Parliamentary questions

Medical Card Eligibility

Gerry Adams

311. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide figures by county for persons currently being considered for reinstatement of discretionary medical cards; if he will provide figures by county for discretionary medical cards returned to date; the eligibility criteria and guidelines used in assessing eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37677/14]

Departmental Schemes

Gerry Adams

312. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health his plans to honour previous commitments made to develop an appropriate scheme to replace the mobility allowance scheme and motorised transport grant which were discontinued almost two years ago; if his attention has been drawn to the importance of these schemes to those who cannot access public transport, the fact that many persons would benefit hugely from the assistance afforded by those schemes; the progress made in the development of new schemes; if he will provide a timeframe for the introduction of a new scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37696/14]

Medical Card Eligibility

Gerry Adams

321. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a child (details supplied) in County Louth who was issued a temporary medical card in July 2013 which was withdrawn in November 2013 and replaced with a GP visit card; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that a resubmitted application, following the birth of a sibling was also refused; if he will review this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37783/14]

Medical Card Applications

Gerry Adams

327. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth who has been diagnosed with significant medical conditions and whose medical card was withdrawn in April 2014; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that this person made a new application and has now been asked to submit additional financial information and furnish information from UK Pensions Office which they believe should already be on file; if he will review this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37796/14]

Medical Card Applications

Gerry Adams

328. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth where a medical card was withdrawn in October 2013; if he will examine the possibility of reinstating this medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37812/14]

Health Services

Gerry Adams

376. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if changes have been made to the way appointments are scheduled in respect of trigger point injections for pain management; if an appointment for treatment will be scheduled in respect of person (details supplied) in County Louth noting that this person is in severe pain and has been awaiting treatment for some time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38108/14]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Gerry Adams

380. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health when an appointment will be provided for a total knee replacement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; the current waiting times for such surgeries in Cappagh Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38150/14]

School Transport Eligibility

Gerry Adams

444. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a school transport ticket; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37789/14]

Schools Building Contractors

Gerry Adams

513. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied with the widespread use of subcontractors by companies engaged in Government-funded school building programmes; and her view on the contention that the widespread use of RCT1s on these jobs is not resulting in tax avoidance, forced social welfare fraud or the undermining of workers’ wages and conditions. [38208/14]

Schools Building Contractors

Gerry Adams

514. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the ongoing industrial action at a college (details supplied) in County Dublin; the contacts she had with the contractor, the local education and training board, the Revenue Commissioners and the contractors administration services regarding complaints made to her office with respect to the alleged abuse of RCT1s and alleged tax avoidance and undermining of workers’ wages and conditions; and her views that workers at this site are not being forced to work in the black economy. [38209/14]

Waste Disposal

Gerry Adams

564. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to review the regulation of the private waste collection industry in the State following the recent industrial action involving a company (details supplied); and his plans to prevent a race to the bottom in wages and conditions for workers in this sector. [38211/14]

Prisoner Transfers

Gerry Adams

109. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the case of an imprisonment of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37460/14]

School Transport Applications

Gerry Adams

184. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the case of a child (details supplied) in County Louth who is being refused school transport, yet this child's two older siblings are attending the same school and are deemed eligible for school transport; if her further attention has been drawn to the fact that the national school which the child attends is the closest school, 3.9 km from the family home; if this decision will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37593/14]

Tax Code

Gerry Adams

62. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider recognising Irish dancing as a cultural activity for the purposes of VAT rates; his plans to bring the VAT rate for Irish dancing classes into line with other cultural activities at 9%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37236/14]

Official Engagements

Gerry Adams

7. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his discussions at the most recent European Council meeting in Brussels. [35211/14]

Official Engagements

Gerry Adams

8. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the outcomes in respect of the situation in Ukraine that were agreed by the leaders at the most recent European Council meeting. [35212/14]

Official Engagements

Gerry Adams

9. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he raised at the European Council meeting the recent Israeli onslaught against the citizens of Gaza. [35214/14]

Official Engagements

Gerry Adams

10. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the aid that has been agreed by EU leaders in support of Gazans. [35215/14]

Official Engagements

Gerry Adams

11. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he raised at the European Council meeting the recent land grab by the state of Israel of 1,000 acres on the West Bank. [35216/14]

Official Engagements

Gerry Adams

22. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on decisions taken by EU leaders in respect of Russia at the recent European Council meeting. [35674/14]

Hospitals Capital Programme

Gerry Adams

351. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the Health Service Executive's commitments to allocate €750,000 in capital investment to upgrade a hospital (details supplied) in County Louth to meet Health Information and Quality Authority standards; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that this work was to be completed by 2015; if he will provide a progress update on this refurbishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36603/14]

Medicinal Products Availability

Gerry Adams

422. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the drug Fampyra and its benefits to sufferers of multiple sclerosis; if the Health Service Executive plans to license the drug here; if the HSE will provide for Fampyra on the medical card or serious illness card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36951/14]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Gerry Adams

364. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, is not included on the list of long-term critical illnesses meaning that those affected are not entitled to medical cards based on medical needs; if he will reconsider the decision not to include COPD as a long-term critical illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35476/14]

Disability Allowance Eligibility

Gerry Adams

76. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin whose disability allowance and other associated payments have been stopped; and if these allowances might be reinstated. [33340/14]

Community Work Initiatives

Gerry Adams

90. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the guidelines for conducting Tús interviews; if persons carrying out these interviews receive training; if the interviewee can expect a degree of privacy during the interview bearing in mind that financial matters are discussed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33511/14]

National Internship Scheme Data

Gerry Adams

95. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a company is permitted to offer internships under JobBridge when an existing employee of 11 years was put on a three-day week in 2011 and, for the past four months, is working four days a week, and when this employee wants to work a full five days a week but is told by the employer there is not work for five days; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33678/14]

Pension Provisions

Gerry Adams

103. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the pension entitlements for persons (details supplied) employed as managers of community employment schemes. [33805/14]

Revenue Commissioners Investigations

Gerry Adams

197. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 215 of 8 July 2014, if he will confirm that the importer (details supplied) at no time was given the opportunity to facilitate the examination of their container and was simply told to pay the fee of €650 plus VAT to have their container released and examined; his views that this is acceptable in view of the fact that the customer was entitled to be present when the goods were examined; if he agrees with the process whereby the Revenue Commissioners place an arbitrary charge for those containers they deem fit to examine even in circumstances when they find nothing wrong with the goods; if he will detail the guidelines given to freight compound operators to determine the fees that they charge in respect of such examinations; if he will consider giving the Revenue Commissioners a role in the setting of the charges involved; to detail what the Revenue Commissioners considered in this case to be the basis for recommending a physical examination of this importer's container and what was the risk criteria relevant to this case; if he will consider waiving the fees for physical examinations of such containers and allow the Revenue Commissioners to carry out these examinations on the premises of the importer to obtain a better view of the nature of the business they are involved in, and in a similar way that the Revenue Commissioners carries out VAT audits of small businesses and having found nothing untoward they do not charge for the audit. [33143/14]

IDA Supports

Gerry Adams

399. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding a company (details supplied) in County Louth; if he will provide in tabular form the aids or supports given to this company by the industrial development agency or Enterprise Ireland over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34125/14]

Defence Forces Records

Gerry Adams

530. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Defence the reason persons with any history of a psychiatric illness cannot join the Irish Defence Forces; his views that this discriminates against those who may have had mental health issues; the reason persons who are refused entry on these grounds are not offered the opportunity of an independent psychological assessment; his plans to change this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33134/14]

Early Childhood Care Education

Gerry Adams

787. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the reason Meath disability service is due to cease funding for the preschool assistant service; if he will reconsider this decision taking into consideration the huge support this subsidy has provided for over ten years to parents of children with disabilities attending preschools; the support, if any, in place if this funding is to cease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33035/14]

Orthodontic Service Provision

Gerry Adams

788. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in respect of the Health Service Executive Dublin north east orthodontic service being chosen as the national pilot scheme for the provision of training of hygienists and dental nurses to become orthodontic therapists; the plans for those staff to work with specialist orthodontists on treatment cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33036/14]

Orthodontic Service Provision

Gerry Adams

789. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm whether the proposed Health Service Executive training of hygienists and dental nurses to become orthodontic therapists has been undertaken, and if it has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33037/14]

Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists

Gerry Adams

790. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of current waiting lists for orthodontic services in the HSE Dublin north east region, specifically for counties Louth and Meath, outlining the timeframe patients have been on waiting lists; if there are plans to engage additional resources to manage these times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33038/14]

Orthodontic Service Provision

Gerry Adams

791. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Louth may expect to receive treatment under Dublin north east orthodontic services, noting that this young person would appear to have been approved for treatment in 2011 and the lengthy waiting time is causing considerable anxiety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33039/14]

Health Services Provision

Gerry Adams

881. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the position regarding surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth. [33352/14]

Health Services Provision

Gerry Adams

882. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the position regarding surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth. [33353/14]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Gerry Adams

883. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a recent Health Service Executive review of podiatry services identified additional funding for three senior grade podiatrist posts to be located in the north east with one position in County Louth; and if he will confirm a timeframe for the recruitment of the senior grade podiatrist for County Louth. [33354/14]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Gerry Adams

884. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that according to Health Service Executive figures, between 2011 and 2013 the number of persons in County Louth with diabetes related foot ulceration requiring inpatient treatment rose from 34 to 76; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in 2010 the HSE sanctioned the development of a national foot care programme, employing 16 senior podiatrists to identify, assess and treat persons with diabetes at high risk of developing serious foot ulceration, that County Louth was not allocated one of these posts; the reason County Louth was not allocated a senior podiatrist in 2010; and, in view of the above, if he will confirm if a senior podiatrist will now be allocated to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in County Louth. [33357/14]

Health Services Provision

Gerry Adams

886. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a case in which the Health Service Executive made commitments to a person (details supplied) in County Clare to provide a new wheelchair by April 2014 and that as of 24 July 2014, this person has still not received their wheelchair; when this person might expect to receive the wheelchair; his views on whether this delay has been acceptable; and the action he will take to rectify this situation. [33361/14]

Hepatitis C Incidence

Gerry Adams

919. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Health Service Executive launched its National Hepatitis C Strategy on 4 September 2012; that this strategy outlined a time-lined plan to reduce transmission of Hepatitis C and improve care of patients with the disease; and if any funding was made available to implement its recommendations. [33488/14]

Education and Training Provision

Gerry Adams

1260. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason her Department reneged on a decision to provide school transport to students from the Balbriggan, Balrothery, Laytown and Bettystown areas who are enrolled to attend a college (details supplied) this September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33356/14]

Flood Relief Schemes Funding

Gerry Adams

1493. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will respond to the application for funding made by the Limerick City and County Council on 18 February 2014 in respect of severe flood damage on 1 February 2014; if funding will be granted; if so, when will it be issued; and when work is expected to start on the flood defences for Limerick city; if he will confirm that moneys granted will not be taken from moneys already granted or pledged to the regeneration project in the city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33194/14]

Water Charges Exemptions

Gerry Adams

1509. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the age limit to qualify as a child under Irish Water billing arrangements. [33389/14]

Voluntary Sector Funding

Gerry Adams

1528. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will revisit and reverse the decision not to allocate funding to the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association under the scheme to support national organisations 2014-16; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33774/14]

Services for People with Disabilities

Gerry Adams

1690. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide clarity on the availability of access to public transport for persons with disabilities, specifically wheelchair-bound persons; his plans to upgrade the public transport network to ensure full disability access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33495/14]

Northern Ireland Issues

Gerry Adams

41. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on any discussions and-or contacts his Department has had with the parties in Northern Ireland, including the Orange Order, since the Unionist parties walked out of the all-party talks on 3 July. [30741/14]

Ambulance Service Provision

Gerry Adams

241. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health his views on the breakdown of an ambulance on the M1 from Drogheda to Dublin on Saturday 5 July; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31737/14]

HSE Funding

Gerry Adams

286. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive has decided to cut core funding to an association (details supplied) in County Wicklow by €500,000; if he recognises the detrimental effect such a cut will have to the invaluable range of services provided by this association; if he finds it acceptable that there was no consultation between the HSE and the association prior to the implementation of this cut; the future plans in place for this association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31897/14]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Gerry Adams

1. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the number of meetings of the European affairs committee of the Cabinet has held since Christmas. [14764/14]

Garda Commissioner Retirement

Gerry Adams

4. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the communication he had with Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan prior to his resignation. [19969/14]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Gerry Adams

6. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if the Cabinet committee on justice reform has been held. [17507/14]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Gerry Adams

8. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the number of times the new Cabinet committee on justice reform has met since it was established. [19916/14]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Gerry Adams

10. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the number of times the Cabinet committee on justice reform has met. [19966/14]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Gerry Adams

12. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on public service reform last met. [17508/14]

EU Meetings

Gerry Adams

18. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meetings in Brussels on 27 May; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24127/14]

EU Meetings

Gerry Adams

19. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will provide details of his meetings with Heads of State at the Brussels EU meeting on 27 May. [24128/14]

EU Meetings

Gerry Adams

20. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if the crisis in Ukraine was discussed during his meetings in Brussels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24129/14]

EU Meetings

Gerry Adams

21. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if the rise of extreme right-wing parties was discussed during his meetings in Brussels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24130/14]

EU Meetings

Gerry Adams

22. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he met with British Prime Minister, David Cameron, during his meetings in Brussels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24131/14]

EU Meetings

Gerry Adams

26. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to Berlin and his conversation with German Chancellor, Angela Merkel. [30738/14]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Gerry Adams

28. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach when the last meeting of the Cabinet committee on health was held. [19970/14]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Gerry Adams

29. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the number of meetings of the Cabinet committee on health that have been held since the start of 2014. [19971/14]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Gerry Adams

30. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the number of times the Cabinet committee on health has met since the EU and local Government elections. [24136/14]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gerry Adams

35. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the discussions he had with British Prime Minister, David Cameron, following the arrest by the PSNI of this Deputy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22139/14]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gerry Adams

36. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the contact he or his Department officials had with the British Government following the arrest by the PSNI of this Deputy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22140/14]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gerry Adams

37. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach when he was informed by the British Government of the arrest by the PSNI of this Deputy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22141/14]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gerry Adams

38. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he raised with the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, the need for a new round of negotiations to deal with outstanding issues arising from the Good Friday Agreement. [24132/14]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gerry Adams

39. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the number of conversations by telephone and meetings he has held with the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, since Easter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24133/14]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gerry Adams

40. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he raised with the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, the need for his Government to endorse the Haass proposals. [24134/14]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gerry Adams

41. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he raised with the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, the approach of the British Government to the issue of the past and of legacy matters. [24135/14]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gerry Adams

42. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he has had any conversations or contact with the First and Deputy First Ministers of Northern Ireland since the Unionist parties walked out of the all-party talks on 3 July. [30739/14]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gerry Adams

43. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on any discussions/contacts his Department has had with the British Government since the Unionist parties walked out of the all-party talks on 3 July. [30740/14]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gerry Adams

44. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his conversation with the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, on 6 July regarding the deteriorating situation in Northern Ireland. [30742/14]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gerry Adams

45. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he raised with Mr. Cameron the need for both Governments to implement outstanding elements of the Good Friday Agreement that are the responsibility of the Irish and British Governments. [30743/14]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gerry Adams

46. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he raised with Mr. Cameron the outstanding issues arising from the Good Friday Agreement and subsequent agreements, including the bill of rights, Acht na Gaeilge, the civic forum and the inquiry into the killing of human rights lawyer, Pat Finucane. [30744/14]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gerry Adams

47. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he raised with David Cameron the need for an independent inquiry into the Ballymurphy massacre case. [30745/14]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gerry Adams

48. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he raised with Mr. Cameron the need for both Governments to support the decisions of the Parades Commission and the policing of these by the PSNI. [30746/14]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gerry Adams

50. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to California; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26567/14]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gerry Adams

51. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the discussions he had with the Governor of California, Mr. Jerry Brown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26568/14]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gerry Adams

52. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the organisations, businesses and agencies he met during his visit to California. [26569/14]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gerry Adams

53. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he had meetings with any of the emigrant Irish groups in California during his recent visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26570/14]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gerry Adams

54. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he had any conversations on the issue of the undocumented Irish during his recent visit to California. [26571/14]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Gerry Adams

59. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the number of meetings of the Cabinet Committee on Irish and the Gaeltacht that have taken place since the beginning of July. [30747/14]

Prison Staff

Gerry Adams

591. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the reduction of 10%, as a result of the Haddington Road agreement, has been reinstated to persons employed as prison administration support officers at level two, but not to prison administration support officers at level three; when those prison administration support officers at level three can expect the reduction to be reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31474/14]

Mental Hospitals Report

Gerry Adams

621. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the findings from the Mental Health Commission's recent visit to St. Brigid's Hospital, Ardee, County Louth; the long-term plan envisaged for St. Brigid's; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30787/14]

Services for People with Disabilities

Gerry Adams

647. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the body or organisation responsible for oversight duties with regard to the facilities at Redwood extended care facility, Stamullen, to which the Health Service Executive refers patients. [31020/14]

Tax Code

Gerry Adams

74. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance that in acknowledging that the imposition of professional services withholding tax to non-EU agents could be construed as unfair as it puts an administrative burden on non-EU agents, it delays the return of capital which is rightfully theirs, it delays the use of capital cost of lost opportunities, if the PSWT is not collected at source it does not confer an economic advantage to the agent; in this context the PSWT is only collected at source for optics, and that the PSWT is seen as an obstacle to doing business, if he will consider in the next budget ceasing the practice of PSWT being collected in this context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30298/14]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gerry Adams

1. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with former US President Bill Clinton; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12757/14]

Northern Ireland Issues

Gerry Adams

97. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he raised the case of the hooded men with the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, during the Brussels EU summit. [28975/14]

European Council Meetings

Gerry Adams

98. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his discussions at the EU summit in Brussels on 26 and 27 June; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28977/14]

European Council Meetings

Gerry Adams

99. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his participation in events to mark the start of the First World War 100 years ago. [28978/14]

Northern Ireland Issues

Gerry Adams

100. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he discussed with the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, the current negotiations to resolve outstanding issues arising out of the Good Friday Agreement and subsequent issues. [28979/14]

Northern Ireland Issues

Gerry Adams

101. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he took the opportunity to discuss with the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, the Ballymurphy, Pat Finucane and other legacy issues. [28980/14]

Northern Ireland Issues

Gerry Adams

102. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he discussed with the British Prime Minister the role of the Irish and British Governments in contributing to a resolution of matters raised during the Haass talks. [28981/14]

EU Issues

Gerry Adams

103. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he discussed with the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, the election of a new EU Commission President. [28984/14]

EU Issues

Gerry Adams

104. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his discussions on the election of a new EU Commission President with other Heads of State at the Brussels conference. [28985/14]

Human Rights Issues

Gerry Adams

133. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the imprisonment of al-Jazeera journalists in Egypt was raised at the EU summit in Brussels. [28972/14]

Middle East Peace Process

Gerry Adams

134. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he raised at the EU summit the deteriorating situation in the Middle East, which has seen efforts to revive the stalled initiative to encourage dialogue and agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. [28982/14]

Humanitarian Aid

Gerry Adams

135. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he raised at the EU summit the worsening humanitarian crises in South Sudan, Iraq, Syria and Ukraine. [28983/14]