Parliamentary questions

Medical Register Administration

Stephen Donnelly

42. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if he will direct the HSE to mandate that patients are informed when their treating consultants are not on the specialist register, including the reason they are not on the specialist register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5519/19]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Louise O'Reilly

43. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health when his attention was drawn to delays relating to smear tests under the CervicalCheck programme, which meant slides could not be read within the requisite timeframe; the steps he took to alleviate the backlog; the steps he took to relay the delays to those affected through the appropriate channels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5462/19]

Drug Treatment Programmes

John Curran

44. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health when the protocols on the methadone strategy were last reviewed; if he is satisfied that there are sufficient progression pathways for persons on the methadone programme to become drug free; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5520/19]

Abortion Services Provision

Louise O'Reilly

45. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of abortion services for women resident in Northern Ireland further to the enactment of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; when he will deliver on his commitment for free provision for these women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5463/19]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Alan Kelly

46. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if a guarantee will be provided that the 24-week delay in smear testing under the CervicalCheck programme has not adversely affected the health outcomes for some women [5414/19]

Dietician Service Provision

Dara Calleary

47. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to reduce waiting times for dietician consultations in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5401/19]

Hospitals Capital Programme

Marc MacSharry

48. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health when a permanent cath lab will be located at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5400/19]

Mental Health Services Provision

James Browne

49. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the construction of the National Forensic Mental Health Service complex at Portrane, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5262/19]

EU Directives

John Brassil

50. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the action he is taking to address the concerns being expressed regarding the falsified medicine directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5264/19]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Lisa Chambers

51. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of women who have received a notification asking them to take another smear test in view of the fact their original one was made unreliable as a result of being delayed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5255/19]

Home Care Packages Provision

John Curran

52. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the provision he will make for home support services for the elderly in view of the significant increase in the number of persons waiting for home support services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5026/19]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Anne Rabbitte

53. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the reason 3,135 persons have been waiting for an outpatient consultation in University Hospital Galway since before 1 January 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5258/19]

EU Directives

Louise O'Reilly

67. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he is seeking a corporate transfer of responsibility in moving the responsibility for the provisions of the EU falsified medicines directive from the pharmacy owner or proprietor and onto pharmacists and employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5315/19]

EU Directives

Tony McLoughlin

68. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns expressed by HSE hospital-based pharmacists with regard to the provision of the EU falsified medicines directive and the statutory instrument that will be used to make it law here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5274/19]

Brexit Supports

Billy Kelleher

1. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the emergency contingencies and supports in place to safeguard small and medium enterprises, SMEs, and export businesses in Ireland from a hard-Brexit scenario if the UK leaves the EU on 29 March 2019 with no deal in place; if a formal request will be submitted to the Director General for Competition seeking changes to state aid rules in advance of the March 2019 deadline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4743/19]

Brexit Issues

Maurice Quinlivan

2. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the legislation and changes that will be needed in her Department to prepare for a no-deal Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4700/19]

Research and Development Supports

Billy Kelleher

3. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she is satisfied with the level of public research and development funding and capital expenditure in public research; if she will consider introducing a new five-year cycle with respect to the programme for research in third-level institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4744/19]

Brexit Preparations

Eamon Ryan

4. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the analysis undertaken on the effect on businesses here if in the event of a no-deal Brexit border controls were implemented in continental ports checking goods arriving from Ireland; and the measures she has considered to mitigate the negative impact on business here. [4872/19]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement

Mick Wallace

5. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will reconsider her decision not to publish the original ODCE report into the collapse of a trial (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4679/19]

Insurance Costs

Maurice Quinlivan

6. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she has taken to date and the action planned to tackle the high cost of insurance for businesses; the discussions she has held with the Minister for Finance regarding the problem for businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4674/19]

Brexit Preparations

Niamh Smyth

7. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to protect business along the Border in view of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4434/19]

Job Creation

Peter Burke

8. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she and agencies under her aegis are taking to support job creation in counties Westmeath and Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4443/19]

Job Creation

Bernard Durkan

9. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which she continues to maximise opportunities for the expansion of business through the medium of innovation technology nationally with particular reference to the need to encourage and ensure an even spread of investment throughout the regions thus alleviating the pressure on the more densely populated areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4639/19]

IDA Ireland

Billy Kelleher

10. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of regional IDA Ireland site visits and vacant properties nationwide by county on 31 December 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4568/19]

Brexit Issues

Brendan Smith

11. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to provide specific incentives to attract inward investment to the Border region to create employment in view of the particular difficulties that will arise for business and commerce in areas such as Counties Cavan and Monaghan due to the adverse impacts of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4667/19]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Reports

Billy Kelleher

12. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when she will publish an account of the investigative failures identified by a person (details supplied); the steps being taken to address the investigative failures emanating from the trial of a person; and the status of action points committed to in the report, Measures to Enhance Ireland's Corporate, Economic and Regulatory Framework, published in November 2017. [4567/19]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Micheál Martin

1. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken with the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, DUP, about Brexit since December 2018; and if issues were discussed. [1714/19]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Howlin

2. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his engagement with the DUP on Brexit over the past six months. [2546/19]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Michael Moynihan

3. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken to the leader of the DUP since the withdrawal treaty was rejected by 230 votes on 15 January 2019. [2658/19]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Mary Lou McDonald

4. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken with the leader of the DUP, Ms Arlene Foster, recently. [2542/19]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Joan Burton

5. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent engagement with the DUP. [4208/19]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Micheál Martin

6. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee C (European Union including Brexit) last met. [2651/19]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Brendan Howlin

7. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee C (European Union including Brexit) last met. [3861/19]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Mary Lou McDonald

8. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee C (European Union including Brexit) last met; and when it is scheduled to meet again. [3891/19]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

9. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee C (European Union including Brexit) last met. [4068/19]

Departmental Operations

Mary Lou McDonald

10. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the international, European Union and Northern Ireland division of his Department. [2541/19]

Departmental Operations

Brendan Howlin

11. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the international, European Union and Northern Ireland division of his Department. [3862/19]

Garda Youth Diversion Projects

Jim O'Callaghan

30. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of serious offences which were not addressed as a result of administrative error or as a result of Garda negligence within Garda youth diversion projects; the actions that will be taken with regard to the cases; the additional oversight of the projects required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4427/19]

Garda Youth Diversion Projects

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

31. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the latest report on the Garda youth diversion programme, specifically the cases deemed not suitable for the programme that were not progressed by An Garda Síochána; his further views on similar difficulties existing in the adult justice system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4291/19]

Civil Partnership Legislation

Jim O'Callaghan

32. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the ruling that the prohibition on testifying against a spouse extends only to married couples and not to civil partnerships or other forms of relationship; the actions he will take to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4428/19]

Garda Complaints Procedures

Clare Daly

34. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of progress of the five section 42 inquiries established in response to the independent review mechanism; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4426/19]

Protected Disclosures

Mick Wallace

35. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that the system regarding protected disclosures within An Garda Síochána is functioning properly, if he has had contact with the new Garda Commissioner on this issue since his appointment and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4387/19]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Funding

Mick Wallace

36. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether funding issues may be impeding the ability of GSOC to deal with protected disclosures in an expedient and timely manner; if he has considered increasing the budget for GSOC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4388/19]

International Conventions

Jim O'Callaghan

37. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ratify the Budapest convention and the Lanzarote convention; the timeline for the ratification of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4179/19]

Gambling Sector

Martin Heydon

38. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department considers loot boxes and mystery boxes in video games a form of gambling or an e-commerce activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4383/19]

Garda Procedures

Maureen O'Sullivan

39. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if An Garda Síochána has a written policy regarding the use of section 12 of the Child Care Act 1991 in respect of newborn infants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3959/19]

Garda Deployment

Thomas Byrne

40. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda members in the Meath division. [4167/19]

Visa Applications

Maureen O'Sullivan

41. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied with the turnaround time for visa application decisions; and his plans to designate additional resources to expedite the process. [4394/19]

Northern Ireland

Brendan Smith

42. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in implementing new legislative measures arising from the Fresh Start agreement and Stormont House Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4325/19]

Legislative Programme

Micheál Martin

1. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if his officials have outlined to him the necessary legislative changes required to prepare for Brexit. [1428/19]