Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Magdalen Laundries

Mary Lou McDonald

107. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if private general practitioner services will be made available to survivors of the Magdalen laundries under the provisions of the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014. [5106/15]

Magdalen Laundries

Mary Lou McDonald

108. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if any and all prescribed drugs including high-tech drugs, medicines, aids and appliances, will be made available to survivors of the Magdalen laundries under the provisions of the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014, or if provision of drugs, medicines, aids and appliances will be restricted to the reimbursement list within the meaning of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, as stated in the Bill as originally published; and if the latter is the case, the types of drugs, medicines, aids and appliances that will consequently not be made available to these women. [5107/15]

Magdalen Laundries

Mary Lou McDonald

109. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if any and all chiropody and podiatry services from any qualified chiropodist or podiatrist, including those in private practice, will be made available to survivors of the Magdalen laundries under the provisions of the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014 without the need for a general practitioner’s referral. [5108/15]

Magdalen Laundries

Mary Lou McDonald

110. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if complementary therapies, including massage, reflexology, acupuncture, aroma therapy or hydrotherapy, once referred by a general practitioner, will be made available to survivors of the Magdalen laundries under the provisions of the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014; if not, if in making this decision, she has considered the international medical evidence in relation to massage therapy and acupuncture in particular; and if consideration has been provided to the international scientific evidence in relation to the use of aroma therapy specifically in the counselling treatment of survivors of physical and-or sexual abuse. [5109/15]

Magdalen Laundries

Mary Lou McDonald

111. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if counselling, including psychological and psychotherapy services, from any professionally accredited counsellor will be made available to survivors of the Magdalen laundries and their immediate relatives under the provisions of the Redress for Women Resident In Certain Institutions Bill 2014, without restriction or limit on the number of sessions attended and without the need for general practitioner referral. [5110/15]

Magdalen Laundries

Mary Lou McDonald

112. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if comprehensive dental care, including access to private dentists not within the dental treatment services scheme available to medical card holders, will be made available to survivors of the Magdalen laundries under the provisions of the Redress for Women Resident In Certain Institutions Bill 2014. [5111/15]

Magdalen Laundries

Mary Lou McDonald

113. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if, where necessary services are not available within the public health service, audiology services from private practitioners will be made available to survivors of the Magdalen laundries under the provisions of the Redress for Women Resident In Certain Institutions Bill 2014. [5112/15]

Magdalen Laundries

Mary Lou McDonald

114. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if dedicated liaison officers, such as those available to HAA cardholders to help obtain optimum home nursing and home support services, will be made available to survivors of the Magdalen laundries under the provisions of the Redress for Women Resident In Certain Institutions Bill 2014. [5113/15]

Magdalen Laundries

Mary Lou McDonald

115. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if enhanced ophthalmic services provided to HAA cardholders, will be made available to survivors of the Magdalen laundries under the provisions of the Redress for Women Resident In Certain Institutions Bill 2014, or if these survivor will be restricted to those ophthalmic services already available to medical card holders. [5114/15]

Magdalen Laundries

Mary Lou McDonald

116. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if private physiotherapy services will be made available to survivors of the Magdalen laundries under the provisions of the Redress for Women Resident In Certain Institutions Bill 2014. [5115/15]

Community Employment Schemes Operation

Mary Lou McDonald

209. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 184 of 4 November 2014 and in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 who was in dispute with the community employment sponsor, the role her Department has in cases where the person believes their representations to the sponsor and her Department have not been adequately dealt with; the mechanisms in place to deal with disputes between community employment participants and sponsors or her Department; her Department's policy on evidence required from participants relating to fitness to work; and the rights participants have to access information relating to them held by the sponsor organisations or her Department. [4832/15]

Property Tax Data

Mary Lou McDonald

195. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Finance the reason the Revenue Commissioners reports a 95% compliance rate for payment of the property tax for the year 2014, in view of the fact that the Revenue Commissioners collect payment from source. [3411/15]

Property Tax Data

Mary Lou McDonald

196. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Finance if some residential properties are exempt from payment of the property tax; and if so, the types of properties. [3412/15]

Office of Public Works Projects

Mary Lou McDonald

226. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the expected eventual cost of the fence which is to be erected by the Office of Public Works around the Castletown Demesne, Celbridge, County Kildare. [3525/15]

Office of Public Works Projects

Mary Lou McDonald

227. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of funding his Department and-or the Office of Public Works has allocated for a court case regarding the right of way at Castletown Demesne, Celbridge, County Kildare to be taken by an organisation (details supplied); and the specific purposes or beneficiaries of such funds. [3526/15]

Illness Benefit Applications

Mary Lou McDonald

43. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 can expect a decision on their claim for illness benefit. [3088/15]

Carer's Allowance Delays

Mary Lou McDonald

89. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in a decision being made in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 who has applied for carer's allowance. [2877/15]

Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times

Mary Lou McDonald

90. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the current waiting time in processing social welfare claims, including the location of the social welfare office where the claim was submitted; and the type of claim concerned. [2878/15]

Carer's Allowance Eligibility

Mary Lou McDonald

210. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the supports in place for parents of a child who has cerebral palsy and requires both parents to act as full-time carers leaving them unable to seek employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2687/15]

Family Support Services

Mary Lou McDonald

362. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 322 of 30 September 2014 and 99 of 19 November 2014 if any decision has been made on the provision of funding for a centre (details supplied) in County Dublin for 2015. [2780/15]

Hospital Services

Mary Lou McDonald

443. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health to explain the reason that consultant services are currently not available to new patients referred to the dermatology service within the Children's University Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin 1. [2684/15]

Hospital Services

Mary Lou McDonald

444. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health to detail the number of new patients that have been put on hold and are waiting to be seen by the dermatology services within the Children's University Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin 1. [2685/15]

Hospital Services

Mary Lou McDonald

445. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health when the consultant services in the dermatology service in the Children's University Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin 1, will be restored to allow new patients access to the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2686/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Mary Lou McDonald

536. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's plans for the funding of extensions in respect of schools (details supplied) in County Dublin; when her Department's plans will be agreed with the schools for submission to South Dublin County Council planning department. [2682/15]

Local and Community Development Programme Project Funding

Mary Lou McDonald

571. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans regarding the 2015 funding for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will arrange to meet with these two national networks as a matter of urgency to discuss their future funding arrangements. [2779/15]

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Mary Lou McDonald

66. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if there are circumstances where a person over the age of 55 years who has been on community employment for three years can continue on this scheme or if there are other labour activation programmes available to such a person. [1245/15]

Freedom of Information Remit

Mary Lou McDonald

191. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of his stated commitment to transparency and accountability in the spending of public moneys, his views that it is acceptable for a public body fully funded by the Exchequer to withhold from the public record details of public service pension arrangements on retirement for senior managers; and if he will legislate to require all publicly funded bodies to make such information public in the interests of open Government. [49527/14]

Sports Funding

Mary Lou McDonald

490. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding that is available from his Department to fund sports activities for young persons in disadvantaged areas. [49630/14]

Family Support Services

Mary Lou McDonald

491. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a decision been made by his Department of the provision of funding to a centre (details sullied) in County Dublin for 2015. [49650/14]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility

Mary Lou McDonald

604. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was refused a long-term illness scheme; if he will add Leukodystrophy 4H syndrome onto the long-term illness scheme in view of the seriousness of this syndrome and the fact that there is only one recorded diagnosis of this rare condition in the State. [1083/15]

Institutes of Technology

Mary Lou McDonald

798. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills her view on whether it is appropriate for an educational institution (details supplied) to withhold a qualification from a student on the grounds that exam fees have not been paid. [1359/15]

Sports Funding

Mary Lou McDonald

991. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the financial supports or grants that are available to boxing clubs funded by his Department, directly or via other bodies. [49628/14]

Services for People with Disabilities

Mary Lou McDonald

150. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the additional supports that are available in respect a child (details supplied) in Dublin 22 who suffers with attention deficit disorder, ADD, and Asperger's syndrome and who is in need of a greater level of support than is currently being provided. [48507/14]

Services for People with Disabilities

Mary Lou McDonald

151. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the additional supports available to the family of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 22 who suffers with attention deficit disorder, ADD, and Asperger’s syndrome and who is in need of greater support than is currently being provided. [48508/14]

Services for People with Disabilities

Mary Lou McDonald

152. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a child (details supplied) in Dublin 22 receives a full mental health assessment as a matter of urgency to ensure that the supports provided to them and their family are appropriate to their level of need. [48509/14]

Services for People with Disabilities

Mary Lou McDonald

153. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the reason the parent of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 22 has not yet received a reply from the Clondalkin mental health service to a request for a full assessment, despite the fact that said request was submitted in July 2014. [48510/14]

Fiscal Compact Treaty

Mary Lou McDonald

86. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the implications for public spending of the expenditure benchmark that will apply as of 2016, as introduced by the six-pack European Semester provision, and incorporated into the fiscal stability treaty in 2012. [47949/14]

Corruption Perceptions Index

Mary Lou McDonald

89. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the statement of caution by Transparency International Ireland that, despite the recent improvement in the State’s ranking in the 2014 corruption perception index published on 3 December 2014, there are still significant corruption risks to be addressed, including in public procurement. [47950/14]

Office of the Ombudsman Status

Mary Lou McDonald

91. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to set out his views on a proposal to constitutionalise the position of the Ombudsman made at a conference hosted by the Institute of Public Administration on 7 November 2014 which the Ombudsman attended and addressed. [47798/14]

Estimates Process

Mary Lou McDonald

94. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the additional €1.1 billion in supplementary allocations sought from him by the various Departments for 2015. [47796/14]

Appointments to State Boards

Mary Lou McDonald

99. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the changes in the guidelines on appointments to State boards that were published on 25 November 2014; and the reason these have not been implemented in full before now. [47794/14]

North-South Ministerial Council

Mary Lou McDonald

242. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on his attendance at the North-South Ministerial Council meeting on 5 December 2014. [47799/14]

Commissions of Investigation

Mary Lou McDonald

414. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the forthcoming commission of investigation into the mother and baby homes will be in all ways compliant with the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry, BICI, principles and best practices for international and national commissions of inquiry and the Siracusa guidelines for international, regional and national fact-finding bodies. [48216/14]

Departmental Funding

Mary Lou McDonald

163. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 344 of 1 April 2014, if he will provide an update on discussions between his Department and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform regarding enhanced redundancy payments in the community and voluntary sector; and if there are proposals for legislation or new regulations to govern this area. [47369/14]

Pension Levy

Mary Lou McDonald

194. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if, in his view, it is reasonable and fair that a worker for an education and training board who holds two half-time positions equivalent to a full-time post, is only entitled to a pension for one half of that post but is paying the pension-related deduction on the full salary that is, for €53 pension the worker is paying €250 PRD. [46800/14]

Visa Applications

Mary Lou McDonald

291. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the visa application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [45299/14]

Water Charges Exemptions

Mary Lou McDonald

530. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the level of water charges that will be levied on third level students for the academic year, which is of nine months duration; if landlords will be obliged to pay part of the annual water charge; and if this is the case, the proportion of the annual bill landlords will be liable for. [45296/14]

Water Charges Exemptions

Mary Lou McDonald

531. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if third level students who are in receipt of the maintenance grant will be entitled to relief in relation to water charges; and if so, the amount of same. [45297/14]

Community Employment Schemes Places

Mary Lou McDonald

43. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 184 of 4 November 2014, the reason her Department has not yet responded directly to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 despite the fact that the person received an acknowledgement letter from her Department on 5 September 2014 promising a further response from her Department; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the person has not received any substantive reply to concerns raised regarding the discontinuation of their community employment placement from either their sponsor organisation or her Department; and her views on whether this is acceptable practice. [44216/14]

Magdalen Laundries

Mary Lou McDonald

82. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if Magdalen laundry survivors' ex gratia scheme applications from within the UK have to go through the Irish Women Survivors Support Network or if they can be made directly to her Department. [44368/14]