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Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Palliative Care Services
Mary Butler
478. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of additional specialist palliative care inpatient beds provided to date in 2019; and the location of same. [29772/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Palliative Care Services
Mary Butler
479. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if the new palliative care inpatient units in counties Waterford, Mayo and Wicklow will be opened in 2019. [29773/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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LEADER Programmes Data
Mary Butler
728. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount spent on projects in County Carlow under the LEADER programme; the number of projects allocated funding; the number still pending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29270/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Pension Provisions
Mary Butler
812. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address the concerns raised by former ESB workers in relation to pension issues (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29864/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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State Pension (Contributory)
Mary Butler
813. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of pensioners contacted to date in relation to pension changes applied in 2012; the number that received arrears; the number that have seen their pensions increase; the number that have seen no increase in their payments; when she expects all pensioners will have been contacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29865/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Local Authority Staff Data
Mary Butler
852. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of staff changes in each local authority in each of the years 2008 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [29819/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Apprenticeship Data
Mary Butler
127. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills if all new apprenticeship programmes developed since 2017 will receive the same allowances for apprentices attending college as apprenticeships developed prior to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28680/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Apprenticeship Data
Mary Butler
128. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new apprenticeship programmes developed since 2017; the number of apprentices that participated and completed these new apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28681/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Apprenticeship Data
Mary Butler
129. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices enrolled per apprenticeship programme developed since 2017, in tabular form. [28682/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Apprenticeship Data
Mary Butler
130. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to seek equality of allowances for all apprenticeships in Budget 2020; the estimated cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28683/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Mary Butler
68. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the action he is taking to reduce waiting times for outpatient appointments in Waterford University Hospital in which the number of persons waiting over 18 months stood at 11,412 at the end of May 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27744/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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DEIS Data
Mary Butler
291. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of schools that have DEIS status in rural areas compared to those with DEIS status in the five major cities and larger towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28186/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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DEIS Eligibility
Mary Butler
292. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria that determines whether a school can receive DEIS band status; if location is one of the main criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28187/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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DEIS Eligibility
Mary Butler
293. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the next round of DEIS bands will be allocated to national schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28188/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Speech and Language Therapy Staff
Mary Butler
432. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a replacement staff member will be appointed for the position of speech and language therapist in the west Waterford network 1 area while the existing speech and language therapist is on maternity leave in order that there is no gap in the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27791/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Hospital Appointments Status
Mary Butler
453. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment with a respiratory consultant at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27998/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Hospital Appointments Status
Mary Butler
457. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an initial appointment for assessment at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28029/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Health Services Reports
Mary Butler
489. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when the national review under way of cardiac services will conclude; when the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28171/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Mary Butler
490. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his plans to examine the extensive outpatient waiting list at University Hospital Waterford in relation to ophthalmological services; his views on whether the waiting lists are too long; and if his attention has been drawn to the negative impact it has on older persons waiting for treatment. [28172/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Mary Butler
491. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his plans to examine the extensive outpatient waiting list at University Hospital Waterford in relation to orthopaedic services; his views on whether the waiting lists are too long; if his attention has been drawn to the negative impact it has on older persons waiting for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28173/19]