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Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Disability Services
John McGuinness
1750. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the business cases approved by the HSE in the past five years have been paid in full to SOS Kilkenny; if not, if he will confirm the balance of funding due to SOS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20809/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Care Services
John McGuinness
1751. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of residential places immediately available in CHO 5 for 2022; the number of priority one cases waiting for services for the same area; the planned services for the future in CHO 5 relative to those already in care and those who are awaiting services and deemed urgent; if any projected costs have been prepared to meet the current and future needs of service providers such as SOS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20811/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Horse Racing Industry
John McGuinness
1938. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a series of matters in relation to Horse Sport Ireland (details supplied). [21295/22]
Thu, 7 Apr 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
John McGuinness
323. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if full benefit will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied) until such time as there is an outcome to their appeal; and if she will expedite the matter.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18970/22]
Thu, 7 Apr 2022
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Ambulance Service
John McGuinness
375. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason the ambulance service failed to respond to an urgent request for an ambulance relative to a person (details supplied); and the actions he will take to restructure the service which is not fit for purpose. [18953/22]
Thu, 7 Apr 2022
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Dental Services
John McGuinness
378. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of meetings that he and or his officials have had with an organisation (details supplied) since 2020; the number of dentists offering services under the medical card scheme in each of the past five years; the last occasion that dentists received an increase in fees for their service; if he plans to reform and modernise the scheme to allow dentists to refer patients for specialist treatments; if he plans to lift the restrictions on the way that treatments are provided and the materials that a dentist must use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18967/22]
Thu, 7 Apr 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
John McGuinness
435. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an appeal relative to the Beef Genomics Programme payments in the case of a person (details supplied) will be expedited and issued. [18989/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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Hospital Appointments Status
John McGuinness
775. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be arranged at Beaumont Hospital for a person (details supplied). [17796/22]
Wed, 30 Mar 2022
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Special Educational Needs
John McGuinness
72. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if she will fund a placement at Middletown autism centre for a person (details supplied); the protocol for such placements; the role of the National Educational Psychological Service in the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16761/22]
Wed, 30 Mar 2022
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State Pensions
John McGuinness
84. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if the queries regarding the pension entitlements of a person (details supplied) are now fully resolved and if the payments are up to date. [16735/22]
Wed, 30 Mar 2022
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Social Welfare Eligibility
John McGuinness
87. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration has been given to extending the age for qualification for the domiciliary care allowance from 16 to 18 years of age and providing those in receipt of the allowance with a less bureaucratic pathway to disability allowance. [16762/22]
Wed, 30 Mar 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
John McGuinness
88. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a disability allowance has been approved for a person (details supplied). [16802/22]
Wed, 30 Mar 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
John McGuinness
195. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if existing tillage farmers will be included in some way in the new scheme announced by the Department; if financial supports will be provided for farmers to assist them in meeting the substantial increases in most farm inputs; if he will outline the way that these costs will be monitored by the Department and if there will be support given by the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16834/22]
Wed, 30 Mar 2022
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Pigmeat Sector
John McGuinness
196. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered the submission made by those in the pig industry for financial and other supports; his views on the submission and the range of actions likely to be considered; and if he will expedite the matter. [16837/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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An Garda Síochána
John McGuinness
580. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí allocated to counties Carlow, Kilkenny and Waterford over the past five years; the number of Garda stations closed in each of the past five years in each county; and the number of personnel attached to each special unit such as serious crime, drugs and others [16463/22]
Thu, 24 Mar 2022
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Pension Provisions
John McGuinness
279. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the PRSI changes being considered relative to occupational pensions; the timeline for implementing any such change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15617/22]
Thu, 24 Mar 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
John McGuinness
281. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for an invalidity pension now under appeal in the case of a person (details supplied) will be expedited and approved; and if an oral hearing will be arranged to allow the applicant to explain their case. [15544/22]
Thu, 24 Mar 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
John McGuinness
287. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the transport services and or the financial assistance available to persons on social welfare or a low income with a requirement to travel to hospitals for treatment on a regular basis; if she will address the transport issues and costs associated with such travel arrangements in circumstances in which there is a lack of public transport or simply no public transport; if overnight private accommodation costs are funded for low income patients in circumstances in which hospital appointments span a number of days; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15619/22]
Thu, 24 Mar 2022
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Health Services
John McGuinness
384. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the transport services and or the financial assistance available to persons on social welfare or a low income with a requirement to travel to hospitals for treatment on a regular basis; if he will address the transport issues and costs associated with such travel arrangements in circumstances in which there is a lack of public transport or simply no public transport; if overnight private accommodation costs are funded for low income patients in circumstances in which hospital appointments span a number of days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15618/22]
Thu, 24 Mar 2022
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Hospital Appointments Status
John McGuinness
386. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an early appointment for treatment will be arranged at Waterford University Hospital for a person (details supplied). [15627/22]
Wed, 23 Mar 2022
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School Staff
John McGuinness
98. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if a second SNA will be allocated to a school (details supplied) given the exceptional circumstances of the case; and if a positive outcome will be expedited. [15272/22]
Wed, 23 Mar 2022
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School Staff
John McGuinness
101. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if she will appoint an exceptional teacher to a school (details supplied) as a matter of urgency given the range of issues and demands facing teachers and pupils in the school; and if a positive review will be expedited. [15282/22]
Wed, 23 Mar 2022
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Child and Family Agency
John McGuinness
147. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action being taken to reduce the waiting time for cases being dealt with by social workers at Tusla relative to those seeking information on their details of birth; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons are being informed that the wait time could be two years or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15290/22]
Wed, 23 Mar 2022
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Birth Certificates
John McGuinness
148. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeframe for granting access to the original birth certificates of those seeking information on the details of their birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15291/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Special Educational Needs
John McGuinness
531. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education the number of applications made by schools for special needs assistants; the number refused, appealed and the number of successful appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14654/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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School Facilities
John McGuinness
532. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if appropriate non-negligence insurance was put in place by her Department relative to a matter (details supplied); if her Department will now deal with the serious subsidence issues along the boundary in which construction of a retaining wall and back-fill took place; if her Department will inspect the property; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14677/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Disadvantaged Status
John McGuinness
545. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if DEIS urban 1 status will be applied to a school (details supplied); and if a positive response will be expedited. [14800/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Departmental Data
John McGuinness
998. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of business cases that have been submitted to his Department by an organisation (details supplied); the date that each application was received; the date that a final decision was notified to the organisation; the number of business cases yet to be decided; and the timeframe for a final decision in each case. [14652/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Departmental Contracts
John McGuinness
999. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of contracts won by an organisation (details supplied) in each of the HSE CHO areas; the commencement, end date and value of each contract; and If the Government procurement framework was used for each contract. [14653/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
John McGuinness
319. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the illness benefits that are available to a person (details supplied). [13610/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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Health Services
John McGuinness
385. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an appropriate place will be provided in full-time residential care for a person (details supplied); if the necessary assessments will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13674/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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Greyhound Industry
John McGuinness
405. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the grant already sanctioned to refurbish the Kilkenny dog track arising from the sale of Harold's Cross stadium and the timeline for the payment of the grant. [13673/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Technological Universities
John McGuinness
66. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the mechanism that is in place to deal with human resources legacy issues arising from the amalgamation of the institutes of technology to the new technology universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12779/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Apprenticeship Programmes
John McGuinness
122. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider the establishment of a campus in Kilkenny to provide a national centre for apprenticeships as part of the new South East Technological University; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12780/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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State Pensions
John McGuinness
360. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if the contribution history of a person (details supplied) will be provided; and if their contributions will entitle them to a State pension (contributory). [12349/22]
Thu, 3 Mar 2022
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Special Educational Needs
John McGuinness
301. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if a special needs assistant and other supports will be provided in the case of a child (details supplied); and if the resolution to the matter will be expedited. [12230/22]
Thu, 3 Mar 2022
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Social Welfare Schemes
John McGuinness
306. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if supplementary welfare will be approved for a person (details supplied); and if the household issues will be investigated to determine the level of intervention required. [12232/22]
Thu, 3 Mar 2022
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Ambulance Service
John McGuinness
340. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the building occupied by the National Ambulance Service in County Carlow was condemned in 2016; if the recent fire safety report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12226/22]
Thu, 24 Feb 2022
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Departmental Schemes
John McGuinness
233. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of an application for a flood relief scheme submitted by (details supplied); and if the scheme will be approved as a matter of urgency. [10636/22]
Thu, 24 Feb 2022
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Social Welfare Appeals
John McGuinness
321. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a farm assist payment now under appeal in the name of a person (details supplied) will be expedited and approved. [10637/22]
Wed, 23 Feb 2022
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Health Services
John McGuinness
234. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason that there has been a cut in services of 75% relative to the care of a person (details supplied); if the full range of services will be restored immediately given that the person is a complex case and requires maximum therapeutic input to achieve the best outcome; and if the matter will be expedited. [10271/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Special Educational Needs
John McGuinness
433. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education the criteria used by the HSE to refer persons to the Middletown Centre for Autism, Middletown, Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9244/22]
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
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Ambulance Service
John McGuinness
845. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the work to be carried out at the National Ambulance Service base, Carlow arising from a recent inspection which focused on fire prevention and safety; if the works have been costed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9899/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Health Services
John McGuinness
441. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a case worker will be appointed in the case of a person (details supplied); and the reason the health services have not addressed this issue to date. [5626/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John McGuinness
442. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if all workers involved in hospital emergency settings will be paid the special Covid payment of €1,000 based on their direct input in assisting and processing patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5627/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Departmental Reports
John McGuinness
443. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the steps to be taken relative to the interim report submitted to his Department on a case (details supplied); if the investigation into the 47 persons who were referred to the Houses of the Oireachtas will commence; and if not, his plans in relation to the matter. [5628/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Departmental Reports
John McGuinness
444. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the dates in order that led to the report on the orthodontic services in Dublin and mid-Leinster being commissioned; the actions taken arising from the report; the lessons learned from the report; the improvements that were initiated; the number of patients affected; the number given an appointment for treatment; the number yet to be contacted; the number that failed to respond; if the lookback review promised in 2021 has commenced; if so, the timeframe for completion; the person or body conducting this review.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5629/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Cybersecurity Policy
John McGuinness
610. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the full cost of the investigation and report by a company (details supplied) into the cyber-attack on the HSE; if the procurement guidelines were followed in this instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3272/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Departmental Schemes
John McGuinness
88. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the grants available from his Department or other State agencies to persons interested in advancing a proposal to recycle spent coffee grounds rather than sending the waste to landfill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1172/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
John McGuinness
916. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 409 of 30 November 20221, if a domiciliary care allowance application by a person (details supplied) which is under appeal will be expedited and approved. [1173/22]