Parliamentary questions

Services for People with Disabilities

Michael Colreavy

603. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Health his plans to close the learning disability service based at Cloonamahon, County Sligo by 2018; if so, the location at which the users of the service will be accommodated; the role envisaged for the Cloonamahon campus in relation to health service provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49559/12]

Medicinal Products Supply

Michael Healy-Rae

604. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his plans to put in place a time limit on the validity of prescriptions issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49594/12]

Suicide Prevention

Michael Healy-Rae

605. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his plans to set up a national cross party suicide prevention authority which would be properly staffed and properly resourced to try to reduce the ever increasing number of suicides here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49595/12]

Hospital Charges

Michael Healy-Rae

606. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his views on whether introducing a charge on persons who do not attend hospital appointments will lead to another layer of bureaucracy which will be cumbersome and costly to administers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49597/12]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Michael Healy-Rae

607. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the practice by consultants of block booking appointments, that is 20 persons arriving at 9 a.m., all with appointments to meet the same consultant at the same time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49598/12]

Disabilities Services Funding

Terence Flanagan

608. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health the reason the voluntary disability sector has been targeted for cuts over the past four years, causing a shortfall in funding of approx 15%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49601/12]

Crisis Pregnancy Services

Seamus Kirk

609. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health if his Department is investigating recent media reports (details supplied) in relation to advice given at the Dundalk office of Irish Planning Association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49622/12]

Health Services Provision

Robert Dowds

610. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health the action he will take in relation to persons who are affected by narcolepsy as a result of the Pandremix vaccine for swine flu given in 2009-10; if a paper will be put to Dáil Éireann on this issue and the timeline for same [49626/12]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Stephen Donnelly

611. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an operation in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Wicklow. [49636/12]

Medical Card Applications

Michael Healy-Rae

612. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49641/12]

Consultancy Contracts Issues

Billy Kelleher

613. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the amount currently being spent on, or budgeted for by State agencies under his remit for spending, on the areas of communication, public relations, consultancy, advertising and human resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49654/12]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

614. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that a person (details supplied) in County Meath has an appointment for an MRI at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, that the resulting scan will be read in a timely manner and the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49665/12]

Hospital Staff Issues

Regina Doherty

615. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the position of full-time physiotherapist at Temple Street CUH Cystic Fibrosis Unit, Dublin, will be filled; if an agency physiotherapist will be appointed in the interim period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49674/12]

Health Services Provision

Derek Keating

616. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Health in view of the report on Narcolepsy published on 19 April 2012 regarding the increased incidence of this condition as a result of the vaccination of Pandemrix, if he has studied the report; his response to the parents of children and the organisation called SOUND that a paper would be put to Government regarding the State Vaccination Programme; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a family (details supplied) County Dublin, are struggling to make sense of their childs condition following their diagnosis on 4 July 2012; if he will bring a paper to Dail Eireann as promised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49676/12]

Health Services Provision

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

617. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if there has been changes to the pre-emergency care cover for Swords, County Dublin in recent weeks; if he will provide the detail of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49680/12]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility

Dominic Hannigan

618. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to add rubinstein - taybi syndrome to the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49683/12]

Hospital Services

Mattie McGrath

619. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health his plans for the proposed downgrading of Waterford Regional Hospital to a district hospital; if his attention has been drawn to the devestating effect this will have for persons across the entire south east region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49684/12]

Hospital Acquired Infections

Regina Doherty

620. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the hospitals and or healthcare centres in which Legionnaires disease occurred in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49698/12]

Public Sector Reform Implementation

Niall Collins

621. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if he will continue to use the PPARS payroll system for the administration of payroll in the health service for the forseeable future. [49701/12]

Public Sector Reform Implementation

Niall Collins

622. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if an alternative system has been considered to the PPARS payroll system; if so, when he will be inviting submissions for an alternative system for the administration of payroll in the Health Service Executive. [49702/12]

Hospital Services

John Halligan

623. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the date the independent hospital review group is due to report back to him; if he will agree that a reconfiguration of hospitals within the south east with Waterford Regional Hospital at its central core is the most strategic way forward; if he acknowledges that a critical mass of 500,000 people living in the south east region makes a south east hospital network the most viable option; if he will confirm that any reconfiguration which takes place at Waterford Regional Hospital will not diminish WRH's status as a level four category hospital; if he will provide details of the review groups terms of reference; if he will further confirm if the group was instructed to take into account the fact that increases in travel times for patients and relatives are materially relative to gains in clinical outcomes; if the group has met and taken into consideration the views of the South East Hospital Working Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49707/12]

Health Services Provision

Dessie Ellis

624. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Health his plans for a health centre (details supplied) in Dublin 9 which has had a reduction in services recently causing many residents to fear there might be plans to close it [49726/12]

Hospitals Funding

Gerry Adams

625. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if any hospitals in the Louth Meath Hospital group are currently running deficits; the current deficit in each of the hospitals; the projected deficit at the end of the year; if any of these hospitals are making use of an overdraft facility; the details of the overdraft facility in each case [49733/12]

Hospitals Funding

Gerry Adams

626. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if any additional measures will be taken to curb cost overruns in health services which stood at €374 million at the end of September; the projected cost overrun for years end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49734/12]

HSE Funding

John Lyons

627. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for Health Service Executive grant funding for a group (details supplied) in Dublin 11; when a decision will be made in relation to the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49749/12]

Medical Aids and Appliances Applications

Brendan Griffin

628. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if a hearing device will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49750/12]

Medical Card Applications

Brendan Griffin

629. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry [49751/12]

Drug Treatment Programmes Availability

Regina Doherty

630. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the systems in place to provide supervised injection sites to ensure the adequate disposal of needles used to inject heroin in view of the fact that such a service would provide an access point to clean needles, reduce the overall harm to the user and treatment professionals and encourage users to undertake treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49759/12]

Hospital Facilities

Seán Kenny

631. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will instruct the Health Service Executive to have a special rate for visitors who use the carpark at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, on a frequent basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49763/12]

Health Services Expenditure

Dara Calleary

632. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the amount the Health Service Executive paid for taxi services in County Donegal since the patient bus service between Letterkenny and Dublin has been abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49768/12]

Alcohol Pricing

Gerry Adams

633. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health his current plans to tackle issues surrounding the availability of cheap alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49784/12]

Alcohol Pricing

Gerry Adams

634. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce regulations prohibiting price based advertising of alcohol products. [49785/12]

Alcohol Pricing

Gerry Adams

635. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health his plans in relation to introducing minimum pricing of alcohol. [49786/12]

Hospital Services

Michael Colreavy

636. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Health if protocols will be put in place to ensure patients in the northwest can avail of CT scans in Sligo Regional Hospital, while attending an outpatient clinic of a consultant in another hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49789/12]

Abortion Services

Dominic Hannigan

637. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the expert group on abortion; when a report is expected from the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49793/12]

Health Professions Admission Test Fee

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

638. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that all carers and personal assistants are obliged to obtain FETAC level five qualification before January 2013 if they are to continue in their work; if they are expected to undertake this training on their own time and at their own expense; if the new requirements will apply to new entrants only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49794/12]

Home Help Service Provision

James Bannon

639. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the position regarding home help in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49797/12]

Health Services Provision

John McGuinness

640. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.760 of 19 July 2012, if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49814/12]

Hospital Services

John McGuinness

641. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an early appointment will be arranged at Waterford Regional Hospital for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny and if he will expedite the matter. [49816/12]

Health Services Expenditure

Michael McGrath

642. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the justification for paying a €10,000 appointment fee to legal persons who serve on the Hepatitis C / HIV Compensation Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49817/12]

Blind Welfare Allowance Eligibility

Arthur Spring

643. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health the qualifying criteria a person (details supplied) in County Kerry failed to meet in order to be registered as blind when applying for the blind welfare allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49872/12]

Home Help Service Provision

Michael McGrath

644. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will review the decision to have home help assistance removed from a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he does not intend to do so, if he will ask for an assessment of the persons needs to be carried out to determine the assistance they need. [49922/12]

Dental Services Expenditure

Jack Wall

645. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health his views on a submission (details supplied) regarding dental care; the action he will take to address the issues raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49930/12]

Medical Card Eligibility

Jack Wall

646. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare was granted a full medical card and their partner and two children were only granted a general practitioner visit card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49957/12]

Medical Card Applications

Sandra McLellan

647. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49981/12]

Medical Aids and Appliances Applications

Martin Ferris

648. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a hearing aid will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50005/12]

Medical Aids and Appliances Applications

Martin Ferris

649. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a hearing aid will issue to a person (details supplied). [50006/12]

Medical Aids and Appliances Applications

Martin Ferris

650. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a hearing aid will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [50007/12]

Hospital Staff Issues

Michael Colreavy

651. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Health when the podiatry post in Sligo Regional Hospital, sanctioned in April 2012, will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50027/12]

Hospital Staff Issues

Gerry Adams

652. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if it is the case that a promised podiatry post at Our Lady's Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth, sanctioned in April 2012, will now not be filled due to the Health Service Executive recruitment embargo; the effect this decision will have on the National Foot care Programme to tackle the increase in diabetes related foot ulcers and amputations; if promised podiatry posts will be filled in Waterford, Wexford, Kerry, Kilkenny, Mullingar, Drogheda, Cavan, Beaumont and the Mater; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50031/12]

Orthodontic Services Provision

Michael Healy-Rae

653. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the number of children in County Kerry awaiting orthodontic treatment in tabular form for the 12 month period June 2011 to June 2012 and between the age groups of 8 years and 19 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50035/12]

Hospital Procedures

John McGuinness

654. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an early date for an operation will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny and if he will expedite the matter [50061/12]

Home Help Service Provision

Tom Fleming

655. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the number of elderly persons in the region of 80 years of age living alone, with serious illness, who had their home help hours reduced by more than two hours per week in the most recent cutbacks in each of the following areas in County Kerry, Tralee, Killarney, Kenmare, Rathmore, Castleisland, Dingle, Listowel and Killorglin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50071/12]

Health Services Provision

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

656. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the establishment of a national adult metabolic unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50072/12]

Home Help Service Provision

Áine Collins

657. Deputy Áine Collins asked the Minister for Health when a home help takes holidays if there are persons to cover this time. [50073/12]

Home Help Service Provision

Áine Collins

658. Deputy Áine Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours in Cork North West that are being delivered and the number that have been cut in the eight million hours reduction. [50074/12]

Hospital Staff Issues

Tom Fleming

659. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health when the promised podiatry post at Kerry General Hospital that was sanctioned in April 2012 be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50080/12]

Alcohol Pricing

Gerry Adams

660. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health his strategy for tackling the issue of alcohol misuse here. [50081/12]

Alcohol Pricing

Gerry Adams

661. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if there is a specific strategy to tackle the impact alcohol addiction has on the children of addicts. [50082/12]

Alcohol Pricing

Gerry Adams

662. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if there is a specific strategy to tackle the links between alcohol abuse and mental health problems. [50083/12]

Departmental Funding

Gerry Adams

663. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the interactions his Department and the Health Servce Executive have had with the RISE Foundation which supports person suffering with addiction to alcohol and other drugs and their families. [50084/12]

Health Services Provision

Finian McGrath

664. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will support survivors of Symphysiotomy in obtaining justice for the suffering the survivors have endured (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50085/12]

Health Services Staff Issues

Gerry Adams

665. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of the 400 additional staff who were to be recruited to strengthen community mental health teams as part of the €35m package announced in Budget 2012 are now in position; when will they be in position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50088/12]

Hospital Staff Issues

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

666. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if it is the case that promised podiatry posts have not been filled in hospitals at Cavan, Waterford, Wexford, Kerry, Kilkenny, Mullingar, Drogheda, Beaumont and the Mater; the reason this is the case; the date on which these positions will be filled; if he will commit to have all vacant podiatry posts filled within the next three months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50089/12]

Hospital Staff Issues

Arthur Spring

667. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health if the 1.25 WTE podiatrist position at Kerry general hospital Tralee, which was sanctioned in April 2012 as part of the National Footcare Programme, will be filled as envisaged by the Health Service Executive’s National Clinical Programme for Diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50119/12]

Hospital Staff Issues

Michael Healy-Rae

668. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his view on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a podiatry post in Kerry General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50121/12]

Social Workers Register

Seán Kyne

669. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the way the proposed fee for the registration of social workers which will be required under the new regulations of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act will be calculated; if it will be in proportion with other such registration fees for other professions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50130/12]

EU Directives

Seán Kyne

670. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the progress made on the implementation of the EU Directive 2010/63/EU on the use of animals for scientific and medical research purposes; and if he will confirm if the existing primary legislation here, which is in many aspects stronger than the provisions of the EU Directive, will be retained in the process of incorporating the Directive. [50132/12]

Hospital Services

Billy Kelleher

671. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his plans for the future delivery of Children's Hospital services in the catchment area of Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50156/12]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Michael P. Kitt

672. Deputy Michael P. Kitt asked the Minister for Health if a site has been identified for a primary health care centre in Gort, County Galway; the position regarding the requisition of a site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50200/12]

Hospital Services

Seán Kyne

673. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health if he will consider establishing a Huntington's Disease clinic in Galway University Hospitals which would comprise a neurologist, a HD specialist nurse, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, speech and language therapist, dietician, social worker and neurophysiologist and significantly assist not only persons who have been diagnosed with the condition but also their families, particularly children who are at risk of inheriting the condition. [50201/12]

Public Sector Staff Issues

Seán Kyne

674. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the opportunities that persons in lower grades of the Public Service have been afforded ion contributing to the reforms of the public service as sought in the Public Service Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50644/12]

Road Safety Issues

Clare Daly

675. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will conduct a review of the location of speed cameras and the inconsistency in speed limits signage in order to improve road safety. [49402/12]

Road Projects Contracts

Nicky McFadden

676. Deputy Nicky McFadden asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be approved for a bridge (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49423/12]

Tourist Accommodation

Éamon Ó Cuív

677. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to make it obligatory for all guest houses and bed and brerakfasts to be registered with Fáilte Ireland approved agencies in order to ensure a high standard in the provision of tourist accomodation here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49425/12]

Public Transport Provision

Thomas P. Broughan

678. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there has been a recent tendering competition for new bus routes from Dublin to Kells and Cavan and from Dublin to Edenderry, County Offaly and Maynooth, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49514/12]

Road Tolls

Joe McHugh

679. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the proposed introduction in the United Kingdom of the Eurovignette system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49515/12]

Road Safety Issues

Charlie McConalogue

680. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to establish an additional commercial vehicle testing centre in Inishowen, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49534/12]

Road Safety Issues

Charlie McConalogue

681. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of counties across the country that have a full time road safety officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49536/12]

Road Safety Issues

Charlie McConalogue

682. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is his intention that every county council has a full-time road safety officer in the future; his plans for ensuring same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49537/12]

State Agencies

Billy Kelleher

683. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the amount currently being spent on, or budgeted for by State agencies under his remit for spending, on the areas of communication, public relations, consultancy, advertising and human resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49660/12]

Taxi Regulations

Robert Troy

684. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the timeframe in which a decision will be made with regarding the transferability of taxi plates from one relative to another,; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49673/12]

Local Authority Services

Arthur Spring

685. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an assessment of the outcomes that result from the pedestrianisation of main and secondary streets in regional towns in particular for retail and tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49753/12]

Tourism Promotion

Tom Fleming

686. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Failte Ireland to support and provide funding to four festivals in County Kerry (details supplied); if he will ask Failte Ireland to take into consideration the importance of these festivals to tourism in the county and the very special effort that they are making for the Gathering in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49760/12]

Public Transport Provision

Seán Kenny

687. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers who used the Dublin-Carrick-On Shannon, Dublin-Cavan, Dublin-Letterkenny, Dublin-New Ross and The Dublin-Westport Bus Éireann Service for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49762/12]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Regina Doherty

688. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when announcements will be made in relation to his Department's National Lottery funding payments for 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49865/12]

Road Improvement Schemes

Brendan Griffin

689. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the anticipated completion date for improvement works currently being carried out on the N86; the timeframe for the total 32 kilometre section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50008/12]

Tourism Promotion

Róisín Shortall

690. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the role of the alcohol industry in any aspect of the Gathering Ireland 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50064/12]

Public Sector Staff Issues

Seán Kyne

691. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the opportunities that persons in lower grades of the Public Service have been afforded ion contributing to the reforms of the public service as sought in the Public Service Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50649/12]

Pension Provisions

Terence Flanagan

692. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how well funded all semi-State company pension schemes are; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50656/12]