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Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Human Rights Issues
Richard Boyd Barrett
107. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on his Department's most recent interventions on behalf of an Irish citizen (details supplied) who is imprisoned in Egypt; the interventions, representations or meetings he has had with members of the Egyptian Government or the Egyptian ambassador; if the Government is considering any public statements demanding the release of the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28398/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
Richard Boyd Barrett
186. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied); the reason this person's claim for a jobseeker's allowance has ceased since March 2015; if her Department will review this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28447/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Carer's Allowance Appeals
Richard Boyd Barrett
187. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a social welfare appeal lodged by a person (details supplied) in mid-June 2015 for a carer's allowance as a matter of urgency, given the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28448/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Asylum Applications
Richard Boyd Barrett
480. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in processing an application for asylum by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29111/15]
Thu, 9 Jul 2015
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Mental Health Services
Richard Boyd Barrett
33. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his plans to commission any reviews on the over-use of drugs in mental health and disability services for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27668/15]
Thu, 9 Jul 2015
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Mental Health Services
Richard Boyd Barrett
40. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health considering his Department's concerns regarding the over-use of drugs with elderly and adult patients, if he has similar concerns regarding children in mental health and disability services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27667/15]
Thu, 9 Jul 2015
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Exceptional Needs Payment Applications
Richard Boyd Barrett
88. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) might expect to receive a reply to an application for an exceptional needs payment to fund new clothes. [28105/15]
Wed, 8 Jul 2015
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HSE Properties
Richard Boyd Barrett
162. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his views that it is acceptable for residents at the Health Service Executive's Elizabeth Court psychiatric care home in Phibsborough in Dublin 7 to be denied the right to smoke cigarettes in their own private outdoor space at their own home; the policy this comes under; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27808/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Garda Misconduct Allegations
Richard Boyd Barrett
24. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality on the case of a person (details supplied), if the panel of barristers has reviewed all the papers and material it planned to examine in this case; the papers and material it has examined in view of the fact that the person's legal representative has failed to get clarity in this matter despite extensive correspondence with the Minister; if the panel of barristers has reported to her; if not, when the panel will report to her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27068/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Harbour Authorities
Richard Boyd Barrett
586. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to previous Parliamentary Questions (details supplied), the reason there is no record in either the High Court or the Circuit Court of any court action being initiated by Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company and the person concerned; if this suggests either Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company is misleading him, or is Dáil Éireann being misled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27406/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Harbour Authorities
Richard Boyd Barrett
587. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to previous Parliamentary Questions (details supplied), the way in which Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company arrived at its decision that it had the authority-power to establish a company without the knowledge of its shareholders, something which is not in compliance with the Harbour Act 1996, the very Act which established Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27407/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Harbour Authorities
Richard Boyd Barrett
588. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that persons (details supplied) were on the board of Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company; his views that their actions represented a fundamental breach of trust between him, as the shareholder, and the directors involved, and if their position is now untenable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27408/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Harbour Authorities
Richard Boyd Barrett
589. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm the date persons (details supplied) were appointed as directors of the Irish International Diaspora Centre Trust Limited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27409/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Harbour Authorities
Richard Boyd Barrett
590. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to previous Parliamentary Questions (details supplied), the reason the Irish International Diaspora Centre Trust Limited, as shown in the Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company profit and loss accounts for the years 2012 and 2013, shows that €67,904 and €120,234 respectively was owed to Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company, if the Irish International Diaspora Centre Trust Limited did not trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27410/15]
Wed, 1 Jul 2015
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Coillte Teoranta Reports
Richard Boyd Barrett
25. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the most recent Forest Service reports on Coillte's corporate governance, carried out on an annual basis as part of the Forest Service's regulatory remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26101/15]
Wed, 1 Jul 2015
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Forestry Sector
Richard Boyd Barrett
41. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current amount of tree cover in view of the recent removal and regeneration of scrub and natural woodland linked to the single farm payment criteria and the pressure on woodlands caused by Food Harvest 2020's focus on targets to increase production by 50%, on the basis of assumptions relating to digital mapping systems and the most recent National Forestry Inventory information collected between 2009 and 2012 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26100/15]
Wed, 1 Jul 2015
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Richard Boyd Barrett
184. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if chronic obstructive pulmonary disease support will be made available in Tralee, County Kerry, Tullamore, County Offaly and County Wexford, through the appointment of respiratory physicians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26453/15]
Wed, 1 Jul 2015
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Disease Management
Richard Boyd Barrett
185. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his plans to target early diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the fourth leading cause of death; the specific investment to tackle the scale of the problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26454/15]
Wed, 1 Jul 2015
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Disease Management
Richard Boyd Barrett
186. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will give a commitment to roll out the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease outreach programme to manage patients at home and reduce hospitalisation from the current 12 acute hospitals to all acute hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26455/15]
Wed, 1 Jul 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Richard Boyd Barrett
187. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his plans to reduce waiting times and to ensure every respiratory unit operates an ongoing pulmonary rehabilitation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26456/15]