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Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Adoption Legislation
Robert Troy
348. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when he expects the Adoption Amendment Act to be enacted with regard to children in long-term foster care being eligible for adoption; the length of time of care placement for these children; the safeguards for children who will be encompassed, as regards the contact with birth family, and also further supports throughout their lives. [40244/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Aftercare Services Provision
Robert Troy
355. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs why young persons at 17 years of age will not be included under the eligibility criteria for an aftercare plan under the aftercare Bill given that approximately 14% of young persons are admitted to care at 16 and 17 years of age (details supplied) and given that this group comprises the most vulnerable young persons who are currently ending up accessing homeless services; and if he will amend the aftercare Bill to give Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, a statutory duty to providing aftercare plans for these young persons. [40652/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Child and Family Agency
Robert Troy
356. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the current funding situation for Westmeath Support Service Against Domestic Abuse (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40731/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Nursing Staff Recruitment
Robert Troy
367. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his Department's annual spend on agency nursing staff; the current number of permanent nursing vacancies; if there is a current policy of non-recruitment of part-time staff and non-facilitation of full-time staff to move to a part-time position; if this is contributing to the use of agency staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40073/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Health Services Staff
Robert Troy
368. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if it is Health Service Executive policy to prevent staff from returning from part-time hours to full-time hours; if it is appropriate that staff members be advised that if they were to reduce their hours to facilitate the care of a sick relative, that hours would not be restored on completion of that care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40074/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Homeless Accommodation Provision
Robert Troy
377. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the progress made by the Health Service Executive on the co-ordination of homeless services for the homeless in the Dublin region as part of its responsibility under the action plan to address homelessness; if he will outline the in-reach services for persons in emergency homeless accommodation, and if the executive has put any statistical service indicators in place to measure its performance on implementing such homeless in-reach services. [40171/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Hospital Staff
Robert Troy
378. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure adequate resources are provided to St. Vincent's Hospital in Athlone in County Westmeath, which is extremely understaffed at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40190/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Pension Provisions
Robert Troy
428. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who worked for 40 years at the Midland Health Board dispensary at Kilbeggan, in County Westmeath, is entitled to a pension from the Health Service Executive. [40474/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Services for People with Disabilities
Robert Troy
455. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the criteria for patients to be referred to Nua Healthcare. [40577/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Nursing Staff Recruitment
Robert Troy
482. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the promised additional nurses and midwives at Mullingar Regional Hospital in County Westmeath have been appointed; if the reconstituted embargo has had an effect on the additional positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40730/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Services for People with Disabilities
Robert Troy
483. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the service improvement team engaged to examine the future funding of a school (details supplied) in County Longford will give its report, given it is now 12 months since it commenced its work and it indicated it would report within three months; if he will make the necessary funding available to bridge the shortfall and ensure this crucial service is put on a sustainable footing into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40733/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Psychological Services
Robert Troy
484. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the current level of psychological service of two days per month at a school (details supplied) in County Longford is adequate for 160 plus persons availing of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40734/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Robert Troy
524. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will approve an application for a laptop for a child (details supplied). [40306/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Special Educational Needs Staff
Robert Troy
546. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene with the special educational needs organisers to ensure a school (details supplied) in County Longford retains the two special needs assistants it is due to lose as a consequence of the loss of three children in 2014, as this decision does not reflect the fact three new students, who have more profound needs, have replaced the three pupils who left; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40732/15]
Thu, 12 Nov 2015
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Departmental Funding
Robert Troy
146. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the person who sanctioned the withdrawal of funding from Arc Adoption services; the basis on which this decision was made; the contingency plan that has been put in place to deal with the consequences of the withdrawal of this funding on families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39795/15]
Thu, 12 Nov 2015
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Services for People with Disabilities
Robert Troy
167. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to restore the disability car purchase scheme. [39922/15]
Thu, 12 Nov 2015
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Services for People with Disabilities
Robert Troy
174. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the new mobility scheme will be open to applications. [39992/15]
Thu, 12 Nov 2015
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Parking Provision
Robert Troy
205. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will carry out a review of the disabled parking permit; if he will consider introducing two types of bays, one for persons in a wheelchair and a second for persons with mobility issues. [39794/15]
Thu, 12 Nov 2015
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Sports Capital Programme Applications
Robert Troy
208. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will revisit an application for a sports capital grant (details supplied). [39887/15]
Thu, 12 Nov 2015
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Sports Capital Programme Applications
Robert Troy
213. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he envisages he will be in a position to make the necessary funding available to Westmeath GAA for the provision of a new stand at Cusack Park in Mullingar in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39960/15]
Thu, 12 Nov 2015
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Rail Network
Robert Troy
214. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to re-open Killucan railway station in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39961/15]
Wed, 11 Nov 2015
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Schools Building Projects Status
Robert Troy
138. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed secondary school in Kinnegad in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39635/15]
Wed, 11 Nov 2015
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Student Universal Support Ireland Administration
Robert Troy
146. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure a Student Universal Support Ireland grant for a person (details supplied) is processed without further delay. [39744/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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Household Benefits Scheme
Robert Troy
146. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if all social protection recipients who qualify for free ESB units are being paid at the appropriate rate per day (details supplied); the action she will take to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39275/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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Invalidity Pension Applications
Robert Troy
164. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure a person (details supplied) who is currently suffering with prostate, throat and tonsil cancer receives a decision on an application for invalidity pension without further delay, considering the severity of the person's illness. [39475/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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Household Benefits Scheme
Robert Troy
168. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will reinstate the telephone allowance in the household benefits package. [39604/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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Universal Social Charge Application
Robert Troy
199. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance his plans to cut the universal social charge for retired pensioners. [39605/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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IDA Site Visits
Robert Troy
212. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA Ireland visits to counties Longford and Westmeath for each of the years 2011 and 2014. [39172/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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Children in Care
Robert Troy
350. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of young persons who were accommodated under section 5 of the Child Care Act 1991 in 2013 and 2014; the number of these young persons who had a combined total of 12 months in the care of the State, including time accommodated under section 5, before attaining 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39562/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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Hospital Staff Data
Robert Troy
396. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of junior doctors working in Mullingar Regional Hospital in County Westmeath for each of the years from 2011 to 2014. [39173/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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HSE Funding
Robert Troy
397. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided to St. Christopher's day centre in County Longford for each of the years from 2011 to 2014. [39174/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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Hospital Appointments Delays
Robert Troy
432. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who awaits an outpatient appointment at Tullamore hospital in County Offaly and been advised that it will be a number of months is provided with an appointment at an early date. [39413/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
Robert Troy
433. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath is provided with an outpatient appointment at Tullamore hospital in County Offaly at an early date. [39414/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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School Funding
Robert Troy
490. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills when she will grant the application for additional funding to a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39276/15]
Thu, 5 Nov 2015
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Social and Affordable Housing Data
Robert Troy
4. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether the 2015 to 2017 targets for capital and current funded social housing units under the social housing strategy 2020 are out of date, given that they are based on social housing waiting list applicant numbers from the housing needs assessment of 2013, rather than the numbers of local authority waiting list applicants for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38546/15]
Thu, 5 Nov 2015
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Social and Affordable Housing Data
Robert Troy
7. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the level of progress being made on social housing provision targets for 2015; the number of new social housing units that have been constructed to date; the number he expects will be constructed by the end 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38320/15]
Thu, 5 Nov 2015
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Consular Services Provision
Robert Troy
199. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 54 of 13 October 2015 if he will provide an update on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38933/15]
Thu, 5 Nov 2015
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Schools Building Projects Applications
Robert Troy
204. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the replacement school for an area (details supplied) in County Longford; the reason for the delay; and when she expects to be in a position to approve capital grants. [38827/15]
Thu, 5 Nov 2015
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Leader Programmes Applications
Robert Troy
216. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when applications will open for new private developers for funding under the Leader programme; the criteria for same; and the maximum amount of funding available. [38711/15]
Wed, 4 Nov 2015
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Rural Environment Protection Scheme Expenditure
Robert Troy
81. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount paid out under the rural environment protection scheme in Counties Westmeath and Longford in each of the years from 2008 to 2014. [38480/15]
Wed, 4 Nov 2015
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Robert Troy
134. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he acknowledges that the announcement of the availability of the refund of preschool fees on 21 October 2015, with a deadline of 23 October 2015, was unfair and unpractical (details supplied); if he will allow for an extension of the period allowed to apply for the refund. [38568/15]
Wed, 4 Nov 2015
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Mobility Allowance Review
Robert Troy
137. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the mobility allowance will be reinstated, and new applications accepted for it. [38517/15]
Wed, 4 Nov 2015
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Health Services Staff Data
Robert Troy
149. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of orthodontists who were employed by the Health Service Executive, covering counties Longford and Westmeath, for each year from 2008 to 2015 to date. [38485/15]
Wed, 4 Nov 2015
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Nursing Staff Provision
Robert Troy
150. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses who were employed at Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath in each of the years from 2008 to 2014. [38486/15]
Wed, 4 Nov 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Robert Troy
151. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting treatment at Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath in each of the years from 2008 to 2014; and the average waiting periods each year. [38487/15]
Wed, 4 Nov 2015
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Home Care Packages
Robert Troy
152. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of home care hours that have been allocated to counties Longford and Westmeath in each of the years from 2008 to 2014. [38488/15]
Wed, 4 Nov 2015
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Respite Care Services
Robert Troy
153. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of respite care beds that were assigned for patients in counties Longford and Westmeath in each of the years from 2008 to 2014. [38489/15]
Wed, 4 Nov 2015
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HSE Data
Robert Troy
154. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency personnel who were employed by the Health Service Executive to serve counties Longford and Westmeath in each of the years from 2008 to 2014. [38490/15]
Wed, 4 Nov 2015
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Medical Card Data
Robert Troy
155. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who were in receipt of discretionary medical cards in counties Longford and Westmeath, in each of the years, 2008 to 2014. [38491/15]
Wed, 4 Nov 2015
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Departmental Strategies
Robert Troy
162. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the dementia strategy will be published. [38523/15]
Wed, 4 Nov 2015
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Student Grants Data
Robert Troy
216. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons in receipt of a grant for third level education in counties Longford and Westmeath in each of the years 2008 to 2014, inclusive. [38484/15]
Wed, 4 Nov 2015
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School Transport Data
Robert Troy
217. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children who had access to free school transport in counties Longford and Westmeath in each of the years 2008 to 2014. [38492/15]
Wed, 4 Nov 2015
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Special Educational Needs Staff
Robert Troy
218. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants who were in schools in counties Longford and Westmeath in each of the years 2008 to 2014. [38493/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Family Income Supplement Payments
Robert Troy
204. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if it is fair that persons who have been forced to switch from a lone parent payment to a family income supplement due to age restriction, will not receive a Christmas bonus this year, as the family income supplement is not included in such payments. [37714/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Disability Allowance Applications
Robert Troy
207. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review an application for a disability pension by a person (details supplied) in County Longford, whose application was refused on the basis of means. [37769/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Proposed Legislation
Robert Troy
520. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of items of legislation regarding legal birth parents' progression to become inclusive of surrogate families. [37252/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Assisted Human Reproduction
Robert Troy
521. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason persons (details supplied) have not received a genuine reply addressing their surrogacy concerns. [37253/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Preschool Services
Robert Troy
613. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the source of the figure he cited on a programme (details supplied) on RTE that there are 10,000 vacant and unoccupied places in preschools; if it comes from the latest annual Pobal survey in 2014, his views that this survey's statistics are not a reliable indicator of free capacity in the preschool sector, given that they come from a single survey that will be two to three years old when the early childhood care and education scheme expansion takes place in September 2016; and his plans for undertaking a more comprehensive, contemporaneous and reliable survey of capacity in the preschool sector prior to implementing the expansion of the scheme. [37238/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Foster Care Supports
Robert Troy
621. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will re-instate the foster carer's allowance to the full monthly rate for persons (details supplied) in County Wicklow [37410/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Assisted Human Reproduction
Robert Troy
634. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the current legislation relating to Irish citizens and their choice to use a surrogate internationally. [37251/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
Robert Troy
768. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [37985/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Inland Fisheries
Robert Troy
1118. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is aware that there is an invasion of the Asian clam species in the Shannon river which has the potential to harm and eradicate the fish there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37432/15]
Thu, 22 Oct 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Robert Troy
41. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will address the length of time old age pensioners are on waiting lists for knee, hip and cataract procedures, and other treatments generally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36564/15]
Thu, 22 Oct 2015
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Hospital Services
Robert Troy
46. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will address the lack of rehabilitative services and facilities available in County Westmeath for post-operative patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36563/15]
Thu, 22 Oct 2015
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Crime Data
Robert Troy
199. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the recorded annualised crime statistics (details supplied) for the Longford Garda Síochána districts for the second quarter of 2015 and the second quarter of 2014, in tabular form. [37010/15]
Thu, 22 Oct 2015
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Crime Data
Robert Troy
200. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the recorded annualised crime statistics (details supplied) for the Westmeath Garda Síochána districts for the second quarter of 2015 and the second quarter of 2014, in tabular form. [37011/15]
Thu, 22 Oct 2015
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Child and Family Agency
Robert Troy
241. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 24 June 2015, when a response will issue; if he will provide the timeframe for which parliamentary question responses from Tusla Child and Family Agency should be expected, in general, for example as is given in parliamentary question replies by the Department of Health for the Health Service Executive. [36871/15]
Thu, 22 Oct 2015
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Youth Services
Robert Troy
242. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding his Department provided to an organisation (details supplied) in 2014; and in 2015; the portion of its budget this makes up; and if his Department will be providing ongoing funding support to the organisation in 2016. [36888/15]
Thu, 22 Oct 2015
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Child Care Costs
Robert Troy
243. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reasons for not introducing demand-side measures for making child care more affordable, such as child care tax credits or direct child care subsidies; for a list of the research studies that his Department has considered, as evidence that such child care tax credits or cash subsidies to parents and guardians for child care have led to systematic cost inflation in child care in other jurisdictions. [37078/15]
Thu, 22 Oct 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
Robert Troy
268. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) is given a retinopathy screening in the Mater Private Hospital in Dublin, without further delay. [36940/15]
Thu, 22 Oct 2015
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Local Authority Services
Robert Troy
347. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure lighting is restored to an estate (details supplied) in County Longford without further delay. [36869/15]
Wed, 21 Oct 2015
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Robert Troy
1. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs for details of the changes to the early childhood care and education scheme announced as part of budget 2016; a breakdown of the number of children his Department estimates will benefit from a full second free preschool year of an additional 38 weeks; and the level of consultation he has had with preschool providers regarding extending the contract of the scheme. [36663/15]
Wed, 21 Oct 2015
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Family Resource Centres
Robert Troy
4. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will commit to providing adequate resources to put family resource centres, FRCs, on a sustainable financial footing to protect their essential services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36664/15]
Wed, 21 Oct 2015
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Inter-Country Adoptions
Robert Troy
8. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the announcement that his Department is no longer pursuing an adoption agreement with Russia; the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35534/15]
Wed, 21 Oct 2015
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Autism Support Services
Robert Troy
11. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the early education supports available to children diagnosed with autism; and the reason these children cannot avail of early education through the early childhood care and education scheme, in conjunction with one-to-one home schooling by a home tutor. [35531/15]
Wed, 21 Oct 2015
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Detention Centres Provision
Robert Troy
19. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs how he is dealing with the deteriorating safety situation at Oberstown Youth Detention Centre, where staff and children in care have been put at risk, with numerous physical assaults in recent months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35530/15]
Wed, 21 Oct 2015
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Child Protection Services Provision
Robert Troy
27. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has warned the Government, in an unpublished briefing document, of serious risks to children in child protection services due to pressure placed on underfunded services, as outlined by Raidió Teilifís Éireann (details supplied); and the action he is taking to respond to this underfunding. [35532/15]
Wed, 21 Oct 2015
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Robert Troy
41. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the annual Pobal early years sector survey which found that children with special educational needs face a huge challenge in participating in preschool education due to the reduction in the number of special needs assistant hours per child care provider during the reporting period, which was 2014; the solutions he will put in place to enhance access for children with disabilities or special education needs to mainstream child care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35533/15]
Wed, 21 Oct 2015
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GLAS Applications
Robert Troy
71. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reinstate the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme which was cut by 50% given that this is directly penalising good farmers who wish to join; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36736/15]
Wed, 21 Oct 2015
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Child Care Services Provision
Robert Troy
90. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the €16 million cost of 800 low-cost child care places announced in budget 2016 is a full-year cost estimate; how this cost was estimated by this Department; and if there is an expectation that all of these places will be filled in September 2016. [36696/15]
Wed, 21 Oct 2015
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Child Care Services Provision
Robert Troy
91. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if all private providers will be eligible to provide low-cost child care places under the changes announced to the community child care scheme in budget 2016, or only providers in areas with a low coverage of community providers; if the latter, how areas with low coverage will be identified; and if his Department considers the capitation rates, higher and lower, currently provided under the scheme will be sufficient for low-income parents to afford a full, part or sessional care place with a private provider. [36723/15]
Wed, 21 Oct 2015
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Robert Troy
107. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of the €47 million for the expansion of the early childhood care and education programme announced in Budget 2016 will be spent on higher Capitation rates; the amount on higher participation numbers; and the full-year costs of both initiatives. [36778/15]
Wed, 21 Oct 2015
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Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements
Robert Troy
152. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consult with the Central Applications Office regarding a person (details supplied) who recently applied to study nursing and missed out by one point. [36798/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Disability Allowance Payments
Robert Troy
208. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure arrears of a disability allowance will issue without delay to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [35964/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan
Robert Troy
360. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures her Department will take to recommit to the full implementation of the national disability strategy. [36454/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Early Childhood Care Education
Robert Troy
432. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs under Early Childhood Care and Education changes announced in Budget 2016, the number of children his Department estimates could lose out on some weeks of preschool out of the current 38 weeks provision, if at present they were expected to enrol preschool age at 3.2 and begin school age at 4 to 4.5, due to the requirement that children have to enrol in either January, September or April. [36540/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Early Childhood Care Education
Robert Troy
433. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs for an outline of all assumptions underlying his Department's analysis, including assumptions used on the number of children that start school aged four to five, compared to ages five to six; the way the estimate for the average 23 weeks of additional preschool that his Department has stated has been arrived at. [36541/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Early Childhood Care Education
Robert Troy
434. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way his Department has calculated that the expansion of eligibility for the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Scheme free preschool year to ages 3 to 5.5, in addition to the reinstatement of pre-2012 capitation rates, will cost in the region of €47 million, while the current programme costs approximately €175 million, and in replies to Parliamentary Questions (details supplied) issued by his Department he indicated that an expansion of the ECCE Scheme to a second year would cost in the region of €175 million; if the information provided in the replies to these Parliamentary Questions was an accurate response to the question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36542/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Early Childhood Care Education
Robert Troy
435. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs under the Early Childhood Care and Education Scheme changes announced in Budget 2016, the number of children that his Department estimates will benefit from additional weeks of preschool and the number of additional weeks they are expected to gain on average if they were born in the months 1 January to 31 March, 1 April to 31 August, and 1 September to 31 December; and if they begin school aged four to five years compared to if they begin school aged 5.1 to six years. [36543/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Robert Troy
469. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that while 120 jobs have been promised in the area of speech and language therapy, approximately 120 therapists qualify annually from Irish universities in this area; and, given this, his plans to redress this issue. [36295/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Childhood Obesity
Robert Troy
534. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to address levels of childhood obesity and the measures his Department is taking to promote healthy eating and increased levels of physical activity among children and young persons. [27333/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Environmental Policy
Robert Troy
656. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to a Topical Issue on the matter, his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the waste tyre industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36339/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Inland Fisheries Stocks
Robert Troy
685. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 226 of 11 June 2015, the consultation to date regarding the need for investment in eel farming due to the decline in eel stocks which is causing great distress to fishermen. [36178/15]
Wed, 14 Oct 2015
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GLAS Administration
Robert Troy
33. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will justify the removal of the most popular measures under green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, low input permanent pasture, which has been criticised by the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association for unfairly penalising low-income cattle and sheep farmers. [35905/15]
Wed, 14 Oct 2015
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HSE Staff
Robert Troy
66. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to employ more dental nurses for the Health Service Executive midland region. [35866/15]
Wed, 14 Oct 2015
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Road Signage
Robert Troy
113. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure the National Roads Authority provides sufficient signage for the amenity park in Moate in County Westmeath as was previously promised. [35935/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
written
Consumer Protection
Robert Troy
48. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the way the Cerberus Group is regulated. [35380/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
written
Consumer Protection
Robert Troy
49. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the mechanism the public has for bringing complaints against the Cerberus Group, other than through the courts. [35381/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
written
Debt Collection
Robert Troy
60. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he will ensure the sheriff operating under the Revenue Commissioners does not contact or make claim to any possession of persons (details supplied) in County Longford. [35627/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
written
Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Data
Robert Troy
138. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the amount of funding allocated under the disadvantaged areas scheme for counties Longford and Westmeath, for each of the years from 2008 and 2015. [35657/15]