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Public Services and Procurement (Social Value) Bill 2017: First Stage (24 Jan 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to increase competition in the public procurement tendering process by enhancing Small and Medium Sized Businesses ability to compete for public procurement tenders by allowing public bodies to have regard to economic, social and environmental well-being in connection with public services contracts; and to provide for related...

Public Services and Procurement (Social Value) Bill 2017: First Stage (24 Jan 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. At this point, everything of critical importance has been touched on but it is worth highlighting again the point my colleague, Deputy Calleary, made. It is extremely difficult to see how a company could get to this point and then all of a sudden press the crisis button, as has happened in recent days and weeks. I have worked in companies at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: I do not speak with a Cork accent.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: The 120 route is hugely important but it is at crisis point at the moment. Additional services were meant to be delivered earlier this week.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: Will it happen?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (26 Jan 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: 142. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the operational difficulties in relation to orthognathic surgery over the past 12 months at St. James's Hospital and the increased demand for this scarce surgical resource in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3577/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Data (31 Jan 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: 320. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the total allocation for housing adaption grants for Kildare County Council in each of the years 2014 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4615/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development Plan (31 Jan 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: 383. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the specific measures that the Government will action, as part of the Government's recently announced plan for rural Ireland, in relation to rural County Kildare and the towns that will be included as part of the action plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3981/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (31 Jan 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: 521. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care packages granted and the number of fair deal scheme applications granted for each of the years 2011 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3983/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 Feb 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: 377. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the number of persons awaiting spinal surgery at Tallaght and Naas Hospitals and the growing number of outpatients awaiting assessment; the action he is taking to address this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5397/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (8 Feb 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: This Topical Issue matter is about the long, outstanding waiting lists for orthodontic treatment. It is regrettable that each time I face somebody from the Department of Health, it is on an issue of long, outstanding waiting lists or on difficulty with the service in general, which is a shame. We know that this subject was very well captured in the recent documentary on RTE, especially...

Topical Issue Debate: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (8 Feb 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: I thank the Minister of State. An area of concern in dealing with the waiting lists is the lack of resources and the infrastructure or supports not being in place. When we see that a consultant resigned and took up a post outside the country nearly three years ago and this position has not been filled, I believe we could all accept that this situation is not good enough. One must query the...

Topical Issue Debate: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (8 Feb 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: It is important we acknowledge the staff and their families who have lost their jobs. We urge that the Government engage as quickly as possible to ensure-----

Topical Issue Debate: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (8 Feb 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: -----that they are retrained in order that they can be re-employed as quickly as possible.

Topical Issue Debate: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (8 Feb 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: I thank the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor, for agreeing to meet me and my Dáil colleagues in the constituency to discuss the issue.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (14 Feb 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: 709. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the fact that, currently, school age child care services cannot register with Tusla but are able to avail of schemes offering funded child care to low income families and families availing of education, training and CE schemes, her plans to include non-Tusla registered services into the new affordable child care schemes; and...

Public Services and Procurement (Social Value) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Feb 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."

Public Services and Procurement (Social Value) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Feb 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: I welcome the opportunity to propose this Bill along with my colleague, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, who has done outstanding work in this regard in recent years, particularly during his time in the Seanad. In our view, it is very important to bring forward this Bill to help deal with the issues and anomalies that currently exist in regard to public service contracts going out to tender in a way...

Public Services and Procurement (Social Value) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Feb 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: There are three of us who will contribute.