Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data

Gerry Adams

310. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of beds available under the fair deal scheme, by county, from 2011 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3992/16]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data

Gerry Adams

311. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting approval, the number approved but awaiting funding, and the expected waiting time for a person from the date of application to the approval date for funding under the nursing home support scheme in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3993/16]

Hospitals Discharges

Gerry Adams

312. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth; and the action he is taking to reduce this number. [3994/16]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review

Gerry Adams

313. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the progress of the interdepartmental agency working group set up following the report reviewing the fair deal scheme which was published on 20 July 2015; the meetings that have taken place to date; if he will provide or publish an interim report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3995/16]

General Medical Services Scheme

Gerry Adams

386. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if the drug Flexique is included in the Health Service Executive list of reimbursable items under the general medical services scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4338/16]

General Medical Services Scheme

Gerry Adams

387. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) in County Meath is unable to access the drug Flexique, under the general medical services scheme; if an alternative drug will be provided under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4339/16]

European Fisheries Fund

Gerry Adams

161. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm if the Government has handed back €5 million or any other amount to the European Fisheries Fund; and if so, the reason why. [3631/16]

Fish Farming

Gerry Adams

162. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of inaccuracies in a recent report entitled potential for land based salmon grow out in recirculating aquaculture systems, RAS, in Ireland, which concludes that salmon farming in land-based RAS facilities here is unviable, and this may have influenced Ireland’s funding policy for land-based aquaculture. [3632/16]

Fish Farming

Gerry Adams

163. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Bord Iascaigh Mhara has assessed the accuracy and validity of the contents of a report (details supplied) and the conclusions reached in the report; and if Bord Iascaigh Mhara concurs with its findings. [3633/16]

Fish Farming

Gerry Adams

164. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine did Bord Iascaigh Mhara or any other agency or body under his control, grant aid a report (details supplied); the cost of the report; the percentage of grant aid that was approved for it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3634/16]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Gerry Adams

181. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is sufficient staffing and expertise in the technical departments of local authorities to deliver increased build in social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3384/16]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gerry Adams

1. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the European Union leaders' summit in Brussels in Belgium in mid-October 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42208/15]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gerry Adams

2. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach when he last met with the German Chancellor, Dr. Angela Merkel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42225/15]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gerry Adams

6. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach who within the Government has responsibility for preparing the Government’s political, economic and policy arguments against British Government proposals on European Union membership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44676/15]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Gerry Adams

105. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Louth under the carer's allowance scheme including when a decision will issue. [2996/16]

Medicinal Products Availability

Gerry Adams

368. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) in County Louth is unable to access the drug Fampyra, in spite of its approval by the Health Service Executive in October 2015 to be included in the medical card scheme and the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3133/16]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Gerry Adams

369. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will reimburse costs to persons for the drug Fampyra, who are covered under the general medical services scheme and the long-term illness scheme for the period following the end of the trial until its approval by the Health Service Executive on 1 October 2015, given the considerable financial costs incurred by such persons in need of treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3134/16]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Gerry Adams

370. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the criteria persons must meet in order to be approved for use of Fampyra under the long-term illness scheme; the average waiting time for approval; the mechanisms through which persons can actively pursue approval or determine reasons for refusal for this treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3135/16]

Easter Rising Commemorations

Gerry Adams

509. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht why, in relation to invitations to attend State 1916 centenary events, she is making a distinction between relatives of those who were active in 1916 but who did not claim a statutory pension and the relatives of those who were active in 1916 but who did claim a statutory pension and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2833/16]

Mental Health Services

Gerry Adams

124. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if in December 2015 a person (details supplied) was admitted to an adult psychiatric unit in Waterford city. [2623/16]

Mental Health Services Provision

Gerry Adams

125. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of residential facilities and the number of beds in each facility for children with psychiatric illness, by region. [2624/16]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Gerry Adams

2. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Damodardas Modi; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33922/15]

Economic Management Council

Gerry Adams

25. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the role of the Economic Management Council in preparing the Government’s response to the plans of the British Prime Minister, Mr David Cameron, for a referendum on British membership of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44677/15]

HSE Funding

Gerry Adams

333. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the funding that was allocated by the Health Service Executive to the early intervention home teacher programme and the Down's syndrome Louth-Meath branch in Counties Louth and Meath for the years 2011 to 2015. [2021/16]

HSE Funding

Gerry Adams

334. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health why the Health Service Executive in County Louth has decided not to allocate funding to the early intervention home teacher programme and the Down's syndrome Louth-Meath branch, deeming them not to meet funding criteria, yet it allocated funding in County Meath for the same services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2022/16]

HSE Funding

Gerry Adams

335. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will intervene in the decision made by Health Service Executive in County Louth regarding funding for the early intervention, the home teacher programme and the Down's syndrome Louth-Meath branch, and seek to have funding reinstated as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2023/16]

HSE Funding

Gerry Adams

336. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health how many preschool children avail of places in the early intervention home teacher programme and the Down's syndrome Louth-Meath branch; and how many children have availed of these services from 2011 to 2015. [2024/16]

Preschool Services

Gerry Adams

337. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the cost per preschool child of providing the early intervention home teacher programme. [2025/16]

HSE Funding

Gerry Adams

338. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of total funding allocated by the Health Service Executive to the early intervention home teacher programme from 2011 to 2015. [2026/16]

HSE Funding

Gerry Adams

339. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the current providers of the early intervention home teacher programme; how long each programme has been in operation; and how many children avail of each programme. [2027/16]

HSE Funding

Gerry Adams

340. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify which early intervention home teacher programmes are fully funded by the Health Service Executive and the catchment areas they serve; how many children avail of the service; how many years have they received full Health Service Executive funding; and a breakdown of this funding by year. [2028/16]

HSE Funding

Gerry Adams

341. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health which early intervention and home teacher programmes receive part-funding from the Health Service Executive by the catchment areas they serve; how many children avail of the service; how many years have they received part Health Service Executive funding; and a breakdown of this funding by year. [2029/16]

Prisoner Transfers

Gerry Adams

462. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners waiting to be assessed for transfer under the Transfer of Sentenced Persons Acts; the timeframe for the assessment to be initiated; the number of prisoners transferred to prisons in this State in the past year; if new legislation or amendments to existing legislation are required; and if so the timeframe for this to be initiated. [46501/15]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Gerry Adams

58. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth who applied for carer's allowance on behalf of a spouse in August 2015 but has not yet received a response; when a decision will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45592/15]

Commissions of Inquiry

Gerry Adams

97. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has had any connect with the Police Ombudsman's office in the North which is carrying out an investigation into the bomb attack at Kay’s Tavern; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45472/15]

Commissions of Inquiry

Gerry Adams

98. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will implement the recommendations of the Oireachtas final report on the report of the independent commission of inquiry into the bombing of Kay's Tavern on Crowe Street in Dundalk on 19 December 1975; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45473/15]

Commissions of Inquiry

Gerry Adams

99. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she accepts the conclusion of the Oireachtas final report on the report of the independent commission of inquiry into the bombing of Kay's Tavern, on Crowe Street in Dundalk on 19 December 1975 that there was widespread collusion between British State forces and Unionist paramilitaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45474/15]

Commissions of Inquiry

Gerry Adams

100. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she accepts the conclusion of the Oireachtas final report on the report of the independent commission of inquiry into the bombing of Kay's Tavern on Crowe Street in Dundalk on 19 December 1975 that it will lead to a commission of inquiry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45475/15]

Commissions of Inquiry

Gerry Adams

101. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will establish a commission of investigation into the bombing of Kay’s Tavern on Crowe Street in Dundalk on 19 December 1975. [45476/15]

Commissions of Inquiry

Gerry Adams

102. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she accepts the conclusion of the Oireachtas final report on the report of the independent commission of inquiry into the bombing of Kay's Tavern that there was sufficient information available to the Government that British security personnel were working with and as loyalist paramilitaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45477/15]

Commissions of Inquiry

Gerry Adams

103. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she accepts the conclusion of the Oireachtas final report on the report of the independent commission of inquiry into the bombing of Kay's Tavern that more should have been done by the State to assist victims of the atrocities and that they should not have been left in a position where they legitimately felt they had been forgotten about; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45478/15]

Commissions of Inquiry

Gerry Adams

104. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will request An Garda Síochána to meet the families of the victims of the bomb attack at Kay's Tavern and other incidents covered by the reports of the Barron Commission and the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights; if An Garda Síochána will brief the families on the current status of its investigations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45479/15]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Gerry Adams

3. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice Reform last met. [42223/15]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Gerry Adams

4. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the number of meetings of the Cabinet Committee on Justice Reform that have taken place since it was established. [42224/15]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Gerry Adams

8. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee and sub-committee meetings that he attended from July 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44673/15]

Nursing Home Services

Gerry Adams

366. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of persons from this State currently resident in nursing homes in the North of Ireland; the cost of this since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44693/15]

Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times

Gerry Adams

385. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the protocols relating to waiting times that are in place for paediatric patients presenting for triage in accident and emergency departments. [44759/15]

Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times

Gerry Adams

386. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the protocols relating to waiting times that are in place for paediatric patients admitted for treatment in accident and emergency departments. [44760/15]

Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times

Gerry Adams

387. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the maximum advised waiting time for paediatric patients before being triaged upon referral and presentation to accident and emergency departments. [44761/15]

Rare Diseases

Gerry Adams

427. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the status of the all-Ireland network of rare disease registry, and if Bannayan Riley Ruvalcaba syndrome is included in this registry. [45069/15]