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Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Employment Rights
Jack Chambers
337. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on families using au pairs following a recent ruling by the Workplace Relations Commission; if she will address concerns raised by families who have indicated they will no longer be able to afford to employ au pairs; if she will apply a cultural exchange programme to au pairs operating here as is in place in other European countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6975/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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HSE Waiting Lists
Jack Chambers
567. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for occupational health services in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6959/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Speech and Language Therapy
Jack Chambers
568. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the waiting times in processing applications for speech and language therapists in the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6961/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
Jack Chambers
569. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for processing applications for orthodontist services in the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6962/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Jack Chambers
570. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies in community-based health services in Dublin 15, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6963/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Community Care Provision
Jack Chambers
571. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health why a community unit (details supplied) in Dublin 7 has been closed for a number of years when it could provide appropriate step-down services for those in hospital beds; if he will re-open the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6964/16]
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Hospitals Data
Jack Chambers
572. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the public hospital work tendered to private hospitals over the past five years, by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6965/16]
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Hospitals Data
Jack Chambers
573. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the type of public hospital work and specialties that have been tendered to private hospitals, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6966/16]
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Hospitals Data
Jack Chambers
574. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the status, including policy, of the tendering of public work to private hospitals; if all the work has been publicly tendered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6967/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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National Children's Hospital Status
Jack Chambers
575. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health when building will commence on the new children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6968/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Hospital Facilities
Jack Chambers
576. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the considerations he has given to access for ambulances at the new maternity hospital to be built at the site of Connolly Blanchardstown Hospital in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6969/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors Working Conditions
Jack Chambers
577. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health to establish a working group to investigate claims of sexual harassment of junior female doctors in hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6970/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Hospital Food
Jack Chambers
578. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if vending machines in hospitals contravene a healthy food initiative; if he will increase the cost of goods sold in vending machines in hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6971/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
Jack Chambers
579. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health to include tuberculosis under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6972/16]
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Hospitals Discharges
Jack Chambers
580. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the details of all delayed discharge patients who no longer need to be in hospital but who do not have appropriate accommodation and so must remain in hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6973/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Teachers' Remuneration
Jack Chambers
655. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a teacher who resumes working, having previously worked prior to the introduction of the 2011 new entrants pay scales, and then worked abroad, can qualify for the old pay scale or must start again on the new scale; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6955/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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School Funding
Jack Chambers
710. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on opening a gap in the fencing between a shopping centre and a school (details supplied) to allow permeability which is what families and businesses in the community desire; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6979/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Special Educational Needs Staff
Jack Chambers
711. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants operating in schools in Dublin 15 in each of the past five school years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6980/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Student Grants Data
Jack Chambers
712. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students availing of a third level maintenance grant, by constituency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6981/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Student Grant Scheme Waiting Times
Jack Chambers
713. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the average waiting time for payment of third level maintenance grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6982/16]
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School Accommodation Provision
Jack Chambers
714. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the construction of an autism spectrum disorder unit at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; why no work has taken place at this site since October 2015; when the unit will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6983/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Housing Adaptation Grant
Jack Chambers
749. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government why persons who need housing adaptation grants have to wait approximately six months on average to have an occupational therapist conduct the assessment, which delays the processing of the grant; if he will accelerate the processing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6960/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Water Services Funding
Jack Chambers
794. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the capital investment in water services and water leakages, by local authority, over the last 15 years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6940/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Water Charges
Jack Chambers
795. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason for the justification for Irish Water charging a flat charge of €125 on second homes; his views on the way in which the imposition of a flat charge encourages water conservation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6942/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Water Conservation Grant Expenditure
Jack Chambers
112. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of administering the water conservation grant; the number of households that have applied and received the grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6079/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Social Welfare Payments Administration
Jack Chambers
121. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason her Department issued letters encouraging social protection recipients to use banks and financial institutions instead of post offices to receive payments; her views on whether this action is undermining the post office network; if she will respond to concerns raised by persons who wish to continue to use their post office in this regard; the progress being made by the two working groups established to implement the recommendations issued by the post office network business development group report (Bobby Kerr report); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6189/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
Jack Chambers
122. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if, in the case of an Irish citizen who returns from another European country after being abroad for two years and becomes homeless, the provision of a bed and breakfast address will qualify the person to apply for rent allowance or jobseeker’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6190/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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National Internship Scheme Data
Jack Chambers
123. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of participants in the JobBridge scheme who secured employment with the firm or department in which they worked as part of the scheme; the number who were not offered work following the completion of their JobBridge placement; her views on whether the JobBridge scheme is a success; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6191/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Ministerial Meetings
Jack Chambers
155. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Finance if he has met officials from a company (details supplied) and discussed certain issues with them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6023/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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NAMA Assets Sale
Jack Chambers
176. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Finance the number of residential properties his Department plans or expects will be sold by the National Asset Management Agency in 2016 as individual units and-or as part of larger portfolios comprising several units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6215/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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NAMA Assets Sale
Jack Chambers
177. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Finance the number of residential units the National Asset Management Agency sold in 2015; the number that were sold as part of portfolios; his views on the sale of large portfolios to vulture funds, given the current housing shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6216/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Additional Voluntary Contributions
Jack Chambers
178. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Finance if he will allow persons who have made additional voluntary contributions and have drawn down 30% of the fund value, to draw down the remaining 70%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6217/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Public Sector Pensions
Jack Chambers
216. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to roll out a new early retirement package for those in the public sector who are over 50 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6223/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Ministerial Advisers Remuneration
Jack Chambers
217. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount spent by Ministers and Ministers of State on special advisers, special press advisers, and other types of ministerial advisers in each of the years 2013 to 2015. [6224/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Coroners Service
Jack Chambers
391. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time for a case to be heard at the Dublin Coroners Court; the reason for such a long delay; if it relates to a shortage of coroners; the status of efforts to replace a coroner who has retired; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6210/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Prisoner Discipline
Jack Chambers
392. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of attacks by prison inmates on prison officers in prisons from 1 January 2013 to 2016 to date; the nature of injuries sustained in the attacks; the duration of time the prison officer spent out of work as a result of the attack; the details of compensation paid out to injured prison officers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6211/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Garda Retirements
Jack Chambers
393. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who retired from An Garda Síochána in 2015, by rank; the number of gardaí who will be eligible for retirement in 2016, by rank; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6212/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Garda Deployment
Jack Chambers
394. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí based and the number of newly graduated gardaí allocated over the past five years, by Garda Síochána station, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6213/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Garda Equipment
Jack Chambers
395. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the automated number plate recognition system has been removed entirely; her plans to restore it; if it is in use by any Garda Síochána vehicles; the number of same; her plans to increase the number of Garda Síochána vehicles using the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6214/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Appointments to State Boards
Jack Chambers
558. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the process for board appointments at the new Health Service Executive hospital trust; if positions on the trust were filled internally or publicly advertised; the organisational structure of the trust; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6080/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Alcohol Pricing
Jack Chambers
559. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to introduce minimum unit pricing on alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6081/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Hospital Services
Jack Chambers
560. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the status of funding for bone density tests in Connolly Hospital in Dublin 15; the waiting time for this test in each Health Service Executive area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6082/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Hospital Services
Jack Chambers
561. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries cancelled in every hospital in each month over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6083/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Hospital Services
Jack Chambers
562. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the policy regarding the cancellation of elective procedures in hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6084/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors
Jack Chambers
563. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if he has monitored and tracked the number of non-consultant hospital doctors in the hospital system to achieve maximum retention; the number of these doctors who were formally but are not now working in the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6085/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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General Practitioner Services
Jack Chambers
564. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the percentage and number of general practitioners who have signed up to the free general practitioner cards for the under sixes scheme, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6086/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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General Practitioner Services
Jack Chambers
565. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners who have withdrawn from the free general practitioner care for the under sixes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6087/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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General Practitioner Services Provision
Jack Chambers
566. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the timeline for further plans to roll out free general practitioner care in the health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6088/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Medical Card Data
Jack Chambers
567. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical cards in existence in the health service, by month, over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6089/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Health Promotion
Jack Chambers
568. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if he has established a working group on the proposal to introduce a sugar tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6090/16]