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Thu, 21 Jun 2018
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School Staff
Eamon Scanlon
102. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the issue of teaching principal release days and the way in which they are calculated will be prioritised in budget 2019; if he will liaise with an organisation (details supplied) on this and related matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27363/18]
Thu, 21 Jun 2018
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Basic Payment Scheme Appeals
Eamon Scanlon
207. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on appeals lodged by farmers on Killery, Crossboy, Dromore and Castleore mountains covering 56 shareholdings with respect to land eligibility and burnt land for the purpose of basic payment scheme payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27260/18]
Thu, 21 Jun 2018
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Back to Work Allowance Data
Eamon Scanlon
238. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a back to work enterprise scheme application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27123/18]
Thu, 21 Jun 2018
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Fire Stations Provision
Eamon Scanlon
250. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if it will be guaranteed that Ballyshannon fire station will remain open; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a commissioned report affirmed the best practice cover for the towns of Ballyshannon and Bundoran are stations in both towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27127/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Legislative Process
Eamon Scanlon
463. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017; if the proposed deposit and return scheme will be supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26402/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Household Benefits Scheme
Eamon Scanlon
543. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to expand the household benefits package qualifying criteria to include those under 66 years of age in receipt of a widow's or widower's contributory or non-contributory pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26515/18]
Thu, 14 Jun 2018
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Work Permits Eligibility
Eamon Scanlon
103. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the sectors in which asylum seekers can apply for work; the number of employment permits that have been applied for to date; the number of permits that have been issued; the way in which the situation will change after the four-month temporary measure, that is, after 9 June 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25936/18]
Thu, 14 Jun 2018
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Infectious Diseases
Eamon Scanlon
162. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his plans to follow the example of the Canadian government and implement guidelines (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26032/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Road Projects
Eamon Scanlon
41. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the completion of the western distributor route. [22879/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Passport Applications Administration
Eamon Scanlon
175. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the guidelines and timeframe for withdrawing an active passport application at an appointment in the Passport Office; the documentation required when submitting the new or duplicate application at the time of appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24974/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Public Appointments Service
Eamon Scanlon
256. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the response to the clerical officer competition on publicjobs.ie earlier in 2018; the number of positions filled from the panel; the position of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24238/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Capitation Grants
Eamon Scanlon
338. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restore capitation funding to primary and post-primary schools as per the commitment in A Programme for a Partnership Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24642/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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School Accommodation
Eamon Scanlon
439. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an additional school accommodation application by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25681/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Rural Crime
Eamon Scanlon
482. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the efforts being made to tackle rural crime in the north west; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the number of burglaries in counties Sligo and Leitrim area is up 30% while nationally the number of burglaries is up 3.6%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24661/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Eamon Scanlon
687. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health his plans to implement new measures to allow faster access to the child and adolescent mental health services in order to tackle increasing waiting lists such as permitting advanced nurse practitioners to carry out initial assessments to the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24684/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Medicinal Products Availability
Eamon Scanlon
927. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the efforts being made to ensure that new medicines are available to persons with multiple sclerosis as early as possible through a fair and sustainable system; if his Department is engaging with an organisation (details supplied) regarding accessing new and effective treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25580/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Eamon Scanlon
928. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if it is accurate to state that patients wait an average of 348 days for a drug to be approved for public funding and in some cases over four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25581/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Greenways Development
Eamon Scanlon
1059. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the development of the greenway from Sligo to Enniskillen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24240/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Sports Capital Programme Applications
Eamon Scanlon
1061. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an approved sports capital grant application (details supplied) has now been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24394/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Cycling Facilities Provision
Eamon Scanlon
1076. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Collooney to Dromahair greenway is included in the national greenways plan for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24794/18]