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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Forms (30 Apr 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 107. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork was sent a claim form No. 54 by the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19495/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Forms (30 Apr 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 108. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry received a claim form No. 54 from the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19497/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Living City Initiative (30 Apr 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 118. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the living city initiative; when it will become operational for relevant properties in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19653/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (30 Apr 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the supports available for persons with autism when they finish school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19357/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Establishment (30 Apr 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made on developing new schools in the Cork city, Douglas and Carrigaline areas; if Rochestown will be considered as a possible location for a new secondary school in view of the increase in population in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19358/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (30 Apr 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received policy advice from the National Council for Special Education on the reclassification of Down's syndrome as a low-incidence disability; if he will provide details of all interactions between his Department and the NCSE on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19359/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform Implementation (30 Apr 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 240. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there has been any analysis undertaken on the time it takes Civil Service employees to speak to a person in PeoplePoint or on the costs incurred by having such employees put on hold while trying to speak to a person in PeoplePoint; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19608/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform Implementation (30 Apr 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 241. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason individual Civil Service Departments continue to have their own sections dealing with HR and pension issues when such functions are supposed to be performed by the centralised PeoplePoint unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19609/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform Implementation (30 Apr 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 242. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the staff working in PeoplePoint carry out overtime work; the total amount spent on such overtime by PeoplePoint; if the overtime policy in PeoplePoint differs from the overtime policy in other sections of the Civil Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19610/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform Implementation (30 Apr 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 243. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the savings generated to date by PeoplePoint; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19611/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Internet Pornography (30 Apr 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 435. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on introducing legislation to block children from accessing adult Internet sites on their smart phones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19353/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (30 Apr 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 703. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the benefits of tax credits for persons using child care; if such a measure would assist working parents; if she will consider introducing such a measure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19355/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Midwifery Services (30 Apr 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 775. To ask the Minister for Health if he will furnish details of the nursing midwifery graduate initiative; if the initiative is open for applications and the numbers of graduates facilitated by the initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18875/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Issues (30 Apr 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 872. To ask the Minister for Health the supports available for persons with autism when they finish school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19356/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (30 Apr 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 922. To ask the Minister for Health the entitlement of a person (details supplied) to access medical services; if they are entitled to a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19721/14]

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this very important White Paper. If we were to ask at the beginning of this debate or even at the publication of the White Paper what universal health insurance means to the citizen outside, we would be hard pressed to get consistency of answer. That is why it is important that we hold a national conversation on the future of our health service, what it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Children and Youth Issues: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (17 Apr 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator van Turnhout referred to the Child and Family Agency attending our quarterly meetings. Does the Minister have a view on it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Children and Youth Issues: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (17 Apr 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: At our quarterly meeting with the Minister for Health, we have the Minister, the Ministers of State and the HSE. We thought it might be appropriate to bring in the Child and Family Agency, but we can discuss it later and reflect on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Children and Youth Issues: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (17 Apr 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister, Mr. Breslin, Ms Canavan, Ms McLoughlin and Mr. Savage for attending. I thank them for their interesting comments and analysis. I thank the committee members for their participation. I thank Mr. Evan Hackett for co-ordinating with Mr. Paul Kelly on these meetings. We hope to hold a quarterly meeting on 10 July but I am sure the offices will liaise on that point. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Children and Youth Issues: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (17 Apr 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: As only two members are indicating, I will take them now. They are Deputies Fitzpatrick and Mitchell O'Connor.