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Wed, 17 Apr 2019
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Disabilities Data
Mick Wallace
160. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the number of adults with an intellectual disability in County Wexford who will be placed in appropriate needs based residential care settings by the end of 2019 and 2020, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17895/19]
Tue, 16 Apr 2019
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Foreign Conflicts
Mick Wallace
57. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the most recent discussions at the Foreign Affairs Council meeting on 8 April 2019 on recent developments in Libya; the stance taken by representatives of Ireland at those meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17603/19]
Tue, 16 Apr 2019
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Foreign Conflicts
Mick Wallace
87. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his decision to support a person (details supplied) will be reconsidered with regard to the interim presidency of Venezuela; if he will consider working for a peaceful solution to the developments in Venezuela; if he will raise a case for this approach at the next Foreign Affairs Council meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17604/19]
Tue, 16 Apr 2019
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Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists
Mick Wallace
268. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for six, nine, 12, 18 and more than 18 months, respectively, for speech and language therapy by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17210/19]
Tue, 16 Apr 2019
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Respite Care Services Availability
Mick Wallace
281. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health if the adult respite service for persons with intellectual disability at a centre (details supplied) in County Wexford will be made available for families outside the county; if so, the plans the HSE has to ensure that families in the county do not receive a decreased service due to additional demand created by opening the service up to persons outside the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17280/19]
Tue, 16 Apr 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Mick Wallace
294. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the wait times for a MRI scan in Wexford General Hospital; and the number of MRI scans carried out on average in the hospital per week. [17318/19]
Tue, 16 Apr 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists Data
Mick Wallace
296. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times for shoulder arthroscopy operations in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by county in tabular form. [17347/19]
Tue, 16 Apr 2019
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Occupational Therapy Data
Mick Wallace
339. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health if the HSE maintains separate waiting lists for paediatric occupational therapy for primary care and for disability services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17513/19]
Thu, 11 Apr 2019
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Overseas Missions
Mick Wallace
21. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has had consultation with a person (details supplied) following recognition by the President of the United States of America of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights; if so, the details of the interactions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16896/19]
Thu, 11 Apr 2019
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Middle East Issues
Mick Wallace
35. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on whether the recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights by the President of the United States of America may affect the UN mission in the Golan Heights and involvement by the Defence Forces in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16895/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Vacant Sites Levy
Mick Wallace
68. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to publish the 31 progress reports on the implementation of the vacant site levy he has received from local authorities; if he has considered changes or amendments to the vacant site levy further to the information contained in such reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16352/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Homelessness Strategy
Mick Wallace
96. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on whether housing policy may be contributing to the increased number in homelessness; if he will consider re-examining the recommendations made by the Oireachtas Committee on Housing and Homelessness in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16354/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Private Rented Accommodation
Mick Wallace
101. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on the increased number of bulk sales of apartments by developers to REITS or investment funds; his plans to counter this and the effect it has on the first-time buyer and rental markets; if he has had discussions with his colleague, the Minister for Finance, with regard to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16351/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports
Mick Wallace
110. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he has considered the report, Safe As Houses? A Report on Building Standards, Building Controls and Consumer Protection, by the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government; his plans to implement a redress scheme supported by an industry levy, interest-free loans or tax deduction with regard to building deficiencies in apartment blocks as suggested by the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16353/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Vacant Sites Levy
Mick Wallace
117. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he has considered examining reducing the 0.05 ha minimum site size threshold for the vacant site levy given that over 160 sites were identified by Dublin City Council as being vacant but were under 0.05 ha; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16350/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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National Children's Hospital Expenditure
Mick Wallace
431. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health when he expects a report (details supplied) on the national children's hospital overspend will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16544/19]
Thu, 4 Apr 2019
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Defence Forces Recruitment
Mick Wallace
47. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces study group convened to review the standards of height for entry have presented their report to him; if so, if he will publish the report; if not, when the report will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15780/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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State Airports
Mick Wallace
18. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications made for exemptions for the transportation of munitions or weapons of war through Shannon Airport to date in 2019 under the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Order, SI 224 of 1973; the number of these applications which were granted and denied, respectively, to date in 2019; the reason given for each decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15121/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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State Airports
Mick Wallace
24. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of US troops that have passed through Shannon Airport to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15122/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Mick Wallace
288. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the status of progress on the new child and adolescent mental health services centre in south County Wexford; the eTender details for the project; the proposed date for the opening of the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14935/19]