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Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Hospital Consultant Recruitment
Thomas P. Broughan
394. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if his Department has examined the need for a specialist clinician in the Dublin region to treat Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41575/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Rare Diseases Strategy
Thomas P. Broughan
395. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is provided for within the National Rare Disease Plan for Ireland 2014-2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41576/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Nursing Staff Recruitment
Thomas P. Broughan
403. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing positions in Beaumont Hospital that will be offered to upcoming graduates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41606/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Respite Care Services Data
Thomas P. Broughan
404. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for an initial assessment for respite services in CHO area 9; the number of those persons who have been waiting for three months, three to six months, six to nine months, nine to 12 months, and for over 12 months for the assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41607/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Respite Care Services Data
Thomas P. Broughan
405. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for an initial assessment for day care services in CHO area 9; the number of those persons who have been waiting for three months, three to six months, six to nine months, nine to 12 months, and for over 12 months for the assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41608/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Drug Treatment Programmes
Thomas P. Broughan
418. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if necessary supports will be allocated to a drug rehabilitation and drugs prevention programme (details supplied) in Dublin. [41756/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Thomas P. Broughan
442. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if he will review and reverse the decision of the HSE not to approve the use of the drug Kuvan for persons with phenylketonuria, PKU, and accept the request by an organisation (details supplied) to provide funding for this drug which has significant long-term health improvements for persons affected by PKU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41912/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Thomas P. Broughan
443. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if he will request the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics to review its decision not to fund the provision of the drug Kuvan for persons affected by phenylketonuria which was approved by EU regulatory agencies in 2009 for use in 20 European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41913/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Greyhound Industry
Thomas P. Broughan
457. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds exported to the United Kingdom for sales and trials between 2010 to 2016; the number returned here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41326/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Road Traffic Legislation
Thomas P. Broughan
528. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason he has not commenced the section of the Road Traffic Act 2016 which seeks to regulate rickshaws; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41577/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Carer's Allowance Data
Thomas P. Broughan
581. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons that have been refused carer's allowance in 2016 and to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41604/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Local Authority Staff Recruitment
Thomas P. Broughan
613. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of requests within his Department from both Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council seeking approval for employing extra staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41605/17]
Thu, 28 Sep 2017
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HSE Waiting Lists
Thomas P. Broughan
62. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to address the waiting lists for eye procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40790/17]
Thu, 28 Sep 2017
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Health Service Capacity Review
Thomas P. Broughan
72. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the Health Service Capacity Review 2017; if the review is on course to be completed by the end of 2017; if the capacity review steering group has provided an interim report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40789/17]
Thu, 28 Sep 2017
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Liquor Licence Data
Thomas P. Broughan
113. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 246 of 12 July 2017, the number of the disclosed offences each year that resulted in conviction, non-conviction, struck out or dismissed by court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41098/17]
Thu, 28 Sep 2017
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Liquor Licence Data
Thomas P. Broughan
114. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 246 of 12 July 2017, if he has undertaken reviews of section 37 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008 in particular with regard to the safeguards for test purchasers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41099/17]
Thu, 28 Sep 2017
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Liquor Licence Data
Thomas P. Broughan
115. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 246 of 12 July 2017, the number of test purchasers by year and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41100/17]
Thu, 28 Sep 2017
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Liquor Licence Data
Thomas P. Broughan
116. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 246 12 July 2017, the reason there were no test purchases carried out in counties Galway, Kilkenny, Carlow, Laois, Offaly, Roscommon, Longford and Wexford in the years since 2014; the reason County Clare, DMR east, counties Sligo, Leitrim, Tipperary and Waterford have had no test purchases since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41101/17]
Thu, 28 Sep 2017
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
Thomas P. Broughan
188. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 396 of 20 September 2017, if HIQA has been instructed to invigilate the extra charges by nursing homes; the role of the interdepartmental agency working group; if further funding will be required to ensure the implementation of recommendations in the 2015 review of the nursing homes support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41102/17]
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
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National Parks and Wildlife Service Data
Thomas P. Broughan
122. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of staff employed in the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of inspections undertaken by the NPWS regarding wildlife in the same years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40833/17]
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
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Hare Coursing Regulation
Thomas P. Broughan
123. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will report on the monitoring of coursing trials around the country; if breaches of trial rules have taken place in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017; the repercussions for breach of a club's rules (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40834/17]
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
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Constitutional Amendments
Thomas P. Broughan
137. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health his plans to hold the referendum on the eighth amendment before the end of May 2018. [40867/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Budget 2018
Thomas P. Broughan
56. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of his officials that are gender-, equality- and carbon-proofing budget 2018; the extent to which these examinations with relevant costings are taken into account before the finalisation of the budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40176/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Public Spending Code
Thomas P. Broughan
57. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the type of cost-benefit analysis that will be applied to the additional tax expenditures or new public spending which are being proposed to support business here in the context of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40417/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Insurance Industry Regulation
Thomas P. Broughan
73. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance if further measures are being taken by the EU Commission and his Department to address the alleged cartel-like activity and price gouging in the insurance market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40285/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Northern Ireland
Thomas P. Broughan
185. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken recently to the US Secretary of State regarding the appointment of a special envoy to Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40629/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Anti-Social Behaviour
Thomas P. Broughan
210. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken by An Garda Síochána to bring an immediate end to joyriding and associated criminal and anti-social behaviour over the past three months in a district (details supplied). [40286/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Garda Deployment
Thomas P. Broughan
211. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of the PSNI and An Garda Síochána who have served in the other policing service on this island under the secondment provisions of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 and the Police (Northern Ireland) Acts of 2000 and 2003. [40287/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Garda Deployment
Thomas P. Broughan
222. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for a further sergeant to be appointed to the community policing unit at Coolock Garda station, Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40631/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Film Industry
Thomas P. Broughan
245. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 149 and 150 of 5 July 2017, the location in which this register is maintained; the way in which the trainees receive their ultimate qualifications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40668/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Film Industry
Thomas P. Broughan
246. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 149 and 150 of 5 July 2017, when these traineeships will be completed, rolled out and available; if years of work experience will also be counted towards official accreditation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40669/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Home Help Service Provision
Thomas P. Broughan
321. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for home help services in Dublin north CHO aea 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40391/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Primary Medical Certificates Data
Thomas P. Broughan
322. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the number of primary health certificates that have been issued to persons suffering from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and POTS syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40392/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Primary Medical Certificates Data
Thomas P. Broughan
323. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the number of primary health certificates that have been refused to persons suffering from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and POTS syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40393/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Hospital Services
Thomas P. Broughan
383. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health his plans to open a new weight management clinic at Beaumont hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40630/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Departmental Staff Recruitment
Thomas P. Broughan
490. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the posts of second secretary and deputy secretary will be filled within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40632/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Departmental Staff Recruitment
Thomas P. Broughan
506. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to recruit additional staff to deal with appeals for guardians payments in view of the fact that the current average processing time is approximately 18 weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40389/17]
Thu, 21 Sep 2017
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Human Rights
Thomas P. Broughan
22. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has contacted Ms Aung San Suu Kyi and the Government of Myanmar to protest the treatment of the Rohingya people of Myanmar; if he will request an immediate cessation of the attacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39699/17]
Thu, 21 Sep 2017
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Brexit Issues
Thomas P. Broughan
44. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress that is being made regarding Border solutions and Brexit; if specific provisions will be made for Brexit related issues in his Department's budget for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39700/17]
Thu, 21 Sep 2017
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Garda Reform
Thomas P. Broughan
114. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce new legislation restructuring policing services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39992/17]
Thu, 21 Sep 2017
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Garda Reform
Thomas P. Broughan
115. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is considering legislation on the lines of the Police (Northern Ireland) Acts 2000 and 2003 passed by the UK parliament on the restructuring of policing services here. [39993/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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Public Services Card
Thomas P. Broughan
54. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the social protection payments that require the production of a public services card; the legislation that enables this requirement; the number of payments which have ceased due to non production of the card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39448/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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Social Welfare Benefits
Thomas P. Broughan
65. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of introducing a weekly €20 cost of disability payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39427/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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Tribunals of Inquiry Expenditure
Thomas P. Broughan
122. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Taoiseach the expenditure in 2016 and in 2017 on the Moriarty tribunal; and if he will report on the areas of expenditure and the amount, for example of legal fees and so on. [37521/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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Construction Sector Strategy
Thomas P. Broughan
142. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when the sectoral employment order for the construction sector will be brought before Dáil Éireann and implemented for all construction workers. [39814/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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State Savings Schemes
Thomas P. Broughan
152. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance if he has given consideration to establishing special savings schemes in State financial institutions and credit unions whereby older persons would be encouraged to invest in funds which might be used exclusively for affordable mortgages for younger persons as suggested by many senior persons. [39182/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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Irish Prisoners Abroad
Thomas P. Broughan
287. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the case of a person (details supplied) in Egypt in view of the fact that there seemed to be positive progress during July and August 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39414/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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Foreign Conflicts
Thomas P. Broughan
288. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed with his EU counterparts the situation in Myanmar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39515/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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Garda Training
Thomas P. Broughan
327. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who have taken either the level 4 or level 5 Garda driving course in 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017; the length of time the course lasts; the frequency with which courses are held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39513/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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Garda Transport Provision
Thomas P. Broughan
328. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to provide funding for the purchase of extra unmarked Garda cars and extra marked Garda vans for the Garda Traffic Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39514/17]