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Tue, 20 Mar 2018
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Hospital Admissions
Noel Grealish
673. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the number of persons admitted to accident and emergency departments in each month in 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of the persons subsequently admitted to hospital as inpatients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12922/18]
Tue, 20 Mar 2018
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Hospitals Building Programme
Noel Grealish
674. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health when the new hospital for County Galway will proceed to planning; when construction will commence; when the hospital will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12923/18]
Tue, 20 Mar 2018
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GLAS Payments
Noel Grealish
739. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if payments to farmers will be expedited in line with the terms of GLAS in view of the fact that over 700 farmers in County Galway are awaiting GLAS payments since October 2017 and in further view of the harsh weather and the effect on farm income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12602/18]
Tue, 20 Mar 2018
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Driver Licence Data
Noel Grealish
814. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of valid learner permits by first, second, third, fourth, fifth and over; the age breakdown for each of those categories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11750/18]
Thu, 8 Mar 2018
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Registration of Births
Noel Grealish
253. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health when it will be possible for the name of a civil partner of a mother to be included on the birth certificate as co-parent following the passing of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11643/18]
Wed, 28 Feb 2018
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HSE Reports
Noel Grealish
145. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health if a full report on the pilot re-enablement intervention programme in Dublin in 2013 to 2014 was completed; if he will provide a copy of this report; his plans to conduct further pilot trials or to extend this service; the long-term costs or savings to the HSE as a result of this pilot programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10228/18]
Tue, 27 Feb 2018
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Stamp Duty
Noel Grealish
192. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance the rate of stamp duty payable in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10125/18]
Tue, 27 Feb 2018
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National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
Noel Grealish
519. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 697 of 7 November 2017, when a reply issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10124/18]
Tue, 27 Feb 2018
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Home Help Service Data
Noel Grealish
520. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for home help hours in each county, by new applicants and those waiting for additional hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10126/18]
Tue, 27 Feb 2018
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TAMS Payments
Noel Grealish
545. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the low emission slurry spreading scheme grant is open to farm contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9455/18]
Tue, 20 Feb 2018
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Court Judgments
Noel Grealish
249. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases of compensation for personal injury that have been struck out of court in the past five years due to the case being deemed fraudulent; the number of these cases subsequently referred to An Garda Síochána for investigation; the number of persons convicted of insurance fraud in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8610/18]
Tue, 20 Feb 2018
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IDA Ireland Site Visits
Noel Grealish
270. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of site visits conducted by the IDA in County Galway in each of the past three years; the number of these visits that were to locations in Galway city and county respectively, by area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8606/18]
Tue, 20 Feb 2018
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IDA Ireland Site Visits
Noel Grealish
271. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of site visits conducted by the IDA in counties Limerick and Cork in each of the past three years; and the number of these visits that were to locations in the two cities and other areas of those counties respectively, in tabular form. [8607/18]
Tue, 20 Feb 2018
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Noel Grealish
390. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health if there is grant aid available through his Department or organisations funded by his Department for the purchase of defibrillators by community groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8611/18]
Tue, 20 Feb 2018
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Local Improvement Scheme
Noel Grealish
524. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if Galway City Council can make an application to his Department for funding for LIS schemes in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8609/18]
Tue, 20 Feb 2018
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Departmental Funding
Noel Grealish
525. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there is grant aid made available through his Department or organisations funded by his Department for the purchase of defibrillators by community groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8612/18]
Thu, 15 Feb 2018
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Parental Leave
Noel Grealish
143. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he plans to increase parental leave from 18 to 26 weeks; his further plans to increase the age of the qualifying child from eight to 12 years of age with this increase in entitlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8044/18]
Thu, 15 Feb 2018
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Ambulance Service Provision
Noel Grealish
212. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the way in which the proposed capacity review for Connemara will be carried out further to confirmation of an additional ambulance crew of six to eight staff to be allocated to County Galway by the end of February 2018; if it will include all of Connemara; if doctors, persons and groups such as a group (details supplied) will be consulted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7905/18]
Thu, 15 Feb 2018
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Disability Act Employment Targets
Noel Grealish
307. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the quota in the public service for the employment of persons with disabilities; the percentage of staff with disabilities employed at Galway County Council; his plans to increase the quota, further to comments (details supplied) in 2015 on plans to increase the quota from 3% to 5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8043/18]
Wed, 14 Feb 2018
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Garda Data
Noel Grealish
136. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of crimes that were recorded in which the suspected offenders were on bail, in 2015, 2016 and 2017, by category of crime involved, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7603/18]