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Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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Youth Justice Strategy
Regina Doherty
318. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of young offenders who reoffend; the estimated number of young offenders who enter the criminal justice system each year, and the combined number of convictions between them; the number of school-age adolescents who engage with Garda Síochána diversion programmes in each year; the percentage of young offenders who are unemployed 12 months after release; and the percentage of young offenders who leave at 21 years of age with no qualification. [38974/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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Youth Justice Strategy
Regina Doherty
319. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of offenders under 30 years of age who are unemployed at the time of arrest. [38975/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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School Completion Programme
Regina Doherty
341. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of young persons who benefit from the school completion programme. [38978/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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Hospital Services
Regina Doherty
356. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health for details of the baby-friendly hospital initiative; the background to it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38972/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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Juvenile Offenders
Regina Doherty
470. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the education system within the juvenile justice system has the same inspection regime, standardised testing and supports as other schools; the additional learning supports that are provided to young offenders; the ratio of pupils to teachers in each of the detention centres, high support centres, and other centres; the measurements that are used to monitor outcomes; the percentage of young offenders whose literacy levels are under Level 1; and the education spend on the juvenile criminal justice system annually. [38976/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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Early School Leavers
Regina Doherty
471. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of pupils who leave secondary school with no qualification. [38977/15]
Thu, 5 Nov 2015
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Home Care Packages Provision
Regina Doherty
195. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health to set out the detail on how home care packages are put together by the Health Service Executive; the services provided by health care professionals in 2015; the agencies involved in the provision of these professionals; the average cost of the package; if these professionals are co-ordinated in community settings or centrally within the Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38934/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Departmental Schemes
Regina Doherty
289. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, by county, a list of the claimants of the coach tourism and transport scheme rebate for the use of green diesel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30449/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Tax Code
Regina Doherty
317. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide clarification on the tax treatment with regard to a qualified adult allowance and a State pension, specifically pre budget 2014; and if there is an obligation to declare a spouse's pension as part of that person's income. [31003/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Aftercare Services Provision
Regina Doherty
682. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to amend section 45 of the Child Care Act 1991 to make the State obliged to provide the necessary support to foster children and young adults to remain in their foster homes, particularly in those instances where upon turning 18 a young person who has experienced trauma and-or developmental delay is not yet ready to embrace independent living. [31276/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Health Services Provision
Regina Doherty
962. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Meath has not completed a course of prescribed laser treatment by their consultant in Temple Street Hospital some four years since the treatment commenced. [31272/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Departmental Bodies Expenditure
Regina Doherty
1544. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide, in tabular form, the expenditure of State-owned entities on self-promotion and advertising to national and local sporting agencies of funding derived from individual and household payments to utility companies such as EirGrid and An Post; and the reason this finance is not being spent on lowering the grid transmission costs or on the rural community post offices respectively. [31269/15]
Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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Postal Codes
Regina Doherty
317. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason the nine requirements of a postcode from his Department's own postcode working group were not incorporated into the Eircode design; and the persons who and the body which specifically made the decision to exclude or ignore the nine requirements. [29262/15]
Thu, 9 Jul 2015
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Health Services
Regina Doherty
197. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is being forced to change service provider for that person's care and support by the Health Service Executive against this person's wishes for the reason that the person has moved from County Dublin to County Meath, given that the original service provider is happy to maintain consistency of service to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28035/15]
Thu, 9 Jul 2015
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Regina Doherty
214. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no uniformity throughout Ireland regarding the reimbursement of the cost of spectacles for children with Down's syndrome (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28106/15]
Thu, 9 Jul 2015
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Schools Site Acquisitions
Regina Doherty
257. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the purchase of a permanent site in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28129/15]
Wed, 8 Jul 2015
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Postal Codes
Regina Doherty
238. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if any other company associated or previously associated with Capita plc within the Eircode consortium, such as Bearing Point, Tico or Autoaddress, or if any personnel previously or currently on the payroll or board of any of the aforementioned companies, have developed, modified or otherwise planned to launch or relaunch a second private general practitioners enabled code in the event that Eircode is not a success. [27897/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Regina Doherty
410. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason funding for equipment, such as vibrating pager systems, for deaf persons under the age of 65 years is not provided for by the Health Service Executive in County Meath under the technical aids and appliances grant for the past four to five years, given that funding was available from the executive in counties Louth, Cavan and Monaghan this year. [27541/15]
Tue, 30 Jun 2015
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National Postcode System Expenditure
Regina Doherty
665. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide, in tabular form, the list of companies contracted for the purposes of developing Eircode; and the total cost of these contracts to date. [26355/15]
Tue, 30 Jun 2015
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National Postcode System
Regina Doherty
666. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the companies contracted for the purposes of developing Eircode developed a second private global positioning system enabled code in the event that Eircode was not a success. [26356/15]
Thu, 11 Jun 2015
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Hospital Services
Regina Doherty
167. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Meath was administered an injection in a toilet prior to a surgical procedure in Navan hospital in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22817/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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HSE Properties
Regina Doherty
681. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive's plans for lands in Ratoath, County Meath, purchased to build a medical centre on ten years ago; the timeframe for development or disposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21509/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Orthodontic Services Provision
Regina Doherty
688. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) in County Meath must wait two and a half years before she will be fitted with braces by the orthodontic unit in Navan, County Meath [21579/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Wind Energy Guidelines
Regina Doherty
1036. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government under what wind guidelines will a planning application (details supplied) be adjudicated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21466/15]
Tue, 19 May 2015
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Regina Doherty
266. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the costs associated with supporting children with disabilities to access the early childhood care and education scheme year, by providing special needs assistant support where required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19443/15]
Tue, 19 May 2015
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Disability Support Services
Regina Doherty
277. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 485 of 6 May 2015, if he will provide details of the work, remit and terms of reference of the health and education steering committee; the number of times it has met; the progress and outputs to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19460/15]
Tue, 19 May 2015
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Disability Support Services
Regina Doherty
330. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the work and outputs of the Health Service Executive's national programme on progressing disability services for children and young people; the structure in place within the executive to ensure progress; the directorate it comes under; the number of meetings, consultations and so on it has held with community groups; if it reports regularly on the executive's website; the impact it has had to date; its forthcoming plans; the funding allocation it receives and disseminates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19462/15]
Tue, 19 May 2015
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Teacher Training Provision
Regina Doherty
426. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of providing continual professional development for teachers annually for the past ten years; the number of teachers and principals in each of the past ten years attending; the way the development is structured; if there is a set number of hours to be attended; the difference between teacher and principal development; if she will provide details of the new leadership centre recently announced; if her Department provides financial support to teachers participating in additional educational qualifications (details supplied); if her Department's inspectorate plays a role in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19458/15]
Tue, 19 May 2015
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Educational Projects
Regina Doherty
427. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 487 of 6 May 2015 the cost of implementing a digital strategy; if this will include broadband in all primary schools; the cost of this alone; the number of primary schools that already have broadband; if capital funding has been allocated for the implementation of the digital strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19459/15]
Tue, 19 May 2015
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Regina Doherty
428. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 475 of 6 May 2015 the flexibility school management has in its staffing schedule should a principal wish to place priority on junior over senior classes, for example; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19461/15]
Wed, 13 May 2015
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Pension Provisions
Regina Doherty
201. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason the Electricity Supply Board has not incorporated the legislative provisions of the Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 into its pension scheme rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18805/15]
Wed, 13 May 2015
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Pension Provisions
Regina Doherty
202. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 was concealed from Electricity Supply Board's management and pension fund trustees, until they became aware of it during a very public dispute in December 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18808/15]
Tue, 12 May 2015
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Wildlife Conservation
Regina Doherty
647. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding an alleged breach of the Wildlife Acts in February 2014 (details supplied) in Donabate in County Dublin; and if she will instruct the National Parks and Wildlife Service to report on the status of the complaint made. [18699/15]
Tue, 12 May 2015
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Wildlife Conservation
Regina Doherty
648. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the transformer which was damaged, allegedly by a person (details supplied) in Donabate in County Dublin, in February 2015; and if she will instruct the Electricity Supply Board to report on the repair works required, including costs. [18700/15]
Tue, 12 May 2015
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Foreshore Issues
Regina Doherty
649. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will instruct the National Parks and Wildlife Service to report on the status of the request to remove an area of the Broadmeadow Estuary in Donabate in County Dublin from the Annual Foreshore Licence issued under the Wildlife Acts. [18701/15]
Thu, 7 May 2015
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Schools Building Projects Status
Regina Doherty
188. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Meath has, under the national school building programme, received funding to build a new extra classroom to allow for more places for children to be offered-allocated, but due to lack of funding, there is no teacher availability to teach the extra children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17988/15]
Wed, 6 May 2015
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School Meals Programme
Regina Doherty
64. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of breakfast clubs operating in primary and post-primary schools each year for the past five years; the cost of providing such a service annually for the past five years; the number of the schools concerned that are DEIS schools; the facilities required for a school to commence a breakfast club; the benefits of a breakfast club; if all pupils in the school can avail of the breakfast club or if it is for junior classes only; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17560/15]
Wed, 6 May 2015
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Regina Doherty
475. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, the current pupil-teacher ratio in primary and secondary schools, in schools under the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools programme and in special schools; the cost of reducing the pupil-teacher ratio by one point, two points, three points, four points, five points in both primary and secondary schools; her plans to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio in September 2015-2016; and the number of additional teachers required to address each point reduction. [17501/15]
Wed, 6 May 2015
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Regina Doherty
476. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, the pupil-teacher ratio in primary and secondary schools, in schools under the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools programme and in special schools each year for the past ten years; her future plans in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17502/15]
Wed, 6 May 2015
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Capitation Grants
Regina Doherty
477. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular format, the current capitation rate in primary and secondary schools, in schools under the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools programme and in special schools for the past ten years; the cost of increasing or restoring the capitation rate to each of these; her future plans in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17503/15]
Wed, 6 May 2015
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Regina Doherty
480. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of special schools currently in receipt of funding; the number of special classes in primary and secondary schools; the number of proposed schools and classes under consideration; the cost of provision of each school and special class; the numbers of pupils attending these schools and classes; and the number of teachers assigned to these schools and classes. [17551/15]
Wed, 6 May 2015
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National Educational Psychological Service Staff
Regina Doherty
481. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of National Educational Psychological Service psychologists each year for the past ten years; the ratio of psychologists to groups of schools, broken down by primary and post-primary, each year for the past ten years; and the cost annually for the past ten years of the service. [17552/15]
Wed, 6 May 2015
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National Educational Psychological Service Administration
Regina Doherty
482. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current waiting list for assessment by the National Educational Psychological Service psychologists, and for the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17553/15]
Wed, 6 May 2015
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Special Educational Needs Staff
Regina Doherty
483. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of resource teachers in both primary and post-primary schools, each year for the past five years; the number of pupils in receipt of resource hours each year for the past five years; the average period of time each pupil receives; and the annual cost of resource hours for the past five years. [17555/15]
Wed, 6 May 2015
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Special Educational Needs Staff
Regina Doherty
484. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular format, the number of special needs assistants in both primary and post-primary schools, each year for the past five years; the number of pupils in receipt of such hours each year for the past five years; and the annual cost for the past five years. [17558/15]
Wed, 6 May 2015
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Speech and Language Therapy Provision
Regina Doherty
485. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the action taken by schools where a pupil requires speech and language supports in primary and post-primary schools; and the level of engagement between her Department and the Health Service Executive on this matter. [17559/15]
Wed, 6 May 2015
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Schools Health and Safety
Regina Doherty
486. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to banning vending machines in primary and post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17561/15]
Wed, 6 May 2015
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Educational Projects
Regina Doherty
487. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for a digital strategy for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17562/15]
Wed, 6 May 2015
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Teacher Data
Regina Doherty
488. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in dealing with underperforming teachers; the role the Teaching Council can play; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17563/15]
Wed, 6 May 2015
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School Transport Administration
Regina Doherty
511. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills following the ruling by the European Commission in October 2014 on the unsatisfactory tendering arrangements in place between her Department and Bus Éireann for the school transport scheme, when the recommendation from the Commission that the school transport scheme contract be put out to tender will actually commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17826/15]