1217. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he or his officials' attention, or the Health Service Executive has been drawn to the UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Guidelines for the recognition and assessment of coeliac disease; if he will outline the national policy, if any, which currently exists for the recognition and assessment of coeliac disease here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16669/13]
1216. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health his views on the increase of coeliac disease amongst the population; if there is any specific breakdown of the increase of coeliac disease in terms of age group or geographical location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16668/13]
861. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been any review of coroner services and the governance thereof; if not, if he will consider instigating such a review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16689/13]
706. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht recognising the cultural importance and economic significance of the Cork Film Festival to the city and region, if he will provide an update on the funding position and the reasons for delays in providing funding to the festival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16666/13]
453. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to address the specific concerns of the various support groups regarding the residential institutions redress scheme; the funding that is available to such groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16960/13]
452. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has met with Munster Survivors Support Services Limited to discuss the particular concerns regarding the residential institutions redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16959/13]
424. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is any financial support available, such as maintenance grants, for Irish resident students who undertake full-time undergraduate study in the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16667/13]
134. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will report on her visit to India; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16012/13]
48. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his visit to Atlanta, New Orleans and Washington; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15420/13]
71. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will publish the consultation paper on the proposed aviation policy; the main themes that this policy will cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15273/13]
624. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on his visit to Japan and Korea; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15274/13]
170. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has made representations regarding the detention and treatment of Bahraini nationals by their own Government, in particular the treatment of some Bahraini doctors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14900/13]
255. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid out by his Department and the Health Service Executive on foot of negligence claims in each of the past three years; the associated legal fees incurred; if the Health Service Executive avails of an insurance policy to assist in meeting both claims and legal fees; the steps being taken to reduce these amounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14543/13]
179. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to the letting of unsold affordable dwelling, if a local authority has regard to the current financial circumstances of the household in prioritising allocations, if such a policy meets the need to promote social inclusion as set out in Section 69 (g) of the Local Government Act 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14541/13]
159. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of the cultural importance of the music industry here and its potential to create employment, if he will consider amending legislation to set a requirement for a minimum percentage of Irish music to be broadcast on radio stations, similar to the scheme in operation in France; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14544/13]
111. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider designating Ballyfermot College of Further Education, Dublin, an approved third level institution for the purposes of the student grant where it is delivering an honours bachelor degree which is accredited by a university which offers courses which qualify for student grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14540/13]
87. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance the supports available to assist first-time buyers in purchasing a home and in view of the increased presence of cash buyers in the market, often making it more difficult for first-time buyers to purchase a home, if he will consider new supports to assist first-time buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14542/13]
110. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he will report on his visit to London and Birmingham; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14344/13]
131. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the support services available in County Cork for amputees; the funding assigned for prosthetic and orthotic services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13460/13]
130. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if his Department and the Health Service Executive have estimated the amount of savings which could be achieved through reducing energy use and increasing energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13457/13]
129. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the savings that have been generated to date by energy saving initiatives in both his Department and the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13456/13]
128. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the measure that have been taken by his Department and the Health Service Executive to reduce energy use and to increase the use of electricity generated from renewable sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13455/13]
76. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of the cultural importance of the Irish music industry and its potential to create employment, the policies to promote the broadcasting of Irish music that he has implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13458/13]
165. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the type of information disclosed on an application for Garda vetting and specifically if it is only convictions which are disclosed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13345/13]
164. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects to sign a commencement order for the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012; if all sections of the Act will be commenced simultaneously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13344/13]
149. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to the leasing of unsold affordable homes, the policy considerations that must be considered by local authorities when deciding on allocating such properties; the influence the social inclusion policy will have on such decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11924/13]
110. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills regarding those secondary and or montessori teachers who have been working within the special education sector and prior to circular 0038/2012 were entitled to apply for panel rights, with the phasing out of the supplementary special national panels the provisions that have been made for those teachers who are adversely affected by the change; if they will be given any similar entitlements or will they have to apply for positions which only become available if the positions are not filled through the panel system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12020/13]
517. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the number of deceased donors who came from each acute hospital in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11231/13]
516. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the number of deceased donors in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11230/13]
514. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the cost of a living donor transplant operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11228/13]
513. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the number of living donors that made kidney donations in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11227/13]
512. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the average annual cost of providing dialysis on a per person basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11226/13]
511. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the total number off persons on dialysis; the number of persons that attend at each hospital for dialysis and if these figures can broken down for hospital haemodialysis, PD dialysis including CAPD and APD and home dialysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11225/13]
272. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the investment and development of infrastructure to improve the treatments available for chronic pain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10517/13]
271. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the efforts being made to develop clear clinical pathways for people living with chronic pain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10516/13]
445. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a moratorium on former employees of local authority planning departments precluding such former employees from providing planning consultancy services for a period of time after their employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9943/13]
437. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the 27th session of the UN Environment Programme Governing Council recently held in Kenya; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9676/13]
210. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance the reason the Financial Services Ombudsman was not in a position to investigate the case referred to him by a person (details supplied) in County Cork in view of the difficulty that had not arisen until the maturity date of the policy and that it was only at the date of maturity that the difficulty became known to the policy holder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9941/13]
175. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the protections in place to ensure security of tenure for tenants under the rental accommodation scheme; if there are any obligations on landlords to provide properties for at least a set minimum period under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9195/13]
758. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether in the interests of safety of road users, it is necessary to implement new regulations governing the use of horses and sulkies on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8220/13]
650. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the outcome and results of the review of local drugs task forces; the details of any changes to their funding which is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8219/13]
495. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he has taken to ensure that the application of water charges to those living in apartment blocks reflects their usage of water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8221/13]
142. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the fact that it is ten years since the publication of the last tourism policy document, New Horizons, if he will develop a new policy; if so, if he will provide details of the way he intends to do so; if in his new policy he will treat Cork as a separate and distinct region in view of its size as Ireland's largest county and that it is home to one ninth of the total number of people living in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8376/13]
111. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of Greening events on St Patrick’s Day to promote Irish tourism; if particular efforts will be made to separate the celebration of St Patrick’s Day events which receive State support from the promotion of alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8375/13]
174. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in informing a person (details supplied) in County Cork of the refusal of their grant when the reason given was said to be that they applied for a course which was not an approved course; the reasons the course is not approved; the reason the relevant college is not treated as other third level colleges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7864/13]
123. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance the total amount of tax collected annually by Revenue from benefit in kind taxation of health insurance policies provided to employees by their employers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7863/13]
119. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider implementing a tax relief regime for micro-cider producers similar to the reliefs available for microbreweries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7772/13]
745. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to roll out a scheme similar to the Leap card for public transport users in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7020/13]
744. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the initiatives being undertaken by Fáilte Ireland to promote County Cork as a tourism destination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7019/13]