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Tue, 30 Sep 2014
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Health Services
Brendan Ryan
382. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Health the entitlements and supports available from the Health Service Executive for persons seeking to avail of in vitro fertilisation. [36761/14]
Tue, 30 Sep 2014
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Health Services
Brendan Ryan
383. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Health the way the provision of in vitro fertilisation through the Health Service Executive compares with the provision under the national health service in the United Kingdom. [36762/14]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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Naturalisation Applications
Brendan Ryan
564. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in relation to an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied), the reason a decision has not yet been made despite her deferral of a final decision until April 2014; when a decision will be made on this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33126/14]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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Direct Provision Data
Brendan Ryan
593. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons within direct provision; of those, the number who made their application for protection more than five years ago; the number who have family members with outstanding or completed applications for protection; and the number of individual family units within direct provision. [33551/14]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
Brendan Ryan
914. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce the drug Fampyra in the near future under any Health Service Executive drug payment or reimbursement scheme for people suffering from multiple sclerosis; if not, if he will outline the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33465/14]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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Consular Services Provision
Brendan Ryan
1187. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to open an embassy or mission in Algeria, North Africa in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33464/14]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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National Broadband Plan Implementation
Brendan Ryan
1639. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to a lack of fibre optic broadband provision in an area (details supplied) in County Dublin; if there are any plans to roll out fibre optic broadband to the rural regions of County Dublin in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33700/14]
Wed, 16 Jul 2014
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VAT Rate Application
Brendan Ryan
67. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Finance if the rate of VAT applicable to traders from outside the State who do not have registered establishments inside the State and who trade in the supply, installation and monitoring of emergency alarm systems is the same as that for domestic traders; if he will confirm that the applicable VAT rate is included in all tenders for alarm contracts with statutory bodies; and if this is a requirement of public sector tendering process for foreign companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31967/14]
Tue, 1 Jul 2014
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Driver Licences
Brendan Ryan
606. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider requesting the National Drivers Licence Service, NDLS, to provide for a phone-based system for customers to book, schedule and amend appointments to complement the existing online system, in light of the fact some persons do not have easy access to computer technology and thus find it very difficult to make an appointment with the NDLS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28022/14]
Tue, 1 Jul 2014
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Tax Code
Brendan Ryan
616. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he will implement to address the differential rate in taxation on heavy good vehicles between Ireland and the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28216/14]
Tue, 1 Jul 2014
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Children in Care
Brendan Ryan
658. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the ceasing of high-support services for young persons aged 12 to 17 in a centre (details supplied) and the designation of this service to special care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28551/14]
Tue, 1 Jul 2014
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Children in Care
Brendan Ryan
659. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if funding has been agreed for the reopening of a centre (details supplied) in County Dublin as a special care unit; the timeline for this centre to reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28552/14]
Tue, 1 Jul 2014
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Children in Care
Brendan Ryan
660. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his current plans for a centre (details supplied) in County Dublin when it reopens; the number of beds that will be available at this unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28553/14]
Wed, 25 Jun 2014
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Rental Accommodation Scheme Administration
Brendan Ryan
105. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to the rent allowance scheme, the restrictions that are placed on local authorities on the size of properties acceptable under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27445/14]
Tue, 24 Jun 2014
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Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
Brendan Ryan
195. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason supplementary welfare allowance is not included as one of the eligible payments listed in schedule 2 for the special rate of maintenance; if this omission will be rectified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26738/14]
Thu, 19 Jun 2014
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Priory Hall Development
Brendan Ryan
41. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Finance if the owners of apartments in Priory Hall have had their credit ratings amended in respect of the mortgage loans on those properties as per the resolution framework for Priory Hall agreed in October 2013; if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26393/14]
Tue, 17 Jun 2014
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Departmental Reports
Brendan Ryan
537. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date on which the independent report commissioned by Indecon on the current situation in the greyhound industry is set to be concluded and released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26016/14]
Tue, 10 Jun 2014
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Schools Establishment
Brendan Ryan
236. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the provision of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; if accommodation has been sourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24557/14]
Tue, 10 Jun 2014
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Brendan Ryan
276. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to allocate further funds this year to local authorities for housing adaptation grants in order to tackle the national backlog in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24649/14]
Tue, 10 Jun 2014
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School Completion Programme
Brendan Ryan
600. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if funding for school completion programmes in DEIS schools is ring fenced from cuts in 2014; if not, if it can be ring fenced and protected for this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24650/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Water Meters Installation
Brendan Ryan
552. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to water meters being installed in vacant houses in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22817/14]
Tue, 13 May 2014
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Schools Building Projects Applications
Brendan Ryan
265. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application from a school (details supplied) in County Dublin for an extension in order to meet the needs of students, particularly with regard to providing science classes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21393/14]
Tue, 13 May 2014
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School Completion Programme
Brendan Ryan
694. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on a proposed cut of 6.5% to the provision of the school completion programme in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin which is due to come into effect on the 1 September 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21392/14]
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
Brendan Ryan
358. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is a policy within the community welfare section of her Department that applicants for rent allowance must have been assessed as eligible for social housing by the local authority for the area in which they are applying, as opposed to another local authority, if so, the reason this is the case and the reason an assessment from a local authority using the same maximum income threshold cannot be accepted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19195/14]
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Legal Services Regulation
Brendan Ryan
576. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if staff employed in the Law Society will be transferred to the new Legal Services Regulatory Authority or elsewhere as a result of the Legal Services Regulation Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19196/14]
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Hospital Appointments Administration
Brendan Ryan
838. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Health the length of waiting list is for a procedure (details supplied). [19197/14]
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Public Transport
Brendan Ryan
944. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when there will be on-street signage at the bus stops in Skerries giving real time information to commuters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19198/14]
Wed, 16 Apr 2014
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Community Development Initiatives
Brendan Ryan
88. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has been involved in stakeholder consultations in regard to the proposed merger between Fingal Leader Partnership Company and Blanchardstown Area Partnership; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18160/14]
Wed, 16 Apr 2014
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Community Development Initiatives
Brendan Ryan
89. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department is considering any changes to existing local employment service or other external service contracts as part of a proposed new country-wide structure for Department of Social Protection services in Fingal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18161/14]
Tue, 15 Apr 2014
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Quality and Qualifications Ireland Accreditation
Brendan Ryan
264. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to delays in FETAC issuing final certificates to persons who completed courses in health care; if he will provide an explanation for this delay; and if his Department will expedite the issuing of outstanding final certificates. [17928/14]
Tue, 15 Apr 2014
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Primary Care Centre Provision
Brendan Ryan
637. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress and location for the proposed primary care centre in Balbriggan, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17843/14]
Tue, 15 Apr 2014
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Primary Care Centre Provision
Brendan Ryan
638. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress and location for the proposed primary care centre in Swords, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17844/14]
Tue, 8 Apr 2014
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Garda Transport Data
Brendan Ryan
447. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of marked Garda squad cars that are based in Balbriggan Garda station in north County Dublin; his plans for more marked squad cars to be added to the Balbriggan fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16407/14]
Tue, 1 Apr 2014
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Ambulance Service Provision
Brendan Ryan
515. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Health his views on the Health Service Executive's review of the ambulance service in Dublin, particularly in the context of a leaked HSE document that details the HSE plans to take back the ambulance service from Dublin city fire brigade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14794/14]
Tue, 1 Apr 2014
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Public Transport Initiatives
Brendan Ryan
621. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the DART line to Donabate, County Dublin; if any costings have been done towards this goal; the long-term plans for extending the DART to Balbriggan, north County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14789/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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School Enrolments
Brendan Ryan
346. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 153 and 154 of 11 March 2014, if his Department applies or ensures any fairness measurement to the clear procedures regarding the way places are allocated to students for transition year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13476/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Housing Assistance Payments Administration
Brendan Ryan
643. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the roll out of the housing assistance payment scheme as announced in July 2013; the time frame for when this scheme will be rolled out; if he will provide any other relevant details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12892/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Irish Water Establishment
Brendan Ryan
664. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which local authorities were notified that contracts regarding the delivery of water services infrastructure, which were not signed before 31 December 2013, could not proceed and would become the responsibility of Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13149/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Social and Affordable Housing Provision
Brendan Ryan
687. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will detail all the moneys collected from private residential housing developers in lieu of those developers not providing Part V social and affordable housing; the way that money was collected; the amount of money that was collected; if he will provide the answer by breakdown of every local authority for the period 2002 to 2007 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13448/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Road Network
Brendan Ryan
1224. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has considered releasing additional funds to the local authority involved to complete the Narrow Water Bridge project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14070/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Road Network
Brendan Ryan
1225. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the proposed Narrow Water Bridge project; the efforts his Department has been making to assist in the completion of the project with the Northern Irish authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14071/14]
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
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Road Network
Brendan Ryan
1281. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the proposed Narrow Water Bridge project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14069/14]
Tue, 11 Mar 2014
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Tax Reliefs Availability
Brendan Ryan
105. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Finance if there is any tax relief available to parents in respect of creche fees; if not, if such a proposal will be considered as part of the budget process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12132/14]
Tue, 11 Mar 2014
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School Funding
Brendan Ryan
152. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the models that are used to fund transition year in State-funded schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11965/14]
Tue, 11 Mar 2014
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School Enrolments
Brendan Ryan
153. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the enrolment procedures that are used by State-funded schools for students entering transition year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11966/14]
Tue, 11 Mar 2014
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School Enrolments
Brendan Ryan
154. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures that are in place at departmental level to ensure fair enrolment policies are in place in State-funded schools for students entering transition year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11967/14]
Tue, 11 Mar 2014
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School Curriculum
Brendan Ryan
155. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his position in relation to the transition year programme; if his Department believes in the universality of transition year; if so, the way his Department promotes this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11968/14]
Tue, 11 Mar 2014
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School Curriculum
Brendan Ryan
156. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if any studies have been conducted by his Department regarding the benefits for students who undertake transition year versus those who go straight from the junior certificate into the senior cycle. [11969/14]
Tue, 11 Mar 2014
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Water Services Provision
Brendan Ryan
353. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which councils were notified that contracts regarding the delivery of water services infrastructure not signed before 31 December 2013 could not proceed and would become the responsibility of Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11823/14]
Wed, 5 Mar 2014
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Tax Reliefs Application
Brendan Ryan
48. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider widening the terms of the Med 1 medical claims form to include persons who have severe myopia and need specialist glasses for work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11022/14]