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Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Schools Building Projects Applications
Bobby Aylward
203. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the updated funding request by a school will be reviewed with items (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30360/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Home Help Service Data
Bobby Aylward
283. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health the ratio of co-ordinators and HCSA leads to general staff and HCSA workers within the home help sector for the nine Health Service Executive CHO areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30274/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Army Equitation School
Bobby Aylward
122. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated cost of purchasing six extra horses for the Defence Forces equitation school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29895/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Official Engagements
Bobby Aylward
176. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Finance his plans to engage in bilateral meetings with the Austrian Minister for Finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29890/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Judicial Council Legislation
Bobby Aylward
303. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Judicial Council Bill 2017 will be enacted prior to the 2019 summer recess; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29774/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Garda Equipment
Bobby Aylward
310. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of marked and unmarked Garda cars and vans attached to each Garda district in the Kilkenny-Carlow Garda division as of 30 June 2018 and 25 June 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29891/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Departmental Staff Recruitment
Bobby Aylward
326. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the estimated cost of recruiting one additional accountant grade 3 and one extra solicitor at APO level for the Office of Director of Corporate Enforcement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29894/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Stroke Care
Bobby Aylward
453. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to ensure adequate step-down and rehabilitation services for those who suffer from stroke upon discharge from inpatient hospital care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29677/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
Bobby Aylward
503. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health if the 20% funding cut imposed on an organisation (details supplied) will be reconsidered in view of its record in fighting for the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29889/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Hospitals Funding
Bobby Aylward
518. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of funding to supply a MRI machine for St. Luke’s Hospital further to his personal commitment given on a visit to Kilkenny in July 2019 to supplement the €250,000 raised by a local organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29882/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Fur Farming
Bobby Aylward
556. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a compensation package for fur farmers further to the decision in principle to ban fur farming over a phased period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29791/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Animal Breeding Regulations
Bobby Aylward
725. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the introduction of more stringent legislation to ensure that licences are not granted for the establishment of puppy farms in urban and residential areas in the interests of noise pollution affecting local communities situated in close proximity to same will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29817/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Departmental Staff Recruitment
Bobby Aylward
881. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the estimated cost of recruiting 30 additional district conservation officers and 30 additional wildlife inspectors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29892/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Heritage Council Funding
Bobby Aylward
882. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the estimated cost of increasing the budget for the Heritage Council by 6.5%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29893/19]
Thu, 4 Jul 2019
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Bobby Aylward
225. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health if the possibility of extending access to a drug (details supplied) for all types of cancers including neuroendocrine of the larynx will be investigated; if he will request the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics and the HSE Drugs Group to assess the matter as urgently as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28749/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Beef Industry
Bobby Aylward
53. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the distribution of the €100 million Brexit fund for farmers will be subject to preconditions and or specific categories of farmers such as beef finishers as has been reported; if the fund will be available to farmers at stages along the beef chain (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28230/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Medicinal Products Availability
Bobby Aylward
236. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure fast, efficient and equal access to new medicines for persons with MS here is in line with other countries in Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28371/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Medicinal Products Availability
Bobby Aylward
245. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the possibility of extending the availability of the flash glucose monitoring technology, FreeStyle Libre, to all persons with type 1 diabetes; if the possibility of requesting the HSE to undertake a review of the cost effectiveness of this technology and survey current users on the impact it has had on their daily life experience and social interactions will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28455/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Hospital Services
Bobby Aylward
86. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Health his plans to implement 24-7 cardiac care services for those living in the south east; his views on whether there is an equal provision of cardiac services in the region in comparison to the rest of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27983/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
Bobby Aylward
681. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the review of PRSI contributions and possible application of homecaring credits to social contribution history resulting from same; her plans to ensure a person (details supplied) qualifies for the State pension (contributory) as part of the overall ongoing review within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28257/19]