5. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the discussions he had German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the European Council meeting on 19 December 2013 regarding bank recapitalisation, the ESM and the timetable for any progress on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55565/13]
4. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he met German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the European Council meeting on 19 December 2013; and if he discussed with her economic and monetary union, economic and social policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55564/13]
3. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the discussions he had at the European Council meeting on 19 December 2013 on economic and monetary union and economic and social policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55563/13]
2. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the discussions he had at the European Council meeting on 19 December 2013 on European defence capability and common security and defence policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55562/13]
1. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the discussions he had at the European Council meeting on 19 December 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55561/13]
246. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the numbers of graduate nurses lost by Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda each year since 2011. [12518/14]
245. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the current ratio of nurses to patients in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda by day and by night. [12517/14]
243. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the average length of time it takes to process requests for home care packages in respect of County Louth. [12515/14]
241. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of requests from Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda for home care packages. [12513/14]
240. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of patients aged 65 years or over and currently in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda who are waiting for residential places. [12512/14]
239. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of elderly patients in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda who are medically fit to be discharged. [12511/14]
238. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of beds in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda currently occupied by patients over 65 years of age. [12510/14]
237. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of beds in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda currently occupied by patients over 75 years of age. [12509/14]
235. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the funding that has been set aside for the proposed 100 bed unit at St. Mary’s, Drogheda [12507/14]
234. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the status of the proposed 100 bed unit at St. Mary’s, Drogheda; and the timeframe for its commencement, construction and completion. [12506/14]
142. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the numbers of persons that have been returned to Somalia in the past ten years; the number of persons that have been returned to Somaliland in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12234/14]
576. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the reason medical card services were withdrawn in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; if he will direct his Department to review the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12112/14]
553. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will establish a State-wide education programme to alert teachers, health care professionals, citizens and parents about the dangers of anaphylaxis. [11994/14]
552. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce legislation to allow epi-pens to be stored in schools, workplaces and public spaces, similar to the defibrillator scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11993/14]
551. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will consider introducing a scheme to train volunteers in the use of epi-pens as first responders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11992/14]
550. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will define anaphylaxis as a long-term illness under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11991/14]
475. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health when he expects the national ambulance service to complete its review of current and future service delivery needs. [10817/14]
474. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if the national ambulance service has begun its own capacity review to determine current and future service delivery needs. [10816/14]
473. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the progress of Health Information and Quality Authority, as part of its business plan for 2013; if he will review the governance and management arrangements of pre-hospital emergency care services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10814/14]
472. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that an 18 minutes 59 seconds response time is adequate for dealing with clinical status 1 ECHO calls which involve life-threatening emergencies of cardiac or respiratory origin or clinical status 1 DELTA calls involve life-threatening emergencies of other than cardiac or respiratory origin. [10813/14]
172. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the remit of the community welfare officers with regard to persons currently in receipt of supplementary welfare allowance-rent allowance who are making personal contributions above the recommended limits for rental of properties; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that persons who are in receipt of SWA are often struggling to meet their rent because they are being forced to make personal contributions above the guidelines; if she will clarify the Department's guidelines that exist in a situation where a person wishes to notify a community welfare officer that they are making a personal contribution in excess of the guidelines; the protections that exist to ensure that the person will be assisted in maintaining their current rentals; whether or not the community welfare officer may increase SWA limits to assist the person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10508/14]
171. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting times experienced by applicants for carer's allowance, disability allowance, and illness benefit; if her attention has been drawn to the considerable delays that applicants are experiencing when applying for these; if there are any proposals to assess staffing levels or medical assessors in order to expedite the processing of applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10507/14]
169. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection the criteria that must be met by applicants wishing to participate in community employment schemes; if there are any options to grant discretionary places to persons who do not meet the criteria yet would stand to benefit from the experience gained under a CE scheme with regard to pursuing further education within chosen fields; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10484/14]
253. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the locations at which the ambulances were stationed covering the Drogheda area at the time the incident at St. Joseph's NS, Meel occurred on 18 February; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10100/14]
252. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulances that were in place on 18 February 2014 to cover the Drogheda and Navan areas. [10099/14]
251. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the circumstances surrounding the incident in the Drogheda area on 18 February 2014 when it took an ambulance 40 minutes to arrive to the scene of an emergency at St. Joseph's NS, Meel, which is located approximately four minutes away from the regional hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10098/14]
67. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider allowing groups involved in the community first responder schemes in association with the Health Service Executive National Ambulance Service, to be exempt from VAT on the equipment purchased by them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10193/14]
176. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will instruct An Garda Síochána to return to the family of a person (details supplied) a private journal kept by the force which contain their last writing to their family. [9835/14]
175. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm that An Garda Síochána told the last inquest hearing into the killing of a person (details supplied) in April 2013 that they expected a decision from the Director of Public Prosecutions within three months of that hearing on whether to instigate criminal proceedings. [9832/14]
174. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if An Garda Síochána has sought an interview with a former PSNI officer who was involved with a person (details supplied) in the period surrounding their death. [9831/14]
173. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason An Garda Síochána has broken a commitment it gave to a family (details supplied) that it would share with them any information that might emerge out of its meetings with the PSNI. [9830/14]
172. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if An Garda Síochána has raised with the PSNI the issue of the files held by the PSNI on the murder of a person (details supplied). [9829/14]
171. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to give details on the number of meetings that have been held to date between An Garda Síochána and the PSNI in respect an investigation (details supplied). [9828/14]
170. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to provide details on the number of meetings that have been held between An Garda Síochána and the PSNI in respect of an investigation (details supplied). [9827/14]
169. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he appreciates the deep concern and upset of the family of a person (details supplied) at the duration of the inquest and the repeated delays, of which there have been 11 so far, by An Garda Síochána. [9826/14]