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Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (6 Jun 2012)

Arthur Spring: Question 923: To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive intend to include on the HSE website, information in relation to applying for emergency medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26926/12]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (6 Jun 2012)

Arthur Spring: Question 924: To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has recently carried out an informative campaign to alert general practitioners and consultants in order that the correct information in relation to applying for a emergency medical card may be given to patients who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness or a serious medical issue. [26927/12]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (6 Jun 2012)

Arthur Spring: Question 925: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No 545 of 27 March 2012, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the average waiting time for sanctioning of prosthetic limbs for persons on a medical card is about seven months; the actions he will take to rectify the waiting time in view of the problems facing patients whose prosthetic limbs no longer...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (6 Jun 2012)

Arthur Spring: Question 926: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 545 of 27 March 2012, his views on whether it is acceptable that a person (details supplied) in County Kerry faces the possibility of being confined to a wheel chair in view of the fact that the average waiting time for sanctioning of prosthetic limbs for persons on a medical card is about seven months; and if...

Written Answers — Emergency Services: Emergency Services (10 May 2012)

Arthur Spring: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to introduce a text message system enabling persons with a disability, that is, deaf or speech impaired to contact emergency services in case of an emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23595/12]

Written Answers — Garda Communications: Garda Communications (10 May 2012)

Arthur Spring: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce a text message system enabling persons to text the Gardaí should they be unable to speak on a phone in case of an emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23596/12]

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (3 May 2012)

Arthur Spring: Question 51: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will appoint nominations to an independent professional conduct committee in view of the fact that legislation was introduced in the Building Control Act 2008 to provide for the establishment of the professional conduct committee on a statutory basis to deal with the registration and regulation of...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (3 May 2012)

Arthur Spring: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the students of a primary school (details supplied) are not entitled to automatic enrolment to the nearest secondary school; if the students are entitled to be provided rural school transport to the nearest secondary school to which the students are entitled to enrol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22474/12]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (3 May 2012)

Arthur Spring: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for the purpose of establishing automatic qualification for rural school transport, if he will identify the nearest qualifying secondary school to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22475/12]

Written Answers — Noise Pollution: Noise Pollution (3 May 2012)

Arthur Spring: Question 205: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 25 April 2012, if he will clarify which section of the local authority is responsible for dealing with loud noise caused by dogs; if the local authority is responsible for dealing with noise by dogs on private property as well as local authority housing; his...

Written Answers — Noise Pollution: Noise Pollution (3 May 2012)

Arthur Spring: Question 206: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 141 of 25 April 2012, if he will clarify which section of the local authority has powers to investigate complaints about neighbourhood noise that affects quality of life under Section 108 of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 and the Environmental Protection...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (3 May 2012)

Arthur Spring: Question 274: To ask the Minister for Health the number of contracted beds the Health Service Executive has held in private nursing homes in County Kerry in each year since 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22304/12]

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (3 May 2012)

Arthur Spring: Question 275: To ask the Minister for Health the number of contracted beds the Health Service Executive has held in private nursing homes in County Kerry; the current break down in relation to each nursing home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22305/12]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (2 May 2012)

Arthur Spring: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding can currently be provided by his Department to assist parents with the costs of applied behavioural analysis treatment for children with autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22232/12]

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (26 Apr 2012)

Arthur Spring: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the funding that can currently be provided by the State to assist parents with the costs of applied behavioural analysis treatment for children with autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21050/12]

Written Answers — Mining Industry: Mining Industry (25 Apr 2012)

Arthur Spring: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of tonnes of zinc that has been mined here per annum on average over the past ten years; the amount this zinc has been worth to the Irish economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20795/12]

Written Answers — Natural Gas Grid: Natural Gas Grid (25 Apr 2012)

Arthur Spring: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of barrels of oil equivalent per day of natural gas have been brought ashore per annum on average over the past ten years as a result of drilling in Irish waters; the amount of money this gas has been worth to the economy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20796/12]

Written Answers — Natural Gas Grid: Natural Gas Grid (25 Apr 2012)

Arthur Spring: Question 143: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of barrels of oil that have been brought ashore per annum on average over the past ten years as a result of drilling in Irish waters; the amount this oil has been worth to the economy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20797/12]

Written Answers — Noise Pollution: Noise Pollution (25 Apr 2012)

Arthur Spring: Question 145: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the authority responsible for dealing with loud noise at night caused by dogs which are kept on a private residence in an urban environment; the process one should go through in order to have the problem dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20867/12]

Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (25 Apr 2012)

Arthur Spring: Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health when the necessary legislation will be enacted to provide general practitioner visit cards to long term illness claimants as part of the roll-out of a national chronic disease management programme for diabetes; the method with which diabetes patients will be informed of the enactment of this legislation; if the current medical card application...