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Tue, 18 Oct 2016
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Robert Troy
478. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some nursing homes are charging residents, or in some cases a resident's family, for taxis to their hospital appointments while also charging them for the associated care assistance cost, having a care assistant travel with them, where in some cases transport is already available and free. [30627/16]
Wed, 12 Oct 2016
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Motor Tax
Robert Troy
85. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that tax discs are not making it to their destination after they are dispatched from Shannon (details supplied). [29895/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Probate Applications
Robert Troy
17. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason there is no probate officer for County Westmeath; as a consequence the lack of a probate officer is causing a delay in the courts service. [29673/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Community Alert Programme
Robert Troy
27. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will facilitate making a grant available to communities who wish to set up their own community text alert scheme. [29364/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Robert Troy
102. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will allocate additional SNA hours to a person (details supplied) who suffers from a number of learning difficulties and is currently in receipt of 0.5 hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29273/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Schools Building Projects
Robert Troy
127. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite the construction of a new school (details supplied). [29456/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Public Sector Staff Retirements
Robert Troy
300. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if persons will be allowed to work until they reach 66 years of age (details supplied). [29431/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Public Sector Staff Recruitment
Robert Troy
302. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to recruit for public service positions in the Galway region; if so, when this recruitment will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29525/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Hospital Appointments Administration
Robert Troy
348. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment and hip operation for a person (details supplied). [29224/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Robert Troy
358. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an operation for a person (details supplied). [29253/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Disability Services Provision
Robert Troy
362. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate an application for full-time care for a person (details supplied). [29267/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Hospital Appointments Status
Robert Troy
439. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an outpatient appointment for a person (details supplied) at Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29622/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Hospitals Building Programme
Robert Troy
440. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there will be no building works on the graveyards at St. Loman's Hospital, Mullingar, and whether there are no plans for building works or sale of the graveyards at St. Loman's Hospital; and if the currently unmarked graves will be restored and identified, as was their status up to 2011. [29624/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Single Payment Scheme Payments
Robert Troy
520. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a payment of €30,000 was withheld from a person's (details supplied) single farm payment for 2014; if he will investigate this matter and rectify it by allocating this money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29541/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Sports Capital Programme
Robert Troy
571. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the sport capital programme will be announced. [29262/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Tourism Funding
Robert Troy
602. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider an application for funding by a group (details supplied) which has applied for funding under the Fáilte Ireland major capital grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29609/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Tourism Funding
Robert Troy
603. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Fáilte Ireland major capital scheme will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29611/16]
Thu, 6 Oct 2016
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Community Services Programme
Robert Troy
37. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection further to his recent meeting with Moate Action Group if he will approve its application for a community worker. [28795/16]
Thu, 6 Oct 2016
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Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
Robert Troy
43. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the processing times and criteria for persons availing of community employment schemes and Tús as a matter of urgency. [28796/16]
Thu, 6 Oct 2016
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Pension Provisions
Robert Troy
79. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the consequences of the amendment made to the AMRF where persons are only entitled to 4% per annum with the remainder held in the pension fund until the person reaches 70 years of age with the exception for persons with a guaranteed income of €12,700 per annum; if this limit was introduced to ensure that persons who do not have sufficient contributions paid to receive a State pension and then cash in a pension policy are left dependent on the State non-contributory pension; if he will examine introducing an exemption for persons who have sufficient contributions for State pension and need to cash in the policy for reasons such as health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29019/16]