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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Functions (10 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 557. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were changes in powers delegated relative to the position prior to 14 June 2017; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42788/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ministerial Functions (10 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 612. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the powers she has delegated to the Ministers of State in her Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were changes in powers delegated relative to the situation in place prior to 14 June 2017; if so, the details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42774/17]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Ministerial Functions (10 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 638. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were changes in powers delegated relative to the situation in place prior to 14 June 2017; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42786/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ministerial Functions (10 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 672. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the powers she has delegated to the Ministers of State in her Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were changes in powers delegated relative to the situation in place prior to 14 June 2017; if so, the details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42779/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ministerial Functions (10 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 727. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were changes in powers delegated relative to the situation in place prior to 14 June 2017; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42783/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Functions (10 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 749. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were changes in powers delegated relative to the situation in place prior to 14 June 2017; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42777/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (4 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: I refer to the constitutional framework we have, which refers to the real and substantial risk to the life of the mother and underpinning that is the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013, which effectively allows for a termination when the life of the mother at "real and substantial risk". For a medical point of view, that is a high threshold to attain. One has to assume that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (4 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: I have received questions from time to time from various groupings and individuals who have opinions on these issues. In the context of a pregnancy where it is identified that there is a foetal anomaly, which is not necessarily fatal, and a decision is taken to terminate the pregnancy but the woman's partner decides that there should not be a termination of the pregnancy, has there ever been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (4 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: Has that been established in the courts, in the European courts, for example? Is it also the case that it has been internationally recognised?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (4 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: What if it is not part of national law? Has this ever been adjudicated upon?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (4 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: Does Professor Mullally believe that this protects the woman in the context of, for example, conservative opinion in some states? I do not necessarily mean Ireland but rather any state where there might be religious input into the political discourse. Is it also well established across all countries that have lawful abortion but might sometimes also have very conservative political values?...

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: It takes up to two years.

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: It is disappointing that the Government does not understand its failings.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (4 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: No relation but both highly thought of.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (4 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: The Senator was in favour of abolishing the Seanad, if I remember correctly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (4 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: Are they external to the HSE or the area?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (4 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 131. To ask the Minister for Health when a re-evaluation will be carried out on the drug Kuvan for persons with PKU under the reimbursement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42039/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (3 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 335. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide funding for a treatment centre (details supplied). [41426/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Data (3 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 336. To ask the Minister for Health the number of in-post and vacant whole-time equivalent speech and language therapists in CHO area 7 and in the Dublin south west LHO; the number of these that persons in the catchment area of Tallaght can access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41429/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Data (3 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 342. To ask the Minister for Health the number of in-post and vacant whole-time equivalent speech and language therapists in CHO area 8 and in the LHO area Longford and Westmeath; the number of these that persons in the catchment area of Mullingar can access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41436/17]