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Tue, 26 May 2015
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Departmental Staff Data
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
554. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of public and civil servants who were recruited under the aegis of her Department in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21112/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Departmental Staff Data
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
555. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of public and civil servants under the aegis of her Department who were seconded abroad or to another Department in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21129/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Departmental Staff Data
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
556. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of public servants under the aegis of her Department who retired in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21148/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Departmental Staff Recruitment
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
580. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of public and civil servants who were recruited under the aegis of his Department in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21103/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Departmental Staff Redeployment
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
581. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of public and civil servants under the aegis of his Department who were seconded abroad or to another Department in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21118/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Departmental Staff Retirements
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
582. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of public servants under the aegis of his Department who retired in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21139/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Speech and Language Therapy
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
583. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of children who are receiving speech and language therapy in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20033/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Services for People with Disabilities
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
641. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of deaf persons there are; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20002/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Services for People with Disabilities
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
642. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of deaf and blind persons there are; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20003/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Services for People with Disabilities
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
643. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of blind persons there are; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20004/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Services for People with Disabilities
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
644. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of deaf and blind persons there are who also have a learning impairment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20005/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Services for People with Disabilities
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
645. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of sign language interpreters employed by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20006/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Audiology Services Provision
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
646. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the regulations governing the prescribing and fitting of hearing aids; if a person is required to be an audiologist and registered with the Irish Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20010/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Services for People with Disabilities
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
657. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the reason a person cannot access the services of autism initiatives on being discharged from St. Patrick's Hospital where they were admitted through their private health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20148/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Services for People with Disabilities
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
685. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are receiving the blind welfare allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20364/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Patient Transport Expenditure
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
686. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on transport provided to cancer patients in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20365/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Patient Transport Expenditure
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
687. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if a funding stream can be found to sustain the vital community transport service provided by Purple House Cancer Support which provided 409 community-based transport trips to cancer patients on low and limited incomes in the Leinster area in 2014, yet receives no funding through the national cancer control programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20366/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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National Drugs Strategy Implementation
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
688. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to tackle drug misuse, particularly among young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20374/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Public Sector Staff Recruitment
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
767. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of public and civil servants who were recruited under the aegis of his Department in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21110/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Public Sector Staff Redeployment
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
768. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of public and civil servants under the aegis of his Department who were seconded abroad or to another Department in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21126/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Public Sector Staff Retirements
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
769. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of public servants under the aegis of his Department who retired in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21146/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Public Sector Staff Recruitment
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
774. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the next First Secretary competition will be held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20074/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Public Sector Staff Recruitment
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
787. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of public and civil servants who were recruited under the aegis of his Department in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21109/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Public Sector Staff Redeployment
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
788. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of public and civil servants under the aegis of his Department who were seconded abroad or to another Department in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21124/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Public Sector Staff Retirements
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
789. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of public servants under the aegis of his Department who retired in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21145/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Teaching Qualifications
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
812. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school teachers who are qualified to doctorate level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20023/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Teaching Qualifications
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
813. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary level teachers who are qualified to doctorate level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20024/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Teaching Qualifications
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
814. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school teachers who are qualified to masters level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20025/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Teaching Qualifications
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
815. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary level teachers who are qualified to masters level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20026/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Third Level Participation
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
816. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who did not resume their studies after first year in University College Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20027/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Third Level Participation
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
817. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who did not resume their studies after first year in University College Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20028/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Third Level Participation
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
818. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who did not resume their studies after first year in University College Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20029/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Third Level Participation
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
819. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who did not resume their studies after first year in the University of Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20030/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Third Level Participation
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
820. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who did not resume their studies after first year in Trinity College, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20031/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Third Level Participation
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
821. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who did not resume their studies after first year in Dublin City University; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20032/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Special Educational Needs Data
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
822. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children diagnosed with Down's syndrome who are attending mainstream primary schools this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20034/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Special Educational Needs Data
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
823. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children diagnosed with Down's syndrome who are attending mainstream secondary schools this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20035/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Special Educational Needs Data
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
824. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children diagnosed with autism who are attending mainstream primary schools this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20036/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Special Educational Needs Data
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
825. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children diagnosed with autism who are attending mainstream secondary schools this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20037/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Special Educational Needs Data
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
826. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome who are attending mainstream primary schools this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20038/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Special Educational Needs Data
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
827. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome who are attending mainstream secondary schools this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20039/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Special Educational Needs Data
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
828. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children diagnosed with Down's syndrome who were attending mainstream primary schools in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20040/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Special Educational Needs Data
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
829. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children diagnosed with Down's syndrome who were attending mainstream secondary schools in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20041/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Special Educational Needs Data
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
830. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children diagnosed with autism who were attending mainstream primary schools in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20042/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Special Educational Needs Data
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
831. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children diagnosed with autism who were attending mainstream secondary schools in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20043/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Special Educational Needs Data
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
832. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome who were attending mainstream primary schools in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20044/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Special Educational Needs Data
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
833. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome who were attending mainstream secondary schools in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20045/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Special Educational Needs Data
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
834. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children diagnosed with Down's syndrome who were attending mainstream primary schools in 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20046/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Special Educational Needs Data
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
835. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children diagnosed with Down's syndrome who were attending mainstream secondary schools in 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20047/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Special Educational Needs Data
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
836. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children diagnosed with autism who were attending mainstream primary schools in 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20048/15]