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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (3 Feb 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: 407. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for the fair deal scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if it will be expedited due to extenuating circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4382/15]

Deaths of Former Members: Expressions of Sympathy (28 Jan 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: I am pleased to add to the tributes to John Carty and to express my sympathy to the Carty and Regan families on the passing of John. I knew John but did not serve on the county council at the same time as him, nor was I a Member of the Dáil at the same time as him. However, I knew him from the radio and from meeting him around the county, whether at a funeral, a public meeting or some...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (27 Jan 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: 146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will amend the student grant scheme in order that mortgage repayments on the family home are considered in the means test for grant eligibility and that the income limits be increased according to the number of other dependent siblings, so as to recognise the hard-pressed financial reality of heavily-indebted and larger families that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (27 Jan 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: 248. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has been refused payment under the 2014 area-based compensatory allowances scheme. [3307/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility (27 Jan 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: 254. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the maximum age of a horse so that it will be eligible to be counted as a livestock unit under the area-based compensatory allowances scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3429/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Applications (27 Jan 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: 553. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of an application to Mayo North East LEADER Partnership by an organisation (details supplied); if the application will be expedited in order to allow the project to progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3829/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Applications (27 Jan 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: 556. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason there is a continuing delay in processing a payment by Mayo North East LEADER Partnership to an organisation (details supplied) in County Mayo; if the payment will be expedited so as to prevent any negative impact on the promoter's cash flow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3859/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (22 Jan 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: 32. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he has challenged authorities in any of the countries identified as the top ten for persecution of Christians in the World Watch List 2015 compiled by Open Doors International and has sought protection for Christians living in these countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2600/15]

Junior Cycle Reform: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 Jan 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: I welcome the opportunity to speak to the motion. Notwithstanding the differences between the teaching unions and Minister, the proposals for junior cycle reform are exciting and present an opportunity to think outside the box. The purpose of the reform is not to achieve rationalisation, such as has been required in all other Departments and areas of the public sector in recent years, but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Fuel Fraud: (Resumed) Consumers Association of Ireland and Insurance Ireland (21 Jan 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: I welcome the witnesses. On the insurance side, I have attended public meetings and we have had representatives of the Revenue Commissioners here on this issue. Many people have fallen between two stools and they have described the cost of repairing one or even two vehicles but we should be clear about the messages we send to people, and that includes the representatives present from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Fuel Fraud: (Resumed) Consumers Association of Ireland and Insurance Ireland (21 Jan 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: Chairman, I would appreciate if the representatives from Insurance Ireland could respond briefly to the points I raised.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (21 Jan 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: 39. To ask the Minister for Health the treatment that is available in the State in respect of a person who is diagnosed with Lyme disease; the tests conducted to establish such a diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2330/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (21 Jan 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: 84. To ask the Minister for Health the test that is performed in the State under the public health system to diagnose a person for Lyme disease; the location at which the test is performed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2331/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (20 Jan 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: 533. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the ongoing evalutation of DEIS and of the research of DEIS that was announced at a seminar in May 2014, which aims to collate all the evaluation work to date on DEIS policy; when is it expected that the future policy, based on this piece of research, will be developed; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Hospital Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 Jan 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: The issue of the number of people waiting on trolleys presents a serious challenge for the comfort and care of patients being admitted through emergency departments. If one considers that some of these people are terminally ill, oncology patients and so on, it really puts into context why we need to deal with this issue. I have no doubt this is top of the agenda. The Minister for Health,...

Hospital Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 Jan 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Eligibility (14 Jan 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: 298. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has been refused admission to agri-environment options scheme 3. [49768/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (14 Jan 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: 299. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason an afforestation pre-approval application has been refused in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49769/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal (14 Jan 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: 885. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the option in legislation of the payment of waste collection for non-domestic and commercial waste disposal by bin lift, which is more environmentally friendly as it encourages recycling and the compression of recyclable material and needs fewer journeys by waste collection vehicles; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Applications (14 Jan 2015)

Michelle Mulherin: 926. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application by an organisation (details supplied) to Mayo North East Leader Partnership; if it will be expedited due to the time taken to process the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1472/15]