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Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (4 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 211. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm media reports that facilities would be provided in the new national maternity hospital for a not-for-profit firm (details supplied); the services this firm will provide; when he was informed of this arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21358/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Charges (4 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 205. To ask the Minister for Health further to correspondence from the HSE (details supplied), if he will bring forward the necessary legislative changes to allow for a single prescription charge to be applied to medicines dispensed at different strengths and in different containers. [21325/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (4 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 213. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which his Department and the HSE have responded to each of the recommendations, respectively, contained in table 8.1 of the ESRI report, Delivery of Pharmaceuticals in Ireland (Research Series, Number 24); and the action that has been taken in respect of each of the recommendations. [21360/17]

Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (3 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I commend Deputy O'Reilly and her colleagues on tabling this timely motion. There is no doubt there are many shortcomings in our maternity services. While the maternity strategy is to be welcomed, it is meaningless unless it is adequately funded and implemented. That process needs to be accelerated in order to bring our services up to modern standards and made fit for purpose. I want to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Reports (3 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 147. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the ongoing 2015 Central Bank review of tracker mortgage portfolios; when the final report of this review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21134/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (3 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 181. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the proposed timescale for the consultation, design, tendering, planning and construction of a proposed major housing development (details supplied). [21100/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (3 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 182. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason for introducing an affordable rental scheme rather than an affordable housing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21133/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (3 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 202. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on the proposal that income received by social welfare recipients from the rent-a-room scheme should be disregarded in view of the potential of this scheme to contribute to addressing the housing crisis. [21101/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Lobbying Reform (3 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 216. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of submissions received as part of the consultation process on the legislative review of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015; if he will provide a list of the persons and bodies that made submissions; and the reason these submissions are not yet published on his Department's website. [21076/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Lobbying Reform (3 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 217. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the report on the review of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015; and the reason the report was not brought to the Houses of the Oireachtas in March 2017 as required by legislation. [21077/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Lobbying Reform (3 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 218. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for changes in legislation following the review of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015. [21078/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Lobbying Reform (3 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 219. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to honour the committment given by his predecessor (details supplied) to extend the category of officials that are designated public officials under the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 to include civil servants at principal officer level. [21079/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 272. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources will be provided to the maxillofacial department in St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8 in order to allow persons (details supplied) to be seen and to receive treatment within a reasonable timeframe; and if he is satisfied with the operation of this department. [21098/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (3 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 273. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in the maxillofacial department in St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8. [21099/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (3 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 274. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether income from the rent-a-room scheme should be included in the calculation of means for medical cards in view of the fact that this scheme has the potential to contribute to addressing the housing crisis. [21102/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (3 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 275. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify comments made in respect of the Government retaining a golden share in the new national maternity hospital in view of the 2010 European Court of Justice ruling against Portugal (details supplied) that found that this practice was illegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21104/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: CSO Data (2 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 87. To ask the Taoiseach the planned publication date for Irish Life Tables 17 by the Central Statistics Office. [20229/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (2 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 123. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 126 of 11 April 2017, if children born through surrogacy have their constitutional rights to have their well being and best interests promoted, as stipulated in Article 42A, violated by the absence of parental leave; her views on a recent case in Spain (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Abduction (2 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 151. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the supports in place for families at risk of international child abduction; if she will review the supports in place and ensure that assistance is available to families at risk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19826/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (2 May 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 152. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons currently living in each direct provision centre, in tabular form; the number of persons that have been granted leave to remain but are still residing in each direct provision centre; the process for housing former residents of direct provision once their applications are approved; and if she will make a statement on the...