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Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Naturalisation Applications
James Bannon
338. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40638/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Mobility Allowance Review
James Bannon
426. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health his plans to reintroduce the motorised transport grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40454/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Hospital Appointments Delays
James Bannon
458. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has to wait two years to have an operation at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Tullamore in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40630/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
James Bannon
459. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has to wait 18 months to have an operation at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Tullamore in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40631/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
James Bannon
460. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will receive an appointment for a surgical procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40633/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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School Transport Eligibility
James Bannon
544. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath to ensure the person receives the due entitlement under the remote area grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40636/15]
Wed, 11 Nov 2015
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Health Care Professionals
James Bannon
125. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the protection of the title of physiotherapist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39724/15]
Wed, 11 Nov 2015
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Schools Building Projects Status
James Bannon
139. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the progress on a new primary school project (details supplied) in County Longford; the reason for the delay in sanctioning the new building; why this project was not included in the five year construction programme, as the school was originally advised of this in 2006 by the then Minister for education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39642/15]
Wed, 11 Nov 2015
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
James Bannon
150. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills why her Department recently reduced the number of special needs assistants in a school (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39777/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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Work Permits Applications
James Bannon
215. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of an application for a work permit by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39128/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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Single Payment Scheme Payments
James Bannon
310. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a single farm payment due to a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39620/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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Visa Applications
James Bannon
338. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for a visa by the spouse of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39621/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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Hospital Equipment
James Bannon
360. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health when the teledoc machine purchased under the TRASNA stroke programme will become operational in the Midlands Regional Hospital in Mullingar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39047/15]
Wed, 4 Nov 2015
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Single Payment Scheme Payments
James Bannon
95. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite and forward payments under the single farm scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38638/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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State Pension (Non-Contributory) Eligibility
James Bannon
186. Deputy James Bannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason for the reduction in a State pension to a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37545/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Carer's Allowance Eligibility
James Bannon
187. Deputy James Bannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite a decision on an appeal for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37547/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Invalidity Pension Appeals
James Bannon
265. Deputy James Bannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38293/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Carer's Allowance Payments
James Bannon
266. Deputy James Bannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason payment of a carer's allowance is proposed to be suspended with effect from 5 November 2015, without an explanation to a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38294/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
James Bannon
270. Deputy James Bannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why a person (details supplied) in County Longford has been informed by a sector employer adviser that the person is unable to take up a position with a community employment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38316/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Carer's Allowance Applications
James Bannon
271. Deputy James Bannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection If she will expedite an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38318/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Disability Allowance Appeals
James Bannon
276. Deputy James Bannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a person (details supplied) in County Longford with a disability allowance, as a matter of urgency, in view of the person's deteriorating health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38351/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Work Permits Applications
James Bannon
359. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation for an update on a general work permit application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37713/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Departmental Correspondence
James Bannon
418. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 76 of 11 March 2015, if he will address a matter in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath in the interest of transparency and accountability; the reasons for the delay in this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37544/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
James Bannon
419. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will receive outstanding agricultural payments for 2014 and 2015, given that this delay is causing serious financial hardship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37549/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Basic Payment Scheme Payments
James Bannon
420. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when outstanding headage payments will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37551/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Property Registration Authority
James Bannon
551. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address a matter in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath pertaining to the Property Registration Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37543/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision
James Bannon
553. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide funding for a closed circuit television network on the N4 route between Mullingar and Longford, including at junctions off this roadway, in light of the increased crime taking place in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37550/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Medical Card Applications
James Bannon
689. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite the renewal of applications for medical cards by persons (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37548/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Orthodontic Services Provision
James Bannon
690. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health his proposals to expedite orthodontic treatment waiting periods in County Longford; if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37552/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Orthodontic Services Provision
James Bannon
691. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health his proposals to expedite orthodontic treatment waiting periods in County Longford; if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37553/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Palliative Care Services
James Bannon
692. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will address and provide instructions to the Health Service Executive to fully develop a specialist palliative care service in counties Longford and Westmeath, with access to a regional specialist inpatient unit, level 3 hospice and level 2 hospice beds, supported by level 3 services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37554/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Palliative Care Services
James Bannon
693. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the steps taken to ensure every person has prompt access to good quality palliative and end-of-life care when he or she requires it; his plans for counties Laois, Offaly, Longford, and Westmeath, which have no level 3 hospice, despite the excellent work of the local hospice groups in maintaining these services, and which have the lowest level of regional State investment in palliative care nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37555/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Palliative Care Services
James Bannon
694. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the reason persons in counties Laois, Offaly, Longford, and Westmeath are being denied level 3 hospice care and the same services to support them in living well until the end of their lives as those persons in other parts of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37556/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
James Bannon
751. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health for an update on a long-awaited medical appointment for a person (details supplied) from County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37846/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Medical Card Administration
James Bannon
847. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will review the position regarding the centralising and processing of all medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38312/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Medical Card Applications
James Bannon
848. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a Medical Card by a person (details supplied) in County Longford. [38313/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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School Transport Administration
James Bannon
967. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a school bus ticket for a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37847/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
James Bannon
240. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Finance if he will prioritise the bringing forward of an appointment in respect of an appeal for a person (details supplied) in County Longford for a primary medical certificate disabled drivers-passengers tax concessions scheme 1994. [36588/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
James Bannon
517. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Longford, who has been waiting on the public list for over two years, can have a back disc operation done privately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36561/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Medical Card Applications
James Bannon
518. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite an application for a full medical card by persons (details supplied) in County Longford, as all information has been submitted three times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36562/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Medical Card Applications
James Bannon
519. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite a review of an appeal for a medical card on serious health grounds for persons (details supplied) in County Longford, as all medical reports have been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36593/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Home Help Service Provision
James Bannon
520. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding home help hours for a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36595/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Health Services
James Bannon
521. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a clinical and educational assessment for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36596/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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General Medical Services Scheme
James Bannon
528. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if the financial cost of a special hip operation to be carried out on a person (details supplied) in County Longford who is an old age pensioner and whose surgery cannot be facilitated in the Midlands Regional Hospital but is possible in the Galway Clinic will be borne in full or in part by the General Medical Services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36616/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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School Transport Administration
James Bannon
613. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school bus ticket for a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36589/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Disability Allowance Applications
James Bannon
15. Deputy James Bannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be awarded a disability allowance, as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35353/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Carer's Allowance Applications
James Bannon
19. Deputy James Bannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for a carer's allowance to a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35386/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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State Pension (Contributory) Applications
James Bannon
25. Deputy James Bannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford is not entitled to the over 80 allowance as the person is a qualified adult on a spouse's State pension (contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35483/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Medical Card Reviews
James Bannon
252. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will arrange to have an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Longford reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35374/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Hospital Appointments Delays
James Bannon
256. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35388/15]