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Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Free Travel Scheme
Bobby Aylward
1169. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health if there are provisions due to be implemented within his Department to accommodate persons that are not permitted by the State to drive due to a sight impairment but cannot avail of a free-travel pass as they are under 66 years of age and are not in receipt of a disability allowance, blind pension, carer's allowance or an invalidity pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25100/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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National Treatment Purchase Fund
Bobby Aylward
1220. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the restoration of the National Treatment Purchase Fund as per the minority Government facilitation agreement between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25294/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Home Help Service Provision
Bobby Aylward
1413. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health when additional home help weekend hours will be allocated to a person (details supplied) following assessment and approval of same by a home help services co-ordinator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26009/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
Bobby Aylward
1615. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when decisions will be returned on all applications received under tranche 3 of the TAMS II young farmer capital investment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26360/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
Bobby Aylward
1624. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a TAMS II application made in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26421/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
Bobby Aylward
1625. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a TAMS II application made in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26422/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
Bobby Aylward
1626. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a TAMS II application made in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26423/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
Bobby Aylward
1627. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a TAMS II application made in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26424/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Inland Fisheries Stocks
Bobby Aylward
1675. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current systems in place to measure the volume of salmon in the rivers Barrow, Nore and Suir; if the most recently recorded levels are above or below average in comparison to preceding years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25153/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Inland Fisheries Stocks
Bobby Aylward
1676. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider the installation of counters to measure the volume of salmon in the rivers Barrow, Nore and Suir; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25154/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Forestry Sector
Bobby Aylward
1708. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the State engages in the procurement of carbon credits from private forestries; if so, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26359/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Road Projects Status
Bobby Aylward
1850. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the State body which has the responsibility for the provision of funding for the completion of the Kilkenny city ring road and the current status of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26355/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Public Transport Initiatives
Bobby Aylward
1851. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to develop a national policy to accommodate commuters who avail of car pooling or ride sharing, which includes a long-term strategy for the provision of car parking areas on link roads to national primary routes such as the M9 and N7 ensuring that the current practice of car parking on link roads is safe, legal and convenient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26356/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Schools Building Projects Applications
Bobby Aylward
234. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Skills to reconsider an application for an extra classroom by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24233/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Schools Building Projects Applications
Bobby Aylward
235. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Skills to allocate funding for a temporary prefabricated building for use as emergency accommodation and to prioritise an application for an extra classroom in 2017 for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24234/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Special Educational Needs Staff
Bobby Aylward
236. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Skills to increase the SNA allocation to a school (details supplied) which currently has inadequate SNA support for the 2016-17 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24235/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Local Authority Housing Funding
Bobby Aylward
284. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money utilised by the local authorities in counties Carlow and Kilkenny specifically for the provision of building social housing units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24238/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Disabled Drivers Permits
Bobby Aylward
690. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health to grant a primary medical certificate and disabled driver status to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24236/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Bobby Aylward
691. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health to urgently address the waiting list crisis for the 217 children with scoliosis awaiting urgent spinal surgery (details supplied); the reason for the practice of referring children to the Blackrock Clinic and the UK and the subsequent lack of utilisation of facilities at Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital, Finglas, Dublin 11, to combat the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24237/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Local Authority Housing Maintenance
Bobby Aylward
203. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will sign an approval order to commence urgently required works at a location (details supplied) in County Kilkenny to alleviate what has been classified as a dangerous health hazard by an independent report commissioned through Kilkenny County Council which has been sent to him and details the significant issues with heating systems in the dwellings of this estate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23135/16]