Parliamentary questions

Departmental Staff Rehiring

Eoghan Murphy

199. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are any retired public sector workers from his Department, or any other part of the public sector, currently on his Department's payroll, for example, for sitting on a committee or preparing a report, but not exclusively these two areas; the number on the payroll; the cost to his Department; the services being delivered for this money; and the way that the positions were originally advertised. [6258/13]

Sale of State Assets

Eoghan Murphy

200. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has concerns that the plans to sell Coillte's harvesting rights, to private commercial interests, will lead to the imposition of restrictions on access to forests on the part of the private owners, and in view of the fact that the open access policy operated under Coillte's management may conflict with their aim of maximising return on investment. [6285/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Tom Hayes

201. Deputy Tom Hayes asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of a disadvantaged areas payment will issue to persons (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6298/13]

Departmental Banking

Simon Harris

202. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money held on deposit or in short-term bank investments by each Government or State agency or body under his Department's remit; the rate of interest at which the deposits are held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6328/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals

Brendan Griffin

203. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an appeal to the disadvantaged areas appeals committee in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6347/13]

Foster Care Expenditure

Brian Stanley

204. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost to the State, per annum, for a child in foster placement with a family, including weekly-monthly payments to the family, plus ancillary costs. [6214/13]

Foster Care Expenditure

Brian Stanley

205. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the per capita funding paid to foster agencies by the Health Service Executive has been reduced by 33%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6215/13]

Departmental Staff Rehiring

Eoghan Murphy

206. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there are any retired public sector workers from her Department, or any other part of the public sector, currently on her Department's payroll, for example, for sitting on a committee or preparing a report, but not exclusively these two areas; the number on the payroll; the cost to her Department; the services being delivered for this money; and the way that the positions were originally advertised. [6260/13]

Departmental Banking

Simon Harris

207. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of money held on deposit or in short-term bank investments by each Government or State agency or body under her Department's remit; the rate of interest at which the deposits are held; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6330/13]

HSE Expenditure

Brendan Griffin

208. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the amount spent in 2012 to provide transport for patients travelling from Kerry to Corks hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6218/13]

Health Services Provision

Dan Neville

209. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a personal assistant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [6100/13]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Sean Fleming

210. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when an appointment to see a consultant in Dublin will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6102/13]

HSE Funding

Catherine Murphy

211. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there will be demographic funding available this year; if so, the amount of money that has been budgeted to provide such funding; if so, the amount that will be provided per applicant; the expected number of people who will require demographic funding this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6103/13]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Tony McLoughlin

212. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health if he or the Health Service Executive provide any grant assistance to persons with severe disabilities who require a mobility scooter in order to lead an independent life as much as possible; if he will provide the relevant details of any scheme which the aforementioned persons could avail of; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6115/13]

Services for People with Disabilities

Catherine Murphy

213. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to support and or training programmes available, either wholly or partially, under the authority of his Department that assist persons with high functioning autism spectrum disorders to transition to supported employment once they reach age 18; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6133/13]

Hospital Services

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

214. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the list of centres-hospitals where publicly-funded screening for sexually transmitted infections is available; if he will also provide numerical data for the number of persons who used the service per year since 2006 to date in 2013, or the year on which the most recent statistics are available; and the number of screenings per year that each centre-hospital is capable of administering. [6145/13]

Hospice Services

Derek Keating

215. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Health if he will outline, in detail and in tabular form, the number of cases for the Newcastle area, which incorporates all of Brittas, Blessington Road and City West, that Our Lady's Hospice in Harold's Cross has provided a service for in the past ten years up until December 2012 that involved home care, and end-of-life care, who died at home and, separately, who died under the care provided in Our Lady's Hospice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6146/13]

Hospice Services

Derek Keating

216. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Health If he will outline, in detail and tabulated format, the number of cases for the Newcastle area, which incorporates all of Newcastle, Brownstown, Aylesbury, up to Hazelhatch and the borders of Kildare and Wicklow, that Our Lady's Hospice in Harold's Cross has provided a service for in the past ten years up until December 2012 which involved home care, and end-of-life care, who died at home and, separately, who died under the care provided in Our Lady's Hospice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6147/13]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Michael Healy-Rae

217. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will have an eye operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6161/13]

Health Services Provision

Thomas Pringle

218. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to improve services for sufferers of inflammatory bowel disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6174/13]

Hospital Trusts

Michelle Mulherin

219. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Health the date upon which the Hospital Trust for Mayo, Galway and Roscommon was established; the dates various members of the board of the trust were appointed; the number of meetings that have taken place to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6216/13]

Hospital Services

Billy Timmins

220. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the epilepsy monitoring units in Cork and Dublin; if they will be opened, as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6219/13]

Disabilities Services Funding

Terence Flanagan

221. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the swimming pool of St. Michael's House in Belcamp, Dublin, had no option but to close on Saturdays because of cutbacks in excess of €11 million in the past four years which left many children with disabilities, in the surrounding areas, unable to use the facility; whether financial support will be made available to ensure that the swimming pool is open to customers on Saturdays; if his attention has been drawn to the concerns that St. Michael's will have to endure further cutbacks in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6245/13]

Mental Health Services Provision

Ann Phelan

222. Deputy Ann Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the case of a child (details supplied) in County Carlow who has been in long-term care since June 2009 who has been assessed by a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist, and a clinical educational psychologist and psychotherapist, as requiring additional therapeutic work more than four years ago but has, to date, received no additional therapy; if he will outline the up to date situation with the case; what can the carer's expect at this stage; the actions that will be taken by the Health Service Executive in view of the previous recommendations made by the medical professionals involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6251/13]

Suicide Prevention

Tom Fleming

223. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health following the publication of the cross border report on suicide jointly funded by the National Office for Suicide Prevention and the Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland, the action he will take to implement the recommendations in the report and the availability of sufficient funding and appointment of personnel with specific expertise to engage in intensive preventative programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6256/13]

Voluntary Sector Funding

Tom Fleming

224. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the amount of funding being provided to Kerry Parents and Friends for 2013, vis-à-vis 2012, will enable the organisation to deliver adequately, in response to the growing demands placed on its resources, and to at least maintain the existing level of services and ensure the organisation can continue to meet the needs of people, with significant intellectual disabilities, in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6257/13]

Departmental Staff Rehiring

Eoghan Murphy

225. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there are any retired public sector workers from his Department, or any other part of the public sector, currently on his Department's payroll, for example, for sitting on a committee or preparing a report, but not exclusively these two areas; the number on the payroll; the cost to his Department; the services being delivered for this money; and the way the positions were originally advertised. [6267/13]

Data Protection

Eoghan Murphy

226. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is concerned that the destruction of data, obtained through the use of the heel prick test, will result in a loss of valuable data that could be used to better understand certain diseases and their genetic links; and if he has considered restrictions on the use of such data instead of its destruction. [6276/13]

Hospital Staff

Eoghan Murphy

227. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on the use of agency nurses in hospitals, in particular the cost-effectiveness of using agency nurses in cases of unexpected demand, specialist nursing and to cover the sick leave and holidays of Health Service Executive staff. [6278/13]

Hospice Services

Derek Keating

228. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in detail and tabular format, the number of cases for the Lucan area, County Dublin, which incorporates all of Lucan, Adamstown, Strawberry Beds and Foxdene, that Our Lady's Hospice in Harold's Cross have provided a service for in the past ten years up until December 2012 which involved home care, and end-of-life care, who died at home and, separately, who died under the care provided in Our Lady's Hospice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6300/13]

Hospital Services

Derek Keating

229. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in detail and tabular form, the number of cases from the Lucan area, County Dublin, which incorporates all of Lucan, Adamstown, the Strawberry Beds and Foxdene, that St. James's Hospital, Dublin, has provided a service for in the past ten years up until December 2012 which involved home care, and end-of-life care, who died at home and, separately, who died under the care provided in St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6301/13]

Hospital Services

Derek Keating

230. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Health if he will outline, in detail and tabular format, the number of cases from the Newcastle area, which incorporates all of Newcastle, Brownstown, Aylesbury, up to Hazelhatch and the borders of counties Kildare and Wicklow, that St. James's Hospital, Dublin, has provided a service for in the past ten years up until December 2012 which involved home care, and end-of-life care, who died at home and, separately, who died under its care in St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6302/13]

Hospital Services

Derek Keating

231. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in detail and tabular form, the number of cases for the Rathcoole and Saggart areas, Dublin, which incorporates Brittas, Blessington Road and City West, that St. James's Hospital, Dublin, has provided a service for in the past ten years up until December 2012 which involved home care, and end-of-life care, who died at home and, separately, who died under its care in St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6303/13]

Hospital Services

Derek Keating

232. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in detail and tabulated format, the number of cases for the Lucan area, which incorporates all of Lucan, Adamstown, Strawberry Beds and Foxdene, that Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, has provided a service for in the past ten years up until December 2012 that involved home care, and end-of-life care, who died at home and, separately, who died under its care in Connolly Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6304/13]

Hospital Services

Derek Keating

233. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in detail and tabular form, the number of cases for the Newcastle area, which incorporates all of Newcastle, Brownstown, Aylesbury, up to Hazelhatch and the borders of Kildare and Wicklow, that Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, has provided a service for in the past ten years up until December 2012 which involved home care, and end-of-life care, who died at home and, separately, who died under its care in Connolly Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6305/13]

Hospital Services

Derek Keating

234. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in detail and tabular form, the number of cases for the Rathcoole and Saggart areas, which incorporates Brittas, Blessington Road and City West, that Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, has provided a service for in the past ten years up until December 2012 which involved home care, and end-of-life care, who died at home and, separately, who died under its care in Connolly Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6306/13]

Hospital Services

Derek Keating

235. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in detail and tabular form, the number of cases for the Rathcoole and Saggart areas, which incorporates Brittas, Blessington Road and City West, that Tallaght Hospital has provided a service for in the past ten years up until December 2012 which involved home care, and end-of-life care, who died at home and, separately, who died under its care in Tallaght Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6307/13]

Hospital Services

Derek Keating

236. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in detail and tabulated format, the number of cases for the Newcastle area, which incorporates all of Newcastle, Brownstown, Aylesbury, up to Hazelhatch and the borders of Kildare and Wicklow, that Tallaght Hospital has provided a service for in the past ten years up until December 2012 which involved home care, and end-of-life care, who died at home and, separately, who died under its care in Tallaght Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6308/13]

Hospital Services

Derek Keating

237. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in detail and tabulated format the number of cases for the Lucan area, which incorporates all of Lucan, Adamstown, Strawberry Beds and Foxdene, that Tallaght Hospital has provided a service for in the past ten years up until December 2012 which involved home care, end of life care, who died at home, who died at home and who died under their care in Tallaght Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6309/13]

Hospital Services

Thomas P. Broughan

238. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if there are plans for a new cardiovascular Department at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6315/13]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Martin Ferris

239. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the funding available to support the Kerry Cancer Support Group bus which brings patients from County Kerry to Cork University Hospital free of charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6324/13]

Departmental Banking

Simon Harris

240. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the amount of money held on deposit or in short-term bank investments by each Government or State agency or body under his Department's remit; the rate of interest at which the deposits are held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6337/13]

Hospital Trusts

Michelle Mulherin

241. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Health the hospitals included in the Mayo, Galway, Roscommon Hospital Trust; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6343/13]

Hospital Waiting Lists

John Browne

242. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will arrange a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6349/13]

Hospital Trusts

Michelle Mulherin

243. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Health if the health trust for counties Mayo, Galway and Roscommon is fully constituted and operational; the number of members on the board of trust; the hospital they represent in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6355/13]

EU Funding

Finian McGrath

244. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposals that he has put forward under the Trans-European Transport Network multi-annual programme 2007 – 2013. [6143/13]

Upward Only Rent Reviews

Peadar Tóibín

245. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of leases with upward only rent clauses, that were in place by agencies under his Department at the start of 2011; and the number of such leases currently in operation. [6170/13]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Charlie McConalogue

246. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown by county of the National Roads Authority allocations for 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6240/13]

Departmental Staff Rehiring

Eoghan Murphy

247. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are any retired public sector workers from his Department, or any other part of the public sector, currently on his Department's payroll, for example, for sitting on a committee or preparing a report, but not exclusively these two areas; the number on the payroll; the cost to his Department; the services being delivered for this money; and the way the positions were originally advertised. [6272/13]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Timmy Dooley

248. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide, in tabular form, the original allocation to each local authority in respect of local road maintenance in 2011 and the amount spent in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6273/13]