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Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Mental Health Services Funding
Andrew Doyle
1298. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Health the appointments made for community mental health services in 2012 and to date in 2013; the funding provided for these services over the past two years; if he expects there to be any delay in providing these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36982/13]
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Andrew Doyle
1306. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the paediatric rheumatology service for children in Irish hospitals; if he will outline on each date when current and previous consultants have been appointed to the service over the past seven years; if he will outline appointments during that time who are no longer in the hospitals; the expected waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37072/13]
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Health Services
Andrew Doyle
1350. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Health if particular health centres (details supplied) in County Wicklow run by the Health Service Executive are fully wheelchair accessible for staff and the persons alike; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37408/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Primary Care Centre Provision
Andrew Doyle
1361. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a proposed primary care centre (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if this project will go ahead as planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37542/13]
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Care of the Elderly Provision
Andrew Doyle
1534. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Health if he supports the establishment of a forum on long-term residential care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38356/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Departmental Staff Recruitment
Andrew Doyle
1594. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department intend to take to ensure semi-State bodies and other organisations and bodies under the remit of his Department advertise vacant positions through the Public Appointments Service and publicjobs.ie in a clear and transparent manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39254/13]
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Services for People with Disabilities
Andrew Doyle
1598. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a full list of routes operated by Bus Éireann that are wheelchair friendly; the date on which each route was made wheelchair friendly; the routes they plan to upgrade to wheelchair friendly status in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36914/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Driver Licences
Andrew Doyle
1599. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all categories of vehicles permitted to drive as per the back of the new plastic card driving licences should be contained in Section 9 on the front of the new cards issued by the Road Safety Authority; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the W category that covers work vehicles and land tractors is not being included in Section 9 on the front when it is a permitted category on the back of the licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36916/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Departmental Agencies Staff Recruitment
Andrew Doyle
1604. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that Iarnród Éireann has taken to ensure the process for recruiting 20 new revenue protection officers is done in a clear and transparent manner; if he will provide a full job description of the role; the number of applications received for the positions; if the positions were publicly advertised and if so, by what means and methods; the number of persons called for interviews for the positions; when he expects the positions to be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37031/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Rail Services
Andrew Doyle
1605. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a ticket machine will be put in place at a train station (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37040/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Aviation Issues
Andrew Doyle
1606. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the implications the European Commission’s proposed Single European Sky will have for all Irish airports and the Irish Aviation Authority; the number of submissions and the number of comments his Department received in view of the recent consultation process that concluded on 6 September 2013; the way his Department reached out to numerous stakeholders in order to receive a wide field of submissions that will feed into Ireland's negotiations plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37041/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Road Safety
Andrew Doyle
1608. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it has been brought to his attention that speed bumps installed on a particular road (details supplied) in County Wicklow that were installed using funding from the National Transport Authority are hazardous and causing vehicles to swerve into the middle of the road to avoid the ramps; if the NTA has had any correspondence from public representatives or the local authority regarding funding to fix the said ramps to ensure cars no longer swerve to avoid the bumps, enhancing the safety for both road users and pedestrians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37129/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Road Traffic Offences
Andrew Doyle
1610. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether fixed charge notices for cyclists to be introduced in line with the road safety strategy is suitable for most rural areas; if he is considering ensuring that the measures to be legislated for in the near future are confined to urban areas where cyclist safety is more at risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37141/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Museum Projects
Andrew Doyle
1611. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the setting up of an Irish museum of sport; if such a facility would be attached to a museum already in existence or set up as an entirely independent and separate entity; if he has received a report or feasibility study on the matter; if he will identify any suitable locations for the museum; if he will confirm the museum will be based in Dublin or elsewhere; when he expects any decision to be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37158/13]
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Road Safety
Andrew Doyle
1613. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the nationwide review of speed limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37198/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Road Safety
Andrew Doyle
1614. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the impact the nationwide review of speed limits will have in a county (details supplied); if he will detail the roads, if any, that will have their speed limit adjusted; if he will outline in tabular form the roads, old speed limit and new speed limits as a result of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37203/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Aviation Issues
Andrew Doyle
1615. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he has taken to date regarding a new national aviation policy; the number of submissions received during the consultation phase; the next steps before the new policy is published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37210/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Roadside Memorials
Andrew Doyle
1623. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has ever set out a policy for gravestones or memorials to be located on roadsides here; the guidance given to local authorities for getting permission to put these memorials on the different categories of roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37335/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Public Transport
Andrew Doyle
1624. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when current contracts for routes that Dublin Bus operates will be coming to an end; if he is satisfied that commuters and regional areas in the commuter belt and greater Dublin area will benefit as a result of the tendering out of particular routes and public service obligation routes when the current Dublin Bus contract expires; his views on whether current monopoly of contracts held by Dublin Bus at present is good for public transport users; if the next tendering phase will result in a transparent decision making process; the ramifications for particular routes (details supplied) in Dublin as a result of the competition in public transport in the bus market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37337/13]
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Aviation Issues
Andrew Doyle
1625. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the arrangements that have been put in place for diversionary and unscheduled landings of Airbus A380 aircraft in Irish airports, in view of Ireland's proximity to the Atlantic Ocean; if he will provide a list of airports here that the A380 is capable of landing at and taking off from, in view of its size; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37339/13]