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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (15 May 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 167. To ask the Minister for Health when the Medtronic 670 g pump will be approved, which has potential long-term benefits to type 1 diabetics and significant long-term health cost savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20986/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (7 Dec 2016)

Eamon Scanlon: 238. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the official reason for the HSE withholding the list of known debilitating and long-term side effects from the HPV vaccine information literature due to the fact the average adult reading age is 12 years old; the reason parents are not advised regarding the risk of long-term, chronic and life changing side effects; and if he will make a...

Seanad: Nursing Home Charges: Statements. (23 Feb 2005)

Eamon Scanlon: I welcome the Minister to the House, and am glad to have the opportunity to address such an important issue which will have repercussions for a long time. The Supreme Court has brought clarity and finality to a matter which was left to fester for 29 years, namely, the legal basis for the obligation on people in long-term care to contribute towards their living costs. This was the policy of 11...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Review (22 Nov 2016)

Eamon Scanlon: 274. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to publish details of the recent review of community employment schemes conducted by his Department; his long-term position on community employment schemes and Tús; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35769/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review (29 Mar 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 258. To ask the Minister for Health when the review of pricing system for long-term residential care facilities will be published as recommended within the review of the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14515/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (13 Nov 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 375. To ask the Minister for Health when the FreeStyle Libre sensor will be made available on the long-term illness scheme for type 1 diabetics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46818/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (29 Jan 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 408. To ask the Minister for Health if access under the long-term illness scheme will be expanded to include all persons with ulcerative colitis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4224/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (25 Jun 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 372. To ask the Minister for Health when the FreeStyle Libre device will be made available on the long-term illness scheme for type 1 diabetics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26266/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Library Services (6 Apr 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: ...the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the procurement policy will force the closure of bookseller library suppliers and long established businesses with regard to the national library procurement tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14440/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (20 Feb 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 80. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason long-term unemployed persons are advised that they can retain their benefits when they return to work through JobPath; the difference between jobseeker's allowance and a casual jobseeker’s allowance payment which is preventing persons from retaining benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (11 Oct 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: ...is not available for reimbursement here in view of the fact that it is widely available worldwide; if consideration has been given to fund kuvan, weighing up the significant beneficial outcome in long term health improvements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43162/17]

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (19 Sep 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: ...happen again. Afterwards, what I could not believe was the difficulty the Kivlehan and Rowlette families had and the trauma they went through to try to ensure inquests were held. It took a long time to ensure they were held. Those families had to go through a lot of unnecessary hardship to get what should be a natural right. After that, Sean Rowlette mentioned to me that Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Library Services (13 Jul 2016)

Eamon Scanlon: ...to allow time to put through a new Bill with clear cultural exemptions for library procurement; if he is aware that the procurement policy will force the closure of bookseller library suppliers and long-established businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21462/16]

Housing (Sale of Local Authority Housing) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Jul 2016)

Eamon Scanlon: ..., in effect, the Government tenant purchase scheme isolates tenants in Part V social houses in private developments. The Bill, if accepted, will give all local authority tenants the right to make a long-term investment in their community by owning their own home. The Bill amends the primary legislation to allow local authority tenants in Part V houses the opportunity to purchase their...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Jun 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: ...is 9.1 weeks. I made an appeal on behalf of a constituent on 12 March, 14 weeks ago. I rang the appeals office this morning and discovered it had not even received the file yet. When I asked how long it would take to process after it got the file and I was told it could be up to three months. That is 26 weeks or six months.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Jun 2005)

Eamon Scanlon: ...House and I congratulate his colleague, Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy Fahey, on bringing this Bill to the House. The Bill has been discussed for a long time and the Minister of State consulted many groups on it. Disability strikes in many ways. We are only too aware of the impact it has on the disabled person and on the life of his or her...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Eamon Scanlon: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and congratulate the Tánaiste and her Department on bringing forward the Bill so speedily. Many elderly people are in or waiting to get into long-term care hospitals and there is much confusion in regard to the current situation. While this problem arose almost 30 years ago, the Bill will resolve it once and for all. We can get into the blame game...

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Jul 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: ...insurance companies have been mentioned. The Insurance (Amendment) Bill must come before the House in order that we can debate this issue. Insurance companies have been ripping people off for too long and it is costing jobs. If they get their way on this issue, it will close down small garages throughout the country and cause a loss of revenue for the Exchequer. It will also devalue...

Other Questions: Garda Station Closures (16 Dec 2016)

Eamon Scanlon: ...? Some of the stations closed in south Sligo, such as those in Aclare, Bunnanaddan and Coolaney, are now being covered by Tobercurry. The Garda station in Tobercurry is small. It was built quite a long time ago and can facilitate four or five gardaí. At present, a sergeant and eight gardaí, two of whom are female, are stationed there. The facilities there are very poor and...

Topical Issue Debate: Fire Service Staff (12 Apr 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: I thank the Acting Chairman for giving me the opportunity to raise what I believe is a very important issue. With the increasing numbers of older people in the country, a demand for long-serving staff naturally increases. We need as many of our most experienced staff to stay in practice as long as possible. Surely, what we should be doing is incentivising them to work for longer. People...