Parliamentary questions

Hospital Staff

Seamus Healy

724. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure there will be sufficient medical intern places for graduates of medical schools here available in hospitals from July 2013 as recommended in various reports including the Fottrell Report 2006, the NCMET report and the second interim report on the implementation of the reform of the intern year, April 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8628/13]

NSAI Staff

Seamus Healy

97. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of certification officers who have retired in the past five years from the National Standards Authority of Ireland; and the number who have been re-engaged on a contractual basis or on a consultancy basis to carry out certification duties from NSAI clients, for new clients and or for the authority. [7664/13]

General Practitioner Services

Seamus Healy

716. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health if it is order for general practitioners to charge medical card holders for Warfarin readings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7277/13]

Medical Card Applications

Seamus Healy

200. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary whose application is awaiting decision by the medical officer in PCRS since October 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4850/13]

Civil Service Code of Conduct

Seamus Healy

265. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Finance if, in view of the recent resignation of a senior official (details supplied) who was head of Shareholder Management Unit, in his Department to take up a senior position at Bank of Ireland and their possession of vital up to date information which might be of advantage to now privately owned Bank of Ireland and its North American investor, and in view of the fact that the current Government had agreed to the sale of over 35% of BOI to North American investors for €1.1 billion though the State had invested circa €5 billion in BOI and now holds a mere 15% share of ownership, less than half that owned by the North American investor, the possession by the senior official of knowledge of the affairs of competitors of BOI, including State owned AIB and Permanent TSB which may be of advantage to BOI, the prohibition on senior civil servants taking up employment in private sector for 12 months after resignation from the public service to avoid such conflicts of interest, the fact that the senior official in question was employed by the National Treasury Management Agency and seconded to his Department, the senior official concerned and or the section of his Department of which he was head was involved in anyway in the process that lead to the sale of 35% of BOI to the North American investor in Summer 2011 whether by advice or otherwise; if he will extend the 12 month stay on senior public servants taking up employment in private sector employment to those on secondment in order to preclude conflicts of interest; if he will further extent the same 12 month stay to senior employees of the National Treasury Management Agency [4209/13]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Seamus Healy

714. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health in view of commitments to re-open closed beds at the Community Hospital of the Assumption, Thurles, County Tipperary, if he will ensure that the re-opening of the beds will form part of the Health Service Executive West Service Plan 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4339/13]

Medical Card Applications

Seamus Healy

1010. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary which is awaiting a decision by the medical officer since September 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1029/13]

Child and Family Support Agency Establishment

Seamus Healy

62. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her policy for the continuation of family resource centres into the future having regard to the establishment of the Child and Family Support Agency; if she will confirm the continuation and extension of the delivery of community based universal services and early intervention programmes as heretofore; if she will confirm that the ethos and culture of the Family Resource Programme will be maintained through the delivery of family supports in local communities through a community development approach; if she will confirm that the Family Resource Centre National Forum will have representation at board level within the new agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56896/12]

Unfinished Housing Developments

Seamus Healy

426. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the redevelopment of an estate (details supplied) with particular reference to the current builder, his continued involvement with the work and timescales for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56350/12]

Rail Network

Seamus Healy

677. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the track and infrastructure alterations proposed at the railway station in Carrick-on-Suir County Tipperary and the timescales involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56349/12]

Bullying in Schools

Seamus Healy

106. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the issue of bullying, if he will revert to the situation whereby career guidance teachers are ex-quota in secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51561/12]

Social Welfare Appeals Delays

Seamus Healy

102. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reform the social welfare appeals system in view of the recent FLAC report; her further plans to address delays in the issuing of decisions and the reductions in oral hearings; her views on the importance of consistency, transparency and proper access to legal advice and representation for applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50056/12]

Student Grant Scheme Applications

Seamus Healy

287. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will intervene with the third level colleges to ensure that students are not denied access to the colleges IT services due to the fact that they cannot be permanently registered because of the delays in approving grant applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49933/12]

Back to Education Allowance Eligibility

Seamus Healy

382. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that persons in receipt of back to education allowances are not cut off due to the fact that they cannot be permanently registered with their third level colleges because of the delays in approving grant applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49935/12]

Garda Deployment

Seamus Healy

495. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the numbers of Gardaí in each Garda district in the Tipperary Division as of the 1 March 2011 and the 1 of March 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49937/12]

Army Barracks Closures

Seamus Healy

512. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Defence if he will ensure that Kickham Barracks, Clonmel which was closed earlier this year does not become derelict and to this end that he will arrange for regular maintenance work including, frequent maintenance of open areas, grass-cutting, die-back of weeds and general maintenance to building, railings and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49941/12]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Seamus Healy

300. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the extent of the waiting list, numbers and waiting times for in-patient and outpatient ear nose and throat services at Waterford Regional Hospital; and if he will specify the measures he intends to take to address this situation [49093/12]

Special Educational Needs Staff Remuneration

Seamus Healy

286. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is a differential between the rate of pay for special needs assistant €88.50 and teacher/lay persons €112.04 who act as readers for State examinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47333/12]

IDA Site Visits

Seamus Healy

417. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of visits to south Tipperary facilitated by the Industrial Development Agency and his Department in the period 1 March 2011 to 30 September 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47306/12]

Local Authority Housing Mortgages

Seamus Healy

662. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will increase the income limit thresholds for housing applicants to realistic levels, in view of the fact that the current low limits have the effect of ensuring that many families neither qualify for local authority housing or for a mortgage and are condemned to paying a significant part of their income on long term private rented accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47311/12]

Drugs Payment Scheme Administration

Seamus Healy

1067. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health his views on approving the concern drug Zytiga for inclusion on the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47979/12]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Seamus Healy

164. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite the carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45100/12]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Seamus Healy

5. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the extent of the waiting list, numbers and waiting times for in-patient and out-patient ear nose and throat services at Waterford Regional Hospital; and the measures he will take to address this situation. [41228/12]

Schools Building Projects

Seamus Healy

167 Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the planning application for the construction of a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be lodged having regard to the fact that the application was to be lodged within two years of the transfer of the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35218/12]

Money Advice and Budgeting Service

Seamus Healy

308 Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff currently employed by the money advice and budgeting service in South Tipperary; the number that left the service in 2011 and to date in 2012; if they have been replaced and if she will ensure that the offices in Clonmel and Tipperary town are fully staffed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[34815/12]

Child Benefit Eligibility

Seamus Healy

354 Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will end the three month child benefit review system in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary.
[35219/12]

Local Authority Housing

Seamus Healy

491 Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will permit local authorities to operate schemes such as interest only, mortgage to rent and others to support local authority mortgage holders who are finding themselves in serious difficulties trying to repay mortgages to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35221/12]

Compensation Awards

Seamus Healy

606 Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the payment of an award to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35287/12]

Departmental Properties

Seamus Healy

621 Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Defence the procedure in place in his Department for the employment of security services for his Department’s facilities; if these procedures were adhered to in appointing security services to a barracks (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34813/12]

Hospital Accommodation

Seamus Healy

778 Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health if the 22 beds will be restored in the community hospital, Thurles, County Tipperary, as promised by him in January 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34735/12]

Child Care Services

Seamus Healy

20 Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the current arrangements for the 24/7 availability of social workers; the extent of the current arrangements; the areas covered; the timescale for the roll out of this cover throughout the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33635/12]