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Thu, 17 Nov 2016
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Garda Vetting of Personnel
James Lawless
113. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the current system of Garda vetting is local and particular to each school and must be repeated school by school for temporary substitute workers, such as special needs assistants who move around between schools and who find this a barrier to securing work in more than one school, and that it also imposes an unnecessary administrative overhead on the school management; if she will mitigate or explain this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35617/16]
Thu, 17 Nov 2016
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Third Level Funding
James Lawless
272. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total funding allocated to the programme for research in third level institutions in the period 2010 to 2016 annually in tabular form; the programme funding that has been allocated in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35674/16]
Wed, 16 Nov 2016
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School Transport Provision
James Lawless
42. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine the school transport scheme, which has been proven not to be adequately working in view of the recent number of children who were not accommodated en route to a school; if he will make available additional funding to allow operators use higher capacity vehicles in order to alleviate this problem; if he will provide an update on the work of the cross-party forum to deal with transport issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35158/16]
Wed, 16 Nov 2016
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Visa Applications
James Lawless
80. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a visa application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35355/16]
Wed, 16 Nov 2016
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Vehicle Registration
James Lawless
94. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider siting another vehicle registration tax registration centre in north Kildare in view of the demand from large population towns such as Leixlip, Celbridge and Maynooth and that the closest centre currently within the county is at Naas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35396/16]
Wed, 16 Nov 2016
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Parking Charges
James Lawless
240. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if clampers at car parking places are permitted to impose fees of €120 as they have done recently at Sallins railway station in view of the fact that legislation was enacted to cap fees at €100 in the last Dáil term; if he is satisfied with the operation of this legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35397/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Garda Deployment
James Lawless
68. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations and the number of gardaí in each in County Kildare on 31 October 2010 and on 31 October 2016; the proportion of the proposed 800 additional recruits in 2017 that are likely to be assigned to County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34716/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Garda Deployment
James Lawless
109. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position of County Kildare in comparison to other counties in terms of the number of gardaí per head of population; and if, as expected, County Kildare lies towards the bottom of that list, the measures being taken to address the shortfall of gardaí vis-à-vis other counties. [34752/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Illness Benefit Applications
James Lawless
408. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for an illness benefit allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35003/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Carer's Allowance Applications
James Lawless
409. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal of an application for a carer's allowance in respect a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35004/16]
Thu, 3 Nov 2016
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Research and Development Supports
James Lawless
15. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation following the publication of Innovation 2020, the mechanism in place to review progress and ensure targets in the strategy are being met on an annual basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32997/16]
Thu, 3 Nov 2016
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Research and Development Funding
James Lawless
18. 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. [32996/16]
Thu, 3 Nov 2016
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Insurance Costs
James Lawless
52. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the soaring motor insurance costs for emigrants returning back to reside here; the efforts his Department is making to ease these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33109/16]
Thu, 3 Nov 2016
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JobPath Implementation
James Lawless
96. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department can investigate delays in transferring a person (details supplied) to a Tús position they have been selected for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33131/16]
Wed, 2 Nov 2016
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
James Lawless
137. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills the secondary schools that currently provide classes and supports for secondary school children who are on the autism spectrum in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32625/16]
Wed, 2 Nov 2016
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Noise Pollution
James Lawless
429. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans his Department has regarding the installation of noise suppression barriers from Johnstown village, County Kildare, to Big Ball Roundabout in Naas, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32606/16]
Wed, 26 Oct 2016
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Court Accommodation Refurbishment
James Lawless
54. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the refurbishment of the courthouse in Kilcock, County Kildare; the timeframe involved; the nature of the works to be undertaken; the expected completion date of the refurbishment; the future plans for the courthouse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32253/16]
Tue, 25 Oct 2016
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General Practitioner Data
James Lawless
392. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners employed by the HSE approaching 60 years of age in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31489/16]
Tue, 25 Oct 2016
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
James Lawless
407. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if his Department can backdate the fair deal scheme application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31567/16]
Wed, 19 Oct 2016
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House Purchase Schemes
James Lawless
45. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider backdating the first-time buyer tax rebate, as announced as part of a new measure of budget 2017, to include first-time buyers who had purchased houses during the previous three months before the announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31037/16]
Tue, 18 Oct 2016
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National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times
James Lawless
66. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health his views on the September 2016 figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund which showed that 1,069 persons are waiting more than 12 months for an outpatient appointment in Naas General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30677/16]
Tue, 18 Oct 2016
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Mental Health Services Staff
James Lawless
118. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the targets in place for child and adolescent mental health service teams staff levels in CHO 7 in 2017 to bring them closer to the target set in A Vision for Change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30678/16]
Tue, 18 Oct 2016
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School Costs
James Lawless
249. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the huge disparity in school costs which exists from school to school throughout the country and the inequality faced by parents in having to provide funding for a free primary education system, as costed by a charity (details supplied) at €103 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30520/16]
Tue, 18 Oct 2016
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Medical Card Reviews
James Lawless
430. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) had a medical card reviewed and taken back; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30405/16]
Tue, 18 Oct 2016
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Patient Transfers
James Lawless
459. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if his Department will investigate the delays in a patient transfer for a person (details supplied); if his Department will expedite this transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30526/16]
Tue, 18 Oct 2016
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Occupational Therapy
James Lawless
466. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for a public occupational therapist appointment in County Kildare; and the efforts his department is taking to shorten this waiting time. [30547/16]
Tue, 18 Oct 2016
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Preschool Services
James Lawless
650. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will examine the funding availability for a person (details supplied); if she will guarantee funding and a place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30546/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Employment Support Services
James Lawless
245. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will extend the Tús scheme from one year to two years to allow further progression and experience by the employee and employer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29233/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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State Bodies Property
James Lawless
570. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the costs spent by the National Transport Authority in maintaining the site formally known as the Johnstown Garden Centre, Johnstown, Naas, County Kildare, in each year, in tabular form (details supplied). [29251/16]
Thu, 6 Oct 2016
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Carer's Allowance Waiting Times
James Lawless
20. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the lengthy waiting times for carer's allowance applications; the current waiting time on a standard application; his plans to address the waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28781/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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School Transport Availability
James Lawless
46. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the large number of students from north-west Kildare who cannot get a school bus place despite his Department's commitment that no child would lose his or her place on school buses pending the outcome of a review by his Department; the position regarding the establishment of a cross-party committee to review the outstanding problems with the school transport scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28353/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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University Global Rankings
James Lawless
58. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the recent Times Higher Education World University Rankings which show no Irish university in the top 200 globally ranked universities; his plans to address this via a significant capital and research programme at least equivalent to the previous five-year funding cycle of the programme for research in third-level institutions or otherwise; his plans to commit investment in the recurrent grant to higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28352/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Felling Licences
James Lawless
227. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department can investigate the blocking of a public right of way at a location (details supplied) and examine the felling of trees at this site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28226/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
James Lawless
356. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the waiting time endured by a person (details supplied) with no contact from the hospital for over 13 months; if he will expedite this appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28062/16]
Thu, 29 Sep 2016
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Road Projects Expenditure
James Lawless
261. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current and cumulative costs to the NRA of maintaining a site (details supplied) over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27808/16]
Wed, 28 Sep 2016
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Community Policing
James Lawless
60. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to increase the number of community gardaí in the Kildare Garda division. [27410/16]
Wed, 28 Sep 2016
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Garda Reserve
James Lawless
74. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda reservists in the Kildare Garda division. [27411/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Motor Insurance Coverage
James Lawless
142. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the current difficulties large families are experiencing in obtaining motor insurance for multi-seat motor vehicles with numerous insurance providers not willing to provide motor insurance for these vehicles (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26782/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Road Safety
James Lawless
901. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the road speed at a location (details supplied); if he will consider reducing this speed due to the volume of lorries that travel on the road and the residential nature of the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26925/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Student Grant Scheme Administration
James Lawless
474. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the SUSI application process whereby an applicant who is 26 years of age also needs to provide details of his or her parents' finances, despite living independently from them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25885/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
James Lawless
1001. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if his Department will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting for corrective surgery due to a medical condition; if he is aware that surgeons have begun to fundraise on behalf of patients due to a lack of funding for this particular surgery; if the HSE outsources the surgery given the waiting time for patients with this degenerative condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24362/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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General Practitioner Services Provision
James Lawless
1260. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of part time general practitioners and the number of full time general practitioners practising in County Kildare, for each of the years 2011 to 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25489/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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General Practitioner Services Provision
James Lawless
1261. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of part time general practitioners and the number of full time general practitioners practising nationally for each of the years 2011 to 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25490/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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General Practitioner Services
James Lawless
1262. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the efforts made by his Department to date to secure a general practitioner for a health centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25491/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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General Practitioner Services
James Lawless
1263. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the efforts made by his Department to provide a full-time general practitioner to an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25492/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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General Practitioner Data
James Lawless
1264. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners employed the HSE approaching 60 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25493/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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General Practitioner Services
James Lawless
1265. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the efforts his Department have made to recruit new general practitioners with particular focus on rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25494/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
James Lawless
1377. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite a fair deal scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25840/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Adoption Legislation
James Lawless
1932. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she will publish the adoption (information and tracing) Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25497/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Dental Services Provision
James Lawless
446. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the status of a dental appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23531/16]