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Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (30 Apr 2015)

Gabrielle McFadden: When this Government came into office four years ago, it was faced with a catastrophic situation. There were fears that there would be no money to pay public servants, no money for social welfare and no money for pensions. Rumours suggested ATMs were drying up. Some 300,000 jobs were lost at the height of the recession. To add to the near Armageddon situation, there was also a real fear...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Eligibility (6 May 2015)

Gabrielle McFadden: 20. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the free travel companion pass for visually impaired children will be widened to include children with other physical or intellectual disabilities; if she will provide some form of concessionary travel scheme for children with other physical or intellectual disabilities who are under 16 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Eligibility (6 May 2015)

Gabrielle McFadden: 51. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on resolving an anomaly where parents of certain children with disabilities may qualify for free travel if they are in receipt of the domiciliary care allowance and qualify for carer's allowance, but the child for whom the allowance is granted is not eligible for free travel. [17249/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Firearms and Ammunition Security (6 May 2015)

Gabrielle McFadden: 194. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on establishing a proof house in Ireland, in view of the fact that, currently, any standard of non-military gun can be imported into the Irish market without sufficient quality control; that such a facility would be used for testing unproofed guns to make sure they are safe to enter the public domain; that it would also...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Firearms and Ammunition Security (6 May 2015)

Gabrielle McFadden: 195. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration will be given to opening a proof house if there was a credible business person willing to manufacture non-military firearms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17528/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Firearms and Ammunition Security (6 May 2015)

Gabrielle McFadden: 196. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the fact that the Firearms (Proofing) Act 1968 was introduced by the then Department of Industry and Commerce to set up a proof house, specifically for shotguns manufactured by an indigenous firearms company, if consideration will be given to setting up such a facility, if a suitable business proposal were submitted to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (6 May 2015)

Gabrielle McFadden: 340. To ask the Minister for Health if Alzheimer’s will be included on the long-term illness scheme; the reason it is not currently included; if he will give this proposal due consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17530/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (6 May 2015)

Gabrielle McFadden: 341. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has completed its review of services at Saint Hilda’s Services in Athlone, County Westmeath and at Saint Christopher’s Services in County Longford; if not, when the review will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17531/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (6 May 2015)

Gabrielle McFadden: 579. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the implementation of the national broadband plan, with particular reference to Counties Longford and Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17838/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (6 May 2015)

Gabrielle McFadden: 580. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way the Electricity Supply Board and Vodafone fibre network roll-out dovetails with the national broadband plan; if the nationwide plans of these companies to roll out this network is part of the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17839/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (6 May 2015)

Gabrielle McFadden: 612. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the types and amounts of grant aid schemes available to conserve protected structures in private ownership; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17836/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Insurance Costs (6 May 2015)

Gabrielle McFadden: 613. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps that can be taken to address the situation where insurance companies are charging higher premiums to those who own protected structures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17837/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (12 May 2015)

Gabrielle McFadden: 421. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding allocated to counties Longford and Westmeath for the years 2010 to 2014 and in 2015 to date under the school completion programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18450/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (12 May 2015)

Gabrielle McFadden: 422. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the objectives behind the review of the school completion programme; when the review will be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18451/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (12 May 2015)

Gabrielle McFadden: 605. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way the 2014 to 2020 Leader programme funding is to be delivered locally, under revised structures; when the funding programme will commence; the way the new delivery process will differ from the previous programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18704/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (12 May 2015)

Gabrielle McFadden: 610. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the towns in County Longford and County Westmeath that will be connected with fibre-to-the-home by the end of 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18452/15]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 May 2015)

Gabrielle McFadden: I support Deputy Ross on that. I feel strongly that Office of Wards of Court should be invited in. If its representatives decide not to come in, one would have to ask why they would not appear before the committee. The Committee of Public Accounts, by virtue of its title, is here to investigate things like this and this office must be accountable to somebody. We have a duty of care to...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 May 2015)

Gabrielle McFadden: The families have never been given a statement in respect of any of the funds. Who is doing the audit and, if so, where are the results?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 May 2015)

Gabrielle McFadden: Exactly.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 May 2015)

Gabrielle McFadden: Yes.