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Wed, 15 Oct 2014
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Special Educational Needs Expenditure
Patrick O'Donovan
106. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of long-term learning support for a child in primary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39372/14]
Wed, 15 Oct 2014
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Patrick O'Donovan
107. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children that have entered reading recovery and have not gone on to learning support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39373/14]
Wed, 15 Oct 2014
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Patrick O'Donovan
108. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason all schools are not being allowed to enter the reading recovery programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39374/14]
Wed, 15 Oct 2014
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Census of Population Publication
Patrick O'Donovan
170. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to publish the 1926 census; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39414/14]
Tue, 14 Oct 2014
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Carer's Allowance Appeals
Patrick O'Donovan
37. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39272/14]
Tue, 14 Oct 2014
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VAT Exemptions
Patrick O'Donovan
48. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance his views on the eligibility of health supplements that enhance, maintain and protect a person's health to a 0% VAT rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38899/14]
Tue, 14 Oct 2014
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Grassland Sheep Scheme Payments
Patrick O'Donovan
84. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person's (details supplied) in County Wexford grassland and sheep scheme payment was reduced significantly from 2012 to 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38959/14]
Tue, 14 Oct 2014
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
Patrick O'Donovan
94. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a disadvantaged area scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39044/14]
Tue, 14 Oct 2014
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Medical Card Applications
Patrick O'Donovan
178. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health when a medical card will be reinstated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick as they were previously the holder of a medical card on a discretionary basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39045/14]
Thu, 9 Oct 2014
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Revenue Commissioners Resources
Patrick O'Donovan
51. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance the reason the opening for the Revenue Commissioners office (details supplied) in County Wexford are limited to 9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. from Monday to Friday; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38770/14]
Thu, 9 Oct 2014
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Garda Station Refurbishment
Patrick O'Donovan
87. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details of the planned works to be carried out at Newcastle West Garda station in County Limerick following the amalgamation of the Newcastle West and Askeaton districts; when it is likely that these works will be carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38649/14]
Thu, 9 Oct 2014
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Hospital Appointments Administration
Patrick O'Donovan
116. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will receive an appointment for a consultation and surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38571/14]
Thu, 9 Oct 2014
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Speech and Language Therapy
Patrick O'Donovan
125. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Wexford can expect to receive an appointment for speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38602/14]
Wed, 8 Oct 2014
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State Examinations
Patrick O'Donovan
32. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the situation where students are hospitalised during their leaving certificate examinations with a view to seeing if deferred examinations may be sat. [37873/14]
Wed, 8 Oct 2014
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Pharmacy Regulations
Patrick O'Donovan
146. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health if he will review the guidelines of the regulatory authority of pharmacists in view of the unfair restrictions these guidelines impose on assistant pharmacists acting in a temporary absence by requiring them to be employed 15 hours per week and the steps assistant pharmacists may take to challenge these guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38497/14]
Tue, 7 Oct 2014
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Garda Station Refurbishment
Patrick O'Donovan
205. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the planned works to be carried out at a Garda station (details supplied) in County Limerick following the amalgamation of the Newcastle West and Askeaton districts; when is it likely that these works will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38757/14]
Tue, 7 Oct 2014
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Garda Station Refurbishment
Patrick O'Donovan
206. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of requests from the Department of Justice and Equality and-or An Garda Síochána for improvements to be made to the accommodation available at Newcastle West Garda station, County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37898/14]
Tue, 7 Oct 2014
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Garda Station Closures
Patrick O'Donovan
287. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality ,further to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 25 September 2014, if she will provide the names of the 15 stations that reported instances of infestation in 2013 and the 11 stations which reported similar problems to date in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37899/14]
Tue, 7 Oct 2014
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Health Services
Patrick O'Donovan
350. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a matter (details supplied) relating to deliberations of the Committee of Public Accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37944/14]
Tue, 7 Oct 2014
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Tourism Project Funding
Patrick O'Donovan
599. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a grant in respect of a festival (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38093/14]
Tue, 7 Oct 2014
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Tourism Project Funding
Patrick O'Donovan
600. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38118/14]
Tue, 7 Oct 2014
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City of Culture Initiative
Patrick O'Donovan
613. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding a matter (details supplied) regarding the national city of culture programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37943/14]
Wed, 1 Oct 2014
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Wild Atlantic Way Project
Patrick O'Donovan
29. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the establishment of a forum for those local authorities, stakeholders and other interested parties along the Wild Atlantic Way; if he will discuss ways in which the Wild Atlantic Way can make the greatest contribution to the local economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36636/14]
Wed, 1 Oct 2014
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Road Projects
Patrick O'Donovan
31. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to bring forward amending legislation that will allow the National Roads Authority to enter into pre-planning discussions with An Bord Pleanála in advance of road building projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36635/14]
Tue, 30 Sep 2014
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Care of the Elderly Provision
Patrick O'Donovan
78. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce minimum standards with statutory support for the care of elderly persons and vulnerable adults in their own homes by public and private care providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36436/14]
Tue, 30 Sep 2014
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Orthodontic Services Provision
Patrick O'Donovan
93. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update of the progress being made on the delivery of orthodontic care through orthodontic therapists; his plans to extend the remit of the Health Information and Quality Authority to cover those practitioners delivering orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36437/14]
Tue, 30 Sep 2014
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Medical Card Administration
Patrick O'Donovan
436. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health when a medical card, which had been previously granted on discretionary grounds but since removed, will be reinstated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37040/14]
Tue, 30 Sep 2014
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Visiting Teacher Service
Patrick O'Donovan
494. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the review carried out into the visiting teacher service; when the review will be concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36694/14]
Tue, 30 Sep 2014
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Visiting Teacher Service
Patrick O'Donovan
497. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the review carried out into the visiting teacher service; when the review will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36736/14]
Tue, 30 Sep 2014
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Teacher Training Provision
Patrick O'Donovan
503. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department changed the criteria for eligibility of primary teachers to be trained as reading recovery teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36777/14]
Tue, 30 Sep 2014
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Reading Recovery Programme
Patrick O'Donovan
504. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the reading recovery programme in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36778/14]
Thu, 25 Sep 2014
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Inter-Country Adoptions
Patrick O'Donovan
28. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide an update on engagements his Department has had with his counterpart in Belarus with a view to concluding an agreement on inter-country adoptions between Ireland and Belarus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35434/14]
Thu, 25 Sep 2014
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Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
Patrick O'Donovan
35. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to set out the position regarding an application made for a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36256/14]
Thu, 25 Sep 2014
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Garda Strength
Patrick O'Donovan
111. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details of the total population of the southern region of An Garda Síochána; the population and the number of square kilometres of each Garda division in that region; the population and the number of square kilometres in each Garda district in those divisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36167/14]
Thu, 25 Sep 2014
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Garda Strength
Patrick O'Donovan
112. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank available for policing duties and those assigned to managerial-administrative duties in each Garda district in the southern region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36171/14]
Thu, 25 Sep 2014
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Garda Strength
Patrick O'Donovan
113. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details by Garda district in the southern region; the number of vehicles registered in each of the following years which are in use for policing duties, 2007 to 2013, and to date in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36175/14]
Thu, 25 Sep 2014
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Garda Strength
Patrick O'Donovan
114. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details by rank, the number of gardaí available for policing duties and those assigned to managerial-administrative duties in each district in the southern region during the years 2011 to 2013, and to date in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36176/14]
Thu, 25 Sep 2014
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Garda Station Refurbishment
Patrick O'Donovan
116. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details on a matter (details supplied) regarding Garda accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36180/14]
Thu, 25 Sep 2014
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Garda Station Expenditure
Patrick O'Donovan
117. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of recent proposals to reform the Garda Síochána, her views that the mechanism for determining how capital investment in Garda stations is made needs to be reformed; her plans to reform the method for prioritising investment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36185/14]
Thu, 25 Sep 2014
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Garda Station Expenditure
Patrick O'Donovan
118. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details of the number of Garda stations who in 2013 and to date in 2014 have reported instances of vermin infestation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36186/14]
Thu, 25 Sep 2014
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Health Services
Patrick O'Donovan
198. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a health centre (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36241/14]
Thu, 25 Sep 2014
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Citizenship Applications
Patrick O'Donovan
221. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding an application for citizenship through the foreign births registration in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36257/14]
Wed, 24 Sep 2014
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Hospital Services
Patrick O'Donovan
137. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the population served by University Hospital Limerick by county. [35992/14]
Wed, 24 Sep 2014
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Hospitals Expenditure
Patrick O'Donovan
138. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the budget overspend at University Hospital Limerick in 2013; the overspend to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35995/14]
Wed, 24 Sep 2014
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Hospital Services
Patrick O'Donovan
139. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health if physiotherapy services and other related services are available to persons in the Mid-Western Regional Orthopaedic Hospital, Croom, for those patients who have undergone emergency treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35996/14]
Wed, 24 Sep 2014
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National Educational Psychological Service Administration
Patrick O'Donovan
165. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm if a person, details supplied, in County Limerick has been included on the list for an assessment by NEPS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35966/14]
Wed, 24 Sep 2014
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Local Authority Housing
Patrick O'Donovan
180. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to sections 3, 4 and 5 the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997 if there has been any amending legislation in the intervening period to attach liability to third parties, and to create an offence for those persons living in local authority estates where exclusion orders are made against named persons, who assist named persons in knowingly contravening the order made by the court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35987/14]
Tue, 23 Sep 2014
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British-Irish Council
Patrick O'Donovan
55. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the recent meeting of the British-Irish Council. [35517/14]
Tue, 23 Sep 2014
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Revenue Commissioners Investigations
Patrick O'Donovan
185. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance his views on an issue regarding inspections of forecourts and fuel stations (details supplied). [35902/14]
Tue, 23 Sep 2014
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Orthodontic Service Provision
Patrick O'Donovan
377. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress being made on the delivery of orthodontic care through orthodontic therapists; if he will extend the remit of the Heath Information and Quality Authority to cover those practitioners delivering orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35680/14]