80. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will bring forward a mediation Bill to promote mediation as a viable, effective and efficient alternative to court proceedings, thereby reducing legal costs and speeding up the resolution of disputes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16958/15]
483. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual amount paid under public service obligation contracts for air services, broken down by airport, airline and route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16528/15]
482. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the legal basis for public service obligation contracts for air services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16527/15]
481. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of the operational subvention paid, on an annual basis, to each airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16526/15]
416. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it is possible for him to direct or instruct local authorities regarding granting planning permission to fast food outlets in close proximity to schools, by regulation; if it would require an amendment to existing legislation or if it would require new legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16332/15]
249. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he will instruct the Health Service Executive to engage with representatives of home helps, with a view to improving conditions of employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16331/15]
117. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance regarding the regulation of mortgage providers and section 126 of the Consumer Credit Act 1995, where a person cannot get life insurance cover, the options that are available in order for that person to obtain a mortgage for a principal private residence; in such circumstances, the obligations that are in place requiring providers of mortgages to offer a mortgage to such a person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16400/15]
443. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken by his Department to raise awareness of Lyme disease and educate medical professionals and the general public regarding Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15295/15]
435. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken by his Department to raise awareness of Lyme disease and tick bites and increase general education regarding Lyme disease and tick bites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15297/15]
434. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken by his Department to raise awareness of Lyme disease and tick bites and educate those involved in agriculture and the general public regarding Lyme disease and tick bites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15296/15]
330. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the circumstances in which it is permissible for wholesale suppliers to refuse to supply their products to certain retail outlets; if there are laws precluding such measures that aim to distort open competition; the remedies available to businesses affected by such practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15454/15]
574. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he will review the funding model for private nursing homes to recognise the complex and high-dependency needs of persons with dementia in specialist care units, the specialist services provided to support persons with dementia, in order that the allocation of resources more realistically reflects the needs of such patients, the skill mix of staff employed in such units, their training needs, the level of care expected to be delivered, the actual cost of care and the requirement for capital investment in such facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14486/15]
543. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health regarding the commitment of the Health Service Executive, if he will review the recruitment process for psychologists; if he will ensure that this process is done in a transparent and fair manner involving all the relevant stakeholders; when the review will take place; the person who will be involved in this process; if it will be subject to independent oversight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14326/15]
540. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Health Service Executive's planned report on lymphoedema services; when it will be completed; if it will feed into the development of a plan for services for persons with lymphoedema; the recommendations that are not included the report; if he will direct the executive to publish the report and to use the report as the basis for the development of a long-term plan for services for persons with lymphoedema; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14320/15]
254. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to roll-out improved broadband services in County Cork, in particular to rural areas south of Cork city; when various areas will be serviced by faster broadband services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13654/15]
231. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are funding, grant and scholarship options available to assist an Irish student in meeting the cost of studying in the United States of America for one year, as part of an undergraduate degree; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13850/15]
152. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he will facilitate the automatic renewal of medical cards for persons with fibromyalgia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13644/15]
151. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he will recognise fibromyalgia as a long-term illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13643/15]
181. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the scheme to support national organisations; when the review will be completed; when decisions will be made regarding the future funding model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13535/15]
143. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for meeting the accommodation requirements of a school (details supplied) in County Cork for the school year 2015-16; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13474/15]
142. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on efforts to secure a permanent site in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13473/15]
108. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the assessment process concerning Sativex; when it is anticipated that the process will be complete and a decision made on the availability of the medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13475/15]
719. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider returning to the pre-2010 rolling 30 year exemption from roadworthiness testing for vehicles insured and taxed as vintage vehicles and used for social and domestic purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13195/15]
718. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received recommendations from the Road Safety Authority following its consultation on roadworthiness testing of vintage vehicles; when the recommendations will be published and a decision made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13194/15]
716. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the visitor numbers in the top ten most popular tourist attractions in County Cork for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13124/15]
715. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of the visitor numbers in the top ten most popular tourist attractions in Cork city for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13123/15]
592. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a child (details supplied) in County Cork with autism spectrum disorder can receive an increase of home tuition hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13156/15]
591. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding travel expenses in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13151/15]
512. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if the ineligibility of counselling psychologists to apply for Health Service Executive psychology posts, to work with children and adolescents in disability services, and adult mental health services, will be reviewed; when such a review will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13268/15]
511. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the reason counselling psychologists are not eligible to apply for Health Service Executive psychology posts to work with children and adolescents in disability services and adult mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13267/15]
499. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health in order to encourage persons with intellectual disabilities to take up opportunities of rehabilitative employment, if he will consider putting protections in place to ensure that such persons participating in employment will not be affected by additional payments, when it comes to accessing medical cards and other health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13220/15]
338. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the subsidies available to tobacco growers under the Common Agricultural Policy; his plans to alter these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13179/15]
296. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on an application for a clerical position in the civil and public services, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13196/15]
295. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of money spent on an annual basis by the Office of Public Works on maintaining, marketing, promoting and staffing tourist and visitor attractions in County Cork. [13125/15]
294. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the recruitment process for clerical officers to the Civil Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13122/15]
286. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform regarding his Department and agencies-bodies under his remit, the amount of money spent on an annual basis on maintaining, marketing, promoting and staffing tourist and visitor attractions in County Cork [13126/15]
238. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in order to encourage persons with intellectual disabilities to take up opportunities of rehabilitative employment, if she will consider putting in place protections to ensure that payments from her Department received by persons with intellectual disabilities participating in employment will not be affected by such opportunities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13219/15]
931. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for the refinery at Whitegate, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11134/15]
574. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health regarding corrective surgeries or equivalent non-surgical procedures that are performed on intersex children in Irish hospitals, if these procedures are performed with informed parental consent; the criteria that qualifies as informed parental consent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11227/15]
573. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the number of corrective surgeries or equivalent non-surgical procedures that are performed on intersex children in Irish hospitals each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11226/15]
572. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if corrective surgeries or equivalent non-surgical procedures are performed on intersex children in Irish hospitals to make their genitalia more typically male/female; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11225/15]
460. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will receive a report on the submissions relating to a joint report by her Department and a working group in An Garda Síochána that is reviewing firearms licensing; if consideration will be given to the views and submissions of all stakeholders, including groups representing those who use firearms for sporting purposes prior to making any final decision regarding changes in the licensing system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11378/15]
259. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the planning and development regulations, the definition of a "pond"; when such a definition came into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10878/15]
586. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department and-or Fáilte Ireland will provide a commitment to market Cork city as a destination and stop-off point for visitors to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10219/15]
585. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans and capital funding his Department and-or Fáilte Ireland have committed for developing Elizabeth Fort as a key piece of Cork city's tourism infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10218/15]
584. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the strategy his Department and-or Fáilte Ireland have in place to promote Cork Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10216/15]
583. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the strategies and policies his Department and-or Fáilte Ireland have in place to promote County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10215/15]
582. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount invested on an annual basis by Fáilte Ireland to market County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10214/15]
529. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if planning permission is required where a residential property is changed from being owner-occupied to rented; if not, his views on such an approach being a feasible proposal for further consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10164/15]
459. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if consideration is provided to Government expenditure on military, and space exploration, technology, when allocating funding provided through Irish Aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10396/15]