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Thu, 27 Oct 2016
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Legal Services Regulation
Clare Daly
61. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is provision for independent oversight of members appointed to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority in the carrying out of their functions; and the details of the oversight mechanism, if it exists. [32503/16]
Thu, 27 Oct 2016
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Commissions of Inquiry
Clare Daly
139. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 488 of 18 October 2016, the body or person from whom he has sought legal advice in relation to procedural and administrative matters raised regarding the Dignam report; when that advice was sought; and if he has received a preliminary response. [32452/16]
Thu, 27 Oct 2016
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Clare Daly
145. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 386 of 4 October 2016, his views on the impact on a person's dignity of allocating daily pocket money under the fair deal scheme, where some persons residing in nursing homes are allocated as little as €6.34 per day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32502/16]
Wed, 26 Oct 2016
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RTE Staff
Clare Daly
31. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider the adoption of legislation to curtail the practice by the national broadcaster of paying high-earning television and radio presenters through personal service companies rather than as full-time staff, in view of the fact that this practice has been curtailed in other jurisdictions. [31830/16]
Wed, 26 Oct 2016
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Climate Change Policy
Clare Daly
39. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level of commitment his Department will make to fossil fuel divestment in line with Ireland's commitments to the Paris agreement. [31831/16]
Wed, 26 Oct 2016
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Property Ownership
Clare Daly
58. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 80 and 82 of 6 October 2016 and Nos. 182 and 183 of 18 October 2016, if he will provide a breakdown of the number of multiple property owners in each of the ranges supplied in Parliamentary Question No. 82 of 6 October 2016, with the number of persons owning property in each range, excluding approved housing bodies. [32161/16]
Wed, 26 Oct 2016
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Asylum Applications
Clare Daly
64. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of young persons engaged in the asylum process who are also in second level education; and the number of young persons engaged in the asylum process for each of the years since the direct provision system was established who completed their leaving certificates. [32236/16]
Wed, 26 Oct 2016
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Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility
Clare Daly
79. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if there is any mechanism his Department can use to intervene in cases such as that of a person (details supplied) so as to ensure that housing legislation enacted by the Oireachtas is adhered to by Sligo County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32165/16]
Wed, 26 Oct 2016
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State Bodies
Clare Daly
113. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of current CEOs of State bodies who have served more than the seven year term stipulated in the guidelines on contracts, remuneration and other conditions of chief executives and senior management of commercial state bodies; and the State bodies involved. [32345/16]
Wed, 26 Oct 2016
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Medicinal Products Availability
Clare Daly
118. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason a drug (details supplied) is not available to multiple sclerosis sufferers here, despite clinical trials showing its effectiveness in reducing symptoms and improving quality of life for persons with MS. [32157/16]
Wed, 26 Oct 2016
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Housing for People with Disabilities Provision
Clare Daly
120. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department will take to provide the resources to the HSE to meet the demand for residential care for adults with intellectual disabilities [32171/16]
Wed, 26 Oct 2016
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Appointments to State Boards
Clare Daly
186. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the fact that a person (details supplied) has held the role of CEO at the IAA for 13 years, despite the guidelines on contracts, remuneration and other conditions of chief executives and senior management of commercial state bodies stating that the term of office of a CEO of a commercial state body should be no more than seven years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32344/16]
Tue, 25 Oct 2016
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Human Rights
Clare Daly
50. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Minister for Justice on the failure of management in Maghaberry Prison to implement the stocktake agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30276/16]
Tue, 25 Oct 2016
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Irish Aid
Clare Daly
63. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the appropriateness of €2.776 million in public funds being given as direct funding to the Clinton Foundation and the Clinton Health Access Initiative between 2008 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30275/16]
Tue, 25 Oct 2016
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Services for People with Disabilities
Clare Daly
80. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she will commence the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31654/16]
Tue, 25 Oct 2016
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Prison Regulations
Clare Daly
88. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the maximum number of days that a person can be segregated from the general prison population under rule 62 of the prison rules 2007; the opportunities for a review of their segregation that are available to a prisoner while segregated; if there is provision for an automatic review of a prisoner being segregated; if so, the number of days after which such a review takes place; and the person or body it is conducted by. [31477/16]
Tue, 25 Oct 2016
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Prison Regulations
Clare Daly
89. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the maximum number of days that a prisoner's regime can be restricted under rule 63 of the prison rules 2007; the opportunities for a review of their regime restriction that are available to a prisoner while subject to a restricted regime; if there is provision for an automatic review of a prisoner being subject to regime restriction; if so, the number of days after which such a review takes place; and the person or body it is conducted by. [31478/16]
Tue, 25 Oct 2016
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Garda Misconduct Allegations
Clare Daly
92. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department holds a report requested by a former Minister in 2007 on the case of a person (details supplied). [31531/16]
Tue, 25 Oct 2016
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Departmental Expenditure
Clare Daly
240. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the cost per annum of all private sector rental schemes since 1991, including, but not limited to, the rental accommodation scheme, the housing assistance payment, the social housing current expenditure programme, previously the leasing scheme, and expenditure on emergency accommodation, in tabular form. [31606/16]
Tue, 25 Oct 2016
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Rent Supplement Scheme Expenditure
Clare Daly
311. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost per annum of all private sector rental schemes since 1991, including but not limited to, the rent allowance scheme, in tabular form. [31606/16]
Tue, 25 Oct 2016
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Public Sector Pensions
Clare Daly
373. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 103 of 19 October 2016, the reason provision was not made in the revised scheme for refunds of the spouses' and children's payment to be claimed by persons without a spouse or a child, in view of the fact that such a provision had existed previously; and the provisions in the revised scheme that preclude such a refund. [32101/16]
Tue, 25 Oct 2016
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Public Sector Pensions
Clare Daly
374. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 103 of 19 October 2016, if the dependent children of an unmarried person who dies after retirement are eligible for a child's pension in the same way that the children of a married person are. [32102/16]
Tue, 25 Oct 2016
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Post Office Network
Clare Daly
378. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will outline in detail the aspects of the business and organisation of An Post that fall under her Department's remit. [31496/16]
Tue, 25 Oct 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Clare Daly
394. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting over three weeks for a follow-up appointment with their consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31494/16]
Tue, 25 Oct 2016
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Medicinal Products Licensing
Clare Daly
420. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if there is a dedicated investigations unit within the Health Products Regulatory Authority, HPRA, which examines complaints regarding products advertised or marketed as medicinal products but which have no marketing authorisation from either the HPRA or the European Medicines Agency, as for example, in the case of products marketed as a cure for autism. [31641/16]
Tue, 25 Oct 2016
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Vaccination Programme
Clare Daly
453. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if the recent complaint by a centre (details supplied) regarding maladministration at the European Medicines Agency, EMA, in regard to a drug has been noted by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31879/16]
Tue, 25 Oct 2016
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Departmental Legal Cases
Clare Daly
473. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 384 of 18 October 2016, if the case in question is no longer before the courts; and if his Department will investigate the incident of missing blood samples. [31945/16]
Tue, 25 Oct 2016
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State Bodies Accounts
Clare Daly
506. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the annual report from Bord Iascaigh Mhara can be expected; and the reason there has been such a delay in publishing it. [31569/16]
Tue, 25 Oct 2016
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Postal Services
Clare Daly
532. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline in detail the aspects of the business and organisation of An Post that fall under his Department's remit. [31497/16]
Tue, 25 Oct 2016
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Driver Licence Fees
Clare Daly
567. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the claim by the National Driver Licence Service, NDLS, that persons over 70 years of age do not have to pay for a new or renewed driver's licence (details supplied) when, in fact, they must pay up to €65 to obtain the medical report necessary to have a licence issued. [31860/16]
Tue, 25 Oct 2016
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Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
Clare Daly
599. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 664 of 8 June 2016 and 253 of 6 July 2016, if the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has completed its examination; and if she will provide its findings. [31939/16]
Thu, 20 Oct 2016
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Hare Coursing Regulation
Clare Daly
12. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of hare coursing meetings that have been monitored by the National Parks and Wildlife Service since the beginning of the 2016-17 season; and the resources in place to continue to monitor meetings for 2017. [31008/16]
Thu, 20 Oct 2016
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Hare Coursing Regulation
Clare Daly
48. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she is satisfied that vulnerable injured hares were released without veterinary attention, placing them at greater risk of predator attack, after a coursing meeting in Liscannor on 27 September 2015. [31009/16]
Thu, 20 Oct 2016
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Property Registration
Clare Daly
50. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 15 of 16 September 2016, if she has knowledge of an expert report on land surveying (details supplied); if that report was known to her officials and the Property Registration Authority, PRA, when she provided her reply; and her views on whether practices based on negligent procedures must be targeted for reform. [31214/16]
Thu, 20 Oct 2016
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Pyrite Remediation Programme
Clare Daly
124. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the assessments that have taken place on the impact of remediation works on adjoining properties; if there has been any reconsideration of including properties with a DCR of 1 in the remediation programme if they are attached to a dwelling which is being remediated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31241/16]
Thu, 20 Oct 2016
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Pension Provisions
Clare Daly
218. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the detail of the discussions he has had with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform regarding the transfer of members of the Central Remedial Clinic pension plan to the single public service pension scheme; the progress of those discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30725/16]
Thu, 20 Oct 2016
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Pension Provisions
Clare Daly
219. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health when he was first informed that the Central Remedial Clinic pension plan was to be wound up. [30726/16]
Thu, 20 Oct 2016
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National Drugs Strategy
Clare Daly
235. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, in its report of November 2015 on a harm-reducing and rehabilitative approach to possession of small amounts of illegal drugs, made a number of recommendations; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that recommendation No. 6 recommended that research be undertaken to ensure the adoption of any alternative approach be appropriate in an Irish context; if recommendation No. 6 has been acted on and if research has been undertaken; if the research has been concluded; if the research is available to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31348/16]
Thu, 20 Oct 2016
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Electricity Transmission Network
Clare Daly
271. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the EirGrid grid west project in view of the fact that residents living on the proposed route of the 400 kW power line have been four years awaiting decisions on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31327/16]
Thu, 20 Oct 2016
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Air Services Provision
Clare Daly
288. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had any contact with the Dublin Airport Authority regarding the fact that it currently incentivises night flights in contrast to most other European airports where such activity is penalised by heavy financial charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31258/16]
Thu, 20 Oct 2016
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Airport Development Projects
Clare Daly
289. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the contact he has had with the Dublin Airport Authority regarding the positioning and use of information from noise monitoring boxes in the areas around Dublin Airport; his views on whether such boxes are configured correctly; the way residents can ensure that such information is independently scrutinised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31259/16]
Thu, 20 Oct 2016
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Airport Development Projects
Clare Daly
290. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the contact he has had with the Dublin Airport Authority regarding noise insulation for properties affected by the new runway; the likely timescale for installation of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31260/16]
Thu, 20 Oct 2016
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Airport Development Projects
Clare Daly
292. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the consideration he has given to the provision of funding to community organisations in north County Dublin, who are impacted by the new runway at Dublin Airport in order that they can secure independent legal and environmental advice, including expertise from noise specialists, and in order that they can participate in the review of activities at Dublin Airport on a level playing field; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31325/16]
Thu, 20 Oct 2016
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Defence Forces Medicinal Products
Clare Daly
309. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of persons who died through suicide or self-inflicted injuries with regard to deaths of Defence Forces personnel in the period 2000 to 2012, inclusive; of these deaths, the number that had previously been prescribed Lariam; and of those who had been prescribed lariam, the number that were reported to the IMB and HPRA. [31317/16]
Wed, 19 Oct 2016
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Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
Clare Daly
88. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); if he will resolve this case where an Irish citizen, who is now living abroad, cannot access social welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31055/16]
Wed, 19 Oct 2016
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Public Sector Pensions
Clare Daly
103. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 885 of 16 September 2016, the reason he has no plans to review the spouse's and children's payment scheme; and if he has satisfied himself with the operation of the scheme as it stands, including its mandatory nature regardless of marital status. [31061/16]
Wed, 19 Oct 2016
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Health Services Access
Clare Daly
129. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); if he will resolve this case, where an Irish citizen, who is now living abroad, cannot access medical services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31056/16]
Wed, 19 Oct 2016
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Medicinal Products Availability
Clare Daly
146. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if negotiations with the manufacturer of the drug, Orkambi, have been completed; and the outcome regarding its likely availability for cystic fibrosis patients. [31164/16]
Tue, 18 Oct 2016
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Maternity Services
Clare Daly
92. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide specific evidence of the implementation of the national maternity strategy; his views regarding the funds that have been made available for its implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30355/16]
Tue, 18 Oct 2016
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Maternity Services
Clare Daly
97. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health his views regarding the 17% deficit in the number of midwifery staff needed to run maternity services cited by the master of the Coombe hospital on 13 September 2016 at a patient safety conference run by the State Claims Agency; the steps he will take to address this deficit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30354/16]