Parliamentary questions

Defence Forces Operations

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

565. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence with regard to the Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act 1993 and section 6(1) thereof, the number of applications for authorising an interception in the interests of the security of the State that he or his Department have received from the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces since 9 March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9074/14]

Defence Forces Personnel Data

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

567. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 10 of 6 February 2014, the title and locations of the six consultancy medical services referred to in his response; the number of patients seen in 2011, 2012 and 2013; the amount paid to each of these services for each of these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8898/14]

Defence Forces Personnel Data

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

570. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 10 of 6 February 2014, if he will indicate the locations to which 18 doctors serving with the Defence Forces are currently posted; the number of Defence Forces personnel on average seen or treated by these doctors in each of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013; if he will state the overall cost of this element of the Defence Forces medical services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9297/14]

Horse Racing Industry Development

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

574. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has information available on the value and economic contribution of the thoroughbred industry; the number of persons the sector currently employs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8897/14]

Equine Industry

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

591. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress there has been in attracting further foreign interests to invest in the thoroughbred and bloodstock sectors here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9296/14]

Medicinal Products Licensing

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

634. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the total number of serious adverse reactions to Lariam, using the strict medical definition of "serious", reported to the Irish Medicines Board, where the symptoms have persisted for less than a year, where symptoms have persisted for more than one year but less than three, where symptoms have persisted for more than three years but have now resolved, and where symptoms have persisted for more than three years, have still not resolved and where a serious adverse reaction was reported but the IMB has no follow-up data on whether these symptoms persist or have resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8896/14]

Medical Card Applications

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

663. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card renewal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [9202/14]

Health Services Staff

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

676. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 206 of 29 January 2014, if he will indicate from where Northgate Arinso Ireland processes payroll for the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9295/14]

Medical Products

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

677. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will name the various anti-malaria medications the Irish Medicines Board would consider suitable for sub-Saharan Africa, in the knowledge that the final choice of most appropriate drug would be made by the patient in consultation with their doctor and depending on individual circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9298/14]

Medical Card Data

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

711. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the total number of medical cards on 1 February 2014; the total number of general practitioner cards on the same date; and the total number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis on that date. [9614/14]

Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

160. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a court repossession order is sufficient proof that a home loan is unsustainable, therefore bestowing eligibility with regard to that issue for inclusion on the social housing list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8654/14]

Health Services Provision

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

211. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence further to Question No. 10 of 6 February 2014, if he will indicate the titles and locations of the general practitioners and other practices providing medical services to the Defence Forces; if he will indicate the nature of the contract in place in each case; if he will state the amount paid to each practice in 2011, 2012 and 2013, if he will indicate the number of patients seen or treated in each of these practices in each of these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8655/14]

Wind Energy Generation

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

216. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will seek the commissioning of an independent study by an international expert or body, to understand the effect of wind turbine developments on thoroughbreds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8652/14]

Job Creation

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

114. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there any indications from the Industrial Development Agency or Enterprise Ireland of job investments in the Arklow/south Wicklow area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8515/14]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

118. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if this case can be looked at as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8450/14]

Medical Card Eligibility

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

222. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the reason behind the removal of a medical card from a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if this card can be reinstated with immediate effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8514/14]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

365. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review a decision to refuse an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7575/14]

Disability Allowance Appeals

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

393. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that an oral hearing is afforded to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in respect of an application for disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7961/14]

Broadband Service Provision

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

478. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if broadband services will be put in a place in a community (details supplied) where no such service is in place; the current stage of plans to provide such a service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8263/14]

Housing Grant Payments

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

483. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason he has revised the focus of the housing aid for the elderly grant to exclude replacement doors and windows; his views on whether this exclusion will render many essential repairs ineffectual; if he will reverse his decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7830/14]