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Wed, 16 Oct 2013
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Tobacco Control Measures
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
159. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if he has established the high level implementation group to oversee the project plan for the introduction of plain packaging of tobacco products; the number of meetings which have been held to date, the group’s plans for public consultation and hearings with health groups and other interested parties; if he will summarise the viewpoints expressed by his Department to the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43789/13]
Wed, 16 Oct 2013
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Regulatory Impact Assessment Submissions
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
160. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if he will set out the stages, indicative dates and any other associated time or submission targets or deadlines by which his Department will conduct the regulatory impact analysis on his proposed legislation on plain packaging of tobacco products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43790/13]
Wed, 16 Oct 2013
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Proposed Legislation
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
161. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health when he expects to present legislation to ban smoking in cars where children are present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43791/13]
Wed, 9 Oct 2013
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Schools Building Projects Status
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
87. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Dublin and the proposed move to a vacant building in Loughlinstown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42685/13]
Wed, 9 Oct 2013
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Road Projects Issues
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
209. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a pedestrian flyover will be provided at the southbound carriageway of the N11 at Stillorgan near the junction with Lower Kilmacud Road, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42687/13]
Thu, 3 Oct 2013
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VAT Rate Reductions
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
16. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to extending the 9% tourism VAT rate beyond 2013 in order to continue to boost tourism figures and create and retain jobs in the tourism sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41303/13]
Tue, 1 Oct 2013
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
612. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if a defibrillator will be fitted in a station following a serious incident (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40988/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Wildlife Conservation
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
714. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the urban fox population has increased in the past few years, if it is an area of concern for health, what are other cities doing about the problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36807/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Inland Fisheries Ireland Staff
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
773. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the proposal by Inland Fisheries Ireland to close its Blackrock office and transfer Blackrock staff to IFI’s new HQ at CityWest and if he will provide a rationale or a business case behind this decision; and if the closure of these offices in Blackrock will provide any savings to the taxpayer. [36799/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Inland Fisheries Ireland Staff
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
774. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the proposal by Inland Fisheries Ireland to close its Blackrock office and transfer Blackrock staff to IFI HQ; and if he has satisfied himself that meaningful engagement with staff through the proper industrial relations channels has taken place in relation to this decision. [36800/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Inland Fisheries Ireland Staff
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
775. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the proposal by Inland Fisheries Ireland to close its Blackrock office and transfer Blackrock staff to IFI HQ, Swords; if he Is satisfied that his Department has benefitted from a cost benefit analysis in relation to this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36801/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Animal Welfare
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
841. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is an educational programme that dog wardens give communities over dangerous dogs; if it is time for a public awareness programme on the issue in view of the recent publicity over children being attacked by dangerous breeds of dogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36806/13]
Thu, 4 Jul 2013
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School Funding
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
122. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will detail, in tabular form, the moneys expended by his Department in relation to a number of schools (details supplied) in County Kilkenny in terms of teacher salaries, capital funding and any other grant in each of the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of teachers including support teachers paid by the State in each school in each of the years listed; the number of pupils enrolled in each school in each year listed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32697/13]
Thu, 4 Jul 2013
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School Enrolments
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
123. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline his policy in respect of gaelscoileanna; his views as to whether special provisions should be in place to facilitate pupils who have attended gaelscoileanna at primary level to access places in gaelscoileanna at second level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32698/13]
Thu, 27 Jun 2013
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Hospital Consultants Recruitment
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
267. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the reason persons have to wait over a year for a neurology appointment; the reason Ireland has the fewest rehabilitation consultants per capita in Europe; when the implementation plan for the neurorehabilitation strategy will be put in place; the support that is given to initiatives that can improve services for persons with multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31364/13]
Wed, 26 Jun 2013
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Regulation of Health and Social Care Professions
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
233. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health his views regarding a discrepancy in prices being charged for hearing aids in view of the fact that many are very expensive. [31115/13]
Wed, 26 Jun 2013
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Regulation of Health and Social Care Professions
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
234. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health his views regarding professional training or lack of training for some hearing aid suppliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31116/13]
Wed, 26 Jun 2013
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
235. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health his policy on the provision of defibrillators, especially regarding ease of access by the public in emergencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31141/13]
Wed, 26 Jun 2013
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Medicinal Products Availability
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
236. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the figures that are available regarding deaths attributable to the use of birth control pills here, especially brands Yaz and Yasmin which have been linked with recent deaths in Canada; if there is any record of these drugs being illegally imported into the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31142/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Administration
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
322. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in the event of the non-principal private residence charge being abolished in 2014, and if the local property tax has been paid on two investment properties for 2013, the reason the NPPR has to be paid also; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28858/13]