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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Children and Youth Affairs: Discussion (10 Oct 2013)

Regina Doherty: I am extremely pleased by and welcome the Minister's commitment on the adoption Bill and I hope it will be sooner rather than later. Does the Minister envisage the new family agency, which will be established relatively soon, will start with a budget deficit? If so is there anything we can do ensure it does not? We do not need a new agency starting off with one arm and one leg tied behind...

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 Oct 2013)

Regina Doherty: The Government's overarching goal is to ensure medical cards are issued to people who need them most. All factors are taken into account, in particular outcomes in regard to their medical condition. If somebody is terminally ill and the HSE, through the PCRS, learns about it, he or she will have confirmation of the granting of an emergency card within 24 hours. The cards are issued to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Valuation Process (9 Oct 2013)

Regina Doherty: 155. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the situation whereby the commercial rates paid by an accredited equestrian school (details supplied) in County Meath are higher than those of non-accredited centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42672/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Economic Management Council Meetings (8 Oct 2013)

Regina Doherty: Empty vessels.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (8 Oct 2013)

Regina Doherty: 397. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the form public consultation will take during the review into planning guidelines for wind turbines, currently underway; the way he will ensure that it will involve all interested parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42096/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care Services (8 Oct 2013)

Regina Doherty: 575. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure sustainable funding for palliative care nursing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42284/13]

Mortgage Restructuring Arrangement Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (2 Oct 2013)

Regina Doherty: We would be hard pushed to find somebody in the country who does not know some or many of the hundreds of thousands of families in serious mortgage crisis. The Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, last night indicated that one of the main priorities of the Government has been to put in place some of the best possible solutions for people living under the burden of unsustainable...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (2 Oct 2013)

Regina Doherty: 202. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the timescale for a new national renewable energy programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41488/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (1 Oct 2013)

Regina Doherty: 629. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the proposed toll holiday for HGVs and in particular the desired effects it poses for an area (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40510/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2013)

Regina Doherty: I thank our guests for their presentations. Child benefit is a universal payment. Notwithstanding the fact that there have been cuts to this payment, some of which could not be borne by certain families, the simple fact is that not all children are equal. Where does Ms Ward stand with regard to the universality of the payment? Should child benefit be taxed in the case of wealthier...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2013)

Regina Doherty: We should have a statutory right to home care packages, as opposed to forcing people into residential settings when they do not want to be there because the resources are not available at home. It is barmy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2013)

Regina Doherty: I thank everybody for coming in this morning. I will not address questions to everybody as we could be here all day, as Deputy Ó Caoláin noted, because the topics are so interesting. I thank everybody for their presentations and we will take them all on board. Ms Edghill and the Irish Hospice Foundation do fantastic work and it is incumbent on us as a committee to try to ensure,...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Legislative Process (24 Sep 2013)

Regina Doherty: 126. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form the number of amendments to legislation he proposed during Committee and Report Stages in Seanad Éireann in 2012; if he will provide in tabular form the number of his own amendments accepted; and if he will indicate in tabular form the number of amendments accepted from members of the Seanad, broken down by Senator. [39117/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (24 Sep 2013)

Regina Doherty: 444. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current waiting period to process Garda vetting of teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39802/13]

Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2013)

Regina Doherty: Why did Deputy Martin's party not do so?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)

Regina Doherty: I will echo the praise and the thanks to our committee staff. I thank Ms Grogan, Mr. Dolan, Mr. McCormack, Mr. Enright, Ms Woods and Ms O'Sullivan for all of their submissions and discussions this afternoon. I know I found it very insightful and I am sure my colleagues did as well. We look forward to seeing you all in the near future.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)

Regina Doherty: I expect the ICMSA would be loath to respond and indicate how to tax them more.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)

Regina Doherty: I wish to make a number of comments before calling on the witnesses to respond. Representatives from FLAC made a statement earlier concerning social impact assessments of our budgets, which is something that certain Departments have attempted to do in the past. We must acknowledge that sometimes they got it right but other times they got it drastically wrong. I am hoping the changes...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)

Regina Doherty: The disability strategy that was launched-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)

Regina Doherty: It was mentioned earlier that we do not do a spreadsheet analysis of the services that we need every September and every year we find ourselves in exactly the same mess.