Martin Heydon, TD

To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the work of the Government task force set up to address rising numbers of road fatalities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

John McGuinness and team claimed €84,000 in expenses in under two years while Junior Minister. Figures released to Alan Farrell, Fine Gael TD for Dublin North, today (Wednesday) show that the Public Accounts Committee Chair, John McGuinness TD, and his team claimed €84,000 in expenses in just twenty two months when he was a Junior Minister in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

Fine Gael TD for Roscommon/South Leitrim, Frank Feighan, has welcomed the proposals to locate a Western Regional Rehabilitation Centre at Roscommon County Hospital.

Frances Fitzgerald TD, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs will tomorrow (Thursday 16th May) chair a meeting of the EU Council of Youth Ministers in Brussels which is expected to agree new EU policy positions including a set of concrete measures aimed at mainstreaming youth policy into broader EU policy initiatives on education, employment and training.

The Minister for Health, Dr. James Reilly TD today (Tuesday, 14 May, 2013) announced a reorganisation of public hospitals into more efficient and accountable hospital groups that will deliver improved outcomes for patients. This represents the most fundamental reform of the Irish acute hospital system in decades.

To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the possibility of borrowing funds from the European Investment Bank to allow for the progression of the Metro North project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

To ask the Minister for Finance the measures taken by him in order to minimise the impact of counterfeit goods on the Exchequer; if he intends to introduce harsher penalities as called for by Retail Ireland; if he will consider a public awareness campaign to highlight to consumers the effect illegal trading has on the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the work of the Government task force set up to address rising numbers of road fatalities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding allowing minor injury units to introduce fees of €100 for patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter.