Parliamentary questions

Pyrite Remediation Programme Implementation

Clare Daly

489. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the legal advice he has received in relation to the basis of the Pyrite Resolution Board's narrow interpretation of section 15(3) of the Pyrite Resolution Act 2013 (details supplied). [20123/18]

Pyrite Remediation Programme Implementation

Clare Daly

490. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to improve the pyrite remediation scheme in view of documented shortcomings. [20124/18]

Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility

Clare Daly

30. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if failure to sign a personal progression plan with Seetec is used by deciding officers as a sole reason to penalise a participant's social protection payment. [19301/18]

Public Services Card Data

Clare Daly

45. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of face biometric data records collected through the administration of the public services card that are held by her Department; and the security protocols and policies in place to prevent a leak or breach of data records, including biometric data records collected by her Department through the public services card system. [19302/18]

Medical Disclosure Code

Clare Daly

140. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health when he will bring legislation forward to provide for mandatory open disclosure (details supplied). [19323/18]

Medicinal Products Availability

Clare Daly

155. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on the delays for persons with multiple sclerosis to access life-changing medication; and if he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss the matter. [19481/18]

Dog Breeding Industry

Clare Daly

46. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when his Department will publish the new guidelines for dog breeding establishments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19073/18]

Dog Breeding Industry

Clare Daly

55. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures his Department is considering as a result of the public consultation process that will tighten up enforcement of regulations and licence conditions for dog breeding. [19072/18]

Defence Forces Retirements

Clare Daly

68. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason his Department failed to consider propositions supporting a supplementary pension or to conduct a stand-alone review of compulsory retirement ages to facilitate progressing a solution for new Defence Forces commissioned officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19274/18]

Defence Forces Retirements

Clare Daly

69. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a reply will issue to an organisation (details supplied) on the issues relating to the discriminatory nature of superannuation anomalies while factoring in the unique military service conditions of mandatory early retirement. [19275/18]

Defence Forces Retirements

Clare Daly

70. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to engage with the Ministers for Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Employment Affairs and Social Protection and all parties to the CCR 421 agreement in order to ameliorate the superannuation entitlements that target the economic well-being of a particular cohort of Defence Forces commissioned officers. [19276/18]

Defence Forces Retirements

Clare Daly

71. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to initiate and conclude in a timely manner the review of the mandatory retirement ages in order to allow progress to be made in the provision of a suitable solution to the anomalies identified in the superannuation scheme. [19277/18]

Diplomatic Representation

Clare Daly

81. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which his response to Parliamentary Question No. 110 of 24 April 2018, stating that the OPCW investigation had no role in attributing the origin of or ascertaining blame for the poisoning in Salisbury, had a bearing on the State's decision to expel a Russian diplomat as stated in his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 17 April 2018. [19208/18]

Pension Provisions

Clare Daly

88. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 383 of 20 June 2017 and other statements from his Department (details supplied), the position regarding persons with this legislation benefit under the Irish airlines superannuation scheme who wish to transfer from IASS to other schemes within the PSTN at full value of their benefits prior to December 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19226/18]

Building Regulations

Clare Daly

89. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 24 April 2018, if his attention has been drawn to issues raised (details supplied) on the windows; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that this layer is not the size that the supplier alleges is being used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19272/18]

Legal Services Regulation

Clare Daly

103. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 105 of 25 April 2018, if the complication with the roll of barristers is beyond that which was anticipated; the details of the delay; and his views on whether a principal objective of this reform in respect of restoring public trust is at risk. [19145/18]

Asylum Applications

Clare Daly

109. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason it is taking 19 months for asylum seekers to receive an interview with the International Protection Office as highlighted by the UNHCR; the steps he will take to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19308/18]

Direct Provision System

Clare Daly

110. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the implementation of McMahon report recommendations 4.75 and 4.87 in view of the capacity concerns in the direct provision system and pressure on asylum seeker accommodation; the number and percentage of families residing in centres with access to their own private living space; and the number and percentage of single residents with their own room and or sharing with one, two or three or more persons, respectively. [19310/18]

Commissions of Investigation

Clare Daly

138. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the work of the Farrelly commission with particular reference to the progress and expenditure to date; if interim reports will be published; the timeframe for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19309/18]

Adoption Records Provision

Clare Daly

51. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she is taking to protect the children of illegally adopted persons, who are unaware of their status, from receiving false medical records in view of the delay in progressing the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016; and the way in which these persons are being protected from receiving incorrect medical family histories. [18814/18]

Child Protection

Clare Daly

53. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the actions being taken to investigate serious issues and allegations regarding risk to children awaiting a service and the neglect of those children already in care contained in a protected disclosure by a person (details supplied); and the actions being taken to hold to account the persons responsible in the case of a child. [18815/18]

Residential Institutions

Clare Daly

128. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made to organise meetings for groups of survivors of residential institutional abuse. [18603/18]

Prison Regulations

Clare Daly

187. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if section 44.(1) of the Prison Rules 2007 SI 252 of 2007 will be amended to include the phrase "(k) Members of the Oireachtas" in order to ensure that correspondence from Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas to and from prisoners is dealt with securely and promptly. [18713/18]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

Clare Daly

305. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 785 of 17 April 2018, the number of the 44 approved neurologist posts that have been filled. [19036/18]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

Clare Daly

306. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 785 of 17 April 2018, the investment committed for the diagnosis and treatment of neurology related conditions; and the percentage increase or decrease on investment this represents when compared to 2017. [19037/18]

Bord na gCon

Clare Daly

336. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1121 of 17 April 2018, if the figures provided by Bord na gCon (details supplied) are for unregistered greyhounds re-homed by the Irish Greyhound Board in each of the years 2010 to 2017. [18967/18]

Public Services Card

Clare Daly

410. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 939 of 20 March 2018. if her Department holds biometric data on individuals in possession of a public services card in view of the fact that a recent e-tender (details supplied) for the provision of facial recognition software, for the public services card, explicitly states that the supplier must provide the tools and processes to migrate up to 4 million biographic and face biometric records from the legacy system database to the new system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18565/18]

Live Exports

Clare Daly

35. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the implications for live cattle exports in view of the announcement of the opening of the beef market with China. [18261/18]

Inshore Fisheries

Clare Daly

39. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1069 of 17 April 2018, when the consultation document regarding inshore waters will be published and available publicly. [18260/18]

Ambulance Service

Clare Daly

127. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason the national ambulance service is not implementing the recommendations of the national ambulance service capacity review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18337/18]

Pyrite Remediation Programme Implementation

Clare Daly

236. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of applications under the pyrite remediation scheme which have been accepted for inclusion under section 17 of the Pyrite Resolution Act 2013. [18429/18]

National Broadband Plan Funding

Clare Daly

53. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the terms of the investment announced by the European Investment Bank in the national broadband plan; and the implications for ownership of the State's broadband infrastructure in this regard. [17844/18]

Electricity Generation

Clare Daly

62. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the high level of subsidy provided for peat-fired electricity as revealed by the Central Statistics Office, CSO; his plans to address the balance in favour of environmental subsidies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17843/18]

Health and Safety Regulations

Clare Daly

94. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that windows in facilities (details supplied) have been fitted with basic glass block walling; and the steps he will take to remedy this matter. [18239/18]

Legal Services Regulation

Clare Daly

105. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 557 of 17 April 2018, his views on whether the minutes of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority, LSRA, meeting of 16 November 2017 recorded serious concerns (details supplied); his plans to activate the practitioners levy to facilitate the independence of the authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18115/18]

Inshore Fisheries

Clare Daly

171. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1069 of 17 April 2018, when the consultation document which is under preparation regarding inshore waters is likely to be published and made publicly available. [18116/18]

Horse Racing Industry

Clare Daly

187. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses injured and killed at racecourses and point-to-point events here in each of the past ten years. [18236/18]

Greyhound Industry Data

Clare Daly

188. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the dogs rehomed directly by an organisation (details supplied) that are unnamed or unregistered. [18240/18]

Rail Network Expansion

Clare Daly

45. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the planned metro north for Swords; if problems have been identified; the way in which he plans to conduct the consultation process with residents; and if it will be delivered within the announced timeframe. [17726/18]

Noise Pollution Legislation

Clare Daly

59. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe regarding planned legislation to establish the competent authority under EU 598/2014. [17723/18]

Military Aircraft Landings

Clare Daly

66. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 20 of 15 February 2018, if the internal review by his Department of the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Order 1973 has concluded; and if so, when the report will be published. [17725/18]

State Airports

Clare Daly

89. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 243 of 28 March 2018, his views on the appropriateness of appointing Fingal County Council as the competent authority under EU 598/2014 with responsibility for airports outside Dublin; the bodies with which he consulted in this regard both nationally and at EU level; and the nature of this consultation. [17722/18]

Overseas Missions

Clare Daly

94. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the published number of Defence Forces members serving on overseas missions (details supplied) in each relevant year in which the missions were ongoing includes members of the Army Ranger Wing serving on those missions. [17930/18]

Overseas Missions

Clare Daly

96. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 161 of 17 April 2018, the number of Defence Forces personnel who were in Afghanistan for the two full periods identified (details supplied); and if the number of Defence Forces personnel exceeded 12 during this period. [18019/18]

Overseas Missions

Clare Daly

97. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 161 of 17 April 2018, the areas in which these persons were located with particular reference to if they were in Helmand province. [18020/18]

Overseas Missions

Clare Daly

98. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if Army Rangers are serving in Afghanistan or on other missions abroad at the present time about which Dáil Éireann has not been informed. [18021/18]

Diplomatic Representation

Clare Daly

110. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 17 April 2018, the information he referred to from the OPCW investigation that had relevance to apportioning responsibility for the poisoning of persons (details supplied) to the Russian Government. [17984/18]

Hospitals Data

Clare Daly

348. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of births that took place in 2017 or the most recent year for which figures can be obtained in each of the three Dublin maternity hospitals; the number of delivery unit beds that were available for that year in each hospital; and the number of whole-time equivalent midwives employed for that year in each hospital. [17449/18]

Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage

Clare Daly

350. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason for excluding persons over 21 years of age with type 1 diabetes from accessing the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17455/18]

Symphysiotomy Reports

Clare Daly

428. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if the sum of €6,600 paid to a person (details supplied) in respect of the Symphysiotomy and Pubiotomy Review - An Imaging Perspective, which was published as Appendix 1 to the Clark report, was additional to the sum of €58,950 which was paid to the person from 2014 to 2016 under the heading of clinical advice to the symphysiotomy payment scheme. [18000/18]

National Broadband Plan

Clare Daly

477. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied that the interests of consumers of broadband in the State have been protected in the procurement process for the roll-out of the national broadband plan under the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014. [11307/18]

Wildlife Protection

Clare Daly

626. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way in which the review of the wild birds derogations process currently under way under contract to her Department and the public consultation phase planned for the review have been publicised and advertised. [17924/18]

Wildlife Protection

Clare Daly

627. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is satisfied that the review of the wild birds derogations (details supplied) and its public consultation phase have been sufficiently widely publicised and advertised to ensure a comprehensive understanding of all potential risks posed by wild birds, including public health and safety risks, is acquired by her Department; and if she is further satisfied this will be fully reflected in the 2018-19 derogation declaration in addition to that for future years. [17925/18]

Medicinal Products Availability

Clare Daly

72. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the progress made towards securing consistent access to a drug (details supplied) for persons suffering with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency via its approval for reimbursement by the HSE. [17008/18]

Pharmacy Services

Clare Daly

84. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a scheme put forward by a union (details supplied) under which women could access contraception directly from their community pharmacist without prescription and without charge, regardless of eligibility, in order to improve access to contraceptives. [17009/18]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Clare Daly

136. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to fund a purpose built ASD unit at a school (details supplied); and when funding will be made available. [17170/18]

Medicinal Products Availability

Clare Daly

256. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) and the pharmaceutical industry to ensure new medicines are available to persons with multiple sclerosis, MS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17338/18]

Military Exports

Clare Daly

49. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications for a licence to export military or dual use items denied by her Department in 2017. [16605/18]

Military Exports

Clare Daly

63. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number and value of licences issued for military exports in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16604/18]

Organic Farming

Clare Daly

184. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the salmon hatchery operated by a company (details supplied) in County Donegal has been awarded organic status. [16838/18]

Origin Green Programme

Clare Daly

185. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the food producers that have been included in the Origin Green Programme while being investigated by his Department or other State agencies for breaches of statutory requirements. [16839/18]

Organic Farming

Clare Daly

186. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether it is appropriate for his Department to have responsibility for the organic food programme in view of the continued designation of a company (details supplied) as an organic producer of farmed salmon despite multiple investigations by his Department into breaches of licence conditions by that operator and the payment of fees to the assessors by the operators. [16840/18]

Aquaculture Licences

Clare Daly

187. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the sites of a company (details supplied) that are being investigated by his Department for breaches of licence conditions; and when he expects these investigations to be completed. [16841/18]

Fish Farming

Clare Daly

188. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to initiate an inquiry into salmon farming here in view of the public concern regarding environmental damage to the coastal environment caused by the industry and the recent report of the Scottish Parliament stating that salmon production in that country is unsustainable and is not being sufficiently regulated. [16842/18]

Diplomatic Representation

Clare Daly

64. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has requested the Garda Commissioner to explain when and the way in which the information contained in the intelligence report that led to the expulsion of a Russian diplomat came to light regarding the activities of the person concerned; the number of meetings that took place between An Garda Síochána, the Defence Forces and other organisations in relation to completing the intelligence report; and if he is satisfied that An Garda Síochána has been appropriately monitoring this reported security threat. [16538/18]

Independent Review Mechanism

Clare Daly

77. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress of the statutory inquiries initiated as a result of the independent review mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16539/18]

Ministerial Allowances

Clare Daly

105. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach if a ministerial allowance is claimed in respect of his ministerial role at the Department of Defence. [15443/18]

Defence Forces Pensions

Clare Daly

129. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the person with responsibility for final sign-off of Army Pensions Board decisions; and if the Minister of State with special responsibility for defence is empowered to sign off on same. [15442/18]

Overseas Missions

Clare Daly

161. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if members of the Army Ranger Wing have ever served in Afghanistan; the overseas missions in which members of the unit have served; and if these particular missions have been approved by Dáil Éireann under the triple lock system. [16069/18]

Location of Victims' Remains

Clare Daly

166. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made to contact the authorities in Northern Ireland to have the missing body parts of a person (details supplied) returned to the family for appropriate burial with the rest of their body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15217/18]

Human Rights Cases

Clare Daly

178. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken or will take to ensure that the Israeli authorities are contacted to express the opposition of the Houses of the Oireachtas to the continued use of administrative detention of Palestinian Legislative Council members who have been arrested and detained without being convicted of an offence in a manner which is in violation of all human rights standards and agreements under international law. [15391/18]

Middle East Issues

Clare Daly

179. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the diplomatic steps he has taken against Israel in order to express the Irish population's outrage at the slaughter of civilians in Gaza and its ongoing consistent and flagrant breaches of international law. [15587/18]

Diplomatic Representation

Clare Daly

188. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether the decision to expel a Russian diplomat from Ireland was premature and unwarranted (details supplied); if he will be apologising to the Russian ambassador; the steps he will take to repair Irish-Russian relations in the wake of the expulsion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15836/18]

Tax Code

Clare Daly

221. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Finance the reason the standard cut-off income rate for PAYE taxation is different for married couples with one income as distinct from married couples with two incomes; if an assessment has been carried out of the discriminatory impact this has on married persons who stayed at home to raise their children; his plans regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15154/18]

Schools Building Projects

Clare Daly

345. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Topical Issue No. 2 on 21 March 2018 regarding provision for a location for a school (details supplied), the timescale for the delivery of the new site for the school; the impediments regarding same; when the school will be in a position to develop this facility to the next phase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15219/18]

Student Accommodation

Clare Daly

396. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the recent 27% year-on-year increase in rent at a student residence (details supplied); and his plans to address exorbitant rents in the student accommodation sector. [15734/18]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Clare Daly

466. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the decision to cut funding to a centre (details supplied) resulting in its likely closure; if the decision will be reversed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16519/18]

Departmental Reports

Clare Daly

517. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been made with regard to releasing the Crowley report into the death of a person (details supplied); if the process of proactively engaging with those that participated to waive the confidentiality agreement which allegedly exists as the basis upon which they took part in the report; the advice he has received regarding the publication of the report with the names redacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15216/18]

Garda Investigations

Clare Daly

518. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to establish a model investigative team here equivalent to the historical enquiries team established in Northern Ireland in 2008 to examine previous crimes which were not investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15218/18]

Asylum Seeker Accommodation

Clare Daly

526. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if additional bed space on medical grounds will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15287/18]

Direct Provision Data

Clare Daly

529. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons residing in each of the country's direct provision centres by category (details supplied). [15383/18]

Direct Provision Data

Clare Daly

530. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons residing in each direct provision centre who have been granted leave to remain here but remain resident in the centre by category (details supplied). [15384/18]

Protected Disclosures

Clare Daly

535. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason his Department is not adhering to the protected disclosure policy within the Irish Prison Service; and the reason he has allowed the independent audit unit of his Department to refuse to investigate reports of continued penalisation and has instead appointed a private law firm to investigate same. [15429/18]

Commencement of Legislation

Clare Daly

557. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in the commencement of provisions in the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 whereby efficient oversight and public interest provisions of the Act can be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16010/18]

Hospital Equipment

Clare Daly

640. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if each of the 12 hospitals which had a foetal monitor (details supplied) in use will be reviewed individually to ascertain if safety was compromised at units over the past nine years; and if so, the details of same. [14956/18]

Hospital Equipment

Clare Daly

641. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if documentary evidence is available in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018 in the 12 hospitals which had a foetal monitor in use; if procedures (details supplied) were carried out; and if so, the details of same. [14957/18]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Clare Daly

766. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to reduce the lead-in time for reimbursement of a new medicine by the HSE in order to ensure speedy access to new and effective treatments through a fair and sustainable system for persons who need them. [15476/18]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

Clare Daly

785. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that decades of underinvestment in neurological services have resulted in Ireland having the lowest ratio of consultant neurologists per head of population in the developed world and that while Ireland should have one neurologist for every 72,000 persons this is exceeded in each hospital group; his plans to address same; and the timeframe to achieve a 1:72,000 ratio of neurologists to population. [15615/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Clare Daly

786. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health his plans to create multidisciplinary centres to help in the management of neurological conditions such as Huntington's disease and advanced Alzheimer's disease; and the timeframe for same. [15616/18]

Hospital Services

Clare Daly

787. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 517 of 20 March 2018, the current position with the development of the neurolink service at St. Vincent's University Hospital. [15617/18]

Hospital Services

Clare Daly

788. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 517 of 20 March 2018, the stage of development of condition-specific OPD clinics; the geographical spread of the clinics; and the number of hospitals currently offering condition-specific outpatients department, OPD, clinics. [15618/18]

Health Services Provision

Clare Daly

789. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 517 of 20 March 2018, the stage the development of nurse-led clinics is at; the geographical spread of the clinics; and the number of hospitals currently offering nurse-led clinics. [15619/18]

National Children's Hospital

Clare Daly

932. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the person or body with which responsibility for the children’s hospital parking arrangements currently resides; the reason there is a recent survey of parking needs for the new hospital being conducted; the cost of same; the reason this was not undertaken in advance of the decision to relocate the children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16198/18]

Vaccination Programme

Clare Daly

946. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the training programmes provided by his Department to general practitioners in detecting adverse reactions to the HPV vaccine; the directive under which general practitioners have to report or not report their findings in view of the initial figures for 2011 and 2012, as already published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16285/18]

Vaccination Programme Data

Clare Daly

947. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of adverse reactions to the HPV vaccine reported by general practitioners to the HPRA in each of the years 2011 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16286/18]

Paediatric Services

Clare Daly

984. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health his plans to amend or abolish the terms of loco parentis in paediatric home care packages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16517/18]

Paediatric Services

Clare Daly

985. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health his plans to request that the HSE take on board the recommendation for a parent representative to be included on the Primary Care Steering Group in view of a motion of support for same passed by Seanad Éireann earlier in 2018. [16518/18]

Hare Coursing

Clare Daly

1040. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department will take in view of renewed calls to ban hare coursing and hare hunting following a warning from wildlife experts that the Irish hare is in trouble, with dwindling numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15999/18]

Bord na gCon

Clare Daly

1067. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 269 of 21 March 2018 (details supplied), if he will address the fact that a greyhound which he reportedly co-owned was used in both hare coursing and greyhound racing. [15420/18]

Inshore Fisheries

Clare Daly

1069. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the consultation document which is under preparation regarding inshore waters is likely to be published and put on public display; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15456/18]