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Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Fiona O'Loughlin
387. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health when he will allocate a date for a procedure for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18046/16]
Wed, 22 Jun 2016
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Domestic Violence Policy
Fiona O'Loughlin
15. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures she will bring forward to tackle domestic violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17097/16]
Wed, 22 Jun 2016
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Employment Rights
Fiona O'Loughlin
64. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on ending mandatory retirement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17098/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Defence Forces Properties
Fiona O'Loughlin
39. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is making progress in negotiations with residents in the Curragh Camp in County Kildare who have been threatened with eviction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16865/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Defence Forces Training
Fiona O'Loughlin
41. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the development of a new institute for leadership and peacekeeping studies at the Defence Forces Training Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16864/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Fiona O'Loughlin
352. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health to outline his plans to restore an allowance for diet supplements to persons diagnosed with a medical condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16674/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Livestock Issues
Fiona O'Loughlin
573. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the measures the Curragh forum is taking to ensure the safety of livestock legally grazing on the Curragh plains in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14450/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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National Broadband Plan
Fiona O'Loughlin
19. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will implement the national broadband plan and award it to an external body so that small businesses can be certain of a service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16110/16]
Wed, 15 Jun 2016
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Defence Forces Medicinal Products
Fiona O'Loughlin
230. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is investigating an alternative drug to replace Lariam as the anti-malarial medication used by member of the Defence Forces when serving overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16136/16]
Wed, 15 Jun 2016
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Defence Forces Medicinal Products
Fiona O'Loughlin
231. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of serving and retired members of the Defence Forces who have exhibited harmful side-effects from the use of the anti-malarial drug Lariam; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16137/16]
Tue, 14 Jun 2016
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Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
Fiona O'Loughlin
444. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide funding through the South Western Regional Drugs and Alcohol Task Force to assist in the valuable work carried out by a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15734/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Youth Services Funding
Fiona O'Loughlin
11. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to increase funding for youth workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14822/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Child Care Services Provision
Fiona O'Loughlin
34. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if special procedures are in place for children residing in special care units whose first language is not English; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14821/16]
Thu, 2 Jun 2016
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Public Sector Pensions
Fiona O'Loughlin
105. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health to provide an updated pension plan for staff of the Central Remedial Clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12601/16]
Thu, 2 Jun 2016
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Garda Powers
Fiona O'Loughlin
123. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the powers of An Garda Síochána in policing illegal camping on the Curragh in County Kildare. [14091/16]
Thu, 2 Jun 2016
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DEIS Scheme
Fiona O'Loughlin
172. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to immediately include a school (details supplied) under the delivering equality of opportunity in schools scheme and in whatever interim arrangements are in place pending his decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14141/16]
Thu, 2 Jun 2016
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DEIS Scheme
Fiona O'Loughlin
173. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the primary schools in County Kildare that have delivering equality of opportunity in schools status and the extra supports and resources this provides to them; the process by which a school can receive this status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14142/16]
Thu, 2 Jun 2016
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Educational Disadvantage
Fiona O'Loughlin
174. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to publish the review of the delivering equality of opportunity in schools scheme commissioned by his predecessor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14143/16]
Thu, 2 Jun 2016
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Defence Forces
Fiona O'Loughlin
307. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the powers the Military Police have on areas of the Curragh, County Kildare, where illegal camping may occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14093/16]
Wed, 1 Jun 2016
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Departmental Expenditure
Fiona O'Loughlin
44. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of investment from capital spend her Department has made in County Kildare since 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13116/16]
Wed, 1 Jun 2016
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Arts in Education Charter
Fiona O'Loughlin
66. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the resources being made available to support the arts in education, in particular for children's books and Poetry Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13115/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Public Sector Staff Remuneration
Fiona O'Loughlin
58. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will end pay inequality for new entrants into the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12602/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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Irish Prisoners Abroad
Fiona O'Loughlin
13. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his efforts to secure the release of a person (details supplied) detained in Egypt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11915/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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Human Rights
Fiona O'Loughlin
17. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised at European Union or United Nations level the question of Turkey's status as a safe state for refugees being overturned; the efforts he is making to cease the return of refugees to Turkey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11914/16]
Wed, 25 May 2016
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Rent Supplement Scheme
Fiona O'Loughlin
50. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to revise and increase rent supplement, given the huge increase in family homelessness since the beginning of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11710/16]
Wed, 25 May 2016
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Household Benefits Scheme
Fiona O'Loughlin
58. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to restore the telephone allowance, given changed demographics and age profiles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11709/16]
Wed, 25 May 2016
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School Staff
Fiona O'Loughlin
104. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to review the number of teachers in a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11991/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Homelessness Strategy
Fiona O'Loughlin
55. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his progress in ending involuntary long-term homelessness by the end of 2016, as committed to in the Government's February 2013 homeless policy statement. [11437/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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State Examinations
Fiona O'Loughlin
201. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills how he is ensuring that students sitting State examinations are treated in a fair and equitable manner with regard to reasonable accommodations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11816/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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School Catchment Areas
Fiona O'Loughlin
202. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to review the data on demographics in south County Kildare on the requirement for an additional secondary level school there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11817/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Care Services Provision
Fiona O'Loughlin
511. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied) and increase their carer's hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11818/16]
Thu, 19 May 2016
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State Examinations
Fiona O'Loughlin
108. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills how he is ensuring that all students sitting State examinations are being treated in a fair and equitable manner with regard to reasonable accommodations. [11164/16]
Thu, 19 May 2016
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Speech and Language Therapy Provision
Fiona O'Loughlin
162. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide speech and language therapy to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10989/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Garda Station Closures
Fiona O'Loughlin
21. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to request the Policing Authority to review the dispersement of Garda Síochána stations and to assess the impact of all station closures in south County Kildare since 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10001/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Garda Data
Fiona O'Loughlin
55. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations and the number of gardaí in each station in County Kildare on 31 March 2011 and on 31 March 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10000/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Debt Restructuring
Fiona O'Loughlin
205. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the lending institutions are taking sufficient steps to engage with borrowers and their mediators, with particular reference to the requirements of small and medium-sized enterprises and homeowners whose mortgages may be in arrears for a variety of reasons and where the borrowers are eager to make payments to the maximum of their ability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10121/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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State Examinations Commission
Fiona O'Loughlin
253. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a reader for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9485/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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State Examinations
Fiona O'Loughlin
293. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to review a case, to provide reasonable accommodations for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10023/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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State Examinations
Fiona O'Loughlin
316. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to provide reasonable accommodations to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10431/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Hospitals Car Park Charges
Fiona O'Loughlin
802. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health how he will ensure adequate car parking at a low cost to accommodate patients, staff and visitors at the site for the new children's hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10187/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Hospitals Car Park Charges
Fiona O'Loughlin
803. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health how he will ensure adequate facilities and access to the new children's hospital at the St. James's Hospital site to accommodate tertiary level children arriving for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10188/16]
Wed, 4 May 2016
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Garda Stations
Fiona O'Loughlin
126. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is considering the re-opening of Garda Síochána stations in Ballymore Eustace and Ballytore in County Kildare; if she is using crime statistics to evaluate this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9136/16]
Wed, 4 May 2016
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Fiona O'Loughlin
194. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in supplying a suitable replacement device for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9084/16]
Wed, 4 May 2016
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Summer Works Scheme Applications
Fiona O'Loughlin
276. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for delay in the processing of applications under the summer works scheme 2016-2017; and when she will notify schools in County Kildare if their applications are successful or not. [9137/16]
Wed, 4 May 2016
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School Curriculum
Fiona O'Loughlin
277. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are dedicated staff in her Department to evaluate the programmes on prevention and education on drugs and alcohol for young persons. [9138/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Rail Passengers Data
Fiona O'Loughlin
480. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons who travelled from County Kildare to County Dublin by train on each working day in March 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8155/16]
Thu, 21 Apr 2016
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Pension Provisions
Fiona O'Loughlin
27. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to provide a pension scheme for community employment scheme supervisors. [7974/16]
Thu, 21 Apr 2016
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Hospital Procedures
Fiona O'Loughlin
70. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the status of a surgical procedure for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7904/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Child Care Services Regulation
Fiona O'Loughlin
142. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to regulate the au pair system and educate families on their rights and responsibilities on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7392/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Garda Deployment
Fiona O'Loughlin
212. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in every Garda station in south County Kildare on 23 April 2015 and each year since 2006, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7344/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Fiona O'Loughlin
414. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence concerning a person (details supplied) regarding autism unit places in schools in County Kildare. [7387/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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School Staff
Fiona O'Loughlin
417. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to approve an additional classroom teacher for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare from September 2016 in accordance with the staffing schedule. [7420/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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School Staff
Fiona O'Loughlin
418. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to approve an additional classroom teacher for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare from September 2016 in accordance with the staffing schedule. [7421/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Suicide Prevention
Fiona O'Loughlin
372. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the funding that is available to fund more supports and services for suicide prevention in south County Kildare. [6315/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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School Accommodation Provision
Fiona O'Loughlin
658. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the need for another secondary school in the Newbridge and Kildare town areas of County Kildare. [6313/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Teachers' Remuneration
Fiona O'Loughlin
659. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding pay equalisation for teachers. [6314/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Broadband Service Provision
Fiona O'Loughlin
815. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the lack of broadband resources in south County Kildare (details supplied); when homes in the area will begin to have access. [6312/16]