146. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of personnel attached to the Garda Síochána national drugs unit at national, regional and divisional levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16077/16]
145. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of road traffic deaths related to alcohol, by Garda Síochána division, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16076/16]
144. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of road traffic offences related to alcohol, by Garda Síochána division, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16075/16]
100. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if 20 local policing fora have been established and are in operation, as targeted in the national drugs strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16066/16]
99. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been a 25% increase in 2016 in the volume of drugs seized that are considered to be intended for the Irish market, based on 2008 figures, as targeted in the national drugs strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16065/16]
98. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been an increase of 25% in the number of drugs supply detention cases in 2016 based on 2008 figures, as targeted in the national drugs strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16064/16]
76. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to consider the provision of a light rail transport system to serve the west County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15306/16]
174. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who were screened and the number of cases of bowel cancer which were missed and if he has taken action in relation to the consultants in question as part of the investigation into cases of misdiagnosed bowel cancer at Wexford General Hospital; the measures in place to assist the affected patients; if any patients have died subsequent to the missed diagnosis; how the quality control systems failed in this case; his plans to ensure that there have been no other misdiagnosis cases in hospitals where colonoscopy procedures are carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15174/16]
173. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the bodies or agencies which were involved in the investigation undertaken at Wexford General Hospital into misdiagnosed bowel cancer in patients who underwent colonoscopy procedures; the external oversight mechanism that was in place for the investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15173/16]
172. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health to publish all reports of the investigation undertaken at Wexford General Hospital into misdiagnosed bowel cancer in patients who underwent colonoscopy procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15172/16]
171. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the status of the investigation undertaken at Wexford General Hospital into misdiagnosed bowel cancer in patients who underwent colonoscopy procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15171/16]
46. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Finance his plans to change the threshold for siblings in respect of capital acquisitions tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15190/16]
462. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the huge waiting list for psychiatric and other mental health services in Dublin West and at national level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14723/16]
450. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of staff in the orthodontic services in Dublin West, including those in active service and those on leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14637/16]
449. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for applications for orthodontic services to be processed for the past five years in Dublin West in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14636/16]
296. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Social Protection why he is continuing to send letters requesting recipients of jobseeker's benefit to use financial institutions instead of using the post office to collect payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14377/16]
168. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills why sensory processing disorder is not included in the criteria for the assessment of special needs assistants, SNAs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14296/16]
239. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of funding for a disability support service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14054/16]
202. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide further information on the fit for work programme referenced in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14047/16]
37. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for publishing the next national drugs strategy; when the Misuse of Drugs Act will be amended to facilitate substances being declared as controlled; the provisions under which ministerial orders and regulations are made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13813/16]
628. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health to examine the decision by the Central Remedial Clinic to close an employee pension fund; to address the concerns raised by staff; to examine if the affected workers can be transferred into a public sector scheme similar to the majority of other workers in the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12541/16]
308. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills to allow a school (details supplied) to maintain its existing pupil-teacher ratio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13127/16]
297. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills to examine the provision of a new post-primary school in the Ongar Hansfield Littlepace area of Dublin West; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12691/16]
197. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of procedures carried out under the bilateral cochlear implant scheme in the years 2014 to 2016 to date; the number of patients who are awaiting a procedure and the average waiting time under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12384/16]
180. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if and why the Health Service Executive has suspended the recruitment of doctors, nurses and midwives in hospitals; the consideration the agency gave to this decision; to reverse this decision to ensure the provision of health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12242/16]
103. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills to permit a school (details supplied) to maintain its existing pupil-teacher ratio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12497/16]
250. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health to increase the provision of psychology services at the child and adolescent mental health services in Blanchardstown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11977/16]
102. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a permanent building for a temporary primary school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11974/16]
79. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí stationed in the Dublin metropolitan region, DMR, west division over the past eight years on an annual basis in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12217/16]
579. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will continue with the phased introduction of fixed charge penalties for dangerous cycling on footpaths, the resources available for a public information campaign to highlight the penalties for dangerous cycling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11279/16]
505. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health to immediately publish the up-to-date fees paid to the Health Service Executive's nursing homes for nursing home care; the reason private and voluntary nursing homes have their fees published on an ongoing and continuous basis but the agency's homes do not; if he is aware that it is over five years since the updated fees for the agency's nursing homes have been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11746/16]
504. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health to introduce an independent appeals process under the fair deal scheme; to apply the principle of a right of independent appeal; why this does not apply to the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11745/16]
503. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health why the working group reviewing the pricing system of the nursing home support scheme pricing system, as advanced within his Department’s review of the scheme, has not met with Nursing Homes Ireland, which represents the majority of providers of nursing home care; to request the working group to consult with Nursing Homes Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11744/16]
441. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the findings within the recently published DKM Economic Consultants report which was commissioned by his Department, Potential Measures to Encourage the Provision of Nursing Home and Community Nursing Unit Facilities; if he accepts the report is stark in its analysis, stating the funding model to support nursing home care lacks logic and is not fit for purpose; his plans to address the issues highlighted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11380/16]
440. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if, following the commitment by the outgoing Minister of State at his Department in January 2016, he plans to bring stakeholders together through a forum that will consider and advise regarding the appropriate planning and policy required to sustain current provision and plan for substantial growth in requirement for nursing home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11379/16]
439. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of criticisms levelled at the nursing home support scheme funding model by Nursing Homes Ireland, the representative body for private and voluntary nursing home care, which states the funding model fails to recognise the reality of the costs incurred to provide nursing home care; if the long-awaited review of the fair deal scheme will recommend a further review of the funding model; when the review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11378/16]
438. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the measures being undertaken to ensure bed availability for the significant cohort of the population that will require nursing home care in coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11377/16]
395. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health to ensure all 36 posts created to support the implementation of the type 2 diabetes cycle of care initiative will be filled as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11198/16]
394. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health to ensure three vacant posts created to support the implementation of the type 2 diabetes cycle of care initiative in the Dublin West and County Kildare area are filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11197/16]
203. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills to include cardiopulmonary resuscitation education in the junior certificate curriculum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11853/16]
79. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for naturalisation status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11451/16]
222. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to ensure the National Transport Authority refunds a person (details supplied) who was unfairly charged an amount following the cancellation of an small public service vehicle licensing appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10893/16]
1125. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the initiatives he is taking to promote safer cycling and to inform cyclists of the newly introduced penalty system for dangerous cycling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9704/16]
772. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries cancelled in emergency departments as a result of overcrowding protocols for each of the years 2014 to 2016, to date, by hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10068/16]
737. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the huge differences in prices different pharmacists are able to charge for the same prescription medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9876/16]
716. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries scheduled for the next year by hospital and by month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9780/16]
715. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries performed over the past five years by hospital by month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9779/16]
652. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health to ensure a person (details supplied) is granted an appointment with a surgeon; why a scheduled appointment was deferred without explanation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9465/16]
602. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to ensure a public sector worker (details supplied) is granted the incremental credits due; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10166/16]
516. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Social Protection if emergency or discretionary entitlements are available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9961/16]