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Wed, 20 Jun 2018
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Housing Policy
Joan Collins
59. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on whether the right to housing must be inserted into the Constitution as a sign of intent to tackle the housing crisis into the future in view of the recent visit and comments of the UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, Leilani Farha. [26609/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Legislative Measures
Joan Collins
41. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she plans to initiate the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017, which the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection facilitated on 31 May 2018 (details supplied). [26529/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Legislative Programme
Joan Collins
56. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she will bring forward the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017, which was due to be considered by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection on 31 May 2018. [26530/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Citizens Information Board
Joan Collins
69. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the Comptroller and Auditor General signed off on the Citizen Information Board's accounts for 2017; and if so, when (details supplied). [26531/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Joan Collins
359. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the way in which the HSE's weekly review of children waiting longer than four months for scoliosis surgery takes place; the format the review takes; the way in which the resulting decisions are documented and recorded; and the persons who carry out the weekly review. [26484/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Joan Collins
362. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the wait times for young adults of 16 to 21 years of age in need of scoliosis care to see a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Mater Hospital when referred by a general practitioner. [26499/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Joan Collins
363. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken to address the outpatient waiting lists for children who are waiting up to 36 months for an appointment. [26500/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Public Services Outsourcing
Joan Collins
364. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the reason there has been no activity regarding outsourcing to other hospitals since 2017 in view of the fact that over 84 children are waiting over four month targets; and the reason there is no letter or information sent to parents to inform them regarding outsourcing (details supplied). [26504/18]
Thu, 14 Jun 2018
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Garda Station Refurbishment
Joan Collins
114. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the long-term plan for Sundrive Garda station, Dublin 12. [26022/18]
Thu, 14 Jun 2018
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Hospital Services
Joan Collins
155. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the location in which persons can access the 2018 waiting list action plan for scoliosis; and when it will be publicised [26005/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Multidenominational Schools
Joan Collins
376. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills if, in the absence of a co-educational, multidenominational, non-fee paying secondary school in the Dublin 8 and 12 catchment areas, these areas will be included in the Dublin 6, 6W and Clonskeagh catchment areas (details supplied). [24883/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Family Resource Centres
Joan Collins
1133. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 192 of 16 May 2018, if further funding will be allocated for family resource centre programmes in budget 2019; the category in which a centre (details supplied) has to improve a future application to provide a family resource centre; and the nature of Tusla’s plans to deliver through its commissioning approach for the Dublin 12 area. [24269/18]
Thu, 31 May 2018
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Joan Collins
143. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) has been refused; and if it will be examined and the necessary equipment provided in order that they can return home. [24103/18]
Tue, 29 May 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Joan Collins
78. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 221 of 1 May 2018, the reason for the inpatient day case action plan failure to provide the NTPF scheme to patients who are transferred from waiting lists in one hospital to another hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23234/18]
Tue, 29 May 2018
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Joan Collins
82. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the date on which the monitoring of the cost efficiencies in test strip usage begin; and if he will request the HTAG to bring forward the review of FreeStyle Libre to a maximum of six months from the date the monitoring began. [23228/18]
Tue, 29 May 2018
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Hospital Beds Data
Joan Collins
354. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the bed capacity of University Hospital Sligo in 2008; the bed capacity of the hospital at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23235/18]
Tue, 29 May 2018
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Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
Joan Collins
355. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the resource capacity being allocated to implement the alcohol action plan strategy in drugs task forces, for example, in the Canal Communities local drug and alcohol task force, CCLDATF. [23236/18]
Tue, 29 May 2018
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Speech and Language Therapy Provision
Joan Collins
424. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the measures being put in place to provide 92 children that attend a school (details supplied) speech and language therapy and occupational therapy; and if the children will have access to the July provision. [22221/18]
Tue, 29 May 2018
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Home Help Service Provision
Joan Collins
425. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of home care hours available from Old County Road public health centre, Dublin 12 on 1 January 2018 and 1 April 2018 (details supplied). [23227/18]
Tue, 29 May 2018
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Cancer Screening Programmes
Joan Collins
452. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 416 of 22 May 2018, the reason the case of the woman concerned (details supplied) was not referred to in the reply; and if a woman can request that her smear test is sent to an Irish laboratory and that there is no cost associated with such a request for the test to be sent to an Irish laboratory. [23726/18]