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Thu, 14 Jun 2018
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
John McGuinness
164. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the status of the review of the fair deal scheme as it is applied to farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26046/18]
Thu, 14 Jun 2018
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Basic Payment Scheme Payments
John McGuinness
181. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined with a view to increasing their farm payments and qualifying them under the last reference year. [26066/18]
Thu, 14 Jun 2018
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Community Banking
John McGuinness
218. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his views on the report on community banking; the reason for the delay in publishing the report; if the delay is being caused by a disagreement between his Department and the Department of Finance on the content of the report; if so, the points of disagreement; if the publication of the report will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26068/18]
Wed, 13 Jun 2018
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Tax Reliefs Application
John McGuinness
70. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance his plans regarding the continuation of the income tax relief on the back to work enterprise allowance; the number who have benefited from the scheme in the past three years; the number who are on the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25780/18]
Wed, 13 Jun 2018
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Government Bonds
John McGuinness
71. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance the value to date of Government bonds bought by the ECB. [25793/18]
Wed, 13 Jun 2018
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Insurance Industry
John McGuinness
72. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance the process in place to ensure that all of a company's (details supplied) claims are settled in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25827/18]
Wed, 13 Jun 2018
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Schools Building Projects
John McGuinness
78. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the tender process relative to the completion of school bundle 5; if the subcontractors already involved in the building project and due money for their goods and services will be given automatic inclusion at the original price tendered in a future contract; if subcontractors will be paid the outstanding amount due to them to date; if all new procurement or tendering processes will include clauses to protect the payments due to subcontractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25781/18]
Wed, 13 Jun 2018
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Hospital Appointments Status
John McGuinness
119. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an early date will be set for a knee operation at WRH for a person (details supplied). [25778/18]
Wed, 13 Jun 2018
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Back to Work Enterprise Allowance Scheme
John McGuinness
195. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans regarding the continuation of the income tax relief on the back to work enterprise allowance; the number who have benefitted from the scheme in the past three years; the number that are on the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25779/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Garda Oversight
John McGuinness
473. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of funding the Garda Complaints Board in the past five years to date; the number of personnel involved; the cost to date of the Garda Ombudsman Commission; the number of personnel involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24513/18]
Thu, 31 May 2018
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Invalidity Pension Appeals
John McGuinness
237. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for an invalidity pension now under appeal will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [24184/18]
Tue, 29 May 2018
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Emergency Departments
John McGuinness
87. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason for the substantial increase in overcrowding in the emergency department in St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny over the first four months of 2018 relative to the same period in 2017. [23539/18]
Tue, 29 May 2018
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Tax Reliefs Abolition
John McGuinness
203. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance his views on reinstating tax relief on union subscriptions. [23631/18]
Tue, 29 May 2018
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State Examinations Fees
John McGuinness
264. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for the decision to more than double the fee to repeat the leaving certificate examination to €116; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23632/18]
Tue, 29 May 2018
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Teaching Qualifications
John McGuinness
265. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the educational qualifications achieved by a person (details supplied) in the UK have not been recognised here; his views on whether there is a need to review the criteria for recognising such qualifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23633/18]
Tue, 29 May 2018
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HSE Complaints Procedures
John McGuinness
435. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the actions which were taken by the HSE on foot of complaints received from the family of a person (details supplied) relevant to their care while a patient of the HSE at St. Columba's Hospital, Thomastown, County Kilkenny; if the serious issues raised by the family have been investigated; if the HSE has fully engaged with the family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23636/18]
Tue, 29 May 2018
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Departmental Correspondence
John McGuinness
439. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a reply will issue to matters raised by persons (details supplied) in correspondence; if the open disclosure policy will be applied in the case; and if he will request the HSE to meet with the persons [23680/18]
Thu, 24 May 2018
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Employment Appeals Tribunal
John McGuinness
100. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if there is a record of the outcome of an appeal by a person (details supplied) to the Employment Appeals Tribunal relative to a bank; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22971/18]
Thu, 24 May 2018
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
John McGuinness
173. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the status of the review of the fair deal scheme as it is currently applied to farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23097/18]
Thu, 24 May 2018
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Transfer of Entitlements Application
John McGuinness
178. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the number of entitlements will be restored to a person (details supplied); if correspondence from the person will be responded to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22967/18]
Thu, 24 May 2018
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Agriculture Scheme Payments
John McGuinness
179. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farm payments due to a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22970/18]
Thu, 24 May 2018
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Disability Allowance Payments
John McGuinness
208. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a payment of disability allowance is due to a person (details supplied). [22966/18]
Thu, 24 May 2018
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Social Welfare Appeals
John McGuinness
209. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the decision taken in the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed immediately based on medical evidence provided; and if an oral hearing will be arranged. [22968/18]
Tue, 22 May 2018
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Primary Care Centres
John McGuinness
365. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health his plans to improve the structure and services at a centre (details supplied); the timeframe for the action required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22129/18]
Tue, 22 May 2018
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Hospital Appointments Status
John McGuinness
366. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a MARS MRI scan will be arranged as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22130/18]
Tue, 22 May 2018
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Primary Care Centres
John McGuinness
367. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the plans that have been approved by the HSE for structural improvement works at a centre (details supplied); if a nurse will be appointed to assist at the centre; and if the matter will be expedited [22131/18]
Tue, 15 May 2018
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Child and Family Agency Policy
John McGuinness
516. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason foster carers are no longer covered by public liability insurance through Tusla; if the cover provided by the HSE before Tusla was established can be extended to all concerned; if Tusla has written to all foster carers advising them of the fact that there is no cover; if Tusla will clarify the position and set out a timeframe within which the matter will be dealt with; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20865/18]
Tue, 8 May 2018
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Hospital Appointments Administration
John McGuinness
248. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if three MRI scans can be arranged as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied). [19614/18]
Thu, 3 May 2018
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Hospital Appointments Status
John McGuinness
160. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an early appointment for a cervical operation will be arranged for a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that the hospital deemed the case in need of immediate attention on 27 October 2017; if an immediate date cannot be arranged, if the HSE will arrange the operation abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19364/18]
Thu, 3 May 2018
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Hospital Appointments Status
John McGuinness
196. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an early date for a procedure will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19457/18]
Wed, 2 May 2018
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Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments
John McGuinness
121. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the date on which treatment will recommence for a person (details supplied); if the long-term treatment arrangement has been agreed; if future treatment will be uninterrupted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19160/18]
Wed, 2 May 2018
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Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
John McGuinness
170. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if jobseeker's allowance being paid to a person (details supplied) can be paid to their bank account. [19142/18]
Wed, 2 May 2018
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Protected Disclosures
John McGuinness
197. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if an unredacted copy of the report submitted by Galway City Council relative to the case of a person (details supplied) will be made available; if the protected disclosure submitted by the person is being examined by an independent person outside and unconnected to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19161/18]
Tue, 24 Apr 2018
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School Curriculum
John McGuinness
181. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the decision to introduce a new mathematics curriculum just as teachers have become used to the old one (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the disquiet among experienced teachers in regard to the introduction of the new curriculum and the lack of consultation which preceded its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17463/18]
Thu, 19 Apr 2018
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Disease Management
John McGuinness
49. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health his plans to implement a similar practice to that in Germany for the detection and treatment of Lyme disease; his plans to improve follow-up care for persons following diagnosis; his views on whether current training for doctors is adequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17059/18]
Thu, 19 Apr 2018
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Protected Disclosures
John McGuinness
180. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 666 of 11 September 2017 and 329 of 27 February 2018, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Irish Prison Service has lodged an appeal with the Labour Relations Commission relative to the decision taken in the case of a person (details supplied); if he or his departmental officials had knowledge of this decision to appeal or were consulted before the appeal was lodged; if the matter will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17286/18]
Thu, 19 Apr 2018
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Medicinal Products Availability
John McGuinness
251. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the differences in the way in which persons with multiple sclerosis, MS, here access life changing medicines by comparison to other EU countries; the reason there is delay for new medicine to be reimbursed here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17285/18]
Thu, 19 Apr 2018
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Health and Social Care Professionals Regulation
John McGuinness
252. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the regulation process relative to speech and language therapists trained abroad who now wish to have their qualifications registered here is efficient and fit for purpose; and the number of applications pending and dealt with, respectively in each of the past three years. [17290/18]
Thu, 19 Apr 2018
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Carer's Allowance Applications
John McGuinness
328. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied). [17158/18]
Thu, 19 Apr 2018
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Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
John McGuinness
329. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an oral hearing will be arranged in the case of a person (details supplied). [17160/18]
Thu, 19 Apr 2018
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Disability Allowance Appeals
John McGuinness
332. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [17283/18]
Thu, 19 Apr 2018
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Invalidity Pension Applications
John McGuinness
333. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) is not on the full rate of payment of invalidity pension; and if the claim will be re-examined with a view to paying the maximum benefit and back dating same. [17289/18]
Tue, 17 Apr 2018
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Community Banking
John McGuinness
255. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance his views on the report on the community banking; the reason for the delay in publishing the report; if the delay is being caused by a disagreement between his Department and the Department of Rural and Community Development on the content of the report; if so, the points of disagreement; if the publication of the report will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15926/18]
Tue, 17 Apr 2018
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School Accommodation Provision
John McGuinness
411. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for funding for the construction of a classroom which is required as a matter of urgency for a school (details supplied). [15901/18]
Tue, 17 Apr 2018
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School Furniture Provision
John McGuinness
422. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if successful contractors supplying furniture and equipment under the schools bundle 5 contract will have their contracts honoured in view of the fact that they will have already purchased equipment and furniture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16070/18]
Tue, 17 Apr 2018
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Road Traffic Accidents Data
John McGuinness
489. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fatalities that have been recorded for hit and run road traffic accidents which occurred in the Mallow Garda district during the period 1985 to 2017. [15928/18]
Tue, 17 Apr 2018
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Road Traffic Accidents Data
John McGuinness
490. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the individual breakdown of hit and run fatalities for each Garda sub-district in each of the years 1985 to 2017. [15929/18]
Tue, 17 Apr 2018
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Road Traffic Accidents Data
John McGuinness
491. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of two or more fatalities for each hit and run accident in each of the years 1985 to 2017 for each Garda sub-district. [15930/18]
Tue, 17 Apr 2018
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Road Traffic Offences Data
John McGuinness
492. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of successful criminal prosecutions for each Garda sub-district in regard to hit and run incidents in each of the years 1985 to 2017. [15931/18]
Tue, 17 Apr 2018
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Road Traffic Accidents Data
John McGuinness
493. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fatal hit and run accidents that remain outstanding and unresearched in terms of no individual being brought before the criminal courts for each Garda sub-district in each of the years 1984 to 2017. [15932/18]