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Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Services for People with Disabilities
Martin Kenny
454. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for assessments with the early intervention team in counties Sligo and Leitrim; and if all children were assessed within the target timeframe of three months during 2016. [3780/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Services for People with Disabilities
Martin Kenny
455. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if a full early intervention team is currently available in counties Sligo and Leitrim; and the waiting times for each of those team members. [3781/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Services for People with Disabilities
Martin Kenny
456. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the actions or measures that have been carried out to reduce waiting times in counties Sligo and Leitrim while vacancies exist in the early intervention team. [3782/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Services for People with Disabilities
Martin Kenny
457. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that extra resources are provided to recruit an additional autism therapist in the Sligo and Leitrim area in view of the fact that there are currently more than 35 families with children who have been diagnosed with autism on a waiting list for this vital specialist service. [3783/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Dental Services
Martin Kenny
531. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of schoolchildren in south Leitrim that have received a routine dental check between 1 September 2016 and 31 December 2016; the number of schoolchildren in south Leitrim that have received a routine dental check between 1 September 2015 and 31 December 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4028/17]
Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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Health Services
Martin Kenny
469. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason an essential facility for the care of vulnerable persons with dementia (details supplied) run with the support of the Alzheimers' Society of Ireland, at Kilglass, Enniscrone, County Sligo for the past four years will cease to operate from 24 February 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2865/17]
Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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Fish Imports
Martin Kenny
536. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that much of the seafood stocked in supermarkets is coming from Thailand, in particular from Samut Sakhon, which is known to use practices commonly termed modern-day slavery; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a recent International Labour Organization report estimated 10,000 migrant children aged between 13 and 15 years work in the city and another UN agency study found that nearly 60% of Burmese labourers toiling in its seafood processing industry were victims of forced labour. [2850/17]
Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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Fish Imports
Martin Kenny
537. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that no seafood stocked in supermarkets here from Thailand has been caught or processed using practices commonly termed modern-day slavery; the safeguards in place to ensure that consumers are not unwittingly purchasing seafood that was caught or processed using such practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2851/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Fuel Laundering
Martin Kenny
221. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the amount of excise foregone to the Exchequer from the illegal use of green diesel here in each of the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41021/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Fuel Inspections
Martin Kenny
222. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the actions being taken to detect the illegal use of green diesel; the number of detections in each of the years 2011 to 2015 of such illegal activity; the actions taken as a result of any such detection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41022/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Fuel Laundering
Martin Kenny
223. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the annual cost of resources, including staffing and equipment, for the customs section of the Revenue Commissioners related to the policing and enforcement of illegal fuel laundering of green diesel, in each of the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41023/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Disability Allowance Eligibility
Martin Kenny
576. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will intervene to assist a person (details supplied) to have their assessment for disability allowance recalculated in order that the person is not forced to quit their job and sign on for a jobseeker's payment which would be financially better for them compared to the current rate of their disability allowance. [41640/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Pesticide Use
Martin Kenny
1361. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the World Health Organization said last year that pre-harvest desiccation with glyphosate, as recommended by Teagasc, is probably carcinogenic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41323/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Pesticide Use
Martin Kenny
1362. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that glyphosate has been linked to non-Hodgkins lymphoma, is a suspected endocrine disrupter and is banned in 11 countries, including France and the Netherlands. [41324/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Pesticide Use
Martin Kenny
1363. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the origin of the advice from Teagasc to farmers to engage in pre-harvest desiccation for all varieties of wheat, oats, barley, peas, oilseed rape and linseed. [41325/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Pesticide Use
Martin Kenny
1364. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the prevalence of the use of glyphosate here and if he has concerns regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41326/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Pesticide Use
Martin Kenny
1365. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce legislation to strengthen safety of farmers and consumers from chemicals such as glyphosate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41327/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Harbours and Piers Development
Martin Kenny
1427. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the real need to develop facilities at Greencastle Harbour and Leenan Pier in County Donegal; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that his Department's funding system for piers and harbours severely curtails Donegal County Council's ability to carry out the necessary improvement works; and if he will urgently review this funding system. [1235/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Fuel Laundering
Martin Kenny
1461. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the annual cost related to the clean up and restoration process due to fuel laundering - extracting the green dye from diesel - due to the environmental consequences and waste pollution related to the extraction process in each of the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41024/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Bus Services
Martin Kenny
1616. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the implications for County Sligo of the cuts to the expressway service as proposed in the Grant Thornton report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1874/17]