Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Electoral Commission Establishment

Róisín Shortall

2241. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the position regarding the establishment of the electoral commission as outlined in the Programme for a Partnership Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28410/17]

Local Authority Staff Remuneration

Róisín Shortall

130. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a decision will issue on the application by a person (details supplied) for a supplementary pension from Dublin City Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26308/17]

Taxi Regulations

Róisín Shortall

228. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will direct the NTA to extend the deadline for an offer of a wheelchair accessible grant for a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that it has taken six weeks for the declined cases section of a company (details supplied) to provide the person with an insurance quote to allow the person to purchase a taxi plate. [26457/17]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Investigations

Róisín Shortall

233. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of matters the ODCE has referred to the DPP on foot of its investigations; the number of convictions that resulted for each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26307/17]

State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility

Róisín Shortall

167. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will address an anomaly whereby a person (details supplied) who is living alone can be denied a living alone allowance in view of the fact they are in receipt of a qualified adult payment on their partner's pension but 80% of this pension is being taken as part of a fair deal agreement due to the fact the partner is in a nursing home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26103/17]

Teachers' Remuneration

Róisín Shortall

190. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the Government's timeframe to end the pay inequality that newly qualified teachers face in view of the fact that the financial emergency measures in the public interest have been in operation for six years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25574/17]

Dietary Allowance Administration

Róisín Shortall

275. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for his signing of SI 71/2017 (Consolidated Supplementary Welfare Allowance) (Amendment) (No. 1) (Diet Supplement) Regulations 2017; his views on whether there is a need to restore the terms of the diet supplement scheme to pre-2014 terms and to reopen the scheme for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25387/17]

Public Service Pay Commission Reports

Róisín Shortall

365. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he expects the final report of the Public Service Pay Commission to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25575/17]

Hospital Records

Róisín Shortall

432. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his plans to investigate the issues of miscommunication, loss of patient records and delays in the transfer of information on appointments and scheduling between the Mater Hospital and Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25470/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Róisín Shortall

506. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the action he is taking to ensure that services for young persons with autism after they reach 18 years of age will be improved in the north Dublin area. [26005/17]

Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund

Róisín Shortall

6. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to his comments (details supplied) in April 2017, the local authorities that have received commitments with regard to affordability from housing developers availing of the local infrastructure housing activation fund; the number of affordable units he expects this fund to generate within each of these local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25027/17]

Waste Management Regulations

Róisín Shortall

246. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the records to be held by persons or companies engaged in waste activities as required under section 18(3)(b) of the Waste Management Act 1996. [25204/17]

Autism Support Services

Róisín Shortall

29. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the adequacy of the current provision of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, places at both primary and secondary level; the steps he is taking to ensure provision is adequate to meet demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25048/17]

Patient Data

Róisín Shortall

220. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the proportion of all medical outpatient activity which related to the care of skin disease (details supplied) in each of the years 2006 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24886/17]

Health Services Staff Data

Róisín Shortall

221. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant dermatologists per head of population here; the way this figure compares with Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24887/17]

Patient Data

Róisín Shortall

222. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals and the number of persons referred to a consultant dermatologist in each of the years 2006 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24888/17]

National Treatment Purchase Fund Data

Róisín Shortall

223. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an annual breakdown of the NTPF, National Treatment Purchase Fund, funding that has been required in each of the years 2006 to 2016 in order to purchase consultations or treatments for long waiting patients referred to public dermatology services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24889/17]

National Treatment Purchase Fund Data

Róisín Shortall

224. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of patients initially referred to public dermatology services for which the NTPF subsequently purchased consultations or treatments in each of the years year 2006 to 2016; if such appointments were offered here, in Northern Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales or elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24890/17]

National Treatment Purchase Fund Data

Róisín Shortall

225. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons initially referred to public dermatology services and for which the NTPF subsequently purchased consultations or treatments; the number of such appointments which were accepted by persons in each of the years 2006 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24891/17]

National Treatment Purchase Fund Data

Róisín Shortall

226. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons subsequently referred back to primary or secondary care for ongoing care in relation to the number of persons initially referred to public dermatology services and for which the NTPF subsequently purchased consultations or treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24892/17]