Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Road Projects

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

816. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport following recent improvement works to the Athlone bypass, if this road will be incorporated into the M6 motorway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29480/14]

Medical Card Reviews

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

569. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health his views on reviews of medical cards for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26866/14]

Medical Card Reviews

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

570. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health his views on reviews of medical cards for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26867/14]

Medical Card Applications

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

571. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the position in relation to medical card applications in respect of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26868/14]

Medical Card Applications

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

572. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the position in relation to medical card applications in respect of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26869/14]

Medical Card Administration

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

574. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) received information regarding another person's medical card eligibility and application for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26873/14]

Medical Card Reviews

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

575. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health when persons (details supplied) will receive answers from PCRS about their medical card reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26875/14]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

181. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the reason St. Vincent's Hospital in Dublin is suspending life-saving gastric-bypass operations on dangerously obese public patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26241/14]

School Enrolments Data

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

258. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children on the waiting list for places in junior infants in a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; if school places will be provided for these children in the coming academic year; the action he will take to ensure enrolment of children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24677/14]

School Enrolments Data

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

259. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children on the waiting list for places in junior infants in a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; if school places will be provided for these children in the coming academic year; the action he will take to ensure enrolment of children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24678/14]

State Examinations

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

270. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has been denied a reader for the leaving certificate exam in June 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22905/14]

Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Eligibility

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

426. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who is receiving invalidity pension has to come off same when a job offer comes up, and if it does not work out has to wait six to 12 weeks to be put back into the system; the reason is takes four to six weeks to be put on partial capacity in the interim period and in the meantime the person loses out on the job offer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22762/14]

Water Charges Administration

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

458. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a person owns a holiday home which is not used commercially, is he or she required to pay water charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21126/14]

Water Charges Exemptions

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

459. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a person has dug their own well and there are no services available such as piping, lighting and so on, does this person have to pay the water charge; the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21130/14]

Proposed Legislation

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

471. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities will be provided with legislation to deal with the issue of high hedges and trees similar to the High Hedges Act 2011 in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21318/14]

Proposed Legislation

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

558. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if legislation similar to the High Hedges Act 2011 in Northern Ireland will be introduced to deal with the issue of high hedges and trees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21316/14]

Medical Card Reviews

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

183. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health to explain the reason a medical card is automatically cancelled when under review if the requested information is not returned by a certain date without informing the applicant of such cancellation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20381/14]

Tax Reliefs Eligibility

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

66. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance the reason autism assistance dogs do not qualify for tax relief in the way that blindness assistance dogs do; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18897/14]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

144. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills if special needs assistants will be trained up in the PEC and ABA learning system for children with autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18888/14]

Autism Support Services

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

145. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to introducing teaching assistants into the classroom in addition to special needs assistants, who could possibly be trained in the PEC and ABA programmes under the new jobs pathways scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18889/14]

Teaching Qualifications

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

146. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the picture exchange communication system, which has been proven to be very beneficial for children with autism could be more widely used and included in the training of teachers in colleges of education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18891/14]

School Curriculum

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

147. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills when and which leaving certificate subjects were last revised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18892/14]

State Examinations

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

148. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that have been taken to ensure no future mistakes will occur on leaving certificate papers which has previously happened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18894/14]

Teaching Qualifications

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

151. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers who have participated in the professional diploma in mathematics for teaching announced by his Department in May 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18923/14]

Teaching Qualifications

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

152. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of participating teachers who have completed the professional diploma in mathematics for teaching successfully; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18924/14]

Teaching Qualifications

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

153. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of qualified teachers teaching maths in classrooms as a result of the professional diploma in mathematics for teaching successfully; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18925/14]

Teaching Qualifications

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

154. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the three years' funding expires for the professional diploma in mathematics for teaching successfully, if it will be renewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18926/14]

UN Conventions

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

525. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ratify the UN Convention for the Rights of People with Disabilities; the progress being made in accelerating this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18885/14]

Medical Card Eligibility

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

709. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the reason income is calculated at 2.3% on savings of more than €72,000 for a couple for the purposes of applying for a medical card in view of the fact that Government bond yield is 1.23%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19191/14]

Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

779. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the reason the drug myleran is not covered by the drugs payment scheme; if there is any likelihood of it being so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18884/14]

Obesity Strategy

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

780. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given towards establishing market regulations for foods high in sugar and fat. [18886/14]

Irish Blood Transfusion Service

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

781. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if all blood donors are tested before donating blood and if so, the reason men who have sex with men cannot donate once tested and cleared like other blood donors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18887/14]

Speech and Language Therapy

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

782. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the measures that will be taken to ensure child speech and language therapists are replaced during maternity leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18895/14]

Speech and Language Therapy

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

783. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if speech and language therapy for children can be delivered in schools and not health centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18896/14]

School Closures

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

199. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to assist parents who are now left with the task of obtaining a new school place for their children due to the sudden announcement on 12 March 2014 of the closure of CBC Monkstown Junior School; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16364/14]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

200. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprenticeships at levels 5 and 6 that are available here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16365/14]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

201. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills if research or consideration has been given towards establishing a guild system of apprenticeships similar to that of the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16366/14]

Foreshore Licence Applications

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

380. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on granting an offshore licence for refurbishment works on Dún Laoghaire baths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16363/14]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

614. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the conditions for providing defibrillators in public premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16354/14]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

615. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of defibrillators currently available nationwide for use by the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16355/14]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

616. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health in view of the severe and often tragic outcome of anaphylactic shock, if he plans to make the necessary provisions of EpiPens in public premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16356/14]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

618. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the reason Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, has closed the living kidney donor list to new patients, while a theatre that was opened to facilitate more transplants is not being used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16361/14]

Electronic Cigarettes

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

619. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if electronic cigarettes will be banned from all educational campuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16362/14]

Cycling Facilities Provision

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

708. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to date on the Sandycove to Sutton project in County Dublin; when it is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16301/14]

Irish Blood Transfusion Service

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

577. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the reason the Irish Blood Transfusion Service's current policy prevents homosexual men from donating blood when research shows there are no health risks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15255/14]

Irish Blood Transfusion Service

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

578. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given towards removing the ban on MSM blood donors here since the UK removed this ban in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15256/14]

Disease Incidence

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

583. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of death certificates that list diabetes as the cause of death; if this number has increased in the past 20 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15304/14]

Disease Incidence

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

584. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of women diagnosed with thyroid disorders each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15305/14]

Disease Incidence

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

585. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that die here each year from heart disease and stroke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15306/14]

Obesity Levels

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

586. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the annual cost of obesity to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15307/14]