Parliamentary questions

National Children's Hospital Status

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

618. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in announcing the specifications of the much publicised new National Paediatric Hospital, Dublin; and when will planning permission be sought for the project. [30722/13]

Nursing Home Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

619. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the progress made in having the purpose built public nursing home in St Michael's Estate, behind the primary health care centre, which has been decommissioned as a nursing home since its completion two years ago, opened and taking patients from the Dublin 8 area into its beds as promised when first proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30723/13]

Hospital Facilities

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

620. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the services available in the Cherry Orchard Hospital complex, Dublin; if he will list those currently there and in the primary health care centre which shares the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30724/13]

Legislative Programme

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

35. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the engagement he has had, or overseen, with citizens on the Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) 2012 legislation. [29563/13]

Public Procurement Contracts Expenditure

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

48. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a full and detailed breakdown of the projected savings to the value of €250 million to €600 million from his Department's procurement reform programme. [29564/13]

Defence Forces Medicinal Products

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

204. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence if his Department received a report, or reports, in the past ten years from PDFORRA regarding the dangers of administering the anti-malaria drug larium to Irish soldiers; when it was received; and the actions taken on foot of same. [29889/13]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

130. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of requests made to banks for information regarding the accounts of persons during each of the past three years; the number of times these requests were complied with; and the number of times the banks volunteered information to her Department during each of the past three years. [29573/13]

Ministerial Meetings

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

154. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it is his intention to officially record the first ever meeting of EU homeless Ministers held in Leuven on 1 March 2013 during Ireland's EU Presidency. [29630/13]

Defence Forces Personnel Official Visits

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

20. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the recent visit of the Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces to Lithuania. [29112/13]

Defence Forces Recruitment

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

40. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence when the army will next recruit; and the approximate number that will be recruited. [29113/13]

Child Support

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

199. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the End Child Poverty Coalition's response to the proposed reform of child income supports as set out in the report of the advisory group on tax and welfare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28677/13]

Child Support

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

200. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the impact of the implementation of the report of the advisory group on tax and social welfare on child and family income supports using the illustrative scenario contained in the report on each of the following family types: single earner, couple with three children, earning €100,000 per annum and receiving child benefit; single earner couple with three children, receiving family income supplement and child benefit earning €26,000 per annum; and one parent family with one child, working part-time and earning €20,000, receiving the one parent family payment, child benefit and family income supplement. [28678/13]

One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

201. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the weekly loss of income that will be experienced by a lone-parent family with one child in part-time employment and in receipt of the one-parent family payment and family income supplement when eligibility for the one-parent family payment ceases due to the age of the child at the following net weekly earnings levels, €200, €300, €400 or €500 in 2013, 2014 and 2015. [28679/13]

Domestic Violence Policy

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

29. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend the Domestic Violence Act 1996 to further extend the eligibility for safety orders to all parties who are or have been in an intimate relationship, regardless of cohabitation. [28236/13]

National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

40. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will publish an implementation plan for the national disability strategy. [28235/13]

Housing Issues

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

42. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has met with the Department of Social Protection in relation to the development of a dedicated pathway as suggested by Focus Ireland to provide sufficient support to those under 25 years living in emergency accommodation to move to more stable and suitable housing. [27054/13]

One-Parent Family Payment Application Numbers

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

130. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to address the needs of those in receipt of the one-parent family payment who will be affected by the changeover to the transition payment, who are working as little as an hour a day for five days; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that if these recipients change over to jobseeker's payments they will lose income and many will be left with no option but to give up employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28391/13]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

410. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and when they may expect a decision on their case. [26874/13]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

411. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and when they may expect a decision on their case. [26875/13]

Youth Guarantee

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

422. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 15 May 2013, the total number of young people expected to participate in, and the expected start date of the youth guarantee scheme; if she intends to expand this scheme to allow young persons who are not in receipt of a social welfare payment to engage in the scheme; her plans to develop a more comprehensive state-wide youth guarantee scheme; and the date on which she will do so. [26910/13]