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Thu, 29 Sep 2016
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Arts Funding
Fergus O'Dowd
184. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will assess the budget submission from Nexus Arts (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27846/16]
Wed, 28 Sep 2016
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Social and Affordable Housing
Fergus O'Dowd
151. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to outline the circumstances under which affordable housing can be sold in exceptional circumstance before the expiration of the 20-year clawback rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27761/16]
Wed, 28 Sep 2016
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Hospital Facilities
Fergus O'Dowd
194. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide funding for a modern, state-of-the-art air conditioning system for Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27641/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Crime Prevention
Fergus O'Dowd
134. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of offenders who will participate in the joint strategy for the management of offenders initiative recently extended to Dundalk, Limerick city and Waterford city; her plans to include offenders in County Louth not domiciled in Dundalk; if offenders from the District Courts and Circuit Courts will be included; the budget for the programme; the number of persons who will be employed on this scheme by location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27476/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Wards of Court
Fergus O'Dowd
571. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the number of wardship applications made by the HSE in 2015 and for each month in 2016 to date; the extent of legal costs incurred by the HSE in so doing; the oversight mechanisms that exist within the HSE to monitor such applications to ensure that each application is absolutely necessary and that the rights of persons concerned are fully respected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26535/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Budget Submissions
Fergus O'Dowd
305. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider a submission (details supplied) on the forthcoming budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25769/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
Fergus O'Dowd
311. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the criteria as cited by the Ombudsman for Children (details supplied) in regard to the medical criteria for the primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25911/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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UK Referendum on EU Membership
Fergus O'Dowd
327. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance the position of his Department regarding any EU funded cross-Border projects once Article 50 is enacted by the Government of the United Kingdom. [26109/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
Fergus O'Dowd
441. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a progress report on the new primary school in Julianstown, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25502/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Local Authority Functions
Fergus O'Dowd
562. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on city status for the greater Drogheda area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24699/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Local Authority Housing Data
Fergus O'Dowd
589. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number and category of housing applicants for each local authority as notified to his Department by location within that local authority in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25091/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Housing Assistance Payments Data
Fergus O'Dowd
590. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of family units who are recipients of the housing assistance payment, HAP, within each local authority area and county by location within that authority or county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25092/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
Fergus O'Dowd
624. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the moneys allocated to all local authorities for the purpose of housing adaptation grants and mobility aid grants for persons with a disability and housing aid for older people over the past three years; the value of moneys returned to the Government from local authorities under the same schemes that were unspent over the same time period.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25792/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Household Means Policy
Fergus O'Dowd
632. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will assess the position of a person (details supplied) and respond to their query on the Household Means Support Policy Regulations 17 of the Social Housing Assessment Regulations, 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25895/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Cross-Border Projects
Fergus O'Dowd
646. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the position of his Department in relation to any EU funded cross Border protects once Article 50 is enacted by Government of the United Kingdom. [26148/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
Fergus O'Dowd
675. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of family units who are recipients of the rent allowance within each local authority area and county by location within that authority or county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25092/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Rent Supplement Scheme Expenditure
Fergus O'Dowd
716. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount he has spent on rent supplement to date in 2016; the number of households assisted and the average monthly rent supplement paid per household by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25157/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Passport Applications Fees
Fergus O'Dowd
839. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will introduce a reduced rate for passport applications in relation to old age pensioners who are on low incomes, as the current rate is very high for low income pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24817/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Cross-Border Projects
Fergus O'Dowd
852. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the position of his Department on any EU-funded cross-border projects once Article 50 is enacted by the Government of the United Kingdom. [26149/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Office of Public Works Properties
Fergus O'Dowd
918. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans the OPW have for Westgate House (details supplied) in Drogheda which was acquired by the OPW in Drogheda and is now in a very dilapidated state and located in a historic town centre site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25736/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Prescriptions Data
Fergus O'Dowd
1003. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the number of persons over 65 years of age who were prescribed Olanzapine, Quetiapine Fumarate or Risperidone in 2014, 2015 and 2016 to date; the number of persons diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer's disease; the number of persons prescribed this medication who were resident in nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24377/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Prescriptions Data
Fergus O'Dowd
1004. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the national policy in relation to the prescribing of Olanzapine, Quetiapine Fumarate or Risperidone drugs to persons over 65 years of age in 2014, 2015 and 2016; the way in which data in relation to the prescription of these drugs is analysed and checked, in both private nursing homes and HSE nursing homes; if evidence of over prescription has been identified and reported on; the action taken as a result; the number of these persons that were diagnosed with dementia and or Alzheimer’s disease; the number of persons prescribed this medication that were resident in nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24378/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Hospital Staff
Fergus O'Dowd
1158. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the position in relation to the shortage of anaesthetists in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, and Louth County Hospital; the impact in terms of possible increased risk of serious medical mistakes during surgery and the possibility of delaying vital treatment for patients; the number of operations cancelled as a result; the number of posts vacant in the whole country at this time and the locations of these acute hospitals; the action being taken to address this shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25072/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Hospital Equipment
Fergus O'Dowd
1159. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the position in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, regarding the concerns or requests raised or made by patients or their families or hospital staff regarding the need for air conditioning or fans to be provided for patients in the hospital in the past six months; the number of inpatient rooms that do not have such air conditioning; the proposals to provide such air conditioning or fans; the policy on the provision of fans for patients, particularly those receiving end-of-life care, who have no air conditioning in their room; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25073/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Speech and Language Therapy Provision
Fergus O'Dowd
1173. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the waiting list for counties Louth and Meath for speech and language therapy assessment and intervention for each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25112/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Health Services
Fergus O'Dowd
1189. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate details provided in correspondence (details supplied); the action taken in response by the HSE to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25207/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Primary Care Centres Provision
Fergus O'Dowd
1331. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in the provision of a primary care centre for Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25740/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Primary Care Centres Provision
Fergus O'Dowd
1332. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in the provision of a primary care centre for Laytown and Bettystown in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25741/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Fergus O'Dowd
1333. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who were waiting for access to an ICU bed during June 2016; the duration of these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25742/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Fergus O'Dowd
1334. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who were waiting for access to an ICU bed during June 2015; the duration of those waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25743/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Health Services Data
Fergus O'Dowd
1338. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the number of Irish citizens who have been placed in care outside the State for medical, special nursing and long-term care and whose care is being funded by the State; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25767/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Respite Care Services
Fergus O'Dowd
1339. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health his views on the situation in St. John of God, Drumcar, County Louth, regarding the urgent need to provide alternative and age-appropriate respite care for persons with disabilities in County Louth who cannot be provided with this service at present in Drumcar. [25768/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Waste Disposal Charges
Fergus O'Dowd
1641. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will review correspondence regarding concerns on a waste company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25583/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Nuclear Safety
Fergus O'Dowd
1642. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will meet with his counterpart in the UK as a matter of urgency to discuss serious safety issues arising from a television programme (details supplied) on Sellafield on 5 September 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25793/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Sports Capital Programme
Fergus O'Dowd
1766. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if and when the sports capital grants will open for applications to the large number of sporting bodies that are relying on these funds to remain in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24912/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Cross-Border Projects
Fergus O'Dowd
1775. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to date on the Narrow Water Bridge, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25152/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Sports Capital Programme
Fergus O'Dowd
1798. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if and when the sport capital grants will be released for 2016 in view of the fact there are a large number of sporting clubs relying on the release of these funds to continue their operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25484/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Tourism Project Funding
Fergus O'Dowd
1836. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the funding request for the Boyneside trail (details supplied) under Fáilte Ireland and the National Transport Authority and any other details surrounding the Boyneside trail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26070/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Youth Services Funding
Fergus O'Dowd
1925. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of applications received nationally in relation to the capital funding scheme; the number of qualified applications received nationally; the number of applications received from counties Louth and Meath; the number of qualified applications received from counties Louth and Meath in relation to the capital funding scheme which was open to applications from her Department funded projects under the special projects for youth scheme, youth information centres, young people’s facilities and services fund and local drugs task force, 21 mainstreamed projects schemes, along with organisations in receipt of the youth service grant scheme; if a list of these applications and qualified applications can be made available for counties Louth and Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24930/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Local Authority Funding
Fergus O'Dowd
430. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided to the Louth County Council for roads in each of the years 2014 to 2016 to date; the amount of that designated money that has been used for national roads, regional roads, local primary roads, local secondary roads and local tertiary roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23291/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Local Authority Funding
Fergus O'Dowd
431. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if and when Louth County Council and Meath County Council will receive grants from his Department for community involvement schemes for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23300/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Fergus O'Dowd
623. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the status of the waiting lists nationally for inpatient procedures by acute hospital; the patient waiting times for each such procedure by individual hospital; the funding provided for such procedures for each hospital for each of the past three years; his plans to significantly reduce these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22270/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Fergus O'Dowd
624. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the status of the waiting list nationally for cardiology tests, MRI, CT, EEG and bone scans in tabular form; the patient waiting times for such tests for each acute hospital; the funding provided for each hospital for each of the past three years; his plans to significantly reduce these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22271/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Fergus O'Dowd
625. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the comprehensive review undertaken by the HSE to establish the reason patients have to wait more than 12 months to be seen in a small number of hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22272/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Hospital Facilities
Fergus O'Dowd
676. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the improvements made to the Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda through capital investment in each of the years 2014 to 2015 and 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22750/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Road Projects Status
Fergus O'Dowd
852. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 764 of 12 July 2016, the date Meath County Council applied for the revised total application of €4.38 million in respect of the R150 Bettystown-Laytown spine road; the date at which all available funding had been allocated to projects within his Department for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22759/16]
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
Fergus O'Dowd
91. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will urgently meet with a school (details supplied) which was removed from the list of agreed major projects for construction in 2016; if he is aware of the major concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21912/16]
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
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Local Enterprise Offices Data
Fergus O'Dowd
271. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons who accessed the local enterprise offices for their services in the Leinster region in the years 2014 and 2015; the number of staff currently employed in each location in Leinster; the amount of funding each location in Leinster has drawn down in the years 2014 and 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21839/16]
Tue, 12 Jul 2016
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Roads Maintenance
Fergus O'Dowd
764. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 633 of 5 July 2016, the funding Meath County Council has applied for in respect of the proposed spine road R150 Laytown to Bettystown, County Meath, for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21056/16]
Thu, 7 Jul 2016
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Local Authority Housing Mortgages
Fergus O'Dowd
117. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will increase the income limit for families who have dependent children who apply for house purchase loans under Statutory Instrument No. 408 of 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20135/16]