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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff Recruitment (10 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 853. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of public sector jobs offered as internal competitions or restricted to existing Civil Service or public service staff in his Department in 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31554/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Recruitment (10 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 913. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the basis on which public sector recruitment may be restricted to existing staff, including the basis for the common recruitment competition pools operated by local authorities; and his plans to amend legislation to prevent the use of such pools. [30883/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Dog Breeding Industry (10 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 937. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount collected by local authorities on an annual basis to licence puppy farms; the number of inspections that take place; the measures taken to ensure regulation of this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30596/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff Recruitment (10 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 956. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of public sector jobs offered as internal competitions or restricted to existing Civil Service or public service staff in his Department in 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31551/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Recruitment (10 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 984. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of public sector jobs offered through internal competitions or restricted to existing Civil Service or public service staff in her Department in 2017 and to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31543/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: The Tánaiste spoke earlier about promised legislation in respect of open disclosure and the need to avoid an adversarial environment in regard to the CervicalCheck issue. We heard from the solicitor for Vicky Phelan this morning that there are delays in regard to the HSE agreeing a protocol to release slides for the women concerned. When the HSE is behaving like that, the women have no...

Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: There is a delay in regard to the protocol.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Proposed Legislation (5 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: That is not a very satisfactory response. As the Minister knows, the Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act 1989 applies only to what is regarded as hate speech and is completely unsuited to addressing crimes motivated by hate such as horrific acts of violence, criminal damage and petty vandalism. The Minister must accept that the impact of such crimes, even at the lower end of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Proposed Legislation (5 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister has said that he and the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, are committed to this. What actions do they intend to take? There is no evidence that the Minister is taking this issue seriously. It is as if this problem was brought to his attention yesterday in the Irish Council for Civil Liberties report. The migrant integration strategy, which was published over a year and a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Proposed Legislation (5 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: With respect, that is complete waffle.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Proposed Legislation (5 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 5. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if hate crime legislation will be introduced; the steps he is taking to improve the recording of such crimes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29838/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Proposed Legislation (5 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: A report by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties published yesterday has found that the lack of specific hate crime legislation has given rise to what is termed a policy vacuum. The hate aspect of crimes is gradually filtered out as complaints make their way through the criminal justice system. How does the Minister intend to respond to the report and address the issues raised therein?

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (5 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 181. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the removal of healthcare assistants from the ineligible categories of employment listing will be considered in view of the staffing shortfall and expected growth in the industry as a result of demographic changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29882/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (5 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 240. To ask the Minister for Health the contract arrangements with a company (details supplied); if triage staff are incentivised to refer patients for general practitioner review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29879/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (5 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 241. To ask the Minister for Health his views on public concern about the thoroughness of the BreastCheck screening programme; the action which is taken in cases in which a mammogram indicates increasing breast density; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29880/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (5 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 242. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 157 of 13 December 2017 and 121 of 24 January 2018, if he has received a report in respect of removing the inpatient day case charge for hemochromatosis patients; and the action he will take to address the matter. [29881/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (5 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 330. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 20 June 2018, the details of each of the 11 new allocations in respect of geographical location, the size and population of the catchment area, the degree of economic disadvantage in each area and the existing distribution of services in each of these areas in tabular form; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (5 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 333. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 20 June 2018, the details of each of the 11 new allocations in respect of geographical location, the size and population of the catchment area, the degree of economic disadvantage in each area and the existing distribution of services in each of these areas; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (4 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 185. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding an empty house (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29583/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Commissions of Inquiry (4 Jul 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 107 of 11 May 2017, the status of the bill of costs that has been submitted to the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse by each of the religious congregations; if the commission is now in a position to release this information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29674/18]