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Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (31 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 152. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women that developed cervical cancer but that were not included in the CervicalCheck audit; if the number of women in this cohort has been established; and when they will be contacted in this regard [24200/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Law Reform Commission Recommendations (31 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 180. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the action he has taken in respect of each of the recommendations relevant to his Department made by the Law Reform Commission’s Report on Harmful Communications and Digital Safety. [24116/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents Data (31 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of cyclist fatalities in each of the past five years and to date in 2018; the principal causes of such fatalities; and the steps he is taking to ensure the number of fatalities are reduced. [24203/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents Data (31 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of serious injuries suffered by cyclists in each of the past five years and to date in 2018; the principal causes of such serious injuries; and the steps he is taking to ensure the number of serious injuries are reduced. [24204/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents Data (31 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of injuries suffered by cyclists involving Luas tracks and that required hospital treatment in each of the past five years and to date in 2018; and the steps he is taking to ensure the number of injuries are reduced. [24205/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (31 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which the prevalence of cycling here is monitored; the knowledge of his Department of the trends in the prevalence of cycling here; his strategy to increase the number of persons cycling here; and the number of persons commuting by bicycle. [24206/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Data (31 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent on cycling infrastructure in each of the past five years by areas of spending; the five biggest projects covered in this spend; and the percentage of his Department's capital budget and current budget devoted to cycling projects in each of these years. [24207/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Childcare Scheme Expenditure (31 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 217. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the projected full year cost of the affordable childcare scheme in each of the next three years; the additional benefits and the broadening of eligibility criteria planned under the scheme for each of those years; the number of additional children that are expected to be accommodated in each of the years as a result of these changes; and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Community Childcare Subvention Programme (31 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 218. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children receiving the benefit of the September measures; and the percentage this represents of children resident here in the age groups covered by the measures by year of age (details supplied). [24114/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Parental Leave Expenditure (31 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 231. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full year cost of introducing one week's entitlement to paid parental leave based on the rate of maternity benefit and based on both parents being eligible and if the entitlement is being restricted to one parent or shared between them. [24081/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Data (31 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 232. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of children aged one and two years of age respectively for which child benefit payments are made; the total and average cost of the payments; and the cost of the payments by each extra euro the benefit is raised. [24084/18]

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 6:In page 4, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following:“(2) Section 15 of the Act of 1998 is amended in subsection (2) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (g):“(h) in performing the functions conferred on it, and notwithstanding paragraph (b), a board shall uphold equal respect and dignity for all pupils, regardless of...

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett was given an extra two minutes because he had tabled an amendment. Do the rest of us who have tabled amendments in the group also get additional speaking time?

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: Okay.

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister cannot conclude that, just because parents are Catholic, they want their children to be given special treatment in school and to be separated from non-Catholic children. That is not the case. In the main, parents want our education system to be inclusive of all children, theirs and others', but it patently is not that at the moment. For some time, several people have been...

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: I will speak to amendments Nos. 6, 31 and 139 which concern the same issue. They would place a requirement on schools to place religious instruction or what is referred to as faith formation at the end of the school day in order that children who do not share the same belief system as that of the patron could avoid participating in it. Parents have a constitutional right to have their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Paediatric Services (30 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 160. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to reduce the 14 month waiting list for children in CHO9 to access the community ophthalmic physician; his plans to allow those waiting that may be suitable to be treated at a lower level of complexity to see an optometrist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23897/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Schools Health and Safety (30 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 161. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the sixth class vision screening has been abolished; his plans to restore the screening programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23898/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans (30 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 162. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to reduce the waiting lists for cataract surgery for public patients; if a cost-benefit analysis of the spending by the NTPF on the procurement of cataract services from the private system has been carried out; if so, the results of the analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23899/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (30 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 194. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the specific environmental requirements that are set down in respect of charges that may be applied by waste companies to encourage householders to divert waste from the residual or general waste bin, that is, have higher waste charges for general waste bins than recycling bins; the specific statutory basis for these...