Written answers
Wednesday, 25 June 2014
- Department of Health
- Ambulance Service Provision
12. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he will take to improve the ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27050/14]
- Hospital Staff Recruitment
13. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to deal with the shortage of non-consultant hospital doctors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26884/14]
- Medical Card Data
14. To ask the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical cards the Health Service Executive now projects for 2014; the number of new discretionary medical cards that were issued for...
- Accident and Emergency Services Provision
15. To ask the Minister for Health his response to recent reports regarding emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27073/14]
- Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times
16. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the turnaround time for ambulances at accident and emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27059/14]
- Hospital Staff
17. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the current situation in Waterford University Hospital whereby there will be no consultant dermatologist for the summer...
- Universal Health Insurance Provision
18. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in introducing universal health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26887/14]
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
19. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the term mental handicap as a listed medical condition under the long-term illness scheme; the specific illnesses this term encapsulates; his...
- European Health Insurance Card
20. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to any cases where Irish citizens who require medical attention in other EU countries have had their wish to have medical...
- Hospital Facilities
21. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take to address the situation where at present only three out of seven operating theatres in Cappagh Hospital are being utilised, resulting...
- Mental Health Act Review
22. To ask the Minister for Health further to the ongoing delay in the publication of the expert group’s review of the Mental Health Act 2001, the impact of that delay on addressing the...
- HSE National Service Plan
23. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will deliver its national service plan within the budget assigned in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27056/14]
- Health Insurance Regulation
24. To ask the Minister for Health his assessment of the VHI’s annual results for 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27055/14]
- Health Insurance Prices
25. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make private health insurance more affordable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27068/14]
- Ambulance Service Provision
26. To ask the Minister for Health the way he will address the ongoing concern regarding the quality of the ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27053/14]
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Issues
28. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the operation of the long-term illness scheme; if he will outline the details of this process and when he expects it to be completed; and if...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
29. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in three years in reducing waiting lists for orthopaedic operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26886/14]
- HSE Expenditure
30. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will stay within its financial envelope in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27066/14]
- Medical Card Reviews
31. To ask the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical cards that will be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27070/14]
- Health Insurance Regulation
32. To ask the Minister for Health the role he can play in stemming the decline in the numbers with private health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27074/14]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
33. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to put in place a new intervention fund to tackle inpatient and day case waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27052/14]
- Accident and Emergency Services Provision
34. To ask the Minister for Health the way the Health Service Executive will improve the environment for patients and staff in accident and emergency departments; and if he will make a statement...
- Medical Card Reviews
35. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which discretionary medical cards withdrawn under review in recent times, with particular reference to those with special illness or needs, are...
- Mental Health Services Provision
36. To ask the Minister for Health if issues with a lack of capacity in psychiatric services in north Dublin have now been addressed; and if all patients requiring psychiatric services are...
- Health Services Staff
37. To ask the Minister for Health if he will require the Health Service Executive not to proceed with its proposed new implementation plan allegedly under the Haddington Road agreement which...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
38. To ask the Minister for Health the actions being taken by his Department in conjunction with the Health Service Executive to address the long waiting lists for a number of surgical procedures...
- Hospital Facilities
39. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made on the provision of a new critical care unit at the University Hospital in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Ambulance Service Provision
40. To ask the Minister for Health the way he plans to develop and enhance the ambulance service nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27069/14]
- Health Strategies
41. To ask the Minister for Health the progress achieved since the launch of the Healthy Ireland strategy last year on each of the recommendations contained therein; and if he will make a...
- Mental Health Act Review
42. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he will bring forward to improve the legal protections for voluntary patients within the mental health system; and if he will make a statement on...
- Departmental Records
43. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that material microfilmed under the Access to Institution and Related Records project includes mother and child homes; and that any material...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
44. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting time for cardiology inpatient treatment at Galway University Hospital; the length of time he expects it to take to reach the national...
- Health Insurance Regulation
45. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the VHI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27061/14]
- Ambulance Service Provision
46. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide increased resources for the ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27057/14]
- Departmental Records
47. To ask the Minister for Health if he will describe in detail the Access to Institution and Related Records project established in 2002; and if he will provide the number of name entries in...
- Health Insurance Data
48. To ask the Minister for Health his response to the latest HIA figures showing that the private health insurance market is continuing to decline; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Accident and Emergency Services Provision
49. To ask the Minister for Health the way he will improve conditions in emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27065/14]
- Health Insurance Prices
50. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to help persons with the cost of private health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27058/14]
- Medical Card Reviews
51. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to restore discretionary medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27048/14]
- HSE Expenditure
52. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive is on course to overspend its budget allocation by €500 million in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospital Waiting Lists
54. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the increase in inpatient and day case waiting lists in the first quarter of 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27067/14]
- Accident and Emergency Services Provision
56. To ask the Minister for Health the way he will address the concerns that have been expressed regarding conditions in emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Medical Card Reviews
57. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that those who will have their discretionary cards reinstated will be reimbursed for any costs incurred while they were unable to access...
- Hospital Procedures
58. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention been drawn to the fact that St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, has decided to suspend life-saving gastric bypass operations for dangerously obese...
- Medical Card Reviews
59. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the restoration of certain medical cards as decided on 17 June 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27038/14]
- Ambulance Service Provision
61. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure increased resources for the national ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27076/14]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Human Rights Issues
63. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing hunger strikes of Saharawi political prisoners who are demanding the respect...
- Good Friday Agreement
64. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the further steps he believes are necessary in order to complete the terms expressed in the Good Friday Agreement; and if...
- Northern Ireland Issues
65. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific barriers that are preventing agreement in Northern Ireland in relation to the issues surrounding flags,...
- Official Engagements
67. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contact he has had with the Scottish First Minister, Alex Salmond, regarding the upcoming Scottish independence...
- Department of Finance
- Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Eligibility
68. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the rationale behind the criteria for the building renovation scheme, specifically in relation to who qualifies for the scheme, as well the...
- Property Taxation Application
69. To ask the Minister for Finance in relation to the local property tax exemption for properties purchased between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2013, if in a situation where a person...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Teachers' Panel Rights
70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties of access to the main or supplementary teaching panels for teachers who have been teaching in...
- Education and Training Provision
71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will support the reinstatement of a literacy service (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27431/14]
- Schools Building Projects Status
73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when building of a permanent school building for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin will commence; and if he will make a statement on...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the National Council for Special Education has included any recommendations stating that girls in an all-girls primary school should get less...
- School Transport Administration
76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider a review of the post-primary school transport scheme to consider towns where large proportions of pupils do not for...
- Physical Education Facilities
77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of second level voluntary schools in the State that do not have a sports hall; if he will institute a grant scheme for these schools...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the July programme in respect of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Summer Works Scheme Applications
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of improvements under the summer works schemes 2014 that were approved in 2014; the number costing more than €100,000 for...
- Emergency Works Scheme Application Numbers
81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of emergency work grant approvals that have been made for emergency works in schools in the past year; the number of these that were...
- Schools Refurbishment
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of major refurbishments costing over €100,000 that have been approved for voluntary second level schools in the past year; and...
- Educational Disadvantage
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will now declare all DEIS initiatives in Tallaght schools exempt from all cuts to funding; if he will acknowledge the difficulties being...
- Schools Building Projects Applications
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm plans to provide permanent accommodation for a school (details supplied) currently being facilitated in Firhouse Community...
- Schools Building Projects Status
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in advancing an application for a new school in order to meet the long-term accommodation needs of a school (details...
- School Transport Administration
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the situation that exists in relation to school transport whereby an application for transport is based solely...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Trade Missions
88. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the further joint trade missions planned between Ireland, Britain and Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Social Protection
- School Meals Programme
89. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if additional funding will be provided to a scheme (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27534/14]
- Public Sector Staff
90. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 who has spent over two years as a contracted clerical officer within a State agency was placed as...
- Redundancy Payments
91. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify a situation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford in respect of employment law and entitlements; and if...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Data
93. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the number of persons currently in receipt of rent allowance broken down by county. [27427/14]
- Disability Allowance Eligibility
94. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties being faced by children with additional needs, having reached the age of 16 years and having been...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
95. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a social welfare application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Invalidity Pension Appeals
96. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a...
- State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
97. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in respect of the State pension transition that a person must have at least a yearly average of 24 contributions, the previous yearly average that...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- National Parks Projects
99. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will put a three year plan in place in Killarney National Park to re-establish control over the areas cleared of Rhododendron by...
- National Library
100. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the post of director of the National Library of Ireland will be filled. [27560/14]
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Broadband Services Speeds
103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the poor standard and quality of broadband and mobile phone technology in many areas...
- Tyre Labelling Regulations
104. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will improve tyre labelling in view of the fact that there is no independent body assessing each tyre and awarding...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Rental Accommodation Scheme Administration
105. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to the rent allowance scheme, the restrictions that are placed on local authorities on the size of properties...
- Rental Accommodation Scheme Expenditure
106. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the amounts, for each local authority from 2005 to date, that have been paid in rental accommodation...
- Local and Community Development Programme Planning
107. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the chaos surrounding the rolling out of the social inclusion and community activation...
- Election Management System
111. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the legislation under which the regulations for the conduct of a presidential election and a referendum are held; and if...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding
120. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if funding has been sanctioned by Irish Water to carry out works on the water network at a location (details supplied) in...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes Status
121. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the upgrading of the sewerage system in Enniscorthy, County Wexford ; the reason for the ongoing...
- Department of Defence
- Departmental Staff Retirements
122. To ask the Minister for Defence if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare can draw down their gratuity payment prior to reaching the age of 66 years; and if he will make a statement...
- Defence Forces Properties
123. To ask the Minister for Defence the plans that his Department is examining for the use of the Reserve Defence Force in Newcastle West, County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Harbours and Piers Maintenance
124. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has received an application from Sligo County Council for funding for vessel access and harbour/pier repairs at...
- Milk Quota
125. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken in view of his Department's investigation into milk quota breaches at a location (details supplied); the...
- Foreshore Licence Applications
126. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a foreshore licence has been granted for a project (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
127. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2013 agri-environment options scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reasons for...
- Agriculture Schemes Data
128. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers, broken down by county that have commonage listed in their area aid applications; the number of farmers broken...
- Foreshore Licence Applications
129. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 641, when a determination will be made in respect of the foreshore licence application from...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Irish Sign Language
130. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to recognise Irish Sign Language as an official language of the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27442/14]
- Citizenship Applications
131. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality with regard to citizenship, if she can waive the waiting period that one has to wait if a Deputy makes strong representations on behalf of a...
- Road Traffic Offences
132. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if photographs taken by traffic cameras of persons who commit traffic offences may be used by the Garda for the purposes of identifying the...
- Direct Provision System
133. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding direct provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27524/14]
- Garda Vetting of Personnel
134. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason Garda clearance does not apply to an applicant for a fixed period of time irrespective of the employment a person is in during that...
- Garda Stations Expenditure
135. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total amount of moneys spent to date on the purchasing of lands for the proposed new Garda station in Wexford town; and if she will make a...
- Criminal Law
136. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the Irish definition of hatred as per the Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act 1989 does not include gender as its basis, or gender...
- Crime Prevention
137. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Garda can come up with a prevention plan in respect of break-ins in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if she will make a...
- Department of Health
- Respite Care Services
138. To ask the Minister for Health if longer respite will be provided for the child of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27458/14]
- Medical Card Applications
139. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 209, 210, 211 and 212 of 4 June 2014, when the information requested will issue; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Health Services
141. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the community care services being provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [27429/14]
- Hospital Staff
142. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the current position regarding the staffing arrangements pertaining to nursing, psychology and dietetics for IBD patients at Our...
- Medical Card Eligibility
143. To ask the Minister for Health if spinal cord injury will be one of the eligible long-term illnesses that will be included in the new medical card assessment framework; and if he will make a...
- Medical Card Applications
144. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be renewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27441/14]
- Hospital Services
145. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 222 of 26 March 2014, if he is satisfied that sufficient resources, including resources for theatre availability for...
- Health Services
146. To ask the Minister for Health if financial assistance is available to pay for the transportation of a nursing home resident (details supplied) and a companion to allow them to move to...
- Home Help Service Provision
147. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding home help in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27448/14]
- Medical Card Reviews
148. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a review of the decision to only grant a GP visit card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare;...
- Medical Card Applications
149. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27450/14]
- Medical Card Reviews
151. To ask the Minister for Health when a review of eligibility for medical card, previously refused on the grounds of income will be undertaken in the case of a person (details supplied) in...
- Health Services
152. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 890 of 27 May 2014, if he will further examine the case in view of the concern of the parents and recognising the need to...
- Ambulance Service Provision
153. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance-AP shifts that have been dropped at each ambulance base nationwide in each of the past six months; the implications of these dropped...
- Ambulance Service Response Times
154. To ask the Minister for Health the latest available ambulance response time figures and first responder figures and corresponding year to date figures; the total number of calls in each...
- Infectious Disease Screening Service
155. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has given consideration to a rapid, reliable and cost-effective HIV test (details supplied) which has been available in the UK...
- Medical Card Reviews
156. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare in view of the decision of 17 June regarding discretionary...
- Medical Card Drugs
157. To ask the Minister for Health if an epidural injection is covered under the medical card scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27462/14]
- Hospital Bed Data
159. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the provision of dedicated beds in Beaumont Hospital for cystic fibrosis sufferers, when additional beds will be provided; his views of a...
- Medical Card Drugs
160. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered the continued use of Fampyra within the community drugs scheme to treat multiple sclerosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
161. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the various illnesses included on the long-term illness list; if chronic kidney disease will be included on the long-term list under any...
- Nursing Home Accommodation
162. To ask the Minister for Health the plans being made to prevent a future nursing home crisis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27483/14]
- Medical Card Applications
163. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27484/14]
- Medical Card Reviews
164. To ask the Minister for Health the mechanisms he will put in place to reimburse families who were forced to cover the cost of their medical care following the withdrawal of their medical...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
165. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding surgery in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27487/14]
- Health Services
166. To ask the Minister for Health when an assessement of needs in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Kildare will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Mental Health Services Provision
167. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the posts which were sanctioned but not filled in child and adolescent mental health services as of 12 March 2014, which were...
- Data Protection
172. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the way data protection affects the sharing of information between Tusla and the Health Service Executive; and if consent given to one entity is...
- Medical Card Reviews
173. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be re-instated in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Monaghan with a serious medical condition; and if he will make a...
- General Practitioner Services
175. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which he has had discussions with general practitioners in the context of resolving any outstanding issues of mutual concern; and if he will make...
- Departmental Budgets
176. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the budget in respect of his Department for the current year is likely to be adequate to meet in full the provision of the range of...
- Health Services Staff
177. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which staffing levels remain adequate throughout the public health service with particular reference to doctors, nurses and the various...
- EU Directives
180. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the working hours for junior hospital doctors are being brought into line with EU requirements; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Mental Health Services Funding
181. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the budget in respect of mental health services in the current year is deemed adequate to meet requirements; and if he will make a...
- Ambulance Service Provision
182. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which continuous monitoring takes place of the ambulance services with particular reference to the need to ensure compliance with appropriate...
- Hospital Services
183. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the remaining development stages in respect of Naas General Hospital, Naas, County Kildare, remain on course; the full extent of the...
- Services for People with Disabilities
184. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a contact name or family liaison person or telephone contact for a centre (details supplied) in Dublin 3 to advise parents of adults with a...
- Mental Health Services Provision
185. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the embargo on the recruitment of psychiatric nurses and ongoing staffing shortages within the mental health services in County Kerry;...
- Hospital Staff Recruitment
186. To ask the Minister for Health when he will approve extra nursing staff for Wexford Hospital; his views that with the opening of the new accident and emergency department that such extra...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
187. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford had at least eight appointments for treatment cancelled and in view of the seriousness of the...
- Home Care Packages
188. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Meath is to lose their home care package of three hours per week at the end of June; and if he will make a...
- HSE Reports
189. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the PA Consulting Group's report of 30 August 2013 entitled Defining Financial Management: A Finance Operating Model for Health in...
- Medical Card Applications
190. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a decision has not issued from the Health Service Executive on an over 70s medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
191. To ask the Minister for Health when and the way the Health Service Executive is to clear the waiting list for bariatric surgery in Loughlinstown weight management clinic; if additional...
- Services for People with Disabilities
192. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, the amount spent on commissioning therapists in private practice to undertake assessments under the assessment of need...
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Applications
194. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a long-term illness card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- General Practitioner Services
195. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for the provision of a doctor in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
- Health Services
197. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a long-term care plan in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27585/14]
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Public Transport
199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reasons for withdrawing the weekly service Dublin to Longford bus via Ballynacargy; if he will consider reinstating same; and if he...
- Aviation Issues
200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the documentation required by the Irish Aviation Authority from a flight school (details supplied) for the acceptance of multi engine...
- Sports Capital Programme Data
203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of voluntary secondary schools that have been given grants for sports halls under the capital sports grant scheme since March...
- Penalty Points System
204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason penalty points are not applied to a person's licence from the date of the offence, for example, if a person caught speeding on...
- Aviation Issues
205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a solution similar to that reached in relation to the language colleges which shut down, allowing students to finish at much...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Early Child Care Education
206. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding payment of fees in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Family Support Services
207. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the funding of a family resource centre (details supplied) in Ballymun; the reasons Tusla has withdrawn funding from...
- Early Child Care Education
208. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if any additional support will be offered in respect of the early childhood care and education scheme in the case of the child of a person...
- Data Protection
209. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the way data protection affects the sharing of information between Tusla and the Health Service Executive; and if consent...
- Children in Care
210. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will roll out a national advocacy service for parents of children in care similar to the service provided by Clarecare in Counties...
