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31797/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Animal Breeding Regulations (25 Oct 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will consider proposals from a person (details supplied) in relation to amending the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31784/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cúrsaí Gaeilge (25 Oct 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 380. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an dtabharfaidh sí freagra ar na ceisteanna a chuir Conradh na Gaeilge uirthi faoin mBuiséad (ríomhphost ina bhfuil na ceisteanna tugtha); agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [31782/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Provision (25 Oct 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 389. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time and the number of persons with intellectual disabilities currently waiting in County Louth for permanent residential placements; if a provision has been made within budget 2017 in regard to these placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31482/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Provision (25 Oct 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 390. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with intellectual disabilities waiting for speech and language therapy in Counties Louth and Meath for the years 2015 and 2016; if the numbers are already included in the previous reply to Parliamentary Question No. 1173 of 16 September 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31483/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (25 Oct 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 428. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange a dental operation in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31721/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (25 Oct 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 429. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding dental operations in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; the waiting list for same for the past three years; the number of operations carried out; the number of operations cancelled; the detail of the numbers on the waiting lists for children and adults including average waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (25 Oct 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 430. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take to address the staff vacancies in both the Cottage Hospital in Drogheda and St. Olivers in Dundalk that are currently affecting the number of beds available for use in both facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31723/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (25 Oct 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 435. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make available ring-fenced funding to be allocated to the HSE in County Louth to provide appropriate, regular and planned respite care for families with adult children with a disability in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31740/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (25 Oct 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 436. To ask the Minister for Health the plans the HSE has to provide new long-term appropriate residential placement for persons with disabilities outside of congregated settings which are closing; the number of persons who are awaiting such in County Louth; the budget for same in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31741/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Oct 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 134. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently waiting for a colonoscopy in the Lourdes hospital in Drogheda; the number of persons on the waiting list over one year and two years respectively; if the hospital has an adequate number of gastroenterologists to perform such procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31078/16]

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (18 Oct 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: Tógfaidh mé deich nóiméad agus roinnfidh na Teachtaí eile an chuid eile.

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (18 Oct 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: Ba mhaith liom i dtosach a rá go bhfuil rudaí ag feabhsú sa tír seo. Ní aontaím leis an bpáirtí thall atá ag rá nach bhfuil rudaí ag feabhsú. Tá sé soiléir i mo chontae féin go bhfuil laghdú mór tagtha ar an méid daoine atá dífhostaithe. Bliain ó shin, bhí 2,000 duine...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Géarchéim na Gaeltachta: An Dochtúir Brian Ó Curnáin agus an tOllamh Conchúr Ó Giollagáin (18 Oct 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: Ní raibh mé ag smaoineamh ar chúrsaí Gaeltachta go dtí gur tháinig mé go dtí an cruinniú seo ach go háirithe. Ón méid atá na finnéithe ag rá linn inniu, tá sé cinnte óna meoin go bhfuil sé an-phráinneach ar fad do cheist na Gaeilge agus go háirithe don Ghaeltacht. Is é sin an...