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Wed, 17 Apr 2013
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Hospital Services
Michael McCarthy
254. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the new emergency monitoring units for epilepsy at Cork University Hospital and at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; when these units will be open and be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17995/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Employment Rights
Michael McCarthy
200. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Finance the options open to a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has been unable to obtain their P45 from their former employer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16393/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Mortgage Resolution Processes
Michael McCarthy
308. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline in detail the requirements on banks to facilitate distressed mortgage holders who need to renegotiate their current repayment arrangements with their lenders; if he will provide greater detail on the warehousing option; if he will confirm if it is his policy to allow banks to charge interest on the warehoused portion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17005/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Property Taxation Exemptions
Michael McCarthy
321. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Finance if the exceptional circumstances of a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be considered in terms of their property tax liability; if an exemption can be granted in this instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17193/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
Michael McCarthy
646. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Social Protection the provisions and supports there are in place to deal with women who have been forced to leave their homes and seek rented accommodation due to domestic violence; if community welfare officers still have discretionary powers to award rent allowance or rent supplement when dealing with cases of this nature; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17006/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Water Fluoridation
Michael McCarthy
1146. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an outline of his position on water fluoridation, address concerns that the practice may be detrimental to a person's health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16214/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Medical Products
Michael McCarthy
1166. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the alleged use of an allegedly defective hip product in a hospital (details supplied) for a defined period of time; if he will explain the delay between the surgeons raising concerns and the patients being notified; the date on which the Health Service Executive Serious Incident Management Team, that was appointed to investigate the issue, will make their findings public and to explain the delay in reporting back on an issue that was first raised in 2008; if he will confirm the reasons given by the manufacturer for the withdrawal of the product from the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16344/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Rural Transport Programme Funding
Michael McCarthy
1359. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will advise on the future of a rural transport programme (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16075/13]
Tue, 26 Mar 2013
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Public Service Contracts
Michael McCarthy
287. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there are plans to contract out the work surrounding the routine maintenance of public buildings, that is schools, Garda stations and so on; when the procurements of such projects will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14837/13]
Tue, 26 Mar 2013
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Renewable Energy Generation
Michael McCarthy
359. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the policy he is pursuing in relation anaerobic digestion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14828/13]
Tue, 26 Mar 2013
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Departmental Bodies
Michael McCarthy
378. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will advise, with regard to the implementation group being established to oversee the establishment of the new socio-economic committees, when the positions of the group will be filled; if the trade union sector will be represented on this group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14840/13]
Thu, 21 Mar 2013
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Hospital Services
Michael McCarthy
256. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide clarification on future plans for a community hospital (details supplied) in County Cork; if he will address recent concerns that the hospital may be taken over by a private operator in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14546/13]
Wed, 20 Mar 2013
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Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
Michael McCarthy
236. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason fees were not covered in a Student Universal Support Ireland case in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13734/13]
Wed, 20 Mar 2013
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Medical Card Review
Michael McCarthy
498. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide clarity regarding the period when a medical card is being reviewed including the duration of the appeals process; if he will specifically address the circumstances when a medical card should be withdrawn; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current system means that when a card is withdrawn and then reinstated by the appeals officer that the period in between is not covered, leaving persons without cover and the medicine needed during this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13662/13]
Wed, 20 Mar 2013
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Symphysiotomy Report
Michael McCarthy
524. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health if he has received a copy of the Walsh Report; if so, the date on which he received same; when it will be published; if he will explain the delay in bringing the report to the public domain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13919/13]
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
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Garda Recruitment
Michael McCarthy
473. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will advise on a recent statement he made in which he signalled his intention to disband the Garda recruitment panel in view of the fact that it was five years old; the way this will affect a person who has only been on the panel three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12671/13]
Wed, 6 Mar 2013
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Tax Collection
Michael McCarthy
61. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider an appeal to his clemency and waive the outstanding amount owed by the person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11723/13]
Wed, 6 Mar 2013
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Disability Support Services Provision
Michael McCarthy
230. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health the total number of adults with autism spectrum disorder who have undergone an assessment since the introduction of the Disability Act; of those assessed, the number of support plans or interventions to address their needs that were put in place since the introduction of the Act; if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the number of assessments of adults with ASD per county or alternatively, per Health Service Executive region, since the Act's introduction; if he will provide a breakdown of the number of support plans-interventions put in place per county or region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11735/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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FÁS Training Programmes Data
Michael McCarthy
190. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm the number of persons who have completed a particular FÁS course (details supplied) in County Cork to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10951/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Health Services Provision
Michael McCarthy
590. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health when an application for orthotics will be decided upon in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; the reason for the delay in processing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11686/13]