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Thu, 28 May 2015
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School Transport Eligibility
Patrick O'Donovan
151. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to change the current eligibility criteria for the post-primary school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21096/15]
Wed, 27 May 2015
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Disability Allowance Appeals
Patrick O'Donovan
45. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update in relation to an appeal in respect of a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20916/15]
Wed, 27 May 2015
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Emergency Works Scheme Applications
Patrick O'Donovan
172. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application under the emergency works scheme in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20927/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Carer's Allowance Appeals
Patrick O'Donovan
215. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a file will be sent from the carer's allowance section to the social welfare appeals office in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20379/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
Patrick O'Donovan
295. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance the circumstances when tax relief is available under the disabled drivers and passengers scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20368/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Single Payment Scheme Payments
Patrick O'Donovan
366. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wexford has not yet received a single payment; the outstanding issues there are before payment will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19839/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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GLAS Eligibility
Patrick O'Donovan
435. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if grant assistance is available, through his Department, for a farmer who has received approval from the National Parks and Wildlife Service to carry out works on that farmer's lands to stop the erosion of the farm, caused by a river that flows through it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20673/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Child and Family Agency Funding
Patrick O'Donovan
578. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount paid by his Department to Solis MMC in respect of the care of young persons in residential settings in 2014 and to date in 2015; the locations for which payments were made; the number of young persons concerned in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20708/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Ambulance Service Staff
Patrick O'Donovan
597. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the management structure of the national ambulance service by grade and county and by regional superiors and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19836/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Ambulance Service Staff
Patrick O'Donovan
598. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health in regard to the national ambulance service the cost of placing a paramedic in an administrative role or a clerical support role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19837/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Ambulance Service Provision
Patrick O'Donovan
606. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form by county or functional area the number of advanced paramedic response cars and jeeps; the number of these on 24-hour rosters; if these are advanced paramedic vehicles, the number on five-hour or 12-hour cycle rosters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19878/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Nursing Home Services
Patrick O'Donovan
715. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, by county, the number of nursing homes registered with the Health Service Executive and the Health Information and Quality Authority in the years 2011 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20531/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Services for People with Disabilities
Patrick O'Donovan
725. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health to provide details, in tabular form, of the amount paid by his Department to a children's service (details supplied) in respect of the care of young persons in residential settings in 2014 and to date in 2015; the locations for which payments were made; the number of young persons concerned in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20605/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Local Authority Finances
Patrick O'Donovan
969. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm whether local authorities generally hold Part 5 money in separate accounts from their other business dealings; if he will provide details, per local authority, of the amount held in each of those accounts; the proposals for the expenditure of these funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20569/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Community Involvement Scheme
Patrick O'Donovan
1004. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the abolition of the community involvement scheme; his plans to reintroduce the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19864/15]
Tue, 19 May 2015
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Free Travel Scheme Administration
Patrick O'Donovan
93. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if there is classification in the free travel scheme between the various groups that qualify for the scheme such as old age pensioners and persons with disabilities, that is, if there is a greater level of funding allocated to one group over the other; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19713/15]
Tue, 19 May 2015
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Free Travel Scheme Data
Patrick O'Donovan
94. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in cases where disabled persons qualify for a travel pass but do not have access to public transport where they live, the outcome for the funding allocated to their travel pass under the free travel scheme; the options that are open to those persons in regard to recouping that cost to be used towards private travel arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19718/15]
Tue, 19 May 2015
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Tax Code
Patrick O'Donovan
130. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wexford is liable for pay as you earn and pay-related social insurance on his income from a community employment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19491/15]
Tue, 19 May 2015
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Single Payment Scheme Applications
Patrick O'Donovan
198. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford to apply for a single payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19551/15]
Tue, 19 May 2015
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Data Protection
Patrick O'Donovan
213. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the concerns of those in the farming community regarding the online publishing of payments received by persons in relation to the possible targeting of these persons by criminal elements, especially as many are in rural locations and some are living alone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19652/15]
Tue, 19 May 2015
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Planning Issues
Patrick O'Donovan
473. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of planning applications granted in each county in 2013 and 2014 for new nursing home developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19351/15]
Tue, 19 May 2015
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Planning Issues
Patrick O'Donovan
483. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of planning applications granted in each county in 2013 and 2014 for extensions to existing nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19407/15]
Tue, 19 May 2015
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Planning Issues
Patrick O'Donovan
502. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is planning legislation in place that governs the use of signage over a premises; if there are regulations in place regarding a business having to use a particular language, that is if a sign over a shop may be displayed in any language, or if there are regulations in place that a sign must be in Irish or English only. [19719/15]
Thu, 14 May 2015
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Carer's Allowance Payments
Patrick O'Donovan
51. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the way arrears for a recently awarded carer's allowance were calculated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19054/15]
Thu, 14 May 2015
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Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
Patrick O'Donovan
97. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the dairy targeted agricultural modernisation scheme will be open for applications; the duration of the application process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18984/15]
Wed, 13 May 2015
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Emergency Works Scheme Applications
Patrick O'Donovan
173. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an emergency works scheme application in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18713/15]
Tue, 12 May 2015
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Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure
Patrick O'Donovan
249. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the indicative cost of each €1 change in the personal rates of jobseeker's benefit, jobseeker's allowance, maternity and adoptive benefit, carer's allowance, farm assist, back to work allowance, back to education allowance, community employment, Tús – work placement initiative, JobBridge, and one-parent family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18533/15]
Tue, 12 May 2015
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Proposed Legislation
Patrick O'Donovan
597. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to bring forward amending legislation to the position of mayor of Limerick city and county in view of the fact that there are now two offices in County Limerick with the title Mayor of Limerick; and if he will provide details of the representations he has received from Limerick City and County Council in respect of this. [18546/15]
Thu, 7 May 2015
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Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
Patrick O'Donovan
83. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Wexford is entitled to a single payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17954/15]
Thu, 7 May 2015
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General Practitioner Data
Patrick O'Donovan
135. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners who are in receipt of an allowance (details supplied); who have made a legal challenge for entitlement to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17956/15]
Thu, 7 May 2015
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Home-School Liaison Scheme
Patrick O'Donovan
185. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has changed its criteria for home school liaison officers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17952/15]
Wed, 6 May 2015
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Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
Patrick O'Donovan
172. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding tax relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17807/15]
Wed, 6 May 2015
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GLAS Administration
Patrick O'Donovan
221. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the submit facility will be activated on the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme online system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17715/15]
Thu, 30 Apr 2015
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Special Protection Areas Designation
Patrick O'Donovan
15. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on the engagement that her Department has had with landowners of designated lands for the protection of habitat for the hen harrier; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16722/15]
Thu, 30 Apr 2015
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National Flag
Patrick O'Donovan
30. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on the provision of a national flag to every school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16723/15]
Thu, 30 Apr 2015
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Animal Disease Controls
Patrick O'Donovan
119. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; when a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17114/15]
Wed, 29 Apr 2015
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Retail Sector
Patrick O'Donovan
68. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason supermarkets are not required to publish their financial situation in terms of profit or loss on an annual basis; if this is the accepted practice in other European Unon member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16911/15]
Wed, 29 Apr 2015
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Special Areas of Conservation Designation
Patrick O'Donovan
71. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on situations where the special areas of conservation area border infringes on and extends in on the border of land that is under grant aid under area maps, and the options left open to the farmer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16917/15]
Wed, 29 Apr 2015
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Medical Card Applications
Patrick O'Donovan
94. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Limerick; when a decision is likely to be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16878/15]
Wed, 29 Apr 2015
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Local Authority Housing
Patrick O'Donovan
137. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if elected members of local authorities are entitled to know, as members of the statutory housing authority for their area, the names of persons being allocated local authority houses; if he will confirm that there are no data protection limitations being placed on the local authority in question from providing that information to the elected member; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16971/15]
Wed, 29 Apr 2015
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Local Authority Finances
Patrick O'Donovan
140. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the local authority municipal districts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16980/15]
Tue, 28 Apr 2015
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Job Creation Data
Patrick O'Donovan
165. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of Enterprise Ireland and Industrial Development Agency jobs created in County Limerick for the years 2011 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16607/15]
Tue, 28 Apr 2015
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Agriculture Scheme Eligibility
Patrick O'Donovan
186. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to explain the reason persons (details supplied) in County Wexford were only able to make one application under the new farmer entry top-up additional payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16714/15]
Tue, 28 Apr 2015
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Horticulture Sector
Patrick O'Donovan
187. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wexford was not successful in a recent application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16715/15]
Tue, 28 Apr 2015
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Local Authority Functions
Patrick O'Donovan
437. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details, by local authority, of the number of issues logged on the website fixyourstreet.ie in 2014; the number of issues successfully remedied in the same year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16724/15]
Tue, 28 Apr 2015
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Fáilte Ireland
Patrick O'Donovan
499. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Adare, County Limerick does not have a Fáilte Ireland tourism office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16720/15]
Tue, 28 Apr 2015
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National Car Test
Patrick O'Donovan
500. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details, in tabular form and by national car test centre, of the number of persons waiting for a test and the maximum waiting time at each centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16721/15]
Thu, 23 Apr 2015
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Beef Industry
Patrick O'Donovan
91. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a premium is applied to steer and suckler beef and not to heifers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16027/15]
Wed, 22 Apr 2015
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VAT Rate Application
Patrick O'Donovan
66. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance the criteria for the two thirds rule in the event of selling machinery when the repairs total two thirds of the total cost, should the value added tax rate be increased or remain the same for selling machinery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15943/15]
Wed, 22 Apr 2015
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Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility
Patrick O'Donovan
77. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding entitlements in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15944/15]