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Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Orthodontic Services Provision
Michael Healy-Rae
653. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the number of children in County Kerry awaiting orthodontic treatment in tabular form for the 12 month period June 2011 to June 2012 and between the age groups of 8 years and 19 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50035/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Hospital Procedures
John McGuinness
654. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an early date for an operation will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny and if he will expedite the matter [50061/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Home Help Service Provision
Tom Fleming
655. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the number of elderly persons in the region of 80 years of age living alone, with serious illness, who had their home help hours reduced by more than two hours per week in the most recent cutbacks in each of the following areas in County Kerry, Tralee, Killarney, Kenmare, Rathmore, Castleisland, Dingle, Listowel and Killorglin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50071/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Health Services Provision
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
656. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the establishment of a national adult metabolic unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50072/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Home Help Service Provision
Áine Collins
657. Deputy Áine Collins asked the Minister for Health when a home help takes holidays if there are persons to cover this time. [50073/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Home Help Service Provision
Áine Collins
658. Deputy Áine Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours in Cork North West that are being delivered and the number that have been cut in the eight million hours reduction. [50074/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Hospital Staff Issues
Tom Fleming
659. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health when the promised podiatry post at Kerry General Hospital that was sanctioned in April 2012 be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50080/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Alcohol Pricing
Gerry Adams
660. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health his strategy for tackling the issue of alcohol misuse here. [50081/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Alcohol Pricing
Gerry Adams
661. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if there is a specific strategy to tackle the impact alcohol addiction has on the children of addicts. [50082/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Alcohol Pricing
Gerry Adams
662. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if there is a specific strategy to tackle the links between alcohol abuse and mental health problems. [50083/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Departmental Funding
Gerry Adams
663. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the interactions his Department and the Health Servce Executive have had with the RISE Foundation which supports person suffering with addiction to alcohol and other drugs and their families. [50084/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Health Services Provision
Finian McGrath
664. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will support survivors of Symphysiotomy in obtaining justice for the suffering the survivors have endured (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50085/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Health Services Staff Issues
Gerry Adams
665. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of the 400 additional staff who were to be recruited to strengthen community mental health teams as part of the €35m package announced in Budget 2012 are now in position; when will they be in position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50088/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Hospital Staff Issues
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
666. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if it is the case that promised podiatry posts have not been filled in hospitals at Cavan, Waterford, Wexford, Kerry, Kilkenny, Mullingar, Drogheda, Beaumont and the Mater; the reason this is the case; the date on which these positions will be filled; if he will commit to have all vacant podiatry posts filled within the next three months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50089/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Hospital Staff Issues
Arthur Spring
667. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health if the 1.25 WTE podiatrist position at Kerry general hospital Tralee, which was sanctioned in April 2012 as part of the National Footcare Programme, will be filled as envisaged by the Health Service Executive’s National Clinical Programme for Diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50119/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Hospital Staff Issues
Michael Healy-Rae
668. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his view on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a podiatry post in Kerry General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50121/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Social Workers Register
Seán Kyne
669. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the way the proposed fee for the registration of social workers which will be required under the new regulations of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act will be calculated; if it will be in proportion with other such registration fees for other professions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50130/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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EU Directives
Seán Kyne
670. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the progress made on the implementation of the EU Directive 2010/63/EU on the use of animals for scientific and medical research purposes; and if he will confirm if the existing primary legislation here, which is in many aspects stronger than the provisions of the EU Directive, will be retained in the process of incorporating the Directive. [50132/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Hospital Services
Billy Kelleher
671. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his plans for the future delivery of Children's Hospital services in the catchment area of Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50156/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Primary Care Centres Provision
Michael P. Kitt
672. Deputy Michael P. Kitt asked the Minister for Health if a site has been identified for a primary health care centre in Gort, County Galway; the position regarding the requisition of a site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50200/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Hospital Services
Seán Kyne
673. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health if he will consider establishing a Huntington's Disease clinic in Galway University Hospitals which would comprise a neurologist, a HD specialist nurse, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, speech and language therapist, dietician, social worker and neurophysiologist and significantly assist not only persons who have been diagnosed with the condition but also their families, particularly children who are at risk of inheriting the condition. [50201/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Public Sector Staff Issues
Seán Kyne
674. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the opportunities that persons in lower grades of the Public Service have been afforded ion contributing to the reforms of the public service as sought in the Public Service Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50644/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Road Safety Issues
Clare Daly
675. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will conduct a review of the location of speed cameras and the inconsistency in speed limits signage in order to improve road safety. [49402/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Road Projects Contracts
Nicky McFadden
676. Deputy Nicky McFadden asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be approved for a bridge (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49423/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Tourist Accommodation
Éamon Ó Cuív
677. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to make it obligatory for all guest houses and bed and brerakfasts to be registered with Fáilte Ireland approved agencies in order to ensure a high standard in the provision of tourist accomodation here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49425/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Public Transport Provision
Thomas P. Broughan
678. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there has been a recent tendering competition for new bus routes from Dublin to Kells and Cavan and from Dublin to Edenderry, County Offaly and Maynooth, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49514/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Road Tolls
Joe McHugh
679. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the proposed introduction in the United Kingdom of the Eurovignette system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49515/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Road Safety Issues
Charlie McConalogue
680. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to establish an additional commercial vehicle testing centre in Inishowen, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49534/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Road Safety Issues
Charlie McConalogue
681. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of counties across the country that have a full time road safety officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49536/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Road Safety Issues
Charlie McConalogue
682. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is his intention that every county council has a full-time road safety officer in the future; his plans for ensuring same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49537/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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State Agencies
Billy Kelleher
683. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the amount currently being spent on, or budgeted for by State agencies under his remit for spending, on the areas of communication, public relations, consultancy, advertising and human resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49660/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Taxi Regulations
Robert Troy
684. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the timeframe in which a decision will be made with regarding the transferability of taxi plates from one relative to another,; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49673/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Local Authority Services
Arthur Spring
685. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an assessment of the outcomes that result from the pedestrianisation of main and secondary streets in regional towns in particular for retail and tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49753/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Tourism Promotion
Tom Fleming
686. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Failte Ireland to support and provide funding to four festivals in County Kerry (details supplied); if he will ask Failte Ireland to take into consideration the importance of these festivals to tourism in the county and the very special effort that they are making for the Gathering in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49760/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Public Transport Provision
Seán Kenny
687. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers who used the Dublin-Carrick-On Shannon, Dublin-Cavan, Dublin-Letterkenny, Dublin-New Ross and The Dublin-Westport Bus Éireann Service for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49762/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Sports Capital Programme Applications
Regina Doherty
688. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when announcements will be made in relation to his Department's National Lottery funding payments for 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49865/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Road Improvement Schemes
Brendan Griffin
689. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the anticipated completion date for improvement works currently being carried out on the N86; the timeframe for the total 32 kilometre section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50008/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Tourism Promotion
Róisín Shortall
690. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the role of the alcohol industry in any aspect of the Gathering Ireland 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50064/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Public Sector Staff Issues
Seán Kyne
691. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the opportunities that persons in lower grades of the Public Service have been afforded ion contributing to the reforms of the public service as sought in the Public Service Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50649/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Pension Provisions
Terence Flanagan
692. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how well funded all semi-State company pension schemes are; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50656/12]