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Questions and answers for Dáil or Seanad term
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Wed, 15 Jun 2016
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Speech and Language Therapy
Pat Deering
160. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for speech therapy. [16127/16]
Wed, 15 Jun 2016
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
Pat Deering
182. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health to examine the inconsistencies and inequitable situation whereby the value of a person's house is assessed for three years only, but a farmer's land value is continued beyond three years under the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16336/16]
Tue, 14 Jun 2016
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HSE National Service Plan
Pat Deering
403. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 959 of 17 May 2016, the timeframe for the process; and when the new centre will be operational. [15366/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Health Services Funding
Pat Deering
127. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health the funding services (details supplied) in County Carlow received, given that it is the third highest in national area, by residence, of suicide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15098/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Crime Prevention
Pat Deering
114. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if and when she will allocate funding for the provision of closed circuit television cameras in Tullow, County Carlow. [14739/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Vehicle Registration
Pat Deering
155. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Finance the paperwork that needs to be presented to the Revenue Commissioners for a passenger vehicle that has been converted to a crew cab in order to avail of the 13% vehicle registration tax. [15011/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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School Accommodation Provision
Pat Deering
180. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for funding for additional accommodation. [14391/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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School Accommodation Provision
Pat Deering
181. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for funding for additional accommodation. [14392/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Summer Works Scheme Applications
Pat Deering
182. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for funding by a school (details supplied) for a car park and associated works. [14393/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Schools Building Projects Applications
Pat Deering
183. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for funding for additional accommodation. [14394/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pat Deering
473. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health the status of a rescheduled hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14782/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Hospital Staff Recruitment
Pat Deering
514. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health his plans to replace two of the three speech therapists in Kilcreene hospital in Kilkenny (details supplied). [15049/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Basic Payment Scheme Administration
Pat Deering
566. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a service is still accessible to persons who receive same further to a note (details supplied) which appeared on his Department’s help sheet regarding the terms and conditions for 2012 EU single payment scheme; how it is accessed as it has not appeared on recent information documents issued by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14791/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Local Improvement Scheme Administration
Pat Deering
632. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce a local improvement scheme and a community involvement scheme in 2016, if he intends to have separate budgets for them; and the timeframe for the potential allocation. [14618/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Tourism Promotion
Pat Deering
633. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider adding Haroldstown dolmen in County Carlow to the list of sites that can be viewed in Ireland's Ancient East. [14619/16]
Thu, 2 Jun 2016
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Grocery Industry Regulation
Pat Deering
272. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue a licence to a person (details supplied) who applied for a licence to transport and export greyhounds; the reason for the delay, given that the veterinary inspection was carried out and passed over six weeks ago. [14016/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Information and Communications Technology
Pat Deering
296. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills if and when he will provide an information and communications technology grant to primary schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12688/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Education Policy
Pat Deering
180. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to invest in single sex schools or if his future emphasis is on co-educational schools; the statistics he uses to forecast the need for primary school places in Tullow, County Carlow; the relevant statistics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11618/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Local Government Reform Expenditure
Pat Deering
243. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reform local government and plans for funding extra services; his approach to the high level of commercial rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11626/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Dairy Sector
Pat Deering
541. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to deal with the serious cash flow issues in the dairy sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11620/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Regional Development Initiatives
Pat Deering
617. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the advance facility project in County Carlow, given that the advance facility in County Waterford is full and that under the regional action plan for jobs and IDA Ireland's schedule, the advance facility in County Carlow was the next to be constructed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11619/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Education Schemes
Pat Deering
342. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills to provide additional places (details supplied) for mainstream children who need extra curricular help under the July provision. [10691/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Technological Universities
Pat Deering
343. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the development of a technological university for the south east including a definite time line for its progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10700/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Disability Allowance Applications
Pat Deering
570. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Social Protection when he will determine an application by a person (details supplied) under the disability pension scheme. [10694/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Pat Deering
657. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be seen by a paediatrics occupational therapist, given that 11 months have elapsed since the referral. [9501/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pat Deering
899. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for a procedure. [10455/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Hospital Appointments Administration
Pat Deering
957. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) who had an illness in 2015 will be called for an magnetic resonance imaging scan in University Hospital Waterford. [10692/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Pat Deering
958. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for surgery [10693/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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HSE National Service Plan
Pat Deering
959. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a new facility to replace an outdated facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10699/16]
Thu, 28 Apr 2016
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Social and Affordable Housing Funding
Pat Deering
140. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has met with the League of Credit Unions to discuss the construction of social housing; the progress made; if he has put a time scale for progress in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8649/16]
Thu, 28 Apr 2016
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Local Authority Funding
Pat Deering
141. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to reintroduce the block grant to provide extra funding to local authorities which originally had a town council. [8663/16]
Wed, 27 Apr 2016
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Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
Pat Deering
3. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why a person (details supplied) has not received a payment under the jobseeker's allowance scheme and when payment will be restored to the person. [8591/16]
Wed, 27 Apr 2016
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Summer Works Scheme Administration
Pat Deering
70. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 691 and 719 of 14 April 2016 and as summer is fast approaching, and school principals need to get organised, when the announcement will be made. [8526/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Commercial Rates Exemptions
Pat Deering
186. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if educational facilities such as speech and drama schools and music schools are exempt from commercial rates. [8391/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Private Security Authority
Pat Deering
190. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Private Security Appeal Board will conclude its deliberations with a company (details supplied) regarding the decision of the Private Security Authority to refuse an application for a renewal of its private security licence. [8057/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Primary Care Centres Provision
Pat Deering
286. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the proposed primary care centre in Tullow, County Carlow. [8105/16]
Thu, 21 Apr 2016
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Supplementary Welfare Allowance Appeals
Pat Deering
5. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will have a decision on an appeal for supplementary welfare allowance. [7882/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Invalidity Pension Appeals
Pat Deering
21. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive notice of the outcome of an appeal under the invalidity pension scheme. [7299/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
Pat Deering
56. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application under the rent allowance scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [7563/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
Pat Deering
57. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application under the rent allowance scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [7564/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
Pat Deering
58. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application under the rent allowance scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [7565/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
Pat Deering
44. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why a person (details given) in County Carlow was not eligible for more than 14 months employment on a community employment scheme. [6856/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Respite Care Services
Pat Deering
447. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a new respite house to replace the Tír na nÓg House in County Carlow which provides respite for children with special needs. [6662/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Ambulance Service
Pat Deering
470. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health the protocol within the ambulance service for the movement of patients from their home to public or private hospitals. [6721/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Summer Works Scheme Administration
Pat Deering
691. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills when she will commence the school summer works scheme. [6649/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Constituency Boundaries
Pat Deering
783. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review constituency boundaries when the census is complete; the terms of reference of a potential boundary commission and when it would report. [6873/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Local Authority Funding
Pat Deering
847. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will provide the second allocation of funding for storm damage to local authorities; the amount he will provide; and the criteria for the allocation. [6658/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Motor Insurance Regulation
Pat Deering
149. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Finance the pricing controls in place for insurance companies, given that some persons (details supplied) in County Wicklow are being charged more than double the 2015 rates with no change to their policies. [5913/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Greyhound Industry
Pat Deering
326. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why he declined to issue a licence to transport and export greyhounds to a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; the reason for the delay in processing this application; and the requirements the person needs to do differently if re-applying. [6043/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
Pat Deering
343. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Justice and Equality why local authorities are charging rates to charity shops, whether they are run as a business or by a small voluntary group; and if she will consider a dual system similar to that implemented for child care facilities where community projects are excluded. [5907/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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School Transport Eligibility
Pat Deering
708. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills why she has deemed a person (details supplied) in County Carlow eligible for transport to the school nearest the person's home in September 2016, which has no direct link, but she has not deemed the person eligible for transport via another route which passes the person's home. [6046/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Tenant Purchase Scheme
Pat Deering
766. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to consider a tenant purchase scheme for tenants of voluntary housing associations. [6038/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Broadband Service Provision
Pat Deering
553. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the 14 rural areas (details supplied) in County Carlow that were promised high speed broadband in 2014. [4774/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Broadband Service Provision
Pat Deering
554. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when Tullow town and the surrounding area in County Carlow will receive a quality broadband service. [4775/16]