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Tue, 18 Oct 2016
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Education and Training Boards Funding
Catherine Murphy
247. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the culinary curriculum for the education and training boards sector is being set by education and training board Ireland or each individual education and training board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30484/16]
Tue, 18 Oct 2016
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Services for People with Disabilities
Catherine Murphy
398. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the allocation made to St. John of God, St. Raphael's adult services, Celbridge in respect of adult services in 2014, 2015 and to date 2016; the number of persons it was to fund; the way it proportionately compares to other adult services in the same years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30256/16]
Tue, 18 Oct 2016
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Health Services Provision
Catherine Murphy
399. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies still unfilled in respect of speech and language, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and so on; the locations involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30258/16]
Tue, 18 Oct 2016
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Respite Care Services Availability
Catherine Murphy
403. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the respite beds that are currently available to persons from the adult services at St. John of God, St Raphael's, Celbridge; the way that compares to 2014 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30315/16]
Tue, 18 Oct 2016
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Services for People with Disabilities
Catherine Murphy
408. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health if staff ratios are sufficient from a health and safety perspective at St. John of God, St. Raphael's, Celbridge, particularly at the beginning and end of the day, for adult day services and where staff members are deployed driving the bus as part of their normal working hours; if sufficient resources are provided to cover this aspect of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30335/16]
Tue, 18 Oct 2016
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Services for People with Disabilities
Catherine Murphy
409. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount that was spent securing services for adult services associated with St. John of God, St. Raphael's, Celbridge; the companies and providers that were involved; the amount they were individually paid in 2014, 2015 and to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30336/16]
Tue, 18 Oct 2016
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Ambulance Service Accommodation
Catherine Murphy
410. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to accommodate the ambulance services units that will no longer be based at Ofalia House, Edenderry; the scheduled delay he has considered in between ending this service provision and supplying an alternative ambulance bay; the barriers to the planning process that might hinder the delay; the options and proposals that he has arranged to reinstate this service in Edenderry town on a temporary basis while awaiting the construction of a new ambulance bay; if funding is allocated for all of these aspects of the service provision; if he will provide a guarantee that there will be no disruption in service provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30338/16]
Tue, 18 Oct 2016
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Services for People with Disabilities
Catherine Murphy
411. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the methodology that is used in deciding which persons attending St. John of God adult services, St. Raphael's, Celbridge are provided with transport to and from the services; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that very vulnerable adults are expected to use public transport and that there is a lack of transparency as to the way decisions are arrived at; if this is at variance with other service providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30339/16]
Tue, 18 Oct 2016
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Services for People with Disabilities
Catherine Murphy
412. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the alternatives which will be provided to persons who have been receiving day services at St. John of God adult services, St, Raphael's, Celbridge when the day services are ceased as announced to the families of those persons some weeks ago; the alternative services being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30351/16]
Tue, 18 Oct 2016
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Sports Facilities Provision
Catherine Murphy
628. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 229 of 5 October 2016, the action he will take and-or the provisions in place; his views on whether the cost benefit analysis submitted by Sport Ireland regarding phase 2 of the national indoor arena determines the project to be not viable; if there is any other sporting organisation lined up to take on a role in the process if the partnership agreement in place between Sport Ireland and a sporting organisation (details supplied) fails; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30571/16]
Tue, 18 Oct 2016
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Youth Work Projects Data
Catherine Murphy
652. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of youth workers allocated to drugs task forces per county and per service division nationally in each of the years 2012 to date in 2016 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30572/16]
Tue, 18 Oct 2016
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Youth Work Projects Data
Catherine Murphy
653. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of youth workers allocated per county and per service provision nationally in each of the years 2012 to date in 2016 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30573/16]
Thu, 13 Oct 2016
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School Transport Eligibility
Catherine Murphy
60. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the individual criteria used for inclusion on the school transportation provision services for adults attending adult disability services nationally; if any anomalies in the assessment occur nationally; the way this is controlled, streamlined and audited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30121/16]
Thu, 13 Oct 2016
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Disability Support Services
Catherine Murphy
124. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the changes that have been made to the provision of transport services for adults attending adult disability services commencing in 2016; if additional transport has been provided in respect of new adults commencing in the services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30119/16]
Thu, 13 Oct 2016
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Disability Support Services
Catherine Murphy
125. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the assessment of need which is conducted in the analysis of the provision of transport services for adults attending adult disability services commencing in 2016; if any changes to the assessment of care needs have been implemented nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30120/16]
Thu, 13 Oct 2016
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Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
Catherine Murphy
161. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a recent EU Commission decision to allow the merger of two Irish companies (details supplied) in view of the fact the new company will have a supply rate above the 15% threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30172/16]
Thu, 13 Oct 2016
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Area Based Childhood Programme
Catherine Murphy
183. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of early intervention ABC programmes that are in operation by county; the services they provide; the way they are funded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30124/16]
Wed, 12 Oct 2016
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Public Transport Subsidies
Catherine Murphy
88. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the subsidy provided for every one euro in revenue collected by Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus for the past five years; the projected subsidy to be provided for every one euro in revenue for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29924/16]
Wed, 12 Oct 2016
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Public Transport Subsidies
Catherine Murphy
89. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount provided to Irish Rail under the infrastructure manager multi-annual contract in 2016; the projected amount in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29925/16]
Wed, 12 Oct 2016
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Public Transport Subsidies
Catherine Murphy
90. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to commission a report to give a realistic picture of the way the State compares with our European neighbours in view of the European Commission highlighting the numerous difficulties faced when attempting to accurately benchmark public service obligation subsidy levels across different countries (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29926/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Direct Provision System
Catherine Murphy
28. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress being made on her commitment in February 2015 to allow asylum seekers living in direct provision to have their complaints independently examined by the Ombusdman and the Ombudsman for Children in line with the recommendations of the 2015 working group report, Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers (details supplied); her views on the lack of action on this commitment in principle and the timeline of actions for ensuring that children living in direct provision have access to the services of the Ombudsman for Children. [29406/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Departmental Staff Data
Catherine Murphy
147. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of part-time and full-time staffing roles in each grade and area of responsibility which are filled by participants by their registration for the roles and acceptance into the job roles by community employment schemes, Gateway schemes and Tús schemes within his Department, specifically by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29677/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Youth Services Data
Catherine Murphy
392. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of youth workers specifically allocated to drugs task forces per county and designated to work with young persons at risk of offending or having offended, per service division nationally in each of the calendar years 2012 to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29436/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Departmental Staff Data
Catherine Murphy
448. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of part-time and full-time staffing roles in each grade and area of responsibility which are filled by participants by their registration for the roles and acceptance into the job roles by CE, Gateway and Tús schemes within his Department specifically by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29679/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Landfill Sites
Catherine Murphy
536. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the tonnage of waste being dumped in a location (details supplied) in County Kildare for each of the past five years; the tonnage of waste being dumped at that location from Connacht, Ulster, Leinster and Munster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29330/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Waste Disposal
Catherine Murphy
537. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the tonnage of waste exported for disposal for each of the past five years; the destinations of this waste and the port from which it left Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29331/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Rail Services Provision
Catherine Murphy
595. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase capacity for a train service (details supplied); his plans to upgrade the rail line from Greystones to Bray from a single track to a double track in order to improve connectivity from County Longford and County Louth to Rosslare Europort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29515/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Youth Services
Catherine Murphy
641. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of youth workers specifically allocated to drugs taskforces per county and designated to work with young persons at risk of offending or having offended, per service division nationally in each of the calendar years 2012 to date in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29437/16]
Thu, 6 Oct 2016
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Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes
Catherine Murphy
51. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding that has been applied for and utilised under the European Social Fund and skills agenda to facilitate offenders in on-site training and ex-offenders with skills in order to rehabilitate them for work once out of the probation services nationally per county and level and topic of education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28999/16]
Thu, 6 Oct 2016
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Residency Permits
Catherine Murphy
52. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for residency by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29000/16]
Thu, 6 Oct 2016
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Departmental Staff Data
Catherine Murphy
55. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff by grade in her Department allocated to process applications for residence cards under the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29021/16]
Thu, 6 Oct 2016
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Departmental Staff Data
Catherine Murphy
56. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff by grade in her Department that are assigned to process applications in respect of Irish nationalisation and immigration applications; the number of staff allocated to each individual office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29022/16]
Thu, 6 Oct 2016
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Mortgage to Rent Scheme
Catherine Murphy
136. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the guidelines in the mortgage-to-rent scheme published in August 2015 are still being applied; if there are plans to change the guidelines for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29088/16]
Thu, 6 Oct 2016
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Mortgage to Rent Scheme
Catherine Murphy
137. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the guidelines in the mortgage-to-rent scheme published in August 2015 are being fairly applied in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29089/16]
Thu, 6 Oct 2016
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Medical Card Applications Data
Catherine Murphy
193. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of medical card applications received per county in each of the calendar years 2012 to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29001/16]
Thu, 6 Oct 2016
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Medical Card Applications Data
Catherine Murphy
194. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of medical card applications refused per county in each of the calendar years 2012 to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29002/16]
Thu, 6 Oct 2016
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Medical Card Applications Data
Catherine Murphy
195. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of medical card applications awarded on appeal per county in each of the calendar years 2012 to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29003/16]
Thu, 6 Oct 2016
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Health Services Staff Data
Catherine Murphy
212. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of positions filled by participants on community employment schemes, Gateway schemes and Tús schemes within his Department by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29084/16]
Thu, 6 Oct 2016
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Mental Health Services Data
Catherine Murphy
229. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children referred to CAMHS for assessment in each of the calendar years from 2010 to date in 2016; the number of cases awaiting assessment; the number of assessments completed; the number of assessment results that identify the person as unsuitable for treatment at CAMHS and may require a different level of intervention; the outcomes for those children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29169/16]
Thu, 6 Oct 2016
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Labour Market
Catherine Murphy
249. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff by grade in her Department allocated to process applications for employment permits for those on the critical skills list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29023/16]
Thu, 6 Oct 2016
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Departmental Staff Data
Catherine Murphy
251. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of positions filled by participants on community employment schemes, Gateway schemes and Tús schemes within her Department by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29085/16]
Wed, 5 Oct 2016
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Prison Service
Catherine Murphy
81. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the prisoner population and the number of staff employed within Mountjoy prison; the number of staff on maternity leave or sick leave; the provisions in place for such leave absences of staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28852/16]
Wed, 5 Oct 2016
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Prison Staff
Catherine Murphy
82. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the optimum staff to prisoner ratio; the current ratio; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28853/16]
Wed, 5 Oct 2016
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Legal Services Regulation
Catherine Murphy
83. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the fact that the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 was signed into law in December 2015 but to date, no commencement order regarding sections 149 to 161, inclusive, dealing with the regulation of legal costs has been effected and in view of the fact that the regulation of legal costs was one of the International Monetary Fund’s main areas of concern eight years ago, the reason she has not yet implemented sections 149 to 161, inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28854/16]
Wed, 5 Oct 2016
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Carbon Tax Yield
Catherine Murphy
104. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the income to the Exchequer in respect of carbon tax for the years 2014 and 2015 and to date in 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28858/16]
Wed, 5 Oct 2016
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National Treasury Management Agency Staff
Catherine Murphy
105. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if former and serving National Asset Management Agency employees and officials are precluded from taking up new employment (details supplied); the period of time for which they are precluded from taking up new employment; the other conditions attached to taking up new employment in any sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28859/16]
Wed, 5 Oct 2016
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Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
Catherine Murphy
169. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of staff allocated to drugs task forces per county and per service division nationally in each of the years 2012 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28958/16]
Wed, 5 Oct 2016
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Dublin Bus
Catherine Murphy
226. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Dublin Bus hedges its fuel purchases; the amount it spends on fuel to operate the entire fleet per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28850/16]
Wed, 5 Oct 2016
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Ministerial Travel
Catherine Murphy
227. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the full cost, duration, purpose and outcome of his trip to Brazil in August 2016; the number of officials who accompanied the Minister on that trip; the costs associated with their travel; his views on whether that trip represented good value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28851/16]
Wed, 5 Oct 2016
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Rail Services Provision
Catherine Murphy
228. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view on the fact that Irish Rail's busiest train journey in 2015 was the Greystones to Malahide 8 a.m. service (details supplied), his plans to increase capacity for that service; his plans to upgrade the rail line from Greystones to Bray from a single track to a double track in order to improve connectivity from County Longford and County Louth to Rosslare Europort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28855/16]