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Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Charges (30 Jun 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 204. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 412 of 27 January 2015, 120 of 2 December 2015 and 334 of 2 February 2016, the status of the response by the Health Service Executive to this issue; to request an update from pharmacy interface project; and his plans with regard to resolving this anomaly. [18945/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Insurance Costs (30 Jun 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 264. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the action she is taking to address the escalation in the cost base of small and medium-sized enterprises associated with soaring insurance costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18918/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (29 Jun 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 171. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 326 of 20 April 2016, the number of hospital beds required by the number of patients undergoing full and partial lower limb amputation procedures in 2014 and 2015 by county, in tabular form. [18683/16]

Equal Status (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Jun 2016)

Róisín Shortall: It is important to say at the outset that if this Bill is passed as it currently stands, it will not end religious discrimination in our schools. The purpose of this Bill has been cited in media reports as "seeking an amendment to the Equal Status Act to allow equal access to Catholic schools whether baptised or not". It has to be said that this Bill would do nothing of the sort. It would...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (28 Jun 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 60. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of the difficulties for An Garda Síochána in policing anti-social activity associated with public drinking in view of the fact that this is not currently an offence and by-laws vary in this regard depending on the local authority, harbour authority, transport authority, and so on; and the steps she will take to address...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Services for People with Disabilities (28 Jun 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 203. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the obligations on the part of public houses that also serve food to provide wheelchair-accessible toilet facilities for customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18270/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Mortality Rates (28 Jun 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 399. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking on foot of the findings in his Department's report, National Healthcare Quality Reporting System, in respect of those hospitals that have higher-than-expected death rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18116/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Location (28 Jun 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 428. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of an article (details supplied) written by a doctor in St. James's Hospital in Dublin 8 outlining serious concerns over the proposed locating of the National Children's Hospital at the St. James's campus; and if he will address these concerns. [18318/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Labour Court (28 Jun 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 548. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is aware of an anomalous situation in the operation of the Labour Court (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18187/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Labour Court (28 Jun 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 549. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of appeals the Labour Court rejected as a result of late submission, in tabular form; and if she will instruct its appeals office to supply the date for the last day of appeal on decisions in addition to the number of days before the appeal deadline. [18188/16]

United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (27 Jun 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I am glad to have the opportunity to contribute to this debate. While of the news of the vote last Friday morning has superseded everything else happening in this country and in Europe and it is an issue we must address urgently in the House, in many ways it is too early to do that today. People throughout Europe are still reeling at the decision. It is a surprise, given that there was an...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Election of Chairman (23 Jun 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I thank my proposer, seconder and all the members of the committee for their support for me to be Chairperson. The committee is taking on a big task and it will work to a very tight timescale. However, it is a challenging and an exciting prospect for us to take a step back from the daily and myriad issues that affect the health service and to consider the bigger picture in terms of the type...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Election of Chairman (23 Jun 2016)

Róisín Shortall: We can come back to that later.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Election of Chairman (23 Jun 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I thank everyone for their contributions. There is a general theme running through all of them and there is a lot of enthusiasm and ambition for the health service in the room. Perhaps our fault as politicians over the years has been that we have been fatalistic about the health service and that there was a sense that it was a hopeless case. However, I very much get a sense that people...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Election of Chairman (23 Jun 2016)

Róisín Shortall: We do not have a definite date for when the Dáil will go into recess.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Election of Chairman (23 Jun 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Five. There is a significant overlap.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Election of Chairman (23 Jun 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Okay. Is there a date set for the other committee to meet yet?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Election of Chairman (23 Jun 2016)

Róisín Shortall: We will ask the secretariat to work on that, bearing in mind the points made this morning about membership of other committees.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Election of Chairman (23 Jun 2016)

Róisín Shortall: We will keep that in mind.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Election of Chairman (23 Jun 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I heard your suggestion about the committee breaking up into smaller working groups and dealing with elements of the task. We should hold off on that. It is a good suggestion, but we will start with the overarching presentation and briefing, then look at how we might proceed. A huge number of groups are certainly very keen to come before the committee. We have to be very careful about...