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Tue, 21 Feb 2017
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Hospital Services
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
404. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the waiting time of 26 weeks for the mammogram service in St. James's Hospital for those persons under 50 years of age. [8116/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Defence Forces Personnel
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
36. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the length of time he, his Department and the military authorities have been aware of the issues highlighted by the protected disclosures made by former and serving members of the Air Corps into the health and safety and working conditions in Casement Aerodrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7648/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Defence Forces Investigations
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
41. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the investigations into ten cases of bullying and sexual harassment by members of the Defence Forces that have been reported in the past two years; his views on claims by the soldiers' representative groups that the actual numbers of complaints could be much higher; and the efforts that have been made to put in place better procedures and protocols that will reduce the amount of time it takes to investigate a complaint. [7302/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Air Corps Equipment
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
44. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the military authorities did not act on foot of the first Health and Safety Authority report into the handling of dangerous and carcinogenic materials by Air Corps personnel without the appropriate protective clothing, adequate training or basic equipment, instead of waiting for the final report, thus prolonging the exposure of personnel at Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel. [7298/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Health and Safety Regulations
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
63. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if health and safety investigations have been initiated by the other branches of the Defence Forces, whether by themselves or by external health and safety experts, to ensure that no other military personnel are exposed to the dangerous and carcinogenic materials or chemicals without the appropriate protective clothing, adequate training or basic equipment; and if he is satisfied that no other damning report such as that from the Health and Safety Authority into practices at Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel will emerge. [7299/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Defence Forces Ombudsman
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
64. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to extend the remit of the Defence Forces Ombudsman by removing the restrictions to its remit as per the Ombudsman (Defence Forces) Act 2004 and as highlighted by the Ombudsman in his most recent annual report. [7300/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Proposed Legislation
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
78. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will consider introducing legislation similar to the Defence Forces (Second World War Amnesty and Immunity) Act 2013 to pardon Free State troops who were executed or imprisoned by the State for switching allegiance to the IRA during the Civil War. [7301/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Medical Card Applications
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
209. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied). [7506/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
211. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of residential properties that have had to be sold at the request of the HSE legal department in order to make a settlement for the health care received by the owner. [7525/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Air Corps Operations
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
307. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps he has taken to increase the capacity of the Air Corps in view of the fact that eight cadets are in training and ten are retiring in 2017 and that already there is such a shortfall that the Air Corps cannot fulfil its obligations regarding air patient transfer for children from Our Lady's Hospital Crumlin awaiting heart and liver transplants in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7770/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Social Insurance
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
276. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the purpose of reckonable credits if they are not taken into account when calculating eligibility for various social welfare payments. [6671/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Departmental Websites
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
282. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the JobsIreland website is the only online vacancy and job matching service available to local employment services and Intreo, and the only method of advertising for vacancies in employment programmes, such as community employment schemes, permitted by his Department (details supplied). [6766/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Disabilities Assessments
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
406. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be granted a date for an assessment of needs to be carried out. [6865/17]
Thu, 9 Feb 2017
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Back to Work Allowance Applications
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
139. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a person’s (details supplied) application for back to work allowance; and when they can expect a decision on their case. [6435/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Tax Code
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
171. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) is still being taxed as a single person. [5426/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Jobseeker's Benefit Applications
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
308. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for jobseeker's benefits in respect of a person (details supplied); and when they can expect a decision on their case. [5595/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Health Services Staff Data
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
370. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the names, contact phone number and email address for all the environmental health officers in Dublin; and the areas which they cover in Dublin. [5439/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Defence Forces
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
716. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the action taken to ensure the safety of those persons currently working in the Casement Aerodrome upon receipt of protected disclosures made relating to the working conditions in the Casement Aerodrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6120/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Defence Forces
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
717. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the independent third party appointed to investigate the protected disclosures made relating to the working conditions in the Casement Aerodrome has yet to contact those persons who made the disclosures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6121/17]
Thu, 2 Feb 2017
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Skills Development
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
106. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tourism and hospitality skills training positions allocated to the Dublin South Central constituency in 2015 and 2016. [4966/17]
Thu, 2 Feb 2017
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Skills Development
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
107. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding that was allocated to the Dublin South Central constituency for tourism and hospitality skills training in 2015 and 2016 by his Department and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. [4968/17]
Thu, 2 Feb 2017
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Skills Development
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
108. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the agency or Government body that has oversight and responsibility for hospitality and tourism skills development policy. [4969/17]
Thu, 2 Feb 2017
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Medical Card Applications
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
262. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the status of a medical card application by a person (details supplied) [5084/17]
Thu, 2 Feb 2017
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Tourism Funding
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
344. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding that was allocated to the Dublin South-Central constituency for tourism and hospitality skills training in 2015 and 2016 by his Department and the Department of Education and Skills. [5312/17]
Thu, 2 Feb 2017
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Military Uniforms
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
369. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason members of the Reserve Defence Force wore the peak cap during the 1916 commemorations, in tandem with their Permanent Defence Force colleagues, but have now been instructed to wear the glengarry cap as their headdress for future parades; and the way in which this instruction tallies with the single force concept. [5278/17]
Wed, 1 Feb 2017
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Hospitals Data
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
54. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of persons whose elective surgery was cancelled or rescheduled more than once in 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4568/17]
Wed, 1 Feb 2017
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Hospitals Data
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
82. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries cancelled in each hospital in 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4567/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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School Enrolments
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
182. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current enrolment numbers and the capacity for schools (details supplied). [3973/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Disability Services Provision
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
713. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will amend legislation in order that wheelchair users have a legal right to use the wheelchair spaces provided by service providers similar to the way on-street disabled parking bays are reserved for disabled persons; and if disabled spaces on buses, trains and so on can be reserved. [3972/17]
Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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Irish Water Administration
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
269. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the current process for Irish Water when a leak or issue with a water supply occurs in an area (details supplied); if Irish Water deals with the issue and repairs it or if the local authority is issued with a job number and it carries out the repairs; and if each leak in one area requires the local authority to get a different job number or, if when issues have been notified to a local authority, it can work on resolving all issues that arise until solved. [3167/17]
Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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Water Services Provision
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
270. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if Irish Water or the local authority in question is responsible for providing a water tankard for an area if residents in the area are left without a water supply for more than 24 hours. [3168/17]
Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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Services for People with Disabilities
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
396. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be granted a date for an assessment of needs to be carried out. [2564/17]
Thu, 19 Jan 2017
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Carer's Allowance Applications
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
155. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) including when they can expect a decision on their case. [2293/17]
Thu, 19 Jan 2017
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Hospital Services
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
186. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be provided with a date for orthognathic surgery to be carried out at the National Dental Hospital. [2221/17]
Wed, 18 Jan 2017
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Waterways Issues
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
162. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the steps she is taking in conjunction with Waterways Ireland to bring to an end an issue that is occurring with increasing frequency (details supplied). [2199/17]
Wed, 18 Jan 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
171. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be provided a date for hip replacement surgery in St James's Hospital. [2057/17]
Wed, 18 Jan 2017
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Anti-Social Behaviour
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
243. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to ongoing vandalism and anti-social behaviour that could jeopardise the provision of services to green line Luas stations beyond Sandyford; and the actions his Department is undertaking to deal with them under the Railways Acts. [2186/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Schools Building Projects
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
371. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the urgency of the plight of a school (details supplied); the provisions in place to ensure that second level education will be available to the 2017-18 intake of students at a school; the provision in place to meet the 2017-18 need if the national school in Belarmine is unable to accommodate the school; the reason for the delay in the construction in Belarmine; and the status of the provision of a permanent Educate Together secondary school in Stepaside. [41302/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
443. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are counselling and psychotherapy courses that a person would be eligible to apply for and eligible for the SUSI grant. [1836/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
532. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was not awarded a Christmas bonus; and if this decision will be reviewed. [41016/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Disability Allowance Applications
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
534. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a disability allowance by person (details supplied); and when a decision will issue. [41020/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Free Travel Scheme
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
564. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration has been given to indicating on a disabled person's free travel companion pass that the person is allowed to be accompanied by more than one carer in the exceptional circumstances where two persons are required due to the patient's condition; and his views on the matter. [41524/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Flood Relief Schemes
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
715. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if direct consultation will be carried out with the residents of the affected area on the eastern CFRAM study, River Liffey from city boundary at Knockmaroon Hill to the Liffey Valley Park, Chapelizod, Dublin 20, prior to the adoption or imposition of any measures in the area to allow them to make an informed decision with regard to the proposals; and if further details will be provided to outline in greater detail the measures being considered and proposed, and their extent. [1165/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Medical Card Applications
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
993. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if he will award a medical card to a person (details supplied) on discretionary grounds due to the number of serious illnesses the person suffers from [41464/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Health Services Provision
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
1140. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be given a date to undergo surgery in St. James's Hospital; if, in the event of a delay in providing a date for their surgery, it can be arranged to take place in a private hospital; and the reason they were not offered this surgery to take place in a private hospital after waiting over six months in chronic pain [1146/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Insurance Costs
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
1571. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the high level of insurance will be examined for taxi drivers who have an SPSV driving licence in order to drive a wheelchair-accessible taxi as due to the high cost of insurance there is no incentive for new wheelchair-accessible taxi drivers to take up the WAV grant scheme; and the steps the Government is taking to address this issue. [41874/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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White Paper on Defence
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
1724. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress to date and the indicative timeframe for completion of each of the 88 actions contained in the Government's White Paper on Defence. [41382/16]
Fri, 16 Dec 2016
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Citizenship Applications
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
109. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) will receive notification of an application for citizenship. [41009/16]
Fri, 16 Dec 2016
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Disability Allowance Applications
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
236. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and when the person can expect a decision on their case. [40737/16]
Tue, 13 Dec 2016
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European Defence Action Plan
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
29. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will be attending the meeting of the European Council of Ministers in Brussels on 15 December 2016; and the Government’s position on the European Commission's European defence action plan which is to be discussed there. [39978/16]