Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Ged Nash

519. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of beds/residential places provided in a detoxification unit (details supplied); if this unit accepts clients from counties Louth, Meath, Cavan and Monaghan; the admission criteria employed by the Health Service Executive; the average waiting times for admission to the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13831/13]

Banking Sector Regulation

Ged Nash

56. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has been consulted in relation to plans announced by Allied Irish Bank to outsource IT positions to an Indian company (details supplied); if his Department has signed off on such an agreement with the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13299/13]

Symphysiotomy Report

Ged Nash

602. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a date for the publication of the Walsh report into the practice of symphysiotomy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12537/13]

Hospital Staff Issues

Ged Nash

239. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric orthopaedic surgeons in the Health Service Executive system; the facilities in which they are based; his plans to recruit necessary additional specialist surgeons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12082/13]

Ambulance Service Provision

Ged Nash

241. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health the current provision of ambulance services in the Drogheda, Dundalk and general County Louth area; the number of paramedic personnel engaged in the service; if the Health Service Executive plans to retain the existing number of ambulances in the service; if the Health Service Executive intends to continue with current levels of staffing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12084/13]

IDA Portfolio

Ged Nash

254. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the locations of all new Industrial Development Agency-led advance unit developments in 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11130/13]

Hospital Facilities

Ged Nash

488. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the Health Service Executive's plans for the future of laundry services at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, County Louth and the Louth County Hospital; if he will ensure that the HSE engages constructively with trade unions regarding the option under consideration for the operation and future of the services at both facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11147/13]

Health Services Expenditure

Ged Nash

489. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will detail the total cost of a piece of machinery at a facility (details supplied) in County Louth; if he will explain the reason for the failure to replace the item; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11148/13]

Hospital Facilities

Ged Nash

490. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if a company (details supplied) is on record as having formally applied to the Health Service Executive through the public tendering process to provide services at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, County Louth; if he will outline the total value of any contracts awarded to that company in 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11149/13]

Ambulance Service Provision

Ged Nash

498. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the Health Service Executive's plans for ambulance cover in the Drogheda/Dundalk area; the budget available for the ambulance service in County Louth for 2013 compared to 2012; the number of ambulances available to cover County Louth in 2013 compared with 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11170/13]

Treatment Abroad Scheme

Ged Nash

503. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will review the terms of the treatment abroad scheme to ensure that reasonable accommodation and baggage costs are included for patients with mobility issues who are required to avail of the scheme on a frequent basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11188/13]

Residential Institutions Issues

Ged Nash

524. Deputy Gerald Nash 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10245/13]

Garda Deployment

Ged Nash

529. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the Garda personnel resources allocated to provide policing and patrol car support in the Cooley Peninsula area, County Louth; the number of vehicles available to the gardaí in this area for the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10311/13]

Cochlear Implants

Ged Nash

676. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive intends to upgrade and enhance the audiology unit in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin; if the HSE intends to make resources available to enable all children who require bilateral cochlear implants to have the essential procedure carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9838/13]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Expenditure

Ged Nash

729. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the total cost of the long term illness scheme for the years 2009 to 2012 inclusive; and the cost per patient availing of this scheme. [10279/13]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Expenditure

Ged Nash

730. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the administration costs of the long term illness scheme for the years 2009 to 2012 inclusive. [10280/13]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Expenditure

Ged Nash

731. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he has given consideration to abolishing the long term illness scheme and giving any patient with a defined long term illness a medical card, in view of the fact that patients on the long term illness scheme already have their medication paid for and will, under the Programme for Government be in receipt of general practitioner cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10281/13]

Medical Card Reviews

Ged Nash

732. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the total cost of assessing persons for eligibility for medical cards for the years 2009 to 2012, inclusive. [10282/13]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility

Ged Nash

733. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the total cost of assessing persons for eligibility for the fair deal scheme for the years 2009 to 2012 inclusive. [10283/13]

Medical Card Eligibility

Ged Nash

734. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health the links that are in place between the Health Service Executive and the Department of Social Protection and the Revenue to assist with means testing in determining persons eligibility when applying for medical cards or fair deal. [10284/13]

Medical Card Eligibility

Ged Nash

735. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will give consideration to the idea of transferring responsibility for assessing eligibility for medical cards and the fair deal scheme to the Department of Social Protection on the basis that it could potentially eliminate the duplication of functions between Departments and agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10285/13]

Hospital Staff

Ged Nash

736. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of medical students that are expected to graduate here this year; the number of intern places that will be available within the Health Service Executive for these graduates; the contingency plans that are in place to meet any potential shortage of intern places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10286/13]

HSE Properties

Ged Nash

219. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of estimated costs for a project (details supplied) in County Louth; if he will indicate the successful contractor for the work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9284/13]

Hospital Staff

Ged Nash

236. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he intends to appoint a paediatric orthopaedic surgeon at Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9142/13]

Lourdes Hospital Redress Scheme Eligibility

Ged Nash

352. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on implementation of the programme for Government commitment in respect of the proposed extension of the Neary redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8001/13]

Fire Service

Ged Nash

146. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has reached a decision on whether of not to recommend to the Department of Social Protection that retained fire-fighters should be entitled to social welfare if they have no other form of employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7702/13]

Water Meters Installation

Ged Nash

461. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the contracts/tenders for the installation of water meters will be advertised in the context of the establishment of Irish Water; if the contracts will be offered on a regional or county-by-county basis; the number of jobs that will be created in the installation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7033/13]

Hospital Staff

Ged Nash

682. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health his views on Ireland's obligation to implement the European working time directive on legal working hours for the medical profession; if he will provide a commitment to fulfil the State's obligations in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7031/13]

Medical Card Eligibility

Ged Nash

683. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health his plans for wide dissemination to all relevant parties of information about the facility by which people with a terminal diagnosis may be given a medical card immediately the terminal diagnosis is verified by a registered medical practitioner regardless of patient means in view of recent press reports which suggest that some patients and their medical and social care teams may not be aware of this facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7040/13]

Smarter Transport

Ged Nash

750. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will be making any further provision for the smarter travel programme in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7087/13]

EU Conventions

Ged Nash

382. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans, in view of Italy's status as the first EU member to ratify ILO Convention 189 on Domestic Workers, to ratify the Convention during the EU Presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5497/13]

Primary Care Centre Provision

Ged Nash

826. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update and detailed timeline on progress regarding the development of a new primary care facility at two locations (details supplied) in Counties Meath and Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5496/13]

Symphysiotomy Report

Ged Nash

183. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in regard to the status of the Walsh report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4643/13]

Health Services Staff Issues

Ged Nash

614. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide figures for the number of applications received to date for the Health Service Executive nursing/midwifery graduate scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2620/13]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Ged Nash

122. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he will publish details of all of the authors, and the relevant publications which have taken advantage of the artist's exemption scheme for non-fiction titles in each of the years 2009, 2010 and 2011. [1024/13]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Ged Nash

123. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications made for non-fiction works to be considered for inclusion under the artist's exemption scheme; and the number of applications approved by the Revenue Commissioners in each of the years 2009, 2010 and 2011. [1025/13]

Tax Reliefs Application

Ged Nash

124. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider tightening up the criteria and the application of the artist's exemption scheme for non-fiction publications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1026/13]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Ged Nash

125. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details on the number of applications made to the Revenue Commissioners in 2009, 2010 and 2011 for consideration under the artist's exemption scheme; the number of appeals made in relation to initially unsuccessful applications in these years; if he will provide details of the number of successful appeals in these years; the names of those authors whose appeals were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1027/13]

National Employment and Entitlements Service

Ged Nash

445. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection in view of recent developments in the roll out of service programmes from her Department if she will provide clarification on the current status of the national employment programme and it's dual stranded approach to solving the problem of long term unemployment and for those who are most disadvantaged in terms of the employment market; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58123/12]

Mortgage Arrears Report Implementation

Ged Nash

627. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the greater Drogheda area is not included in the €220,000 valuation bracket under the mortgage to rent scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57910/12]

Personal Insolvency Act

Ged Nash

757. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider lack of engagement from the banks in relation to the provisions of the Personal Insolvency Act 2012 to be in breach of the law; if he will provide details on the sanctions he will use against banks who fail to comply with the law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58126/12]

Psychological Services

Ged Nash

924. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will review her decision to move certain psychology services from the Health Service Executive to the new Child and Family Support Agency; if her attention has been drawn to the concerns expressed by a number of expert clinical psychologists in relation to this measure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1752/13]

HSE Staff Remuneration

Ged Nash

967. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form and by Health Service Executive region the amount paid in bonuses to HSE managers in the years 2009-2012 inclusive; the number of managers who received such bonuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57974/12]

Pension Provisions

Ged Nash

62. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he will bring forward his decision announced in his recent budget speech in respect of the maximum allowable pension fund, to a point in 2013 as opposed to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57414/12]

Ministerial Remuneration

Ged Nash

288. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, following the decision to end the arrangements whereby Ministers and Ministers of State receive severance payments on stepping down from office, he will consider extending this arrangements to cover local authority members who are elected to either House of the Oireachtas [55656/12]

Symphysiotomy Report

Ged Nash

134. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a time frame for the publication of the Walsh Report; the reasons for the excessive delay in publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54900/12]

Home Help Service Provision

Ged Nash

576. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of home help staff employed directly by the Health Service Executive to provide home help services in County Louth in 2011 and 2012; the average hourly rate paid to home helps in the county who work directly for the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53820/12]

Home Help Service Provision

Ged Nash

577. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown in terms of hours allocated to the home help service in County Louth to the Health Service Executive public provider compared to private sector providers; the sum paid to private and voluntary home help care providers in County Louth in 2011 and to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53821/12]

Home Help Service Provision

Ged Nash

578. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown in terms of hours allocated to the home help service nationally in terms of the Health Service Executive public provider compared to private sector providers; the sum paid by the HSE to private and voluntary home help care providers across the State in 2011 and to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53822/12]

Health Services Provision

Ged Nash

662. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if his Department and the Health Service Executive have any plans to establish specialist facilities for the treatment and support of children with Ehler's Danios syndrome; if he will provide details of the number of children here with EDS; the services available on a multidisciplinary basis here; the financial supports available to allow patients to access services and interventions on an ongoing basis abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54440/12]