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Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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General Practitioner Services Provision
Arthur Spring
389. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health the status of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who was removed from a general practitioners' list and who has unsuccessfully applied to at least three general practitioners in the area who are contracted to provide services under the general medical services. [4346/16]
Thu, 21 Jan 2016
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Motor Insurance Regulation
Arthur Spring
54. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Finance if the insurance industry has explained the increased cost in car insurance to him; if the insurance industry is profiteering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2587/16]
Thu, 21 Jan 2016
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Motor Insurance Regulation
Arthur Spring
55. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Finance his views that the insurance industry is within its rights in disproportionately increasing the cost of car insurance to younger adults and in excluding cars that are over 12 years old from insurance quotes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2588/16]
Thu, 21 Jan 2016
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Housing Issues
Arthur Spring
155. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to develop a shared ownership scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2656/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Office of Public Works Projects
Arthur Spring
251. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the types of works to rivers, streams and so on that require a section 50 application to the Office of Public Works; when the section 50 application was introduced; which public body approved such works prior to the introduction of the section 50 application; and the course of action available to a person who is of the opinion that such works, whether approved or unapproved, are adding to flooding in an area. [46448/15]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Hospital Appointment Status
Arthur Spring
594. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health when an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be performed; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46781/15]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Hospital Appointments Status
Arthur Spring
600. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [46812/15]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Hospital Appointment Status
Arthur Spring
630. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health the status of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who is on a waiting list for an appointment to see a consultant. [1052/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Arthur Spring
681. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the waiting time for a public patient (details supplied) in County Kerry for an operation in Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1383/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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School Patronage
Arthur Spring
751. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will develop a Steiner school in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46556/15]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Road Projects Status
Arthur Spring
937. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if testing will be carried out on the N22 Killarney to Cork road to find a way to reduce the noise level affecting residents in an area (details supplied) in County Kerry. [1290/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Road Safety
Arthur Spring
944. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or Transport Infrastructure Ireland intend to engage with the Irish Deer Management Forum to ensure safety measures including fencing are put in place to safeguard the well-being of persons living in an area (details supplied) in County Kerry; his views on driver safety and the need to mitigate risk from deer-related accidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1401/16]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Arthur Spring
475. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the waiting time for a public patient (details supplied) in County Kerry to receive an appointment in the South Infirmary/Victoria University Hospital in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45338/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Road Projects
Arthur Spring
639. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when funding will be provided to address erosion on the lower road at Rossbeigh in County Kerry and to ensure a permanent road is built. [44863/15]
Wed, 9 Dec 2015
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Tax Code
Arthur Spring
68. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Finance if it is standard practise for the Revenue Commissioners to issue the detailed calculations of a person's income to be included with the self-assessment notice of assessment, even if the net income of that person is below €2,000. [44304/15]
Wed, 9 Dec 2015
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Health Services Provision
Arthur Spring
116. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive in Cork will provide accommodation for a person (details supplied) while the person is undergoing treatment. [44296/15]
Wed, 9 Dec 2015
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Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments
Arthur Spring
117. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health what information is sufficient for self-employed persons to provide to the primary care reimbursement service concerning their tax affairs; and if a self-assessment notice of assessment without the calculations is sufficient if a person's net income is below a certain amount. [44303/15]
Wed, 9 Dec 2015
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Orthodontic Services Provision
Arthur Spring
123. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for orthodontic treatment by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and the reason for the delay in issuing an appointment. [44315/15]
Wed, 9 Dec 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
Arthur Spring
134. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health when an operation will be performed on a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44372/15]
Tue, 8 Dec 2015
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Carer's Allowance Applications
Arthur Spring
143. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44251/15]
Tue, 8 Dec 2015
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Asylum Seeker Accommodation
Arthur Spring
324. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is good practice to have a consultation process with locals in place prior to introducing asylum seekers and refugees into an area, if consultation is required by legislation and the time period for the it to take place prior to the introduction of the asylum seekers and refugees. [44232/15]
Tue, 8 Dec 2015
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Refugee Data
Arthur Spring
325. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an analysis of an area is conducted on medical services, public transport, potential isolation and the percentage change in the population prior to the introduction of refugees and asylum seekers into that area and if due consideration should be given to such an analysis. [44233/15]
Tue, 8 Dec 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
Arthur Spring
377. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health when an operation will be facilitated for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43795/15]
Tue, 8 Dec 2015
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Third Level Fees
Arthur Spring
511. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that an apprentice attending a Forás Áiseanna Saothair course is required to pay €1,000 to Cork Institute of Technology (details supplied) for a nine-week period to complete phase 4 training for the trade of motor mechanic and that this fee was not in existence when this apprentice initially began the course; if this fee will be reversed given the person's low income while on an apprentice scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43910/15]
Tue, 8 Dec 2015
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Building Regulations
Arthur Spring
556. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if buildings ( details supplied) in County Kerry are insured appropriately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43561/15]
Tue, 8 Dec 2015
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Freedom of Information Requests
Arthur Spring
639. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied with the manner of Sports Ireland's engagement with the Information Commissioner in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44158/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Arthur Spring
387. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health when an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be performed; if he is aware of delays in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42314/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Hospital Procedures
Arthur Spring
447. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health when an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be carried out; if he is aware of delays in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42803/15]
Thu, 26 Nov 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
Arthur Spring
152. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health when an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be performed; if he is aware of delays in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42084/15]
Thu, 26 Nov 2015
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Motor Insurance Coverage
Arthur Spring
226. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on preventing insurance companies from raising significantly the price of car insurance when an existing customer renews a policy. [42234/15]
Wed, 25 Nov 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Arthur Spring
181. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health when an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be carried out; if he is aware of delays in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41965/15]
Wed, 25 Nov 2015
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Medical Card Drugs Availability
Arthur Spring
190. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health if Souvenaid (Nutricia Souvenaid) will be added to the list of medication covered under the medical card scheme. [42049/15]
Wed, 18 Nov 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
Arthur Spring
149. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health when a cataract operation will be performed for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he is aware of delays in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40869/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Health and Social Care Professionals
Arthur Spring
383. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health if a physiotherapist who attained a qualification in a European Union state other than Ireland is allowed work in the public funded health sector. [40239/15]
Thu, 12 Nov 2015
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Dental Services Waiting Lists
Arthur Spring
162. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for dental treatment submitted by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and the reason for the delay in issuing an appointment. [39892/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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Health Services
Arthur Spring
441. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health the reason for the relocation of a day care facility (details supplied) in County Kerry; his views on the suitability of the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39448/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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Departmental Funding
Arthur Spring
580. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the provision of funding to a project (details supplied) in County Kerry. [39477/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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Road Safety
Arthur Spring
608. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department is aware of the increased threat caused by deer from the national parks transgressing onto public roads in County Kerry; her plans to increase fencing and preventative measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39231/15]
Wed, 4 Nov 2015
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Vehicle Registration
Arthur Spring
57. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Finance his plans to allow for discretion to be introduced regarding vehicle registration tax where a car purchased for a person with a disability must be resold within two years and the disabled person must upgrade to a more suitable and affordable second-hand vehicle to cater for the person's disability. [38510/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
Arthur Spring
703. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health when a cataract operation for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be carried out; if he is aware of the delays in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37600/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
Arthur Spring
704. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the current waiting time for a public patient (details supplied) in County Kerry to receive an appointment for an eye operation in Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37604/15]
Thu, 22 Oct 2015
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Medical Card Applications
Arthur Spring
248. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will have a decision on an application for a medical card; if the application will be expedited, given that the person submitted all relevant documentation in August 2015 and is still awaiting a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36819/15]
Thu, 22 Oct 2015
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Ambulance Service Response Times
Arthur Spring
277. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Limerick had to wait for over three hours for an ambulance to arrive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37027/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
Arthur Spring
607. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health the position regarding awarding long-term illness cards to patients who are diagnosed with the non-exempt types of diabetes. [34732/15]
Thu, 1 Oct 2015
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Drugs Payment Scheme Threshold
Arthur Spring
190. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health if the drugs refund scheme will be adjusted to lower the limit for single persons in relation to correspondence (details supplied). [33812/15]
Tue, 29 Sep 2015
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Medical Card Applications
Arthur Spring
486. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card by persons (details supplied) in County Kerry. [33448/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Orthodontic Services Provision
Arthur Spring
911. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health the position regarding orthodontic braces in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31091/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Medical Card Reviews
Arthur Spring
1042. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health to set out the planned number of medical card and medical cards reviews for persons over 70 years of age to be carried out in each month for the next year. [31611/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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School Transport Administration
Arthur Spring
1195. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Bus Éireann did not commence the school bus service until 31 August 2015, given that some schools opened prior to 31 August 2015; and if the commencement date of the Bus Éireann school bus service will be changed to accommodate the parents of children whose schools open prior to 31 August 2015. [30434/15]
Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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Hospital Services
Arthur Spring
187. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health the options available to a person (details supplied) who requires medical treatment; the hospitals which and the consultants who offer such treatment; and the waiting list for each hospital and consultant for a public patient. [29231/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Medical Card Reviews
Arthur Spring
574. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health the number of over 70s medical card reviews scheduled to be issued per month for the next 12 months. [28526/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Medical Card Reviews
Arthur Spring
575. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health the number of under 70s medical card reviews scheduled to be issued per month for the next 12 months. [28527/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Medical Card Reviews
Arthur Spring
576. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health the amount of discretionary medical card reviews scheduled to be issued per month for the next 12 months. [28528/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Health Services Staff Training
Arthur Spring
341. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who wishes to enrol in an adaptation course, in order to be considered eligible for a position as a registered child's nurse with the Health Service Executive. [27224/15]
Thu, 2 Jul 2015
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Social Welfare Code Reform
Arthur Spring
49. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans for time limiting the invalidity pension and shortening the duration of illness benefit. [26786/15]
Tue, 23 Jun 2015
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Exceptional Needs Payment Eligibility
Arthur Spring
190. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the maximum balance an applicant for an exceptional needs payment may have in savings in order that the person's application will be considered. [24959/15]
Tue, 23 Jun 2015
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Medical Card Reviews
Arthur Spring
478. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of discretionary medical cards issued on medical grounds; the number of reviews issued by the Health Service Executive for each month since January 2013 to date in 2015. [24993/15]
Tue, 16 Jun 2015
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Tax Code
Arthur Spring
382. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a value added tax refund will be issued to farmers whose income does not reach the value added tax registration threshold in relation to the purchase of mobile farm equipment, as required by the work plan associated with a farm safety grant. [23923/15]
Tue, 16 Jun 2015
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Medicinal Products Licensing
Arthur Spring
662. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who took part in the trial of the drug fampridine; the benefits the clinical trial results demonstrated; and if the full extent of the benefits were considered in the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics. [23940/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Garda Deployment
Arthur Spring
564. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline her plans to allocate additional gardaí from the selection of qualified Garda recruits to Tralee town in County Kerry in view of the reasons submitted in correspondence (details supplied). [21911/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Disability Allowance Eligibility
Arthur Spring
213. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person on disability allowance who is allowed to work for rehabilitative purposes through the partial capacity benefit scheme is permitted to work as an employee and a self-employed person simultaneously. [20371/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Penalty Points System
Arthur Spring
1042. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the existing penalty points on a person's driving licence (details supplied) in County Kerry should have expired, due to the fact that the relevant person was given these points in 2007 and emigrated from 2011 to 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20611/15]
Thu, 7 May 2015
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Nitrates Action Programme Implementation
Arthur Spring
199. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the abolition of milk quotas, if he will consider extending the current derogation under the nitrates directive to 300 kg per hectare per year, targeted specifically at smaller farms with the ambition to expand. [17963/15]
Thu, 16 Apr 2015
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General Medical Services Scheme
Arthur Spring
137. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health the waiting period for a person who has been removed from a general practitioner's general medical services list at the request of the general practitioner to be put on a new list list with an alternative general practitioner. [15026/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Mortgage Interest Rates
Arthur Spring
148. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Finance the level of oversight and input his Department and the Central Bank of Ireland have in retail banks setting interest rates. [14280/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Legislative Programme
Arthur Spring
383. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce legislation to resolve the issue of children of adults with dementia being denied access to see their parent by the adult's carer, who happens to be in their own home and the sibling of those denied access to their parent, due to a breakdown of the sibling relationship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14718/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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General Medical Services Scheme Administration
Arthur Spring
632. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health if there is an appeals process available to a medical card patient if a general practitioner removes that patient from his or her general medical services list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14862/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Motor Tax Exemptions
Arthur Spring
746. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a person who is in receipt of invalidity pension or illness benefit, and previously purchased a commercial vehicle in a period when the person availed of the exemption arrangements where persons on illness benefit or invalidity pension could receive permission to work part-time for rehabilitative or therapeutic purposes and keep their full social welfare payment, should be entitled to continue to tax the vehicle as a commercial vehicle, when the exemption expired as a consequence of the person's reduced income; and if such a proposal should be brought to the relevant Minister and Department. [14012/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Fire Safety Regulations
Arthur Spring
811. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the procedures the housing sections of local authorities have in place to safeguard against the spread of domestic fires in terraced houses due to interconnected flammable materials existing between dwellings. [14690/15]
Thu, 2 Apr 2015
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Fire Safety
Arthur Spring
242. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management will publish the risk assessment associated with the keeping communities safe document. [13845/15]
Thu, 2 Apr 2015
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Fire Safety
Arthur Spring
243. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management will publish the isochrone drive time maps associated with the keeping communities safe document. [13846/15]
Thu, 2 Apr 2015
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Fire Safety
Arthur Spring
244. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will publish the details concerning the keeping communities safe document and ancillary documentation. [13847/15]
Thu, 2 Apr 2015
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Fire Safety
Arthur Spring
245. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management, through the local chief fire officers, is attempting to utilise section 26 of the Fire Services Act 1981 to implement the keeping communities safe document, and to transfer complete and overall responsibility for the provision of the fire and rescue service, within the respective local authorities, to elected councillors and representatives. [13848/15]
Tue, 31 Mar 2015
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Medical Card Reviews
Arthur Spring
485. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of medical card reviews issued by the Health Service Executive to persons under 70 years of age for each month since January 2013 to date in 2015. [13154/15]
Tue, 31 Mar 2015
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Medical Card Reviews
Arthur Spring
486. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of medical card reviews issued by the Health Service Executive to persons over 70 years of age for each month since January 2013 to date in 2015. [13155/15]
Tue, 31 Mar 2015
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Fire Service Staff
Arthur Spring
611. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the terms and conditions that exist for fire fighters in respect of the payment of pension entitlements by local authorities. [12730/15]
Tue, 31 Mar 2015
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Fire Service Staff
Arthur Spring
612. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the pension entitlements local authority fire fighters are entitled to as a result of paying a pension levy. [12731/15]
Tue, 31 Mar 2015
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Fire Service
Arthur Spring
613. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a risk assessment was conducted on the potential outcomes of the implementation of the national directorate for fire and emergency management Keeping Communities Safe document. [12732/15]
Tue, 31 Mar 2015
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Road Improvement Schemes
Arthur Spring
701. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to allocate funding for the upgrading of the R556 and R551 between Abbeydorney and Ballyduff in County Kerry, as the state of the road is not safe for drivers. [12729/15]
Thu, 26 Mar 2015
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Garda Operations
Arthur Spring
155. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the action that is being taken to prevent and to prosecute persons for the cloning of vehicle licence plates. [12462/15]
Wed, 25 Mar 2015
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Proposed Legislation
Arthur Spring
106. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress of the criminal law (sexual offences) (amendment) Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12217/15]
Wed, 25 Mar 2015
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Broadband Service Provision
Arthur Spring
196. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that hotels in the Killarney area of County Kerry are currently experiencing difficulties accessing high-speed affordable broadband which is now a salient offering for customer satisfaction and a key determinant in rating agencies assessments of Kerry hotels; and his plans to provide fibre optic broadband which is affordable and sufficiently robust to cater for international tourists. [12260/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
Arthur Spring
240. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the circumstances which will allow a person rejoin a community employment scheme when the person's permitted time as an employee of the scheme expires. [12005/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Mortgage Interest Rates
Arthur Spring
285. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Finance the efforts made to reduce the standard variable rate offered by the Irish banks to mortgage holders, many of whom are struggling to stay out of arrears; when Irish mortgage holders can expect to be paying the mean euro area standard variable rate of interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11951/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Arthur Spring
636. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 389 of 17 February 2015, if he will review the reply in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who is waiting to receive an appointment for an eye operation in the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital Cork in view of new information provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11551/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Local Authority Housing
Arthur Spring
915. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a scheme which will allow local authorities to purchase private houses which have been put up for sale by the owner. [12006/15]
Thu, 12 Mar 2015
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Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff Scheme Implementation
Arthur Spring
279. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the feed-in tariffs available for renewable energy producers; if a new policy is being formed regarding the photovoltaic sector, with particular regard to less than 6 kW-hour producers and, second, less than 11 kW-hour producers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10877/15]
Tue, 10 Mar 2015
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Health Services Provision
Arthur Spring
429. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive's plans for a day centre (details supplied) in County Kerry; the way the executive plans to cater for patients and staff in the event that the facility closes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10391/15]
Tue, 10 Mar 2015
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Health Services Provision
Arthur Spring
433. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the issuance of an invoice to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if the invoice will be retracted considering the unusual cause of the need for the medical attention involved. [10414/15]
Thu, 5 Mar 2015
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Proposed Legislation
Arthur Spring
167. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide an update on the after-care Bill 2014 in respect of the further entitlement of young persons to State care when leaving residential State care. [9659/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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Motor Tax Exemptions
Arthur Spring
540. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if persons who are in receipt of invalidity pension or illness benefit and previously purchased a commercial vehicle in a period when they availed of the exemption arrangements where persons on illness benefit or invalidity pension could get permission to work part-time for rehabilitative or therapeutic purposes and keep their full social welfare payment, should be entitled to tax the vehicle as a commercial vehicle when the exemption expired. [9231/15]
Thu, 26 Feb 2015
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Medical Card Drugs Availability
Arthur Spring
170. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health his views on expanding the medical card scheme to cover alternative medicines and treatments for persons suffering from multiple sclerosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8518/15]
Thu, 26 Feb 2015
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Medical Card Drugs Availability
Arthur Spring
171. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health his views on expanding the medical card scheme to cover alternative medicines and treatments for persons suffering with progressive diseases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8519/15]
Thu, 26 Feb 2015
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Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration
Arthur Spring
225. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to re-introduce a tenant purchase scheme, or any similar type scheme, for occupants of local authority houses nationwide. [8523/15]
Tue, 24 Feb 2015
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Rental Accommodation Scheme Criteria
Arthur Spring
583. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the circumstances under which a local authority may withhold payment of rent to a landlord who has agreed to participate in the rental accommodation scheme. [8084/15]
Tue, 24 Feb 2015
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Water Quality
Arthur Spring
602. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if funding will be made available for localities (details supplied) currently being provided with inferior quality drinking water due to their geological conditions but which water technically qualifies as acceptable, according to the European Union (Drinking Water) Regulations 2014; if he will address the matter; if consideration will be given to allowing connections to be made with alternative sources from superior geological locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8200/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Arthur Spring
389. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the waiting time in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry to receive an appointment for an eye operation in the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7013/15]
Wed, 11 Feb 2015
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Teaching Qualifications
Arthur Spring
164. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry city and guilds qualification in hairdressing should be listed on her Department's circular CL47/00 (details supplied) and considered as an equivalent of the Department of Education senior trade certificate in hairdressing in view of the educational and trade relations between the UK and Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6327/15]
Tue, 10 Feb 2015
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Pension Levy
Arthur Spring
255. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the financial emergency measures in the public interest legislation, which gave rise to a public service pension levy, have been implemented in an equitable manner; his views on a specific case where a person (details supplied) who earns over the threshold is being penalised above and beyond this amount. [6071/15]
Tue, 10 Feb 2015
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Property Ownership
Arthur Spring
327. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce new legislation governing the relationship between the sharers of boundaries and the growth and foliage thereon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5501/15]