Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Respite Care Services

Róisín Shortall

252. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if a plan for regular periods of respite will be put in place in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will outline the supports available to assist this person. [14522/13]

Misuse of Drugs

Róisín Shortall

13. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the target date for the full commencement of new regulations under the Misuse of Drugs Act to deal with the trading of certain z-drugs; the dealing in and prescribing of benzodiazepines; his plans to deal with the sale of anabolic steroids; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14345/13]

Departmental Working Groups

Róisín Shortall

319. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of meetings of the Interdepartmental Working and Retirement Group that have taken place since February 2011; and the agenda for each of those meetings. [13878/13]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Róisín Shortall

320. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason an application for a diet supplement in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 9 was refused: if she will have this application reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13880/13]

Health Services

Róisín Shortall

132. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 6 March 2013, the services and treatments available to diabetes Type 1 patients under the medical card scheme. [13463/13]

Housing Adaptation Grants Funding

Róisín Shortall

87. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the action he is taking to ensure that adequate funding is provided to local authorities to deal with the demand for the housing aid for older persons scheme, the mobility aids housing grant scheme and the housing adaptation grant for persons with a disability; and if he will outline any eligibility and or benefit changes that will be made to these schemes in 2013. [12777/13]

Tax Reliefs Application

Róisín Shortall

179. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 81 of 23 January 2013, if he is now in a position to provide the data requested. [12744/13]

Tax Reliefs Application

Róisín Shortall

183. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the approved bodies that have benefitted from tax relief on donations made to them in the last year for which figures are available; and the value of the tax relief that applied in each case. [12896/13]

Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility

Róisín Shortall

328. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection the basis on which the imputed annual income has been determined in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the applicant disputes this figure and has provided evidence of this to her Department; and if she will instruct her Department to take action so that the two figures are reconciled and the case is properly reviewed. [12720/13]

Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility

Róisín Shortall

330. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a claim for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 was suspended; and the reason this person was not notified prior to this action. [12735/13]

Magdalen Laundries Issues

Róisín Shortall

471. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will give consideration to the inclusion of former residents of an institution (details supplied) in the redress scheme under the aegis of Mr. Justice Quirke. [12641/13]

Child Protection Issues

Róisín Shortall

564. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the role of child art psychotherapy in Child Welfare and Protection Services; if she intends to make such psychotherapeutic services available to children who are involved with child protection social workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12670/13]

Youth Services Provision

Róisín Shortall

565. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide details of the funding allocation made to the CDYSB for each of the past five years with details of the element of this which was for the running of the CDYSM itself in each year; and if she will outline the steps that are being taken to ameliorate the most negative impacts on youth services of the significant funding allocation for the current year. [12733/13]

Youth Services Provision

Róisín Shortall

566. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will explain the circumstance surrounding the recent downward revision of the 2013 budget allocation agreed last December with the CDYSB; and if she will outline the way it is proposed to achieve a further €600,000 in cuts in a manner that does do significant damage to existing services and where the burden is equitably shared. [12734/13]

Hospital Staff Issues

Róisín Shortall

619. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the number of consultant neurologists currently employed in the health service; the current out-patient waiting times in each case; the way in which this ratio of neurologists to population compares with European norms; and his plans, if any, to address the current long waiting times where over 5,000 people are waiting more than a year to see a neurologist. [12666/13]

Health Services Provision

Róisín Shortall

630. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will request the Health Service Executive to expedite a decision on an application for occupational therapy assessment in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 11, particularly in view of the fact that the closing date for applying for support hours at second level is imminent and without the required assessment it will be very difficult for the secondary school to make an application for support hours. [12760/13]

Thalidomide Victims Compensation

Róisín Shortall

660. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the way he intends to honour the commitment in the programme for Government to continue to engage in discussions with the Irish Thalidomide Survivors Society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13112/13]

Parliamentary Party Allowances

Róisín Shortall

107. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total amount of funding allocated under the party leader's allowance in each of the past ten years broken down by party; and the way in which the underlining rate per Member applying to the party leader's allowance scheme has changed in each of these years. [12254/13]

Political Funding

Róisín Shortall

108. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total funding allocated under the Electoral (Amendment) Act, 2001 to the qualifying parties in each of the past ten years broken down by party; and the way in which the underlining rate applying to allocations under this Act has changed in each of these years. [12255/13]

Jobseeker's Allowance Applications

Róisín Shortall

119. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the credit history of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; the reason this person was told that they had been signed off; the way in which this error came about in view of the fact that her Department were made aware of any changes to this person's circumstances; and the way this matter will be resolved and the credits backdated and restored. [12136/13]