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Page 253 of 500
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Tracker Mortgages Examination
Pearse Doherty
254. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the extent of the legal rights of persons who are in the scope of the tracker review to compensation above and beyond redress; the way the scale of such compensation might be arrived at; the person or body responsible for deciding whether to provide compensation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19705/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Tracker Mortgages Examination
Pearse Doherty
255. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the options available to those affected by the tracker scandal who received their redress some years ago but now feel they should be entitled to compensation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19706/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Third Level Scholarships
Pearse Doherty
305. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of all scholarship programmes open and common to students of third level institutions; the process by which programmes can be accessed in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19238/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Schools Building Projects Status
Pearse Doherty
307. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been brought to concerns raised by authorities of a school in (details supplied) County Donegal regarding the ongoing delays experienced to date in progressing a school building project which has been included as part of the capital programme 2016 to 2021; if construction of the project will begin in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19251/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Pearse Doherty
325. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received correspondence from the chairpersons of an association (details supplied) in which concerns relating to the new model of allocating resource teaching supports are outlined; if he will facilitate and attend such a meeting as requested therein with representatives from the association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19610/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Community Employment Schemes Data
Pearse Doherty
525. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of community employment scheme placements in County Donegal that are currently vacant and waiting to be filled; the number of such placements which have been vacant for three months, six months, nine months, 12 months and longer than 12 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19318/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Community Employment Schemes Data
Pearse Doherty
526. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of refusals per county which have been made in respect of persons seeking to take up a placement through the community employment scheme for each month in 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19319/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Disability Allowance Applications
Pearse Doherty
617. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in processing a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal which was submitted in September 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20694/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Dental Services Provision
Pearse Doherty
801. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his plans to expand the range of dental services for persons with special needs; if his attention has been drawn to concerns from dentists on the lack of dental services and related supports which are available to persons with physical and intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19252/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pearse Doherty
814. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal seeking an appointment from Temple Street Children's University Hospital for a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19305/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pearse Doherty
878. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to be called for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19485/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Medical Card Applications
Pearse Doherty
903. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the status of a medical card application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19606/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pearse Doherty
981. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can have an appointment expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19957/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Export Controls
Pearse Doherty
1175. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 662 on 31 January 2017, if the authorities in China have now formally completed a review of the action plan submitted by officials here as part of efforts being made to persuade the authorities in China to lift these restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19521/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Penalty Points System
Pearse Doherty
1329. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process by which drivers can determine when penalty points have expired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19673/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Penalty Points System Data
Pearse Doherty
1330. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all historic penalty points have now been removed from a driving licence in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19674/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Departmental Operations
Pearse Doherty
1401. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the commitments to use local providers and staff the funds industry has entered into with the IDA or other bodies; and if, in view of a Central Bank report noting the high level of outsourcing within the sector, she or the IDA has raised this issue with the funds industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19213/17]
Thu, 13 Apr 2017
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Banking Sector Remuneration
Pearse Doherty
77. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on a situation in which a bank (details supplied) is seeking a dispensation to pay the new chief executive officer more than the €500,000 salary cap and or build in a bonus or long term incentive scheme into their contract. [19001/17]
Thu, 13 Apr 2017
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Banking Sector Remuneration
Pearse Doherty
78. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance when he expects a bank (details supplied) to appoint a new chief executive officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19002/17]
Thu, 13 Apr 2017
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Banking Sector Remuneration
Pearse Doherty
79. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if a bank (details supplied) is engaging a recruitment agency or other external parties to mange the process of appointing a new chief executive officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19003/17]