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Thu, 4 Dec 2014
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Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
Tony McLoughlin
158. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details provided) in County Sligo has been waiting almost two months for a piece of medical equipment which is needed to progress his recovery from a C1 spinal injury; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46695/14]
Wed, 3 Dec 2014
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Departmental Funding
Tony McLoughlin
107. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the financial contribution her Department made towards the running of the National Parents Council Post Primary in the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46440/14]
Wed, 3 Dec 2014
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Departmental Funding
Tony McLoughlin
108. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the financial contribution her Department made to running the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals in the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46441/14]
Wed, 3 Dec 2014
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Departmental Funding
Tony McLoughlin
110. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the financial contribution her Department made towards the running of parents' associations (details supplied) in the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46456/14]
Wed, 3 Dec 2014
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Education and Training Boards Staff
Tony McLoughlin
111. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers working in each of the 16 education and training boards who are on indefinite duration contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46457/14]
Tue, 2 Dec 2014
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National Broadband Plan Implementation
Tony McLoughlin
583. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if, under the new connecting communities national broadband plan, commercial operators will be required to provide the same level of broadband service to rural areas in their new planned catchment as they already provide in towns and cities; and if they do not provide a better service than what is already available, if there is the possibility that these households could avail of the new Government scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46226/14]
Thu, 27 Nov 2014
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Petroleum and Gas Exploration
Tony McLoughlin
214. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources while understanding that a company (details supplied) has exercised the right to have first option on an exploration licence over all previously licensed areas, pursuant to articles 40 and 41 of the licensing terms for offshore oil and gas exploration development and production 2007, namely, changes to authorisation holder and assignments of transfers of interests, if changes have been communicated to him in relation to the options licence and the subsequent application for an exploration licence by the company; if such changes were received by his Department officials; the date they were received; the date which they were approved by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45592/14]
Tue, 25 Nov 2014
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Departmental Funding
Tony McLoughlin
432. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the financial contribution her Department makes to running the National Association for Principals and Deputy Principals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45025/14]
Tue, 25 Nov 2014
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Teacher Data
Tony McLoughlin
433. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers working in the 16 education and training boards who are on indefinite duration contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45026/14]
Tue, 25 Nov 2014
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Education and Training Boards Funding
Tony McLoughlin
434. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reduction in expenditure since July 2013, provided to the 16 education and training boards; if she will provide the estimated savings from this reduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45027/14]
Wed, 19 Nov 2014
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Treatment Benefit Scheme Eligibility
Tony McLoughlin
128. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Sligo, who has been admitted in Sligo Regional Hospital for the past four weeks and who is awaiting surgery on a serious pelvic tumour in the UK, is entitled to access funding under the treatment abroad scheme; when this funding will be provided to enable them to travel to the Birmingham Royal Orthopaedic Hospital for this surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44453/14]
Wed, 12 Nov 2014
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Cancer Screening Programmes
Tony McLoughlin
109. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the provisions in place to ensure that women aged 65 years and over in 2015, who will be overlooked by the newly proposed, yearly roll out of the BreastCheck screening programme between 2015-2021, will have access to at least one BreastCheck screening during the phased roll out of this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43349/14]
Wed, 12 Nov 2014
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Cancer Screening Programmes
Tony McLoughlin
111. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to provide the women in the west and the north-west of Ireland with this extended BreastCheck service for women aged 65 to 69, considering the fact that there was a long delay in the original BreastCheck screening service being made available to women in the region in comparison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43353/14]
Wed, 12 Nov 2014
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Cancer Screening Programmes
Tony McLoughlin
112. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the funds that have been made available in the Finance Bill 2015 for the extended roll out of the BreastCheck screening service for women aged 65 to 69; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43357/14]
Wed, 12 Nov 2014
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Cancer Screening Programmes
Tony McLoughlin
114. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the new equipment planned to be provided in order to ensure that the phased roll out of a BreastCheck service to women aged 64 to 69 will not overload the current system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43382/14]
Tue, 4 Nov 2014
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Coastal Protection
Tony McLoughlin
358. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding repair works at Rosses Point, County Sligo; when a decision on provision of funding for these repair works will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41900/14]
Tue, 4 Nov 2014
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Hospital Staff
Tony McLoughlin
745. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is only one trained nurse in Sligo Regional Hospital who may provide lymphatic drainage care to breast cancer patients and if he recognises the need to train other nurses in this care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41817/14]
Tue, 21 Oct 2014
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Departmental Funding
Tony McLoughlin
352. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the important role which an organisation (details supplied) and its regional staff hold in County Sligo, if he will confirm to the organisation that its Government funding will not be cut any further in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40275/14]
Tue, 21 Oct 2014
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Orthodontic Service Provision
Tony McLoughlin
474. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no Health Service Executive orthodontic care available for patients in County Sligo and its environs; his plans to provide this service in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40476/14]
Tue, 21 Oct 2014
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Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
Tony McLoughlin
476. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim who needs continued orthodontic treatment after their planned procedure at a hospital was suddenly cancelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40480/14]