Patrick O'Donovan, TD

To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider on the possibility of increasing to 21 years the legal age for a person to purchase and use tobacco products due to the increasing number of smokers amongst young women; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal has said that funding of over €5.5 million from the National Road Authority to projects in Fingal will reduce traffic congestion and increase safety for drivers in Dublin Fingal.

To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners who have been reported to the HSE for charging medical card holders for blood tests.

Question on the contract between the IMO and HSE

Fine Gael Dublin Mid West Deputy, Derek Keating, who previously requested the Irish Government to invite the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, to address both Houses of the Oireachtas, has reiterated his request for an invitation for a State visit to be extended to the newly re-elected President.

More than 300,000 Irish businesses and sole traders will see the cost of compliance with transport regulation cut as new Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport and Road Safety Authority computer systems go live later this year.

I am delighted that this fantastic opportunity is being made available to TY students across the country, and I would encourage all schools across the county to get their applications together as soon as possible before the deadline at the end of this month.

To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the Social Justice report that stated Ireland is behind targets agreed with the EU on job creation as agreed as part of Europe strategy 2010, particularly with reference to the method of calculation that was used by the EU in the creation of these targets; the way that Ireland compare to other jurisdictions in the EU in this respect, and if he will pinpoint the difficulties that Ireland is having in its achievement of these targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Like any democratic institution, the Parliament represents a broad range of views. The Transport Committee is no exception. What has impressed me in the lead up is your depth of knowledge on transport issues – both at a micro level but also on how decisions taken here will impact on the European citizen.

This is very positive news as it supports the claims of the company that they have addressed any concerns that arose from the findings of the FSAI survey in December which found very low trace levels of equine DNA in three of the Liffey Meats burger samples.