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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Administration (13 Apr 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 154. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will clarify his comments describing some community employment scheme participants as being persons who find it difficult to hold down a job; the basis for these remarks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19043/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (13 Apr 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 271. To ask the Minister for Health the supports that will be made available for a person (detail supplied) who has lost their sight; the timeframe for the provision of the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19041/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity Grid Connection Fees (13 Apr 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 333. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he will take to ensure that community owned wind farms have access on an affordable basis to the national grid. [18945/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety (12 Apr 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 67. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she will take to curb the use of mobile phones by drivers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18510/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (12 Apr 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 199. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason he has refused to introduce an affordable housing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18612/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (12 Apr 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 273. To ask the Minister for Health the ambulance response times for each ambulance journey in County Wicklow between 2014 and 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18450/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Data (12 Apr 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 274. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance journeys made by children in County Wicklow between 2014 and 2016 in tabular form; the point of departure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18451/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (12 Apr 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 275. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the number of paediatric outpatients beds to be provided in Tallaght hospital urgent care facility following the transfer of the accident and emergency department to the National Children's Hospital; the opening hours of the urgent care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18452/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff (12 Apr 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 292. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to retain Irish nursing graduates in view of recent reports that almost two thirds of accident and emergency nursing posts remain available two months after they were first advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18613/17]

Reform of An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (11 Apr 2017)

Róisín Shortall: For a police force to have authority it must have the respect and confidence of the civilians it polices. While traditionally that has been the case in this country we are getting very close to reaching a tipping point in terms of public confidence in the Garda. The public will not accept too many more scandals before the rule of law and the authority of the Garda is completely disregarded....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (11 Apr 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 126. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce maternity or parental leave for persons who have conceived through a surrogate (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17892/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (11 Apr 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 547. To ask the Minister for Health the precise nature of the ownership and governance structure of the new national maternity hospital. [17895/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Schemes (11 Apr 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 716. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the details of a scheme (details supplied); the areas in which it is operational; and the steps he is taking to draw the attention of the general public to its existence. [17894/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing (6 Apr 2017)

Róisín Shortall: It is little consolation to people who find themselves unable to buy a house to tell them we have not quite reached bubble levels yet. There are two issues with regard to housing. Obviously supply is one, but affordability, which is a very closely related issue, needs special attention in its own right. In recent days, Philip Lane told the finance committee that house prices are increasing...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing (6 Apr 2017)

Róisín Shortall: The lack of availability of affordable building land is a factor in this, as is the potential for land hoarding. Last week, we saw Dublin City Council's first vacant site register, with 25 potential sites for house building. Half of these were publicly owned sites. The obvious thing in a housing crisis is to make publicly owned land available at a low cost or no cost to provide affordable...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing (6 Apr 2017)

Róisín Shortall: Not with an affordable scheme.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing (6 Apr 2017)

Róisín Shortall: That is not what I am talking about.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing (6 Apr 2017)

Róisín Shortall: Why does the Minister not have an affordable scheme?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing (6 Apr 2017)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister did not answer.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing (6 Apr 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 5. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will consider reintroducing an affordable housing scheme to assist those on low and middle incomes, in view of the severe lack of affordable and starter homes, the latest house price index figures and the impact of the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17286/17]