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Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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National Broadband Plan Implementation
Jack Chambers
885. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if large providers have informed his Department of roll-outs within the intervention area within the six-month timeframe suggested in the context of the national broadband plan and in view of a recent decision by the Commission for Communications Regulation (details supplied); if information has been made publicly available, including when products will be made available to the public; if the specified locations will be removed from the intervention area or overbuilt by a company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45325/19]
Thu, 24 Oct 2019
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Defence Forces Veterans
Jack Chambers
49. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the veterans organisations he has engaged with and met in a formal and informal capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43978/19]
Thu, 24 Oct 2019
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Defence Forces Personnel Data
Jack Chambers
50. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if all members of the Defence Forces who are being discharged are receiving their LA89 prior to formal discharge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43979/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Emergency Works Scheme
Jack Chambers
108. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the urgent nature of the need to address issues at a school (details supplied); if the acquisition of a piece of land adjacent to the school will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43697/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Teacher Supply
Jack Chambers
123. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure there is an adequate number of replacement teachers trained to teach in schools for deaf and blind children as teachers in these schools retire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43790/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Statutory Instruments
Jack Chambers
142. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if he is considering an extension to the 1 January 2022 deadline for compliance with SI 293 of 2016; if he has identified and is overseeing works needed to be carried out to public nursing homes to comply with the legislation; if funding is available to nursing homes which require works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43694/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Community Services Programme
Jack Chambers
189. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 16 October 2019, if he will address further concerns by management at the community centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43700/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Defence Forces Retirements
Jack Chambers
99. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason some Defence Forces members must retire at 50 years of age; if this is being examined in the context of the retention crisis in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42947/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Civil Defence
Jack Chambers
101. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 109 of 15 October 2019, the number of uniforms collected; the cost per uniform; the process for selecting the registered charity to receive the uniforms; when the investigation commenced; when it is due to conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43244/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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School Transport Review
Jack Chambers
226. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school transport scheme application by a person (details supplied) that has been ongoing for more than a month will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43508/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal Applications
Jack Chambers
258. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 581 of 6 September 2019, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the information sought has been supplied previously by the applicant over the phone and on numerous occasions (details supplied); if this case can now be expedited and prioritised in view of the fact it has been ongoing for more than five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43430/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Services for People with Disabilities
Jack Chambers
405. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the way in which the budget for the recently announced €2 million autism awareness plan will be spent; if there will be a reduction in the budget for autism services due to the awareness plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43473/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Services for People with Disabilities
Jack Chambers
406. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if the school age team for the Dublin 15 area is without an occupational therapist, physiotherapist, social worker or access to psychiatry; if so, the steps being taken to address the shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43474/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Services for People with Disabilities
Jack Chambers
407. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the way in which he and the HSE plans to provide the appropriate support and services to ASD units which will open in a number of schools in Dublin 15 in the coming months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43475/19]
Thu, 17 Oct 2019
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Defence Forces Records
Jack Chambers
72. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if documentation requested by a person (details supplied) as part of the person's residency application will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42741/19]
Thu, 17 Oct 2019
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Jack Chambers
126. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure a child (details supplied) with ASD and other diagnoses has access to the necessary interventions and assistance the child requires and that the cut to the child's SNA allocation will be reversed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42790/19]
Thu, 17 Oct 2019
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Cannabis for Medicinal Use
Jack Chambers
195. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if there is funding for patients approved for the medicinal cannabis access programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42704/19]
Wed, 16 Oct 2019
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Community Services Programme
Jack Chambers
238. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps he will take in respect of a community centre (details supplied) which urgently requires funding to address health and safety problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42444/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Civil Defence
Jack Chambers
109. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if Civil Defence uniforms were collected by his Department in 2017; the locations in which they were collected; the locations where they were stored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42019/19]
Thu, 10 Oct 2019
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Home Care Packages Data
Jack Chambers
56. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times for homecare package applications in west County Dublin; the number of open homecare package applications being considered in the area; the number of individual homecare packages being provided in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41305/19]
Thu, 10 Oct 2019
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Departmental Budgets
Jack Chambers
95. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the degree to which he is incorporating demographic changes into budgetary planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41304/19]
Thu, 10 Oct 2019
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Defence Forces Reserve
Jack Chambers
98. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 117 of 1 October 2019, the reason the terms of paragraph 31(1) of Defence Forces Regulation R5 have not been utilised to promote RDF officers commissioned after 1 October 2005 to the rank of captain or the Naval Service equivalent or above; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41400/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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Defence Forces Recruitment
Jack Chambers
5. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason for the lowering of the age limit for entry to cadetships from 28 to 26; the research and consideration undertaken prior to making the change; the decision making process he and his Department followed in agreeing to the proposal by the military authorities to bring the age down to 26; the consideration given to the talent pool of graduates and non-graduates between 26 to 28 years of age that the change disqualifies from entering cadetships (details supplied); if he is considering reverting the upper age limit for cadetships to 28 years of age which is considered best practice across many European states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40784/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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Civil Defence
Jack Chambers
7. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the policy for the disposal of Civil Defence uniforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40937/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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Schools Building Projects Status
Jack Chambers
105. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the development of a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40882/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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Disability Services Funding
Jack Chambers
278. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the disability services within the Sláintecare plan; when multi-annual funding will commence for the disability sector; the individual planning pathway for those currently in the disability sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40941/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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Services for People with Disabilities
Jack Chambers
279. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to develop a management information system within the disability sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40942/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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Disability Services Funding
Jack Chambers
280. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if funding is ringfenced for the disability sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40943/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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Dental Services
Jack Chambers
301. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if he is considering allowing for the establishment of dental hygiene practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41028/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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Housing Assistance Payment Administration
Jack Chambers
518. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the average processing time for approving HAP applications; if his attention has been drawn to delays in processing new HAP tenancy applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41000/19]
Thu, 3 Oct 2019
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Civil Defence
Jack Chambers
41. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the policy for equipment disposal within the Civil Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40213/19]
Thu, 3 Oct 2019
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Defence Forces Strength
Jack Chambers
43. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Permanent Defence Forces; the breakdown by rank across the three services; the gender breakdown of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40474/19]
Thu, 3 Oct 2019
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Defence Forces Reserve Strength
Jack Chambers
44. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Reserve Defence Forces with regard to all three services and all ranks; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40475/19]
Thu, 3 Oct 2019
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Defence Forces Strength
Jack Chambers
45. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of additional recruits the Permanent Defence Forces have taken on to date in 2019 with regard to all three services; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40476/19]
Thu, 3 Oct 2019
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Defence Forces Reserve Strength
Jack Chambers
46. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of additional recruits the Reserve Defence Forces have taken on to date in 2019 with regard to all services; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40477/19]
Thu, 3 Oct 2019
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Defence Forces Operations
Jack Chambers
47. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of suspect devices that the Army disposal unit has dealt with to date in 2019, by county, in tabular form. [40478/19]
Thu, 3 Oct 2019
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Naval Service Data
Jack Chambers
48. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of days spent at sea by members of the Naval Service Reserve to date in 2019. [40479/19]
Thu, 3 Oct 2019
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Departmental Communications
Jack Chambers
49. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if travel advice or a travel warning was issued to Irish citizens for a part of Spain which has been devastated by severe flooding (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the requirement for such advice or warning in order for persons that had to cancel travel plans to affected areas to recoup refunds or for cancelled travel to be covered by insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40217/19]
Thu, 3 Oct 2019
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Pyrite Issues
Jack Chambers
92. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 170 of 24 September 2019, the timeline for the removal of pyrite completely from a school (details supplied); his plans for suitable accommodation for the students while the work is in progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40333/19]
Wed, 2 Oct 2019
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Drug Trials
Jack Chambers
186. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if clarity will be provided on a clinical drug trial relating to Duchenne muscular dystrophy for which Dublin would be a trial site (details supplied); the reason the drug trial was not carried out in Dublin; if this was due to a decision by the company; if so, the reason provided for the decision not to use Dublin as a trial site; the efforts under way to have Dublin reinstated as a trial site; if his attention has been drawn to the distress caused to families of persons with the condition by the decision not to carry out this drug trial here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40096/19]
Wed, 2 Oct 2019
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Health Screening Programmes
Jack Chambers
193. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if he will consider expanding newborn screening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40142/19]
Tue, 1 Oct 2019
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Defence Forces Reserve
Jack Chambers
117. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 20 of 6 September 2019, the status of information being compiled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39296/19]
Tue, 1 Oct 2019
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Insurance Compensation Fund
Jack Chambers
133. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 82 of 28 February 2018, the status of efforts to ensure third-party claimants of a company are compensated in full; the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39336/19]
Tue, 1 Oct 2019
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Death-in-Service Benefits
Jack Chambers
199. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a death-in-service payment case ongoing for nine months (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39393/19]
Tue, 1 Oct 2019
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School Services Staff
Jack Chambers
217. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to implement proper pay and working conditions as sought by school secretaries following the recent work stoppage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39737/19]
Tue, 1 Oct 2019
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HSE Staff Remuneration
Jack Chambers
306. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the status of pay restoration for grade 3 and clerical officer that was agreed in March of this year (details supplied) but has not been implemented to date in the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39742/19]
Tue, 1 Oct 2019
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Electric Vehicles
Jack Chambers
477. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if cost mitigation measures will be introduced on domestic electricity rates to incentivise the purchase of more electric cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39829/19]
Thu, 26 Sep 2019
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Cross-Border Health Services Provision
Jack Chambers
142. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if the cross-Border health initiative will continue in the event of a deal or no-deal Brexit; if an agreement has been signed off in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39196/19]
Wed, 25 Sep 2019
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Jack Chambers
90. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a child (details supplied) will receive the necessary education supports and special school place required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39005/19]
Wed, 25 Sep 2019
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Naturalisation Applications
Jack Chambers
106. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the work regarding naturalisation applications (details supplied) following a High Court ruling; the impact the ruling has on naturalisation applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39039/19]