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Tue, 2 May 2017
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Teachers' Remuneration
Noel Rock
333. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider mandating that teachers' pay depends on holistic evaluations of performance instead of on their start date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19701/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Teachers' Remuneration
Noel Rock
334. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider granting a yearly bonus to maths teachers who hold a master's degree or PhD in maths in order to address the shortage of qualified maths teachers here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19702/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Bullying in Schools
Noel Rock
335. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps taken by his Department to address bullying in schools; the number of cases of bullying reported to schools in the past five years; the steps a school can take with regard to bullies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19703/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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School Curriculum
Noel Rock
348. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the policy of allowing schools to alter their relationship and sexuality education according to their ethos and instead implement a required minimum including such topics as consent, sexual assault and LGBT subjects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19976/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Schools Extra Curricular Activities
Noel Rock
349. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will disallow the secondary school practice of bringing in outside unvetted and unaccountable third parties to give lectures on sexual education; if he will provide schools with a pre-vetted list of acceptable groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19977/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Suicide Prevention
Noel Rock
350. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if counselling services for teens at risk of suicide are provided by the Government, the HSE, and his Department; the percentage of school counsellors that have attended suicide training; the percentage of secondary school teachers that have been trained in suicide prevention; if external suicide services and hotlines are advertised in secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19978/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Suicide Prevention
Noel Rock
351. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if schools are advertising outside resources for suicide prevention such as an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19980/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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School Funding
Noel Rock
352. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an increase in the capitation fees paid to schools can be expected; if so, the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19983/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Homelessness Strategy
Noel Rock
461. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on claims by the chief executive of a charity (details supplied) that Brexit will have a major effect on homelessness here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19692/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Private Rented Accommodation
Noel Rock
462. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to increase the number of landlords which accept HAP tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19697/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Social Welfare Fraud Investigations
Noel Rock
546. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of the new special investigation unit for welfare fraud; if it will ultimately yield a cost savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19696/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Human Rights
Noel Rock
627. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the allegation that gay men have been detained in prison camps in Chechnya; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19449/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Proposed Legislation
Noel Rock
773. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce legislation regarding surrogacy allowing couples to be recognised as a child’s legal parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19694/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Tobacco Control Measures
Noel Rock
862. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if he will consider allocating funds to the prevention of smoking as a way to reduce the €460 million that smoking costs the health system each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19448/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Data Protection
Noel Rock
863. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the cause of the record number of data protection breaches within the HSE; the reason doctors and nurses are allowed to take confidential files out of the office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19450/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Health Services Expenditure
Noel Rock
864. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if increases in spending on stroke care are necessitated to keep up with the aging population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19455/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Noel Rock
865. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if he will incorporate the freestyle libre glucose monitoring unit into the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19456/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Health Screening Programmes
Noel Rock
866. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the timelines for the retendering and procurement of a provider for the diabetic retinopathy screening service which is due for renewal in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19457/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Medical Card Eligibility
Noel Rock
933. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to restore the former gross income limits for the over-70s medical card (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19688/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Hospital Services
Noel Rock
934. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the record number of persons left on trolleys in view of the fact that the €40 million winter initiative was not effective in addressing the issue; if one of the central focuses of his plan will be acquiring additional nursing staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19690/17]