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Tue, 8 Dec 2015
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Easter Rising Commemorations
Catherine Byrne
60. Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the financial supports she will provide to local authorities to make the over 2,000 community events and initiatives that have been confirmed for 2016 as part of the local authority-led county plans a reality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43541/15]
Tue, 8 Dec 2015
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National Library
Catherine Byrne
61. Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the recently announced €10 million capital investment programme for the National Library will address outstanding concerns at the library; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43542/15]
Thu, 12 Nov 2015
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Commemorative Events
Catherine Byrne
7. Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the commemorative projects at Richmond Barracks and Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin 8, which are being carried out as part of the Ireland 2016 centenary programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39496/15]
Thu, 12 Nov 2015
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National Library
Catherine Byrne
42. Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she will take to address the challenges at the National Library of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39497/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Rent Supplement Scheme Data
Catherine Byrne
167. Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently in receipt of rent supplement nationally; by county; the associated cost to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36248/15]
Thu, 16 Jul 2015
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Home Help Service Provision
Catherine Byrne
452. Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health the amount allocated from his Department for home help provision in Dublin 8, 10 and 12; the services that provide this service in the community; the number of staff being paid through each of these services; the number of clients receiving this service in the community; the number of persons waiting for home help; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29575/15]
Thu, 16 Jul 2015
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Home Help Service
Catherine Byrne
453. Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health the qualifications required to be employed as a home help by the Health Service Executive or its funded services; if training is provided to home help staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29576/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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One-Parent Family Payment Payments
Catherine Byrne
175. Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of children benefitting from the one-parent family payment scheme as of 30 June 2015; the associated cost to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28301/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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One-Parent Family Payment Payments
Catherine Byrne
176. Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of one-parent families with one, two, three, four or more than four children that are in receipt of a one-parent family payment as of 30 June 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28302/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Family Law Cases
Catherine Byrne
441. Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of maintenance orders issued in 2014 for the benefit of a child; the number of cases brought for non-compliance with a maintenance order in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28303/15]
Thu, 2 Jul 2015
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Maternity Services
Catherine Byrne
155. Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of drug detoxification beds that are available in the Dublin area and nationally which are specifically for pregnant women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26741/15]
Thu, 2 Jul 2015
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Maternity Services
Catherine Byrne
156. Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals that have been made in the past three years by the Coombe maternity hospital in Dublin 8 to detoxification and treatment centres for pregnant women who have a drug or alcohol dependency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26742/15]
Thu, 2 Jul 2015
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Maternity Services
Catherine Byrne
157. Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of babies who have been referred in the past three years for treatment for withdrawal from drug or alcohol dependency from the Coombe maternity hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26743/15]
Wed, 24 Jun 2015
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Community Employment Schemes Data
Catherine Byrne
51. Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently on community employment schemes; the comparable figures for June 2012, 2013 and 2014; the associated costs to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25199/15]
Wed, 24 Jun 2015
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Community Employment Schemes Data
Catherine Byrne
52. Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of community employment schemes currently in operation in Dublin 8, 10, and 12; the locations of same; the number of participants in each scheme; the amount of money paid out by her Department for each of these schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25200/15]
Wed, 24 Jun 2015
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Community Employment Schemes Places
Catherine Byrne
53. Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of community employment places that are currently vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25201/15]
Wed, 24 Jun 2015
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Special Educational Needs Data
Catherine Byrne
217. Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in south Dublin that have an autism unit; the number in north Dublin that have an autism unit; the schools in the Dublin 6W area that currently have an autism unit; the options open to parents when they cannot secure a place for their child in an autism unit in a local school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25202/15]
Tue, 16 Jun 2015
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Jobseeker's Allowance Data
Catherine Byrne
225. Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of jobseeker's allowance claimants aged 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23928/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Social Welfare Rates
Catherine Byrne
224. Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the number of working-age claimants who receive more than €256, €292, €329 and €365 every week in total welfare support payments. [20471/15]
Tue, 12 May 2015
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Garda Recruitment
Catherine Byrne
388. Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a breakdown of new Garda recruits, by gender, and by county of origin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18182/15]