Bill entitled an Act to provide for the imposition of a cap on the level of awards which may be made in respect of a claim for general damages arising from personal injury; to provide for the confirmation by each House of the Oireachtas of draft regulations; to provide for a review of this Act; and to provide for related matters.
465. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary has had their pension stopped by Inland Fisheries Ireland; and when they may expect to have same re-instated with full back payments included. [29878/14]
567. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Health the number of applicants that have applied for the vacant consultant dermatologist post at Waterford University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28425/14]
75. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the commemorative activities he will undertake in September 2014 to mark the centenary of the passage into law of the Home Rule Act on 18 September 1914. [24849/14]
340. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Social Protection when a domiciliary care allowance application will be processed and issued to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24660/14]
251. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if additional teachers will be provided at a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24655/14]
250. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be a provision of additional teachers at a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24654/14]
767. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Health if health insurance companies are required to cover the cost of all drugs and treatments that are available on the public health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22488/14]
766. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that health insurance companies are not covering the cost of drugs that are approved by the Health Service Executive on the NCCP (details supplied); if health insurance companies are allowed to act in this way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22487/14]
233. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a speech and language class will be provided for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22507/14]
236. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Health if there was an incident here similar to the Peppermint Water Case in the UK, when the wrong strength of chloroform water was used in an extemporaneous preparation and given to a baby who died; and the repercussions there would be for community pharmacists, the pharmaceutical industry, the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland or the Irish State, if Ireland is not in compliance with EP 2619. [21938/14]
235. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Health in the interest of patient safety, if a community pharmacist outsources manufacture of an extemporaneous product to an IMB GMP approved facility, if these products are reimbursed by the Health Service Executive under the State schemes like other medicinal products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21937/14]
234. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Health if community pharmacy premises and processes have to adhere to the standards of European Pharmacopoeia monograph 2619 regarding extemporaneous compounding; if community pharmacists and their staff will have the required facilities to prepare extemporaneous products; the way these preparations are verified and-or certified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21936/14]
233. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Health if Ireland is in compliance with the quality and safety assurance requirements for medicinal products prepared in pharmacies for the special needs of patients in view of the European Pharmacopoeia monograph on pharmaceutical preparations (2619) which came into force on 1 April 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21935/14]
158. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to detail her plans to review the licensing laws for pubs and restaurants on Good Friday; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20805/14]
194. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to relocate Plunkett Station to the Waterford city side of the River Suir in view of the disruption caused to services by the severe weather at the start of this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19734/14]
112. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the policy whereby applicants for loans from local authorities have to be in continuous employment for two years, thus excluding persons who have been in consistent employment on different contracts over that same period of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19752/14]
349. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the new national energy policy will be implemented; if he will look at a variety of energy supplies such as biomass, geothermal and hydro; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16792/14]
127. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to roll out dark fibre aurora broadband in the gateway city of the south east region in Waterford city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14531/14]
87. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to appoint an IDA Ireland regional director in Waterford city as was outlined by the DMK economic report on the amalgamation of Waterford city and county councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14533/14]
86. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the new regional aid map for Ireland will be submitted to the European Commission; if he will confirm that the south east region which has the highest unemployment rate in the State will be given additional supports in the new regional aid programme 2014-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14530/14]
65. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update in respect of the legislative timeframe to allow for the establishment of the technological university for the south east region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14532/14]
97. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Waterford was not awarded domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11225/14]
614. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a rural environment protection scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7586/14]
414. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the success of Operation Acer across the Dublin metropolitan region since its inception, with particular regard to the areas policed by Garda stations (details supplied). [6183/14]
413. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a report on the success of Operation Kerbside over the past three years in combating the problem of prostitution in an area (details supplied). [6181/14]
750. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the budget for bus shelters and accessibility improvements has not yet been allocated by the National Transport Authority to Bus Éireann; if he will provide a date for when this capital funding will be dispensed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4941/14]
671. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Health when he will sanction capital funding for the palliative care unit based at Waterford Regional Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5369/14]
574. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will sanction funding for the proposed dredging of Dunmore East Harbour; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5370/14]
342. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of cases of suspected fraud that have been reported to her Department; the amount of payments that have been suspended or ceased; the number of prosecutions as a result of these reports in the years 2010 to 2013, inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5374/14]
341. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who participated on the JobBridge scheme in Waterford in the years 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5372/14]
287. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs here supported by the protection of intellectual property rights; the importance of IP protections as part of Ireland’s offering for foreign direct investment; and the role he envisages for IP protections in Ireland’s future economic development. [5375/14]
286. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the number of Industrial Development Agency site visits made to Waterford in the years 2010 to 2013, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5371/14]
246. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the total number of prefabs that were rented in County Waterford in the years 2010 to 2013, inclusive, that are no longer rented; the number of prefabs that have been replaced with permanent classrooms for the years 2010 to 2013, inclusive, in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5475/14]
213. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made on the provision of a service station on the M9 motorway between Dublin and Waterford in the interest of traffic and road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4473/14]
194. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3224/14]
69. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Education and Skills the grants that are available for students attending colleges of further education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53462/13]
51. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Finance his plans to sanction a similar exemption from income tax to the annual allowance of €1,000 paid to volunteer members of the Garda Reserve to other volunteer members of the emergency services such as the Coast Guard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53360/13]
336. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51481/13]
304. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the provisions that will be put in place, during the extension and refurbishment of Waterford city courthouse, to ensure that High Court cases are still heard in the city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51785/13]
141. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the supports that are available for social enterprises (details supplied) that are upskilling persons and providing produce for local businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51827/13]
135. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total percentage breakdown of foreign direct investment that has been made in the cities of Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford in the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51485/13]
187. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the introduction of any direct flights between Ireland and Silicon Valley; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51262/13]
97. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Waterford will have their appeal for mortgage interest supplement decided upon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49850/13]
96. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49848/13]
501. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current status of the development of Waterford city courthouse; when works are due to start; the proposed timeframe for the completion of works; when the new court house will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48798/13]
1185. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Health if the rental of BiPAP devices used to treat sleep apnoea are covered by the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46735/13]
44. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason the 400 kV gridlink electricity infrastructural project by EirGrid is necessary; the justification for such a large investment by a semi-State body; its purpose, in view of the fact that there are existing HV networks in use servicing these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45033/13]
215. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to date in respect of the promised two primary care centres for County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45053/13]
159. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the amount of money spent on emergency accommodation in the years 2008 to 2012, inclusive, and to date in 2013; the long-term accommodation provisions that are being delivered to reduce the cost of emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45051/13]