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Tue, 23 May 2017
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Housing Data
Joan Collins
301. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of family hubs which have been set up; the locations where hubs have been set up; the number of families that have been facilitated in each hub; the criteria for allocations; and the facilities that are provided in these hubs. [24618/17]
Tue, 23 May 2017
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Waste Disposal Charges
Joan Collins
586. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is pursuing the policy of freezing the introduction of pay by weight for waste collection in 2017; and the measures he has put in place to ensure the situation which occurred in 2016 will not happen again (details supplied). [24651/17]
Wed, 17 May 2017
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Joan Collins
221. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on the inpatient waiting list for the urology department in St. James's Hospital for six months, 12 months, 24 months, 36 months and 48 months, respectively. [23481/17]
Tue, 16 May 2017
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Hospital Staff Data
Joan Collins
477. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels that should be in place in the urology department in St. James's Hospital (details supplied); and the current staffing levels in place. [23232/17]
Tue, 16 May 2017
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Energy Schemes
Joan Collins
524. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the better energy warmer homes schemes; if his attention has been drawn to this situation; and his plans to change the criteria to address this situation. [22903/17]
Wed, 3 May 2017
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Services for People with Disabilities
Joan Collins
66. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health his views on the serious lack of services for children with complex and non-complex intellectual and physical disability needs in a special needs school (details supplied); the number of parents who have contacted him regarding problems accessing services in the school; the length of time since his attention was drawn to the problems accessing speech and therapy, access to swimming, access to the July provision, no health nurse provision and access to multidisciplinary teams; and the action he has taken to date to resolve this problem. [14829/17]
Thu, 13 Apr 2017
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Commemorative Medals
Joan Collins
412. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces are being ordered to wear the new 1916 commemorative medal (details supplied); if this is an unintended mistake; if he will correct this anomaly by ensuring the service medals of 1916 and the War of Independence are inexorably listed to the fore of any official precedent here involving State primary service medals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18974/17]
Thu, 13 Apr 2017
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Defence Forces Remuneration
Joan Collins
413. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to implement reimbursement for Defence Forces personnel for the mounting of medals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18975/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Hospital Beds Data
Joan Collins
271. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of beds in the public hospital system; and the number of beds reserved for the private patients of consultants. [18440/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Teacher Data
Joan Collins
179. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers in voluntary secondary schools in receipt of the supervision and substitution allowance. [17551/17]
Wed, 5 Apr 2017
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Joan Collins
51. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether ASD, autism spectrum disorder, units in mainstream schools for children with autism is the preferred educational environment for children; and his plans with regard to developing and working with the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs and the Minister of State with special responsibility for disabilities to further ASD units. [14830/17]
Wed, 29 Mar 2017
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Hospital Appointments Delays
Joan Collins
160. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15717/17]
Wed, 29 Mar 2017
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Joan Collins
161. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the outpatient waiting list for appointments to attend the service of the urology department in St. James's Hospital for six months, 12 months, 24 months, 36 months and 48 months. [15724/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Joan Collins
152. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of parents who have contacted him regarding problems accessing services in a school (details supplied); the length of time since his attention has been drawn to problems accessing speech and therapy, access to swimming, access to the July provision, no health nurse provision and access to multi-disciplinary teams; and the action he has taken to resolve this problem. [14951/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Medical Card Eligibility
Joan Collins
409. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health whether it is under his remit to reinstate items (details supplied) on the medical card; if not, the person or body that can do so; and if it requires legislation to include extra items onto the medical card. [15393/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Joan Collins
323. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding special needs assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13523/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Hospital Procedures
Joan Collins
914. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the next appointment for surgery will take place in respect of a person (details supplied); and the way the person can receive priority surgery. [13627/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Health Services Provision
Joan Collins
948. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health when a €75 public charge was introduced for an appointment for necessary chemotherapy treatment; and if this is a policy of any hospital that provides this necessary public health service. [13812/17]
Wed, 8 Mar 2017
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Health Services Expenditure
Joan Collins
18. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if his Department estimated that the health budget would need to be increased by 25% in 2017 to compensate fully for the austerity cuts made from 2009 to 2014 and to take account of demographic change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12341/17]
Wed, 8 Mar 2017
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Services for People with Disabilities
Joan Collins
41. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health his views on the lack of services for children with complex and non-complex intellectual and physical disability needs in St. John of God special needs school in Islandbridge, Dublin 8 (details supplied). [12062/17]