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Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Housing Provision
Noel Rock
195. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the rate of production of housing that would have to take place to support not only Dublin’s current population, but also to support the 150,000-person increase that Dublin will undergo in the next ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18467/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Human Rights
Noel Rock
223. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has read the recently published report by a charity (details supplied) regarding European Union police brutality against migrants; the actions he will take regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18465/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Health Insurance Prices
Noel Rock
279. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health to outline his plans to adopt the proposal to phase out tax relief on health insurance; the measures he plans to adopt to offset the €600 increase that the average family would incur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18466/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Nursing Staff
Noel Rock
280. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health to outline his views on the incentives, tax breaks or pay increases necessary to slow the leak of Irish nurses to the USA, United Kingdom and Australia and to fill the critical shortage of nurses in hospital emergency rooms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18469/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Defence Forces Recruitment
Noel Rock
373. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the efforts under way to hire the ten additional employees to the communication and information services to achieve the recommended number of employees and to prevent another military information technology glitch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18468/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Gender Equality
Noel Rock
102. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider implementing a policy to address the pay gap (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18218/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Legal Aid Service
Noel Rock
138. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider guaranteeing civil lawyers to persons undergoing disputes over their tracker mortgages in view of the fact these persons are at a disadvantage when it comes to paying for a lawyer after overpaying their mortgage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18216/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Mortgage Applications Approvals
Noel Rock
151. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance if any oversight is being conducted to ensure that mortgage approvals, which have jumped by 42%, are being made in a cautious and responsible manner to prevent another housing bubble crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16806/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Inflation Rate
Noel Rock
153. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance the actions he is recommending to rein in the price inflation that is slowing down the growth of the manufacturing industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18212/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Tracker Mortgages Examination
Noel Rock
154. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider criminalising the act of overcharging on a tracker mortgage with a stiff financial penalty for banks (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18215/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Economic Policy
Noel Rock
155. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance if a contingency plan is in place to minimise disruptions in the economy if President Trump were to start enacting some of the trade policies he has discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18224/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Housing Policy
Noel Rock
327. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the challenges which are standing in the way of increasing the housing supply at a faster than normal rate in view of the extent of the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18219/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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School Meals Programme
Noel Rock
390. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Social Protection the way non-DEIS schools are selected to participate in the school meals programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18220/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Organ Donation
Noel Rock
623. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the process that would be implemented for the families of the deceased to veto organ donation in view of the fact that organ harvesting takes place as quickly as possible following death; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18221/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Organ Donation
Noel Rock
624. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his estimate of the increase in organ transplants that can be expected; if there are enough doctors to keep up with this increase in transplant surgeries; his views on whether funds should be devoted to acquire additional doctors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18222/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Trade Agreements
Noel Rock
788. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will consider the passage of new trade laws requiring more stringent food safety checks in order that trade agreements such as the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement, CETA, do not negatively impact consumers here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18223/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Child and Family Agency Investigations
Noel Rock
814. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason €2.5 million was set aside for third party legal costs for the inquiry into the Grace case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18213/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Early Childhood Care and Education Staff
Noel Rock
815. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on restructuring the contract process for early years educators in order to improve retention of the most qualified candidates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18214/17]
Thu, 6 Apr 2017
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Housing Policy
Noel Rock
65. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the fact that the construction of new homes has hit a seven-year high and yet homelessness here is still on the rise; the reason for this phenomenon; the changes that are required to the housing policy to rectify this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15028/17]
Wed, 5 Apr 2017
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Modern Language Teaching
Noel Rock
49. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the new primary school reform commences; the age at which students will start to learn a foreign language; if the Finnish model of beginning a foreign language at age seven will be adhered to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16620/17]