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Tue, 25 Sep 2018
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Public Services Card
John Curran
156. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to extend the number and category of bodies and associated timeframe that may be permitted to request the public services card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38891/18]
Tue, 25 Sep 2018
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DEIS Applications
John Curran
167. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the procedure for a school to apply for DEIS status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38331/18]
Tue, 25 Sep 2018
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Schools Refurbishment
John Curran
172. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills when replacement buildings were first sought for the prefab classrooms being used in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 22; if his attention has been drawn to the poor condition of these prefabs; the stage the current proposals for this school have reached; the timeframe to complete same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38379/18]
Tue, 25 Sep 2018
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Schools Refurbishment
John Curran
173. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills when replacement buildings were first sought for the prefab classrooms being used in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 22; if his attention has been drawn to the poor condition of these prefabs; the stage proposals for this school have reached; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38380/18]
Tue, 25 Sep 2018
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Schools Building Projects Status
John Curran
201. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the progression of a school building project for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38885/18]
Tue, 25 Sep 2018
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Schools Building Projects Status
John Curran
202. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date on a project (details supplied); if a site has been identified for this project; if the new school will be built and open by 2020; if not, if he is planning interim arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38886/18]
Tue, 25 Sep 2018
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Insurance Industry
John Curran
228. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress being made to implement a recommendation by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38887/18]
Tue, 25 Sep 2018
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Closed-Circuit Television Systems
John Curran
229. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications made for community-based CCTV systems; the number that have been funded, installed and are now operational; the locations of all such CCTV systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38888/18]
Tue, 25 Sep 2018
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National Drugs Strategy
John Curran
380. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the criteria which will be used over the next two years to determine the level of funding required by each local and regional drug task force during the development of a performance measurement system to improve accountability across all sections of local and regional drug task forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38892/18]
Tue, 25 Sep 2018
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Hospitals Car Park Charges
John Curran
381. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if the review of hospital parking charges has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38893/18]
Tue, 25 Sep 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
John Curran
382. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health when the HSE and National Treatment Purchase Fund will finalise and publish an outpatient action plan for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38894/18]
Tue, 25 Sep 2018
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Pension Provisions
John Curran
512. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her estimate as to the cost of an auto enrolment scheme in each of the years 2022 to 2028 to cover both administration costs and the cost of the State of paying €1 for each €3 paid into a pension scheme by a member; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38890/18]
Tue, 25 Sep 2018
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Local Authority Housing Funding
John Curran
546. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number and detail of requests for funding by each local authority under the serviced sites fund in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38883/18]
Tue, 25 Sep 2018
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Home Loan Scheme
John Curran
547. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of applications for loans in each local authority; the number approved and rejected, respectively; the number still being processed; the average loan amount under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38884/18]
Thu, 20 Sep 2018
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Medicinal Products Availability
John Curran
161. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if he has had a meeting with an organisation (details supplied) to address the issue of ensuring that new medicines are made available to persons with MS as quickly as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38198/18]
Wed, 19 Sep 2018
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Park and Ride Facilities
John Curran
16. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress being made to identify and establish bus based park and ride facilities for the greater Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37712/18]
Wed, 19 Sep 2018
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Road Network
John Curran
54. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to review the situation in which there is only one intersection entrance and access to Rathcoole village from the N7 and the resultant traffic congestion caused; if the possibility of a second N7 intersection junction to improve this situation will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37711/18]
Wed, 19 Sep 2018
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Driver Licence Applications
John Curran
140. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the application by a person (details supplied) for an exchange of driver licence will be reviewed. [38025/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Alternative Energy Projects
John Curran
53. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of energy generated by means of solar power; the necessary actions that must be taken to significantly increase solar power production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37451/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Waste Management
John Curran
87. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the specific actions he plans to take and associated timeframe involved to give practical effect to the EU's proposal on single use plastic; his further plans to ban specific single use plastic products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37450/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
John Curran
222. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills if officials from his Department will meet a school (details supplied) to discuss the provision of an autism unit in the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37481/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Schools Building Projects Status
John Curran
223. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of, and progress made to date with regard to, the provision of a new school (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37487/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Schools Building Projects Status
John Curran
224. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a building project for a school (details supplied) has moved from stage 2B to tender stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37488/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Garda Deployment
John Curran
299. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí stationed in Clondalkin, Ronanstown, Lucan and Rathcoole Garda stations, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37478/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Garda Operations
John Curran
300. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the specific actions he and An Garda Síochána are taking to deal with public order offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage in many of Dublin's suburbs; his plans to introduce Garda public order units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37489/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Garda Expenditure
John Curran
301. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the expenditure that has been incurred on Garda overtime in 2018 to the end of August; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37490/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
John Curran
368. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if he has reviewed the situation by which some homes owned by persons availing of the fair deal nursing home scheme are left vacant while the person is in a nursing home; his plans to amend the fair deal scheme or the tax treatment of such rental income to encourage some of these properties to be rented out rather than remaining empty during a person's stay in a nursing home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37407/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Hospital Car Parks
John Curran
512. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health if the review of hospital car parking charges has been completed in August 2018 as expected; if so, the next steps to be undertaken to establish clear national guidelines in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37477/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
John Curran
513. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the progress he has made with the HSE and the NTPF to finalise an outpatient action plan for 2018 in order to reduce the growth in the number of persons waiting for outpatient services, improve the accuracy of the waiting lists and trial a number of NTPF-funded interventions, including weekend and out-of-hours clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37479/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists Data
John Curran
514. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 362 of 12 July 2018, the number of procedures carried out to date (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37480/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Home Help Service Provision
John Curran
515. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health the actions and timeframe within which he plans to eliminate the additional home support services waiting list (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37493/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
John Curran
516. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that there will be an increase in core funding to both local and regional drug task forces as part of the budgetary process (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37494/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Vaccination Programme
John Curran
517. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Health when he expects the Health Information and Quality Authority to complete a health technology assessment on extending the school immunisation programme to include HPV vaccination for boys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37496/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Swimming Pool Programme Status
John Curran
670. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37495/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Child Maintenance Payments
John Curran
747. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the review being undertaken regarding the issue of child maintenance payments; the scope of the review; the progress made to date; when it is anticipated the review will be complete; her plans to publish this review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37491/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Anti-Poverty Strategy
John Curran
748. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she will publish the four-year plan for the period 2018-21, an integrated framework for social inclusion; the reason for the delay in publishing the plan in view of the fact that the previous plan concluded in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37492/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Rental Sector
John Curran
795. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of inspections carried out in the rental sector for each local authority in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37482/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Local Authority Housing Data
John Curran
796. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of new housing units acquired under Part V; the location of each by local authority for the first six months of 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37483/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Local Authority Housing Data
John Curran
797. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of new house builds completed by each approved housing body; the location of each in the first six months of 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37484/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Local Authority Housing Data
John Curran
798. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of local authority new house builds completed in the first six months of 2018 by each local authority in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37485/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Departmental Staff Data
John Curran
799. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if additional staff have been assigned to the housing delivery office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37486/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Passport Applications Administration
John Curran
66. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress being made to enable passport renewals for children to be processed online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36536/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Passport Applications Data
John Curran
67. Deputy John Curran asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications processed by the Passport Service to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36537/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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NAMA Portfolio
John Curran
90. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance the number of housing units delivered by NAMA to date; the details of these units by scheme; the further units that will be made available by NAMA by scheme for the remainder of 2018 and 2019 as part of its target to deliver over 23,000 housing units by the end of 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36515/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Property Tax
John Curran
154. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance the status of the review of the local property tax announced earlier in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36539/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Tax Data
John Curran
155. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance if the 2009 cap which applied to banks that had transferred assets to NAMA restricting their use of deferred tax assets to 50% of their corporation tax and which was removed in 2014, will be reintroduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36540/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Credit Union Regulation
John Curran
165. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the lending limits imposed by the Central Bank on a credit union (details supplied) are fair and reasonable; if these lending limits allow this credit union to operate competitively; his views on the future viability of the credit union due to the very restrictive lending limits imposed by the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36615/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Teacher Supply
John Curran
331. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the teacher supply steering group last met; the recommendations and actions proposed by the group that should be immediately implemented to improve the situation that many schools experienced in 2017 in obtaining substitute teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36526/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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State Properties
John Curran
332. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in releasing his Department's interest in a building (details supplied) which is to be acquired and used as a community facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36527/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Speech and Language Therapy Provision
John Curran
333. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made on the commitment in the Programme for Partnership Government to introduce a new school speech and language therapy service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36528/18]