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Tue, 20 Nov 2012
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Hospital Procedures
Robert Troy
601. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the average number of post-mortems which are carried out annually in the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly. [51204/12]
Thu, 15 Nov 2012
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Directors' Loans
Robert Troy
16. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the amount of loans outstanding from Directors at the State owned banks; if they are continuing to rigorously collect these loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50506/12]
Thu, 15 Nov 2012
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Banking Sector Staff Issues
Robert Troy
31. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance his plans to review the remit of the public interest directors in the State supported banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50508/12]
Wed, 14 Nov 2012
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Middle East Peace Process
Robert Troy
7. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is satisfied with EU action in advancing the Israel-Palestine peace process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50191/12]
Wed, 14 Nov 2012
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Israeli Settlements
Robert Troy
47. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is satisfied with EU action regarding the implementation of measures to stop illegal Israeli settlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50190/12]
Wed, 14 Nov 2012
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Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
Robert Troy
121. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding student grants in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50348/12]
Wed, 14 Nov 2012
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Disability Allowance Appeals
Robert Troy
157. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for disability pension in respect of a person (details supplied). [50347/12]
Wed, 14 Nov 2012
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Referendum Expenditure
Robert Troy
233. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount spent by her Department in the establishment and maintenance of the children's referendum website discontinued on 8 November 2012; the amount spent by her Department in the design, printing and distribution of any children's referendum leaflets published by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50424/12]
Wed, 14 Nov 2012
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Medical Card Applications
Robert Troy
236. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied). [50346/12]
Wed, 14 Nov 2012
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Hospital Staff Recruitment
Robert Troy
273. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will fill the podiatry post at Mullingar Hospital, County Westmeath, as sanctioned in April 2012, the post was planned as part of the national Footcare Programme to tackle the increase in diabetes related foot ulcers and amputations, this post is critical to tackling diabetes foot disease in the community and in keeping people with this health complication out of hospital, health and mobile; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50551/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times
Robert Troy
122. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps she has taken to address waiting times in social welfare payments and appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49911/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Mortgage Resolution Processes
Robert Troy
222. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a definitive timeline as to when Permanent TSB will be rolling out the mortgage to rent scheme. [49524/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Student Grant Scheme Applications
Robert Troy
273. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite grant applications in respect of persons (details supplied). [49672/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Schools Building Projects Status
Robert Troy
281. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of a second level school in an area (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [49757/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Schools Building Projects Status
Robert Troy
282. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has met with the board of management of a school (details supplied) and the outcome of same. [49758/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Alternative Energy Projects
Robert Troy
433. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the level of communications he has held with his British counterpart regarding the memorandum of understanding on the exporting of wind energy to the UK; if he will confirm if he has met the two commercial companies seeking to erect these wind turbines; and, if so, how often and the outcome of such discussions. [49754/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Alternative Energy Projects
Robert Troy
451. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has met with the two commercial companies seeking planning permission to erect wind turbines for the purposes of exporting energy to the British market; the number of occasions that he has met these companies; the purpose the meetings and the outcome of same. [49755/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Collection
Robert Troy
452. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to help persons who have built up penalties in relation to the non payment of the non-principal private residence payments. [49756/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Community Development Initiatives
Robert Troy
460. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will guarantee that funding for the Westmeath Volunteer Centre will not be cut following the budget in December; if he will pledge his full support for projects such as these, as it is vital that persons who find themselves out of work have an outlet such as the Westmeath Volunteer Centre. [49942/12]
Tue, 13 Nov 2012
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Taxi Regulations
Robert Troy
684. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the timeframe in which a decision will be made with regarding the transferability of taxi plates from one relative to another,; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49673/12]
Thu, 8 Nov 2012
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Mental Health Services Provision
Robert Troy
6. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to change the Mental Health Act in view of recent comments by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48953/12]
Thu, 8 Nov 2012
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Mental Health Services Provision
Robert Troy
28. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the action he has taken to develop mental health services for young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46715/12]
Wed, 7 Nov 2012
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Irish Red Cross Governance
Robert Troy
8. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the situation with regard to the governance of the Red Cross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48504/12]
Wed, 7 Nov 2012
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Overseas Missions
Robert Troy
22. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Defence the timeframe he proposes to keep seven members of the Defence Forces in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48503/12]
Wed, 7 Nov 2012
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Student Grant Scheme Applications
Robert Troy
71. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite the Student Universal Support Ireland grant application in respect of a person (details supplied). [48829/12]
Wed, 7 Nov 2012
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Student Grant Scheme Applications
Robert Troy
72. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite the Student Universal Support Ireland in respect of a person (details supplied). [48830/12]
Wed, 7 Nov 2012
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Student Grant Scheme Applications
Robert Troy
73. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite the Student Universal Support Ireland in respect of a person (details supplied). [48831/12]
Wed, 7 Nov 2012
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Student Grant Scheme Applications
Robert Troy
74. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite the Student Universal Support Ireland in respect of a person (details supplied). [48832/12]
Wed, 7 Nov 2012
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Student Grant Scheme Applications
Robert Troy
75. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite the Student Universal Support Ireland in respect of a person (details supplied). [48833/12]
Wed, 7 Nov 2012
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Student Grant Scheme Applications
Robert Troy
76. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite the Student Universal Support Ireland in respect of a person (details supplied). [48834/12]
Wed, 7 Nov 2012
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Forestry Grants
Robert Troy
176. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine the current payment being made to a person (details supplied) in respect of a forestry contract. [48773/12]
Wed, 7 Nov 2012
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Hospital Procedures
Robert Troy
191. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when funding will be available to progress crucial surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [48791/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Rural Development Programme Funding
Robert Troy
105. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total allocation to Ireland under the rural development programme 2007 to 2013 broken down measure by measure; the expenditure to date; his views on whether the full allocation will be spent under each measure; the implications for the programme and the common agricultural policy in Ireland if any measure fails to spend its allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48260/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Tax Code
Robert Troy
136. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if in the context of Budget discussions, he has raised the issue with the Department of Finance in relation to the importance of maintaining the farm taxation measures introduced in Budget 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48261/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Tax Clearance Certificates
Robert Troy
231. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he will expedite a tax clearance application in respect of a person (details supplied) that has been waiting on their certificate for a considerable period of time and is causing them concern. [47980/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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School Curriculum
Robert Troy
305. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine the possibility of introducing driving lessons and driving theory as a compulsory component of the transition year programme in the interest of creating road safety awareness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47651/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Schools Building Projects Status
Robert Troy
359. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of a second level school for the town of Kinnegad, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48309/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Student Grant Scheme Applications
Robert Troy
370. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite a grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon. [48534/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Social Insurance Payments
Robert Troy
435. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the reason persons that are self-employed and suffer from illness are treated differently by her Department and the Department of Health when, for example they cannot work due to their illness and require social protection assistance or when their illness is only newly recognised. [47963/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Carer's Allowance Applications
Robert Troy
520. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied). [47726/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Invalidity Pension Appeals
Robert Troy
521. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an invalidity appeal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [47727/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Departmental Staff Remuneration
Robert Troy
804. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason non categorised personnel within his Department are paying a pension levy even though they have no pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48219/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Robert Troy
1030. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will issue a date for a hip operation in Tullamore Hospital, County Offaly, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath [47670/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Robert Troy
1051. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) [47852/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Taxi Regulations
Robert Troy
1204. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his reasons for applying further regulation and taxes on taxis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47577/12]
Thu, 25 Oct 2012
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Children and Family Services
Robert Troy
1. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the resource implications of making her aspirations for children's rights a reality; the way she intends to ensure the necessary resources are available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46939/12]
Thu, 25 Oct 2012
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Adoption Legislation
Robert Troy
4. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill; the key measures likely to be contained in the legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46940/12]
Thu, 25 Oct 2012
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Child Benefit Payments
Robert Troy
206. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the engagement she has had with the Department of Social Protection on the subject of child benefit expenditure for 2013; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is concern among families that child benefit maybe significantly cut; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46941/12]
Wed, 24 Oct 2012
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Child Protection
Robert Troy
228. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures she proposes to put in place to uphold the rights of parents in their dealings with Government agencies charged with child protection; if she will consider putting in place a parents charter in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46767/12]
Tue, 23 Oct 2012
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Site Acquisitions
Robert Troy
228. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on deliberations on the site selection for a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; when the preferred site will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46003/12]