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Tue, 17 Oct 2017
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Kevin O'Keeffe
311. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health the number of children in County Cork on a waiting list for occupational therapy; the number awaiting occupational therapy services for up to 12, 24 and 36 months and over, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43564/17]
Tue, 17 Oct 2017
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Hospital Appointments Delays
Kevin O'Keeffe
364. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be called for specialised treatment without delay in view of the fact that they have now been waiting 18 months for an appointment. [43815/17]
Tue, 17 Oct 2017
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Hospital Appointments Delays
Kevin O'Keeffe
365. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if an admission date will be put in place for a person (details supplied) who is now waiting over three years for a medical procedure. [43818/17]
Tue, 17 Oct 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Kevin O'Keeffe
382. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if an admission date for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [43895/17]
Tue, 17 Oct 2017
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Kevin O'Keeffe
452. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland is likely to miss its EU 2020 targets to reduce emissions; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that this will have serious implications for Ireland's 2030 obligations with regard to EU emissions targets; if fines of up to €1.5 billion for every 1% that Ireland is below 2020 renewable energy targets could be issued in this regard; and the measures that he has taken to address this matter. [43435/17]
Wed, 11 Oct 2017
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Road Projects Status
Kevin O'Keeffe
50. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the possible route the M20 Cork to Limerick may take; if his attention has been drawn to the importance of the construction of the motorway via Mallow, Charleville and Buttevant for social, economic and environmental reasons; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the construction of this motorway on another route would have a detrimental effect on the entire economic development of the western corridor; and if he will liaise with Transport Infrastructure Ireland to this effect. [42167/17]
Wed, 11 Oct 2017
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Olympic Council of Ireland
Kevin O'Keeffe
61. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will release funding that is being withheld by the Government to the Olympic Council of Ireland, OCI; his views on whether the OCI is taking all measures possible to improve its corporate governance; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that continuing to withhold this funding will have a detrimental effect on athletes' preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games. [42166/17]
Tue, 10 Oct 2017
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Probation and Welfare Service
Kevin O'Keeffe
205. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the modernisation of the probate system, having previously stated that a report with recommendations for the modernisation of same was due by mid-2017, to be presented to the senior management team of the Courts Service and to the Courts Service Board for their consideration; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that delays within the current probate system are causing undue hardship on many persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42575/17]
Tue, 10 Oct 2017
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Kevin O'Keeffe
308. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if sufficient funding will be sought from his Department in the context of Budget 2018 to meet the cost of purchasing medical equipment for those on a waiting list for same (details supplied). [42550/17]
Tue, 10 Oct 2017
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Infectious Diseases
Kevin O'Keeffe
340. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the increasing number of persons contracting Lyme disease; if he will instruct the HSE to be more supportive in recognising this illness; if he will request the HSE to provide and install diagnostic treatment units throughout the country, for example, equipment for blood testing for this particular disease; if he will put a programme in place in order that general practitioners can be fully familiarised with the symptoms that arise from a person being bitten by a tick; and if persons who are affected by this disease will be given consideration for approval when applying for a medical card. [42696/17]
Tue, 10 Oct 2017
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Road Projects Status
Kevin O'Keeffe
554. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the feasibility study commissioned under the capital review plan for the N72 Mallow relief road will be published; and if his Department has engaged with Cork County Council to this effect. [42700/17]
Tue, 10 Oct 2017
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State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
Kevin O'Keeffe
679. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will re-examine the situation whereby a female employee paying PRSI contributions remained out of work to rear children and now finds herself in a position where she will receive a reduced rate of contributory State Pension in view of the fact that no PRSI contributions were paid while she worked at home. [42842/17]
Tue, 10 Oct 2017
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Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
Kevin O'Keeffe
691. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a mechanism whereby persons who are awaiting the outcome of their housing assistance payment, HAP, application with their local authority can be permitted to apply for and be paid rent allowance or supplementary welfare allowance, SWA, in the interim will be approved in view of the length of time it is taking for these applications to be processed. [42996/17]
Wed, 4 Oct 2017
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Schools Building Projects
Kevin O'Keeffe
106. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a building project will be examined with a view to having the works completed in view of the fact progress on the project appears to be slow (details supplied). [41990/17]
Wed, 4 Oct 2017
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Broadband Service Provision
Kevin O'Keeffe
176. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to extend the roll-out of the fibre network to a commercial property (details supplied) in County Cork. [41998/17]
Wed, 4 Oct 2017
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Disability Allowance Applications
Kevin O'Keeffe
212. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) who was assessed by a social welfare inspector in June 2017 is still awaiting an outcome on their disability allowance application; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that the inspector's report was never submitted to the disability allowance section to date and that this person applied for the allowance in October 2016; and if the report can be located. [42007/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Schools Building Projects
Kevin O'Keeffe
191. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide funding for the development of a car park at a school (details supplied). [41725/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Health Services Provision
Kevin O'Keeffe
410. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if an application will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [41716/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
Kevin O'Keeffe
417. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health when the FreeStyle Libre system will be made available under the long-term illness scheme for persons with diabetes; if availability will not be restricted to persons with type 1 diabetes such that the product will be made available to every person on multi-daily insulin injections based on clinical need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41746/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Agriculture Industry
Kevin O'Keeffe
467. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a copy of a notification issued to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [41697/17]