Parliamentary questions

Primary Care Centres Provision

Róisín Shortall

1442. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the proposed Primary Care Centre for Finglas; if the HSE has identified sites and begun to draw up plans for this centre; if the provision of this facility remains a priority for the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26174/16]

Medical Aids and Appliances Applications Data

Róisín Shortall

1475. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of children on a waiting list for a wheelchair; the waiting times for children to receive wheelchairs; the funding provided annually since 2010 for the provision of wheelchairs for children on a county-by-county basis in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26329/16]

Departmental Functions

Róisín Shortall

1476. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the Department which is responsible for the provision of nursing hours to enable disabled children to attend primary school; and the age at which a child with disabilities is entitled to attend school under the Constitution. [26330/16]

Fish Farming

Róisín Shortall

1677. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will liaise with Inland Fisheries Ireland to prevent the closure of the commercial trout farms examined in the 2015 expert analysis to support optimised production of freshwater trout report by Canadian Aquaculture Systems; his Department's position in relation to these purposed closures; his views on the impact that these closures will have on recreational angling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25183/16]

Building Energy Rating Compliance

Róisín Shortall

1707. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will publish the analysis of the consultation on minimum thermal efficiency standards in rental properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26338/16]

Public Transport Initiatives

Róisín Shortall

1776. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 812 of 21 July 2016, the status of the delivery of a bus rapid transit, BRT, service along the Swords/Dublin Airport route; if the planned BRT service for this route will only be developed in the context of the delivery of Metro North; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25184/16]

Psychological Services

Róisín Shortall

1931. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the role of child art psychotherapy in child welfare and protection services; the psychotherapeutic services available to children who are involved with Tusla; the nature of these services; their availability by region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25479/16]

Social Workers Recruitment

Róisín Shortall

5. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she intends to take to meet general staffing shortages in the social work service to ensure all children in care have an allocated social worker, and to address information technology deficiencies in the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23371/16]

Pension Provisions

Róisín Shortall

586. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the proposed transfer of Central Remedial Clinic, CRC, pensioners to the single public service pension scheme. [23810/16]

Pension Provisions

Róisín Shortall

814. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way he proposes to support the IASS pensioners in view of the significant loss incurred by such pensioners through recent State dealings and inaction. [23809/16]

State Pathology Service

Róisín Shortall

120. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if, with regard to an infrastructural development being carried out with the support of her Department (details supplied), she will outline the staffing arrangements for this facility; if any recruitment will take place in this regard; if this recruitment process will be open to members of the public to apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22197/16]

Carer's Allowance Eligibility

Róisín Shortall

416. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will intervene in a case to ensure that a person (details supplied) is not required to make a new carer's allowance application for a relation. [22209/16]

Middle East Peace Process

Róisín Shortall

494. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline his views on correspondence from a group (details supplied) that made a recent submission to his Department; the actions he will take to address the issues raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22757/16]

EU Directives

Róisín Shortall

541. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 148 of 30 June 2016, 1681 of 22 September 2015 and 87 of 24 March 2015, and the Wildlife Acts 1976 to 2012 and the European Communities Birds Directive, her plans to actively engage with Dublin City Council to curtail this issue, including the issue of permits as outlined in previous replies; if her attention has been drawn to an issue (details supplied); the steps she will take to end the disruption and nuisance caused by these birds during the breeding season; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22685/16]

Departmental Strategies

Róisín Shortall

663. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the drafting of a new national cancer strategy for the period 2016 to 2025; if there is a proposed publication date for the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22600/16]

Labour Court

Róisín Shortall

889. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 548 and 549 of 28 June 2016, if she is satisfied that the reply provided by the court does not violate Article 3 of Regulation No. 1182/71 of the EU Council (1971) which determines the rules applicable to periods, dates and time limits, by which EU member states are legally bound (details supplied); if she will instruct the Labour Court to account for its current practice which seems to run counter to this regulation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22606/16]

Labour Court

Róisín Shortall

890. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of appeals submitted to the Labour Court each year for the past five years; the number of appeals each year for the past five years that were not heard by the Labour Court because they were considered to be one day out of time; and the number of employee appeals each year for the past five years that were not heard by the Labour Court. [22607/16]

Insurance Industry Regulation

Róisín Shortall

66. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance further to his speech to Dáil Éireann on 20 April 2016, the progress of the review of policy in the insurance sector that is ongoing in his Department; if there is any existing regulation that can protect consumers from unjustifiable car insurance premium increases; his plans to introduce a regulatory framework beyond the Financial Services Ombudsman to protect consumers in this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21695/16]

Waste Disposal Charges

Róisín Shortall

104. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 129 of 7 July 2016, if the customers of a company (details supplied) can retain their current arrangements without having to notify the company. [21897/16]

Pharmaceutical Sector

Róisín Shortall

193. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his views on recent media reports of pharmaceutical companies funding training programmes and conference attendances for doctors; if this constitutes a conflict of interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21812/16]