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Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Hydraulic Fracturing
Richard Boyd Barrett
48. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he can provide assurances that there are no potential adverse health impacts from hydraulic fracturing, if it were to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44823/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Youth Services Funding
Richard Boyd Barrett
398. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 7 October 2015, why the Health Service Executive has decided to wind down the oasis project at Mounttown Community Facility; why this long-standing community project was not deemed appropriate to deal with drug and alcohol addiction for local young persons; how extensive was the consultation in making this decision, if oasis project workers or service users were involved in this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44854/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Youth Services Funding
Richard Boyd Barrett
399. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 7 October 2015, if community facility board members were involved in making the decision to wind down the oasis project at Mounttown Community Facility; the specific differences between the new project and the oasis project; the model of service provision the new project is based upon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44855/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Youth Services Funding
Richard Boyd Barrett
400. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 7 October 2015, who the new provider agency is for the new project replacing the oasis project; if, during the tendering process to find a provider agency, there was advertising in local, national and European journals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44856/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Drug Treatment Programmes Funding
Richard Boyd Barrett
415. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health why the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Drug and Alcohol Task Force removed its funding from the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Outreach Project service and allocated its funding to the Community Addiction Team, why one service was seen as more appropriate than the other for the tender, the process regarding how this decision was made, the persons who were consulted, if he envisages possible damage to the Dún Laoghaire area addiction service for service users as a consequence of this decision and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44942/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Drug Treatment Programmes Funding
Richard Boyd Barrett
416. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the obligations the successful tender applicants must meet in respect of funding from the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Drug and Alcohol Task Force for the provision of drug and alcohol addiction services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44943/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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HSE Expenditure
Richard Boyd Barrett
468. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the annual amount he and the Health Service Executive spend on the drug Ritalin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45315/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Health Services Provision
Richard Boyd Barrett
469. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health given the reports of the cost of the new cystic fibrosis drug, if he will provide comparatives of costs for other drugs used across his Department and the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45316/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Foreign Conflicts
Richard Boyd Barrett
498. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any discussions with President Hollande of France regarding French military action in Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44826/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Ministerial Meetings
Richard Boyd Barrett
506. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the recent meetings he has had with European counterparts on the worsening refugee crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45464/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Ministerial Meetings
Richard Boyd Barrett
507. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on meetings held and topics discussed during his recent visit to the United Arab Emirates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45465/15]
Thu, 10 Dec 2015
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Climate Change Negotiations
Richard Boyd Barrett
3. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his role in the recent climate change conference in Paris in France; his views on the comments by the Taoiseach at the conference that the European Commission's climate targets for 2020 for Ireland were unrealistic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44255/15]
Thu, 10 Dec 2015
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Local Authority Housing Provision
Richard Boyd Barrett
5. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in the context of the current housing and homelessness emergency and in order to accelerate the delivery of permanent social housing, if he will consider the purchase of hundreds of permanent homes currently advertised for sale as an alternative to modular housing, the direct transfer of National Asset Management Agency property and cash reserves to the local authorities, and the direct employment by the State of building workers, architects, engineers and so on to build social housing and thus eliminate the lengthy delays involved in the outsourcing and tendering process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44256/15]
Thu, 10 Dec 2015
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Rental Accommodation Scheme Eligibility
Richard Boyd Barrett
10. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to lift the restriction in the rental accommodation scheme which requires applicants to be in receipt of rent allowance to allow those in low-paid work to access the scheme, as the housing assistance payment has not been rolled out across all local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44132/15]
Thu, 10 Dec 2015
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Social and Affordable Housing Data
Richard Boyd Barrett
14. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question Number 731 of 6 October 2015, the status of the 1,400 homes to be transferred from the National Asset Management Agency to local authorities; if the full 2,501 homes have been purchased and at what prices, or leased; what is the monthly payment for these leasing arrangements for each home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44131/15]
Thu, 10 Dec 2015
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Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration
Richard Boyd Barrett
21. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for replenishing actual housing stock, given the announcement of the new tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44130/15]
Thu, 10 Dec 2015
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Social and Affordable Housing Provision
Richard Boyd Barrett
29. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government considering the housing and homelessness crisis, if he will consider, as an alternative to temporary modular homes, purchasing an equivalent number of permanent homes, hundreds of which are currently advertised for sale at equivalent prices to the cost of modular homes, and which would move quickly and more permanently provide homes for those with housing need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44129/15]
Thu, 10 Dec 2015
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Rental Accommodation Scheme Expenditure
Richard Boyd Barrett
41. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 732 of 6 October 2015, if the information has been compiled and if the data represent value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44133/15]
Tue, 8 Dec 2015
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Richard Boyd Barrett
6. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the last meeting of the Cabinet committee on health took place. [42433/15]
Tue, 8 Dec 2015
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Official Engagements
Richard Boyd Barrett
15. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a report on his visit to the United Nations General Assembly in New York in the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40155/15]