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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Election of Chairman (7 Oct 2014)

Regina Doherty: I nominate Deputy Liam Twomey.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Expenditure (7 Oct 2014)

Regina Doherty: 367. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of the delivery of dental services under the school scheme; the benefits provided to children of school going age under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38081/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Waiting Lists (7 Oct 2014)

Regina Doherty: 368. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for delivery of dental services and in particular those waiting for orthodontic services under the general medical scheme; if geographically there are variances in our ability to deliver these services; if the variances are due to staff vacancies that exists due to embargoes on recruitment of relevant staff; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (7 Oct 2014)

Regina Doherty: 461. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in the event that the pupil-teacher ratio were reduced for junior and senior infants to 20:1, the number of new teachers that would be required; the cost to the Exchequer of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37836/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (7 Oct 2014)

Regina Doherty: 612. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the full conservation and management plan being prepared for Tara, County Meath; the expected publication date of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38155/14]

Direct Provision for Asylum Seekers: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Oct 2014)

Regina Doherty: I thank the Opposition Members for bringing this Private Members' motion before us, as well as the Minister of State for his interest in rectifying the situation that has existed for far too long. I want to tell the House about a little fellow I became friends with in July this year. He is seven years of age and his name is Seán Daniel. He lived in Portlaoise for six years and was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Safety Agency Establishment (30 Sep 2014)

Regina Doherty: 394. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Patient Safety Authority; the planned remit of same; when it will be put on a statutory basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36842/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (30 Sep 2014)

Regina Doherty: 395. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the negotiations with the Irish Medical Organisation regarding delivery of free general practitioner care to under six year olds; and when he expects delivery of same. [36843/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Symphysiotomy Reports (30 Sep 2014)

Regina Doherty: 396. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the redress scheme recently announced for survivors of symphysiotomy; the timeframe for its establishment; the process of applications; the anticipated results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36844/14]

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Sep 2014)

Regina Doherty: I am grateful for the opportunity to say a few words on the Bill. I welcome the changes it brings to the Health and Social Care Professionals Act. Obviously, the amalgamation of the 12 registered bodies under the one umbrella and under the one consistent regulatory code of practice with the same guides of quality and consistency in coming months is very welcome. The purpose of the body is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 Sep 2014)

Regina Doherty: 1156. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to deaf advocacy groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32943/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (17 Sep 2014)

Regina Doherty: 1246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the impact the increase in pupil teacher ratio numbers of private or fee paying schools, both financially and in terms of increase in attendance, has had on the public system, in view of the fact that 255 places have been lost in the fee paying sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33057/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Section 38 and Section 39 Agencies: Health Service Executive (22 Jul 2014)

Regina Doherty: Two organisations providing services for people who are deaf and people who have autism receive in excess of €8 million, and I am sure there would be many others if I added them up. Why are they reduced to applying for SSNO funding to provide staff for advocacy services when they are in receipt of so much under sections 38 and 39? I do not want to diminish the impact on, and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Section 38 and Section 39 Agencies: Health Service Executive (22 Jul 2014)

Regina Doherty: I welcome all our guests. I appreciate the presentations they have made. Most of the questions have centred around the people in section 39 and section 39 organisations who are on very large pay. We do not mean to discount the work the organisations in question are doing. I acknowledge that the work they are doing did not arise from the few questions they were asked by my colleagues on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)

Regina Doherty: Mr. Sheridan indicated that the Central Bank undertook a consumer protection inspection of Setanta Insurance in October 2013 arising from regular interaction between the two regulatory bodies. Why did the bank decide to do this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)

Regina Doherty: What was the source of the information coming into the Central Bank?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)

Regina Doherty: Mr. Sheridan is saying that external information came into the Central Bank which gave cause for concern about this company and prompted the bank to undertake the inspection in October 2013.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)

Regina Doherty: When the Central Bank undertook that investigation, it discovered the information it was given was correct and accurate. Did the bank then relay that back to the regulator in Malta?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)

Regina Doherty: At that point, did the Central Bank assume from its analysis that the company still had significant assets to look after existing policyholders, which is why the bank did not stop the firm from selling policies into the Irish market from that date?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)

Regina Doherty: Who made the decision in January 2014 to stop this company selling Irish policies?