217. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of children who are in receipt of epi-pens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3047/14]
216. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of children who are diagnosed with life threatening allergies and-or anaphylaxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3046/14]
215. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of citizens that are diagnosed with life threatening allergies and-or anaphylaxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3045/14]
214. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce legislation, similar to recent legislation enacted in the United States, that allows epi-pens to be stored in schools and other public places in the event of an emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3044/14]
213. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will order a review of the circumstances and conditions under which epi-pens can be made available by pharmacy without prescription; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3043/14]
212. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health his Department and the Health Service Executive's policy in respect of the provision of epi-pens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3040/14]
62. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Louth will not be included in the book rental grant in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3001/14]
61. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in County Louth that have been included in the book rental scheme in 2012, 2013 and 2014; the number of schools in County Louth that have applied for the book rental scheme but have not been included in 2012, 2013 and 2014; the process or criteria used when selecting schools to avail of this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3000/14]
657. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that any investigation by Health Information and Quality Authority into the ambulance service in County Louth is carried out in consultation with those frontline staff in our ambulance service who work long hours and provide a remarkable service, often with inadequate resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2843/14]
656. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will ask Health Information and Quality Authority to carry out a thorough investigation into the resourcing, structure and management systems of the ambulance service in the north east region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2842/14]
655. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the Health Information and Quality Authority investigation into the ambulance response to the stabbing of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2841/14]
654. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an ambulance was available in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in the early hours of New Year’s Day when an ambulance from Ardee was dispatched to Drogheda to respond to the stabbing of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2840/14]
653. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that on 13 January 2013 an ambulance based in Drogheda was providing cover in Navan and as a result took 30 minutes to respond to an emergency call in respect of a woman who had collapsed on West Street in Drogheda; the reason the ambulance was providing cover in Navan; his views views on whether these response times are satisfactory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2839/14]
499. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures he will put in place in the Gambling Control Bill to deal with illegal gambling operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2397/14]
419. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects to act on the recommendation of the Constitutional Convention to extend voting rights to Irish citizens living in Northern Ireland. [2268/14]
418. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects to act on the recommendation of the Constitutional Convention to extend voting rights to the Irish diaspora. [2267/14]
392. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland is exempt from an obligation to translate European documents into Irish; the reason this is the case; if he will consider lifting that exemption in order to provide ample employment opportunities to those Irish language translators who are struggling to find work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2412/14]
177. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach when he will bring forward and implement proposals for Northern Ireland representation in Dáil Éireann. [2269/14]
20. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he had meetings with British Prime Minister David Cameron at the European Council meeting on19 December, 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55567/13]
16. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to the Messines and the Menin Gate in December; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50217/13]
15. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the 21st British-Irish Council summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50216/13]
14. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he spoke to the British Prime Minister David Cameron regarding the planned State visit to Britain next April by President Michael D. Higgins; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50213/13]
8. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he spoke to the British Prime Minister David Cameron at the recent European Council meeting in Brussels on matters relating to the North of Ireland and the peace process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47673/13]
3. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach his priorities for the forthcoming plenary meeting of the North-South Ministerial Council in County Armagh in November. [40791/13]
879. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health in recognition of the fact that there are not enough nursing home beds available to meet the needs of the elderly in the Louth-Meath area; the reason the fair deal scheme is not transferable for long-term or temporary care in the North when patients can be funded for respite care in facilities in the North; the reason it became practice not to fund long-term care in the North; if he will consider providing funding for long term care in the North through the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1468/14]
877. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the unsatisfactory situation on Inishturk Island, County Mayo, where on occasions when the full-time public health nurse is absent residents of the island are not provided with a locum nurse (details supplied); in view of the fact that an absence of a locum nurse is contrary to his policy the action he will take to address this issue; his plans to have a locum nurse allocated to Inishturk when necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1445/14]
840. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the time at which the first call was received in reference to a stabbing incident in Drogheda at Rathmullan Park on New Year's Day; the number of subsequent calls that were received and the time of same; the location from which the ambulance was dispatched to deal with this incident; the ambulances that were available in the north-east region on New Year's Day to deal with this incident and where they were stationed; the time a person (details supplied) was admitted to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; the inquiry or investigation that is taking place into the response of the emergency services to this incident; the optimum time for ambulance cover to reach a patient in the north-east region; if the ambulance arrived on scene; the time at which the ambulance was cancelled; the existing ambulance cover availability for County Louth; where ambulances and emergency vehicles are stationed; and the times at which they are operational. [1179/14]
838. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will receive an appointment in Waterford General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1173/14]
746. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health when Directive 2011/24/EU of 9 March 2011 on the application of patients' rights in cross-border health care will be fully transposed into Irish law. [55240/13]
418. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to commemorate the centenary of the founding of Cumann na mBan which occurs in April 2014. [55249/13]
334. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has met with the authors of the report, Youth Unemployment in Ireland, the Forgotten Generation, by the National Youth Council of Ireland to discuss its findings. [55217/13]
333. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the report, Youth Unemployment in Ireland, the Forgotten Generation, by the National Youth Council of Ireland. [55216/13]
292. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has met the authors of the report Irish Emigration in an Age of Austerity produced by UCC’s EMIGRE Project to discuss its findings. [55215/13]
291. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has examined the report Irish Emigration in an Age of Austerity produced by UCC’s EMIGRE Project earlier this year. [55214/13]
290. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the engagements he or his Department has had with Irish emigrants or their representatives since he took office. [55213/13]
557. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if women who are survivors of symphysiotomy can apply for and be allocated a medical card without being subjected to a means assessment; if a woman with a spouse or partner who has survived a symphysiotomy applies for a medical card, if the application applies to her alone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53776/13]
412. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm the identity of the person who owns the Ard Dealgan complex in Dundalk; if his attention has been drawn to the serious problems the vacant complex is posing to neighbouring houses as a result of anti-social behaviour taking place within the building; if he is aware that Dundalk Town Council spent €40,000 securing the building and is now seeking reimbursement; if there are any plans to demolish the building; the way he intends to address this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54227/13]
339. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Gerry Adams den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil a fhios aige go bhfuil trí cheathrú de na scéimeanna teanga a bhaineann le heagraíochtaí éagsúla Stáit as feidhm; agus an bhfuil aon phlean aige chun an méid sin a cheartú. [53900/13]
338. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Gerry Adams den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé i gceist aige Coimisinéir Teanga nua a cheapadh; cathain a tharlóidh sé; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [53899/13]
337. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Gerry Adams den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé i gceist aige na hábhair imní a léirigh an t-iarChoimisinéir a réiteach; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [53898/13]
336. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Gerry Adams den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an féidir leis na céimeanna a léiriú a thóg sé tar éis don iarChoimisinéir Teanga a imní a léiriú dó sular éirigh sé as a phost; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [53897/13]
226. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of the 900,000 jobs mentioned he expects to be created in Ireland by 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52544/13]