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Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (3 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 206. To ask the Minister for Health the target month for the signing of new regulation updating the misuse of drugs regulations to deal with the pressing problem of the street trading of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs. [28869/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (2 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 166. To ask the Minister for Health in respect of the Government decision of 17 June 2014 regarding the return of discretionary medical cards to those who had lost them following review, the basis on which the date of 1 July 2011 was chosen in view of the fact that the centralisation process commenced in 2009; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 383,488 medical card applications...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: It is not enough.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (1 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 145. To ask the Minister for Finance with regard to the monthly limit on unsolicited communications if the consumer protection code 2012 and the Code of Conduct on Mortgage arrears are applicable to those in arrears who have reached a repayment agreement with their bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28320/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Equality Proofing of Budgets (1 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 201. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of the disproportionate impact economic policies are having on disadvantaged groups, if he will consider the introduction of an equality budgeting approach to policy making; and if he will ensure that each Department engages in an agreed system of equality proofing prior to budget 2015. [28123/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (1 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 408. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the serious child protection concerns which have arisen in direct provision centres; and the steps that are being taken to address these concerns. [28113/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (1 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 405. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the target processing times for applications for asylum; the number of staff tasked with processing applications and the performance against those target processing times. [28107/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (1 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 407. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the plan in place to expedite the processing of applications for asylum in view of the clear negative impact of long-term stays on residents in direct provision centres. [28110/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (1 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 406. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a breakdown of the number of persons since 2000 who have been and are currently in direct provision centres; the number of applications for asylum processed each year to date; and if she will provide a breakdown, by number of years, of the time spent by residents in direct provision centres before their applications are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Expenditure (1 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 409. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total cost of the direct provision service nationally; and the annual cost of contracts with private providers in accommodating residents, broken down per adult and child. [28114/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (1 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 410. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the plans in place to improve access to higher education and training for young persons in direct provision centres. [28115/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (1 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 411. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action that has been taken to address the increasing numbers of residents in the direct provision system who are presenting with mental health issues due to stress. [28116/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (1 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 441. To ask the Minister for Health his plan to extend BreastCheck screening to women aged between 65 and 69, as outlined in the 2011 programme for Government. [28680/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (1 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 466. To ask the Minister for Health if persons (details supplied) in Dublin 9, who lost their medical cards following a review, had been granted these cards on discretionary grounds; if one or both of these cards will be returned to the persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27929/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 469. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the eight month minimum waiting time for surgery in a Dublin Hospital (details supplied) due to a lack of funding; the steps he is taking to reduce this wait time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27937/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Child Care Education (1 Jul 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 643. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 704 of 24 June 2014, if he will provide in full tabular breakdown by date, area and reason for the closure of 165 early child care providers that have closed since 2009. [28386/14]

Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (26 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: A Cheann Comhairle-----

Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (26 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: I just wanted to ask him if he would consider correcting the record.

Health (General Practitioner Services) Bill 2014: Motion to Instruct Committee (26 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: If what the Minister of State says is true and the Government is going to extend across the population-----

Health (General Practitioner Services) Bill 2014: Motion to Instruct Committee (26 Jun 2014)

Róisín Shortall: Why come back with primary legislation? That is nonsense.