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Leaders' Questions (9 Jun 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I wish to raise the issue of school patronage because there has been painfully slow progress in this area during the past five years. 11 o’clock There is now an onus on the Minister to make this a priority issue in the education portfolio. If we are a true republic, we must ensure that our institutions respect and reflect the diversity of modern Irish society. This is true in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (8 Jun 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 321. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who have been selected for participation in the JobPath scheme in each geographical area where it is in operation; the criteria used for the selection of this group; the length of time current and past participants have spent unemployed by bands of three months; the time participants spent working with JobPath providers...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoil Issues (2 Jun 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how he will accommodate the demonstrated significant demand for a Gaelscoil in an area following a recent decision by his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14056/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (2 Jun 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on and rationale in relation to a proposal (details supplied) including its adverse impact on special needs children; the implications for the 1,300 teachers registered under the regulation and for teachers who trained outside Ireland and who wish to secure employment here; if he will reopen the consultation process for this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy (2 Jun 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 238. To ask the Minister for Health if the issue of alcohol misuse will form a comprehensive part of any successor to the National Drugs Strategy 2009 to 2016. [14053/16]

Health Care Committee Establishment: Motion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I wish to acknowledge the ready support for this motion from Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin, Independents4Change, People Before Profit, the Green Party and a number of Independent Members. In total, 89 Members from the Opposition benches supported the motion and I thank them for doing so. I also welcome the fact that once the new Government was in place, the new Minister for Health,...

Order of Business (31 May 2016)

Róisín Shortall: There has been a public outcry over the past couple of years over children with life-limiting conditions being denied access to medical cards. The Taoiseach has now promised to introduce automatic entitlement to a medical card for all children who qualify for the domiciliary care allowance. When can we expect to see this legislation?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Home Renovation Incentive Scheme (31 May 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 238. To ask the Minister for Finance the funding or tax reliefs available to a person to deal with the continuous blockage and overflow of sewerage pipes in a private garden. [12548/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (31 May 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 376. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the role of his Department in regard to a proposal (details supplied); if contracts have been signed; his proposals to consult with the local community; the guidelines his Department is now working to regarding social mix in new developments; if these guidelines vary according to the size of the development; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (31 May 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 598. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will comment on the fact that according to Council of Europe data from 2012, Ireland spent just 0.11% of GDP on culture and the arts compared to a European average of 0.6% of GDP; the steps she will take to address this under investment; her plans to publish the Culture 2025 strategy document; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (31 May 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 711. To ask the Minister for Health if, with respect to the plans in the programme for Government to make Ireland tobacco free by 2025 and the December 2015 ECJ ruling dismissing challenges to the legislation, he will provide an update on the plans to introduce plain tobacco packaging; if he will commit to not extending the wash out period for branded tobacco beyond 20 May 2017; and if he...

Commission of Investigation (Certain Matters Relative to the Cavan-Monaghan Division of An Garda Síochána) Report: Statements (Resumed) (26 May 2016)

Róisín Shortall: It is not on to do that. There is considerable public concern about the issues that arise here. We will not be able to move on or restore confidence in the Garda Síochána and, crucially, we will not be able to restore any kind of confidence in the ability of the Minister for Justice and Equality-----

Commission of Investigation (Certain Matters Relative to the Cavan-Monaghan Division of An Garda Síochána) Report: Statements (Resumed) (26 May 2016)

Róisín Shortall: -----to run the justice system unless those key questions are answered.

Commission of Investigation (Certain Matters Relative to the Cavan-Monaghan Division of An Garda Síochána) Report: Statements (Resumed) (26 May 2016)

Róisín Shortall: At the outset, I want to make a point about the very serious question of the leaking of the report. I must say that shades of the beef tribunal come to mind. It is entirely unacceptable that a report of this seriousness should be leaked in a particular way that resulted in us getting a very unbalanced account of what was in the report over a number of nights on RTE news. Action needs to be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (26 May 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 185. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing home places, by community health care organisation, in tabular form. [12299/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (26 May 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 186. To ask the Minister for Health the number of fair deal cases, by community health care organisation, in tabular form. [12300/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (26 May 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 216. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for respiratory specialists in a hospital in Dublin 1 (details supplied) and the cover provided when staff are on extended or maternity leave, in tabular form; the options open to the parents of a person who has been waiting for an appointment with no indication of when they might receive one. [12482/16]

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2016)

Róisín Shortall: The Government tried to close them down three years ago.

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Community services have been savagely cut over the past five years.

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2016)

Róisín Shortall: What was the Deputy doing for the past five years?