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Wed, 1 Feb 2017
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World Economic Forum
Richard Boyd Barrett
3. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the World Economic Forum in Davos. [2785/17]
Wed, 1 Feb 2017
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Richard Boyd Barrett
10. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing last met. [4125/17]
Wed, 1 Feb 2017
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Emergency Services Provision
Richard Boyd Barrett
48. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the action he will take to cease the downgrading of emergency services at University Hospital Waterford consequent on the lack of 24-7 emergency cath lab facilities and the contingent transfer of patients to Cork and Dublin; if he will cease the ad hoc regional service planning between his Department, the HSE and hospital groups and ensure that local communities served have the final say in the provision of services in their areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4621/17]
Wed, 1 Feb 2017
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Medicinal Products
Richard Boyd Barrett
99. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the way in which parents of a child with a medical condition known to respond therapeutically to treatment with a cannabis-based product can apply to have that product made available to their child in a prompt manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4616/17]
Wed, 1 Feb 2017
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Hospital Services
Richard Boyd Barrett
113. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the date for the opening of a new operating theatre in Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin to deal with children waiting for operations (details supplied); if he will order an independent review of scoliosis services here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4620/17]
Wed, 1 Feb 2017
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Disability Services Provision
Richard Boyd Barrett
149. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will assure parents of children with disabilities that their assessments of needs will be completed on time, as per the Disability Act 2005; if the statements of need will be completed on time and implemented by the HSE promptly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4618/17]
Wed, 1 Feb 2017
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Student Grant Scheme Appeals
Richard Boyd Barrett
194. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) was refused a SUSI grant. [4811/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Official Engagements
Richard Boyd Barrett
14. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he has had any contact with President Trump and Vice President Pence since their inauguration. [4124/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Homeless Persons Supports
Richard Boyd Barrett
312. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that all homeless persons, regardless of the location in which they live or their family status, will have access to a key worker or similar support, in view of the fact this is a crucial service in order to help persons get back on their feet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4479/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Dietary Allowance Administration
Richard Boyd Barrett
337. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the limits in place in regard to personal savings for an applicant subject to a review of their dietary supplement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4339/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Chester Beatty Library
Richard Boyd Barrett
426. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will consider opening up the membership list for the Chester Beatty Library which currently only has room for contributing members at a cost of €500, making this very exclusive and prohibitive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4457/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
Richard Boyd Barrett
542. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will address the case of a person (details supplied) and outline the provisions and services available to that person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4150/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Mental Health Services
Richard Boyd Barrett
573. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Letterkenny Hospital mental health unit has on at least two occasions turned away a suicidal person, one of them resulting in the person taking their own life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4298/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Disability Services Provision
Richard Boyd Barrett
605. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that funding is available for a person (details supplied) to have a full residential placement when they turn 18 years of age in June 2017 as recommended by their social workers and psychiatrists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4604/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Health Services Funding
Richard Boyd Barrett
608. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will allocate emergency funding of €1.2 billion to urgently address the deficits in hospital beds, medical staffing and primary care services in the health service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4661/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Mental Health Services Provision
Richard Boyd Barrett
609. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that persons suffering from mental health problems are given full access to emergency services on a 24-7 basis in all areas and that children under 18 years of age with mental health problems are not discriminated against in receiving age-appropriate emergency department and inpatient services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4662/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Disability Services Provision
Richard Boyd Barrett
611. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that in any forthcoming review by his Department, a school (details supplied) will not see any reduction in the vital services available to the children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2002/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Planning Issues
Richard Boyd Barrett
683. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the advice he would give to a person who is subjected to constant smoke in their garden and through their windows from a neighbouring chimney on a single storey extension, in view of the fact that a planning inspector has confirmed that it is not contravening any planning laws yet is causing great nuisance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4346/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Health and Safety
Richard Boyd Barrett
740. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the advice she would provide to a person who has had an accident in work due to lax health and safety practices and is dissatisfied with the outcome of the Health and Safety Authority's inspection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4471/17]
Thu, 26 Jan 2017
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Public Sector Pay
Richard Boyd Barrett
5. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if, in his deliberations on bringing forward pay restoration to April 2017, he considered dealing with the outstanding issue of pay levels for new entrants to the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3417/17]