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General Medical Services Scheme Data
Róisín Shortall
140. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons availing of the GMS, drugs payment scheme and the long term illness scheme, respectively by local health office area in each of the years 2008 to 2011. [43691/19]
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Alcohol Pricing
Patrick O'Donovan
141. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health when the minimum unit pricing for alcohol is proposed to come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43693/19]
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Statutory Instruments
Jack Chambers
142. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if he is considering an extension to the 1 January 2022 deadline for compliance with SI 293 of 2016; if he has identified and is overseeing works needed to be carried out to public nursing homes to comply with the legislation; if funding is available to nursing homes which require works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43694/19]
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Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
Kevin O'Keeffe
143. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if a medical device will be made available to a person (details supplied). [43699/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Assisted Human Reproduction Legislation
Peter Fitzpatrick
144. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Health the status of the assisted human assisted reproduction Bill in view of the fact that it has been two years since the announcement of the Bill with public funding proposed to start in January 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43707/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Mental Health Act Review
James Browne
145. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health when legislation to update the Mental Health Act 2001 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43708/19]
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael Healy-Rae
146. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43711/19]
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Health Services Provision
Pat Deering
147. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health the entitlements for a person (details supplied); if prosthesis is available; if so, the waiting time for this service; if it is covered under medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43729/19]
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Services for People with Disabilities
Brendan Smith
148. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the lack of a specialist clinician (details supplied) in the child development team in counties Cavan and Monaghan is causing inadequate support to be provided to families with complex issues; when the post will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43733/19]
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Hospital Waiting Lists Data
Thomas P. Broughan
149. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health his views on a recent report to an organisation (details supplied) from the National Treatment Purchase Fund which refers to the removal of 20,000 persons from hospital waiting lists following a validated audit of the lists. [43735/19]
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Medicinal Products Prices
Thomas P. Broughan
150. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health his policy for the approval of new drugs in 2019; if a cost neutral or cost saving approach will be pursued in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43736/19]
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Hospital Appointments Status
Timmy Dooley
151. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will have surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43737/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Medicinal Products Supply
Mattie McGrath
152. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health when he plans to remove the age restriction on the FreeStyle Libre device and make it available to persons with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43739/19]
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Kevin O'Keeffe
153. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health if an item will be made available by the HSE for a person (details supplied). [43741/19]
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Nursing Staff Data
Michael Harty
154. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent diabetic nurse specialist posts working in UL hospital group and CHO3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43742/19]
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Health Services Data
Michael Harty
155. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent dietician posts delivering both hospital based and community diabetic services in the UL hospital group and CHO3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43743/19]
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Health Services Staff Data
Michael Harty
156. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent consultant endocrinologist posts providing specialist diabetic services in the UL hospital group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43745/19]
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HSE Staff Data
Michael Harty
157. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health the persons or bodies within his Department and the HSE responsible for the delivery of diabetic care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43747/19]
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Vaccination Programme
Hildegarde Naughton
158. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Health if a general practice which accepts medical card patients is allowed impose an administrative charge of €20 when administering the flu vaccine to a person over 65 years of age who is in possession of a medical card or general practitioner visit card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43748/19]
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Patient Transfers
Ruth Coppinger
159. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the provision of funds on the discharge of a person (details supplied) to a suitable specialist centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43752/19]
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HSE Reports
Róisín Shortall
160. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 350 of 15 October 2019, when the considerations of his Department of the HSE Valproate response project report will be completed; when the report will be published; if a copy will be made available to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43754/19]
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Health Services Data
Jan O'Sullivan
161. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of terminations of pregnancy that have been carried out since the repeal of the eighth amendment and subsequent legislation by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43777/19]
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael Healy-Rae
162. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be seen for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43778/19]
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Hospital Appointments Status
Michael Healy-Rae
163. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a cataract operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43779/19]
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HSE Staff Remuneration
John Brassil
164. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if a breakdown will be provided regarding a salary arrears payment to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43804/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Budget Measures
Stephen Donnelly
165. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost in 2020 of the increase in general practitioner card coverage thresholds announced in budget 2019. [43805/19]
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Health Services
Niamh Smyth
166. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) can be reviewed and a refund expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43837/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Meat Processing Plant Inspections
Michael Fitzmaurice
167. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the factories which have been found by departmental inspectors to be in breach of regulations in the grading and trimming of beef and sheep carcasses to date in 2019; the offences discovered in each factory; the penalties or warnings issued to the offending factory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43696/19]
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Beef Exports
Charlie McConalogue
168. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress being made to open up the Iranian market for beef exports; the trading barriers which remain at international or EU level to transit exports to the country; and the other factors that may be acting as barriers to increasing meat exports to Iran. [43701/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Organic Farming Scheme
Charlie McConalogue
169. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 493 of 15 October 2019, the breakdown between Exchequer and EU funding for the allocation in 2020; and the breakdown in funding in 2019. [43702/19]
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Brexit Preparations
Charlie McConalogue
170. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on comments that Irish product will be displaced from the British market and for Irish farmers to prepare for Brexit and prepare for tariffs on Irish food exports to the UK (details supplied); and the financial supports which will be put in place for farmers immediately in these scenarios. [43703/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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EU Funding
Charlie McConalogue
171. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Irish farmers, and young farmers in particular, have been locked out of a €1 billion EU loan scheme (details supplied) launched in April 2019; when he first received confirmation that this scheme would not be offered here; if he has had discussions with the Minister for Finance or with the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland regarding opening the loan scheme here; and the reason for not opening it. [43704/19]
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Rural Development Programme
Charlie McConalogue
172. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 29 November 2018, the status of developments on the issue; if his Department has completed its analysis on the effect of the changes in the implementation of financial instruments following the adoption of EU Regulation 2017/2393 during the period; and the status of the latest developments with the monitoring committee. [43705/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Hardship Grant Scheme
Michael Healy-Rae
173. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a hardship grant application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43776/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Electric Vehicles
John Lahart
174. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of publicly funded electric car charging as opposed to charging points in residential and commercial business places points he envisages will be in place by end of each of the years 2020 to 2022; and the locations of same. [43670/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Waste Management Regulations
Seán Haughey
175. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider granting additional powers to local authorities to allow them to deal with the large amount of wooden pallets which end up as discarded rubbish and disposed of legally and illegally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43676/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Energy Infrastructure
Kevin O'Keeffe
176. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the meter replacement programme as part of the national smart metering programme will be rolled out in north-east areas of County Cork. [43793/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Broadband Service Provision
Kevin O'Keeffe
177. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the provision of broadband in an area (details supplied) will be investigated. [43740/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Waste Disposal Charges
Seamus Healy
178. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the urgent need for the provision of a support grant for families that face increased refuse charges due to the fact a family member uses incontinence pads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43797/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Driver Licence Renewals
Maureen O'Sullivan
179. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the NDLS has discretion to reissue driver licences to a person whose driver licence has lapsed for a time greater than the allowed period; his views on whether a holder of a full licence and competent driver who allowed their licence to lapse should not have to go through the designated number of driver lessons and the associated costs of the licence to re-obtain a full licence to which they were previously a holder of; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43692/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Road Network
Jan O'Sullivan
180. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will exercise his power under the Roads Act 1993 to designate the R132 as a national route in view of the status of the road at Julianstown, County Meath, as the 16th busiest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43695/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Rail Services Provision
Catherine Murphy
181. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if orders have been placed for carriages that can meet the requirement in the context of European guidelines regarding minimum spaces on trains for bikes; if not, if this requirement will be part of the tendering (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43706/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Road Safety Authority
Niamh Smyth
182. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the support available for families (details supplied); if public transport costs will be reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43717/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Light Rail Projects Expenditure
Barry Cowen
183. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of the Luas cross city by each stage of the project, that is, planning, construction and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43726/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Road Projects Expenditure
Barry Cowen
184. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the original expected cost of the Westport to Castlebar road; the most up-to-date expected cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43727/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Córas Iompair Éireann
Michael Healy-Rae
185. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for a house adjacent to a railway track (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43775/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Road Safety Authority
Niamh Smyth
186. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if documents on this matter will be referred to the RSA for further investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43803/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Childcare Services Funding
Brendan Smith
187. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to increase the grant aid in 2020 towards the upgrading or provision of new childcare places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43849/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Childcare Services Funding
Brendan Smith
188. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the level of grant aid will be increased to enable community childcare providers upgrade or provide additional childcare places in circumstances in which there is a proven demand for such facilities and in which large scale expenditure would be necessary to undertake such projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43850/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Community Services Programme
Jack Chambers
189. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 16 October 2019, if he will address further concerns by management at the community centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43700/19]