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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (7 Dec 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 173. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the HSE to fund pre-exposure prophylaxis, PrEP, in view of the announcement on 1 December 2017 that the drug will become available for prescription from 4 December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52586/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Service Obligation Levy Increase (7 Dec 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 189. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the justification for the increase in the PSO on electricity bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52584/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes (7 Dec 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 232. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason the overage exemption has been removed from the ECCE scheme from September 2018; if her attention has been drawn to the negative impact that this change will have on children with disabilities; if she will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52587/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Revised European Social Charter (7 Dec 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 253. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the State has not to date ratified Article 31 of the revised European Social Charter; if steps will now be taken to ratify Article 31 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52583/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Dec 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 254. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has given consideration to exempting persons in receipt of the household benefits package, fuel allowance and-or living alone allowance from having to pay PSO charges on their electricity bills; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52585/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (7 Dec 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 286. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding allocated to each of the Dublin local authorities for each of the past three years for refurbishing voids, purchasing properties, building new units and for HAP in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52504/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (7 Dec 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 303. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for the variation between the annual rate of rent inflation for the Greystones and Drogheda local electoral areas for the first, second and third quarters of 2016 reported in the assessment undertaken by the Residential Tenancies Board on rent pressure zones in January 2017 and March 2017 respectively; the figures...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Dec 2017)

Róisín Shortall: They only covered the surveillance of a small number of consultants but the reality is that there are large numbers of consultants abusing the system like this and really gaming the system. That has to be dealt with. We are not getting good value for the significant spend that the taxpayer makes on health, nor are we getting value for money in any way, whether it is in the public system or...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Dec 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I am happy to conclude my comments.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Dec 2017)

Róisín Shortall: The bigger picture has to be addressed because it is not sustainable.

Social Welfare Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (6 Dec 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 15:15. In page 13, after line 38, to insert the following:“Report on pension bands and rates 17. The Minister shall prepare and lay a report before the Houses of the Oireachtas on the issue of the 2012 changes to pension bands and rates, including possible solutions and the associated costs involved, immediately following it’s presentation to the...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Dec 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I will pick up where I left off last week when I spoke on the Bill. This is an annual event which involves the House giving its approval to continue with technical arrangements for the private health insurance system. The legislation is introduced annually to make adjustments to the risk equalisation scheme in respect of stamp duty levies, risk equalisation credits and hospital utilisation...

Social Welfare Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (6 Dec 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I support the points made strongly by colleagues regarding the 2012 changes. Those changes were made at a particular time, when a series of harsh decisions was implemented because of the problems facing the country. Many of those decisions were wrong, however, and some of them are being reversed. The anomaly we are discussing here is a case in point. It is discriminatory and wrong and...

Neurological Services: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I commend Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony and her colleagues in Fianna Fáil for bringing forward the motion. It is a timely debate for us to have. All of us who saw the shocking "Prime Time" programme last night will be only too conscious of the huge challenges that arise as a result of having family members with neurological difficulties and the problems caused for the patients...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Regulation (6 Dec 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 100. To ask the Minister for Finance if borrowers are entitled to be informed if a transfer of a loan takes place; if a physical transfer paper trail in keeping with the Central Bank code of transfers for mortgages needs to be maintained in line with section 8(h) of the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003, which provides that consent of the data subject is required for a transfer of data; if...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Policing Plans (6 Dec 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 158. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the performance measures used by An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52293/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Policing Plans (6 Dec 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 159. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the outcome of the GRACE programme within An Garda Síochána; the aspects of this programme that remain in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52294/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Inspectorate Reports (6 Dec 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 160. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress report on each of the 81 recommendations made by the Garda Inspectorate in its 11th report, Changing Policing in Ireland; the timeframe for the implementation of the recommendation if it is ongoing; the reason the recommendation has not been implemented, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Schemes (6 Dec 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 212. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 484 of 16 December 2016, the uptake of the warmth and well being pilot scheme in CHO7; his plans to extend this scheme beyond CHO7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52141/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: EU Treaties (6 Dec 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 250. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the State has not to date ratified article 31 of the revised European Social Charter; if steps will now be taken to ratify article 31 in view of correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52296/17]