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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Alert Programme (19 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...the Community Alert programme, which is operated by Muintir na Tíre in partnership with the Garda authorities, and which supports over 1,400 local groups including many Text Alert schemes. There are now in excess of 700 local Text Alert schemes operating and guidelines for establishing and operating a Community Text Alert Service have been published and are available on the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Remuneration (19 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As I have already informed the Deputy, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, has brought forward the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015. That Bill starts the process of the phased restoration of remuneration to public servants in accordance with the terms of the Lansdowne Road Agreement. Under that Agreement, the annualised amount of the basic salary of a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (19 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will be aware that the allocation of Garda resources, including personnel, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner, and that I as Minister have no direct role in the matter. Garda management will continue to keep this allocation of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends, demographics and policing priorities so as to ensure that the best use is made of Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (19 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will be aware that my Department is responsible for providing funding to the Legal Aid Board. In this regard, €32.471m in funding was provided in 2015. The Board operates 30 full-time and 12 part-time law centres across twenty six counties. In addition, the Board took on responsibility for the Family Mediation Service in November 2011, which had been under the auspices of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Act (19 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will be aware that I signed a Commencement Order in September 2015 bringing into immediate effect the provisions of the Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Act 2015 which did not require changes to Rules of Court. However, changes are required to the Rules of the Circuit Court and Superior Courts before the Act’s remaining provisions can come into effect. One of those...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (19 Nov 2015) See 1 other result from this answer

Frances Fitzgerald: ...With regard to travel documents, INIS advises me that in exceptional cases an application for Irish temporary travel document may be considered in respect of qualifying non Irish nationals who are resident in Ireland. In all such cases, INIS must be satisfied that there is no alternative open to the applicant before an Irish temporary travel document will issue. The person concerned has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (19 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights and entitlements not only within the State but also at European Union level and it is important that appropriate procedures are in place to preserve the integrity of the process. It is recognised that all applicants for citizenship would wish to have a decision on their application without delay. While most cases...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Alert Programme (19 Nov 2015) See 1 other result from this answer

Willie Penrose: 154. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she will take to review the cost structures which apply to texts in relation to community alert text schemes, which are a considerable cost to communities which are playing a crucial role in preventing and in detecting crime, particularly in rural communities; and if in the context of correspondence (details supplied), if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Bodies (19 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...and Equality Commission* 1 November 2014* The IHREC replaced the Equality Authority and the Human Rights Commission which were merged to form the IHREC. Moreover, I can advise that two new Bodies are planned: 1. Charity Appeals Tribunal The Charities Act 2009 (on foot of which the Charities Regulatory Authority was established) also provides for the establishment of a Charity Appeals...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (19 Nov 2015) See 1 other result from this answer

Noel Harrington: 156. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the positive parenting initiative, as set out in Better Outcomes, Brighter Future; if extended locations for the initiative are to be proposed; the funding provided for the initiative for 2015 and 2016; if a benchmarking and evaluation exercise on the outcomes of the initiative has been undertaken; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: State Bodies (19 Nov 2015)

James Reilly: ...Child and Family Agency, established on 1st January 2014 under the Child and Family Agency Act 2013, has statutory responsibility for services previously provided by the National Educational Welfare Board and the Family Support Agency. In addition, the Agency has responsibility for children and family services previously delivered by the HSE together with domestic and sexual violence...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (19 Nov 2015) See 1 other result from this answer

Seán Fleming: 160. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of defined benefit pension schemes currently listed for employees under his remit; the number that are in deficit; his plans to consolidate any of these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41286/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tribunals of Inquiry Expenditure (19 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: ...for Health the extent to which provision is being made, or has been made, in respect of the costs associated with the hepatitis C and HIV tribunals, in respect of which legal or other costs are still outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41094/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (19 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: ...provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual. The National Waiting List Management Policy, A standardised approach to managing scheduled care treatment for in-patient, day case and planned procedures, January 2014,has been developed to ensure that all administrative, managerial and clinical staff follow an agreed national minimum...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (19 Nov 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ...Section 59(3) of the Health Act, 1970 (as amended). Regulations were made in 1971, 1973 and 1975 specifying the conditions covered by the LTI Scheme. The conditions covered by the LTI Scheme are as follows: Acute Leukaemia; Mental handicap; Cerebral Palsy; Mental Illness (in a person under 16); Cystic Fibrosis; Multiple Sclerosis; Diabetes Insipidus; Muscular Dystrophies; Diabetes...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Care Professionals (19 Nov 2015) See 1 other result from this answer

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 167, 175 and 198 together. I expect that the Physiotherapists Registration Board will soon make the necessary by-laws under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 to allow it to establish its register early next year. On this basis, the title of physiotherapist will be protected for the exclusive use of the board's registrants when the register's 2...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Trusts (19 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The comments referred to by the Deputy were made in the context of current reorganisation of Ireland’s healthcare delivery structures and, specifically, the Hospital Groups transitioning to more autonomous Hospital Trusts in the future. The reform is not about privatising hospitals. This Government does not support the privatisation of hospitals which will continue, in the main, to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times (19 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Based on the Emergency Department Taskforce’s Action Plan, additional funding of €74 million was provided to the HSE in April 2015 to increase the number of long term nursing home care places and reduce the waiting time for the funding of such places, as well as providing additional transitional care beds and home care packages to provide viable supports for those no longer...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (19 Nov 2015)

Gerry Adams: 181. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the case of a patient (details supplied) in the National Rehabilitation Hospital in County Dublin who is due to be discharged to a nursing home on 16 December 2015; the treatment plan that is in place for this person; and if, due to injuries, the person will be retained in the hospital, where the appropriate staff and facilities are to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme (19 Nov 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Under paragraph 11 of the General Medical Services (GMS) contract, a general practitioner (GP) is expected to provide his/her patients who hold a medical card or GP visit card with all proper and necessary treatment of a kind generally undertaken by a GP and not requiring special skill or experience of a degree or kind which GPs cannot reasonably be expected to possess. Under paragraph 27...