Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Child Care Services Data

Ciara Conway

288. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount allocated in his estimates for the community childcare subvention in 2013 and 2014; the amount spent in 2013; the projected spend for 2014; the number of parents and children it supported in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47033/14]

Child Care Services Data

Ciara Conway

289. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide in tabular form the number of those in receipt of, or qualified for the community child care subsidy in 2013 and 2014; if he will provide a breakdown of the number of parents on community employment, Tús, Gateway, back to work enterprise allowance, back to education allowance, part-time job incentive, JobBridge, springboard or ETB Solas courses who qualified for the CCS; the number of children supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47034/14]

Child Care Services Expenditure

Ciara Conway

290. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount allocated in 2013, 2014 and 2015 for the child care employment and training supports scheme; the amount spent in 2013, and projected outturn for 2014; the number of parents supported and children cared for in 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47035/14]

Child Care Services Expenditure

Ciara Conway

291. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount allocated in 2013, 2014 and 2015 for the community employment childcare programme; the amount spent in 2013; the projected outturn for 2014; the number of parents supported and children cared for in 2013 and 2014, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47036/14]

Child Care Services Expenditure

Ciara Conway

292. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount allocated in 2013, 2014 and 2015 for the after-school child care scheme; the amount spent in 2013; the projected outturn for 2014; the number of parents supported and children cared for in 2013 and 2014 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47037/14]

Health and Social Care Professionals Registration Fee

Ciara Conway

151. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health the progress being made on the intended regulation of clinical biochemists, dietitians, medical scientists, occupational therapists, orthoptists, physiotherapists, podiatrists, psychologists, radiographers, social care workers, social workers and speech and language therapists and the HETAC report on education standards in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46602/14]

Hospice Services

Ciara Conway

80. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form and in respect of each of the voluntary hospice organisations here, the number of homecare workers, nurses, who are employed per head of population for the area covered by that hospice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46414/14]

VAT Rate Application

Ciara Conway

47. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Finance the reason equipment needed for citizens, and specifically children, with special needs is charged at the higher VAT rate; his plans to reduce the rate of VAT on special needs equipment in view of the fact that it places an extra financial burden on support groups, particularly voluntary groups; if there is any means by which voluntary organisations that work with children with special needs may claim a refund on VAT paid on specialist equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45419/14]

Judicial Appointments

Ciara Conway

85. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties that have been caused nationwide and that are anticipated in coming weeks due to a delay in appointing nine Circuit Court judges to fill vacancies that have arisen recently; if she will commit to making these appointments as a matter of urgency; the timeframe regarding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45513/14]

Prisoner Data

Ciara Conway

271. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a breakdown of the numbers of prisoners currently being held in solitary confinement in the prison system here, whether for the purposes of ensuring their own protection or otherwise; her views on this as an appropriate and humane action in view of the acknowledged impact of isolation on mental health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43881/14]

Controlled Drug Sales

Ciara Conway

282. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has statistics or findings that would suggest methadone is being sold illegally or if there is a black market for this heroin substitute here; the steps she is taking to combat this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43938/14]

Child and Family Agency Staff

Ciara Conway

328. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his attention has been drawn to opposition to plans to introduce a graduate placement scheme for social workers on the basis that it implies that newly qualified, CORU registered social workers are not fully qualified and entitled to take their place in the workforce at the appropriate salary level together with the assertion that it devalues the credibility of CORU accredited social work programmes, including the fact that students complete lengthy assessed placements as part of their professional education; his views on the motion that was passed by a group of social work educators (details supplied); if there is engagement ongoing with this group; the level of engagement; if these points are being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43880/14]

Substance Misuse

Ciara Conway

380. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health the supports and treatments that are available to support methadone users here; the initiatives under way to help citizens combat their methadone addiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43939/14]

Substance Misuse

Ciara Conway

390. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health in view of the addictive properties of methadone which give rise to its own set of addiction problems, if the Health Service Executive is considering alternatives to methadone as a treatment for heroin addiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44033/14]

Hospital Food

Ciara Conway

418. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on efforts to establish a Health Service Executive working group to develop a sustainable and patient centred healthy food policy to be implemented throughout all its hospitals and facilities which will encompass procurement, catering, cooking, serving and waste minimising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44203/14]

Medical Records

Ciara Conway

359. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health the location of the medical records, including the birth registers and the ​maternity ​theatre registers, for each year from 1951​ to ​1995,​​ inclusive, relating to maternity and obstetric services formerly provided at ​Airmount​​ Hospital, County​ ​Waterford, ​under arrangements pursuant to maternity services legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42902/14]

Animal Welfare

Ciara Conway

404. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the protections that are afforded to the Bilberry goat herd at Bilberry in Waterford city; the steps he is taking to ensure this unique goat breed remains protected, and genetically distinct; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41099/14]

Animal Welfare

Ciara Conway

405. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to an order from his Department to ensure the Bilberry goat herd in County Waterford is kept apart from other breeds of goat, the follow up action that has been taken to ensure this order has been fully complied with; the way this issue is monitored and kept under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41100/14]

Property Registration Fees

Ciara Conway

522. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a matter (details supplied); if there is any measure present or pending to allow registered charities to waive their property registration fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41562/14]

Hospital Appointments Status

Ciara Conway

662. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health the position regarding funding for an operation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41385/14]