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Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
James Lawless
304. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who wishes to continue in a community employment scheme position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5571/17]
Thu, 2 Feb 2017
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Oireachtas Members' Remuneration
James Lawless
218. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 729 of 17 January 2017, if he will confirm that this includes Independent Deputies now serving as Ministers or Ministers of State (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5069/17]
Thu, 2 Feb 2017
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Oireachtas Members' Remuneration
James Lawless
219. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 729 of 17 January 2017, the maximum sum payable under that allowance in respect of Independent Deputies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5070/17]
Thu, 2 Feb 2017
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Oireachtas Members' Remuneration
James Lawless
220. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 729 of 17 January 2017, if the expenditure records referenced in the reply are available for public inspection (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5071/17]
Thu, 2 Feb 2017
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Brexit Issues
James Lawless
345. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the work her Department is engaged in to allow the Government to be in a position to provide State aid to businesses that directly and detrimentally are affected by Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5078/17]
Wed, 1 Feb 2017
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National Children's Hospital Location
James Lawless
40. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health his views on the consistent objections being raised to the location of the new national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4691/17]
Wed, 1 Feb 2017
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Hospital Waiting Lists
James Lawless
87. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the action that will be taken in 2017 to reduce waiting times for outpatient consultations in Naas hospital, which increased significantly during 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4692/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Public Procurement Contracts
James Lawless
365. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the framework for media monitoring was rolled out by the Office of Public Procurement without public notification or due consideration for bodies that may wish to apply for consideration; if he will consider reopening the tender process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4227/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Road Projects Status
James Lawless
709. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a road project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3939/17]
Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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Residency Permits
James Lawless
97. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a visa application for a person (details supplied). [2597/17]
Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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Taxi Licences Renewals
James Lawless
589. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to difficulties taxi drivers are experiencing in renewing their licences in certain circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2651/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Property Tax Exemptions
James Lawless
236. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Finance if he will examine a case (details supplied) regarding a local property tax demand on a property in an unfinished estate. [41491/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Parliamentary Party Allowances
James Lawless
729. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the names of the Deputies currently receiving a Leader's allowance payment; the amount of this payment; the party, political or Technical Group each of these Deputies belong to; and if any Deputies have voluntarily surrendered some or all of this payment, in tabular form. [41869/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
James Lawless
816. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the treatment of a person (details supplied) on the list for orthodontic surgery at St. James's Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41065/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Hospital Appointments Delays
James Lawless
1005. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the delay in the list for the allergy clinic (details supplied) in Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin for which the current waiting time for an appointment is two years; the reason for this delay; if there are any additional resources to be allocated to alleviate this two-year waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41509/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Health Services Provision
James Lawless
1007. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will provide funding for the completion of the recruitment and staffing of the national narcolepsy and sleep disorder service in St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, with particular need to assist those involved with a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41528/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Primary Medical Certificates Provision
James Lawless
1162. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the difficulty and delay in obtaining a medical certificate for a person (details supplied); if his office will expedite the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1217/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Hospital Appointments Delays
James Lawless
1199. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the reason for the delay for a person (details supplied) not receiving an appointment with regard to a cochlear implant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1311/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Hospital Appointments Administration
James Lawless
1249. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the case whereby a person (details supplied) waiting on an outpatient appointment, who has moved from children's services to adult services, will have an appointment expedited in view of the time spent waiting on an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1428/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Waste Disposal Charges
James Lawless
1503. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the proposed pay by weight bin charges; the stage at which his Department is at in formulating a new system; when he expects to announce a revised system for waste collection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1369/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Defence Forces Deployment
James Lawless
1722. Deputy James Lawless asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41310/16]
Fri, 16 Dec 2016
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Departmental Reform
James Lawless
13. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the implementation of the recent recommendations from the report of the independent review group on her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40299/16]
Fri, 16 Dec 2016
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Crime Levels
James Lawless
21. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures that will be taken to address a burglary detection rate of less than 10% in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40458/16]
Fri, 16 Dec 2016
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Medicinal Products Availability
James Lawless
363. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the status of the future provision of Respreeza for persons that suffer from alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency; the timeframe for the completion of a health technology assessment by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics; the potential results of this review and the future planning of his Department regarding the results; the position regarding the continued provision of Respreeza for persons that have been using this medication for a number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40628/16]
Wed, 14 Dec 2016
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Garda Deployment
James Lawless
86. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if Kildare Garda division will see any dedicated community Garda positions filled in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40459/16]
Wed, 14 Dec 2016
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Information and Communications Technology
James Lawless
98. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills the grants available or in the near future to assist primary schools in the purchase of ICT equipment for their schools; the application procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40330/16]
Wed, 14 Dec 2016
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Residential Tenancies Board Enforcement
James Lawless
116. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the efforts the Residential Tenancies Board makes to carry out or undertake to assist a service user in the recovery of a debt as awarded to that service user in a favourable determination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40328/16]
Wed, 14 Dec 2016
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Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
James Lawless
134. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the jobseeker's allowance of a person (details supplied) was reduced. [40270/16]
Wed, 14 Dec 2016
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Medical Card Applications
James Lawless
142. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40268/16]
Wed, 14 Dec 2016
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Basic Payment Scheme Payments
James Lawless
232. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in which an allocation of a basic payment allowance was made in respect of a parcel of land. [40266/16]
Tue, 13 Dec 2016
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Military Medals
James Lawless
40. Deputy James Lawless asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will take the next step forward and award individual decorations of honour to soldiers in recognition for their actions during the United Nations intervention in the Katanga conflict in the Congo in view of the recent issuing of a unit citation to honour the collective actions of bravery of the men of A Company, 35th Infantry Battalion, UN service, of the Army ONUC contingent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39821/16]
Thu, 8 Dec 2016
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Research and Development Supports
James Lawless
23. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the next steps for the PRTLI programme; when a successor phase will be rolled out; and the funding it will carry and its strategic focus. [39106/16]
Thu, 8 Dec 2016
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Research and Development Funding
James Lawless
28. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the immediate contingency steps she is taking with European colleagues to ensure EU research and development funding is not reduced following the decision by the UK voters to leave the EU. [39105/16]
Wed, 7 Dec 2016
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Greenways Funding
James Lawless
53. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the funding and delivery of the greenway project for Naas, Sallins, Ardclough to Dublin section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38837/16]
Wed, 7 Dec 2016
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Road Projects
James Lawless
62. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding road projects in the greater Naas area in County Kildare, that is the widening of the M7 to three lanes and the new motorway interchange at Osberstown and the Sallins bypass; the status and timeline for these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38836/16]
Wed, 7 Dec 2016
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Social Welfare Appeals Status
James Lawless
130. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38897/16]
Wed, 7 Dec 2016
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Carer's Allowance Applications
James Lawless
151. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application regarding the full rate of carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied). [38982/16]
Wed, 7 Dec 2016
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Third Level Funding
James Lawless
284. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of funding for the programme for research in third level institutions, PRTLI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35157/16]
Tue, 6 Dec 2016
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Landfill Sites
James Lawless
68. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has a register of historical landfill sites around the country; and if he is satisfied that adequate regulation, governance and, if necessary, remediation is in place regarding same, particularly in situations in which a site may have been at operational peak at a time when environmental and waste management rules were less developed. [38625/16]
Tue, 6 Dec 2016
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Disability Support Services Provision
James Lawless
280. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of transport to a person (details supplied) and other day services for adults with learning difficulties who lose their transport once they turn 18 years of age; if he will extend this transport provision above 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38292/16]
Thu, 1 Dec 2016
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Hospital Consultant Recruitment
James Lawless
57. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that for eight years there was no consultant urologist at Temple Street Children's Hospital until the appointment of a consultant in summer 2016; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that while this appointment is welcome there are a number of concerns (details supplied) raised by service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37769/16]
Thu, 1 Dec 2016
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Home Help Service Provision
James Lawless
81. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the increase in home help hours Kildare local area can expect in 2017. [38048/16]
Thu, 1 Dec 2016
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Hospital Appointments Delays
James Lawless
212. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting indefinitely for a hospital appointment; the length of time this waiting time is expected to last; the efforts his Department has made to decrease waiting times in this specific area; and if his Department will expedite the case provided. [38093/16]
Thu, 1 Dec 2016
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Renewable Energy Incentives
James Lawless
273. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current status of the renewable heat incentive and other relevant measures to support the sector; if purchases of a biomass boiler from January 2017 onwards will be included in the renewable heat incentive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38153/16]
Wed, 30 Nov 2016
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HSE National Service Plan
James Lawless
162. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the targets that will be in the 2017 HSE Service Plan for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service teams staff levels in CHO 7 to bring them closer to the target set in A Vision for Change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38049/16]
Tue, 29 Nov 2016
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
James Lawless
515. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will add new low-protein products to the long-term illness card list due to the discontinuation of products which had been on the list previously (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36946/16]
Tue, 29 Nov 2016
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
James Lawless
516. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health to indicate the last time low-protein products have been added to the long-term illness card list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36947/16]
Tue, 22 Nov 2016
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Family Income Supplement Applications
James Lawless
294. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for family income support. [36121/16]
Thu, 17 Nov 2016
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Water and Sewerage Schemes Status
James Lawless
46. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the position regarding the Balyna group water scheme in north-west Kildare; if the scheme will go ahead; and if the scheme does not proceed, if his Department intends to refund the many households in the area that contributed financially to the scheme during the setup phase. [35356/16]
Thu, 17 Nov 2016
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Local and Community Development Programme Planning
James Lawless
50. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that the process by which local area plans are devised is fit for purpose, in view of the fact that expectations can often be raised that zoning will translate to actual land uses, for example, amenity or educational, and in view of the fact that a coincidence of zoning, ownership and intention is necessary in reality to achieve the desired outcome. [35357/16]