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Thu, 6 Feb 2014
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Education and Training Boards Staff
Brian Walsh
60. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the position of director of schools exists within the new system of education and training boards; and if his Department's approval is required for the creation of such a position. [5901/14]
Thu, 6 Feb 2014
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Education and Training Boards Staff
Brian Walsh
61. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons employed by Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board; the positions held by each person; and the annual remuneration payable in respect of each position. [5902/14]
Wed, 5 Feb 2014
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Dog Licences
Brian Walsh
119. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number and types of dog licences issued by each local authority in 2013; and the amount of revenue raised through the issuance of these licences. [5825/14]
Wed, 5 Feb 2014
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Orthodontic Service Provision
Brian Walsh
203. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway was declined orthodontic treatment at Merlin Park Hospital, Galway; if this decision will be reconsidered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5889/14]
Tue, 4 Feb 2014
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Employment Rights
Brian Walsh
283. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding entitlement to pay for part-time, casual workers in respect of public holidays or annual leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5346/14]
Tue, 4 Feb 2014
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Control of Dogs
Brian Walsh
578. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of his proposal to introduce mandatory microchipping of dogs; the anticipated savings that would accrue to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5496/14]
Tue, 4 Feb 2014
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Control of Dogs
Brian Walsh
579. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects to be in a position to introduce mandatory microchipping of dogs; if he expects that this will be phased in by making it compulsory for all dogs within a certain timeframe, by making it compulsory for all newly born pups after a certain date, or by making it compulsory for all dogs sold or gifted after a certain date. [5501/14]
Tue, 4 Feb 2014
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Hospital Equipment
Brian Walsh
639. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the current location of an extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy machine purchased for University Hospital Galway in 2010; and the number of public patients who have been treated using this machine each year since its purchase. [5096/14]
Tue, 4 Feb 2014
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Nursing Home Repayment Scheme
Brian Walsh
668. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a nursing home charge in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5347/14]
Tue, 4 Feb 2014
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Tourism Industry
Brian Walsh
753. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of individual projects pertaining to route signage, development of discovery points and infrastructural improvements to benefit from capital investment allocated for the Wild Atlantic Way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5086/14]
Thu, 30 Jan 2014
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Animal Welfare
Brian Walsh
136. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide statistics relating to the control of dogs by local authorities for 2013; the number of dogs seized by each local authority; the number surrendered or collected; the number of these rehomed or reclaimed; the number transferred to animal welfare groups; the number put to sleep, and the number of deaths by natural causes that occurred in each local authority. [4653/14]
Thu, 30 Jan 2014
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Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
Brian Walsh
189. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway who has been on a waiting list for urgently required orthodontic treatment since 2009 will be offered an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4560/14]
Tue, 28 Jan 2014
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Garda Divisional Headquarters
Brian Walsh
568. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount allocated under the domestic infrastructure stimulus package in 2012 specifically for the purpose of developing a new Garda divisional headquarters at Murrough, Renmore, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3479/14]
Tue, 28 Jan 2014
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Brian Walsh
673. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the outpatient waiting list for Galway and Roscommon university hospitals group; and if he will provide a breakdown of this figure according to the specialties for which the patients are awaiting an appointment. [3481/14]
Tue, 28 Jan 2014
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Rail Passengers Data
Brian Walsh
794. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a monthly breakdown of passenger numbers using the new train station in Oranmore, County Galway since it opened last July. [3476/14]
Wed, 22 Jan 2014
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Social Welfare Code
Brian Walsh
110. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding entitlement to social welfare payment for part-time and-or casual workers during annual leave and on public holidays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2979/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Flood Relief Schemes Funding
Brian Walsh
285. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding available under the coastal storm flood damage scheme for Galway city and county to assist in carrying out coastal protection and other repair works; the estimated date of commencement of assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2539/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Architectural Heritage
Brian Walsh
389. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans for investment in Pearse's cottage in Rosmuc, County Galway in advance of the 1916 centenary; the way he evaluates the importance of the cottage in the context of commemorative events in the west in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2304/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Defence Forces Deployment
Brian Walsh
533. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Defence the number of Army personnel located at Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa, County Galway; the way this number has changed since his announcement of the reorganisation of the Permanent Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2291/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Brian Walsh
585. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently on waiting lists for audiological services in Galway; the way this number has changed since the appointment of a senior audiological scientist in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2300/14]