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Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Hospitals Capital Programme
Mary Butler
1788. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if all agreed capital projects including the second cath lab and the new mortuary at University Hospital Waterford will proceed as planned on time and on budget if the restructuring of health services into six new regional health areas occurs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34051/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Health Services Reform
Mary Butler
1789. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if a targeted reduction in the long waiting lists at University Hospital Waterford is expected for orthopaedics, ophthalmology and urology if the restructuring of health services into six new regional health areas occurs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34052/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Health Services Reform
Mary Butler
1790. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if the budget will be made available to facilitate the restructuring of health services into six new regional health areas; if it will be fair and equitable to all six areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34053/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Community Employment Schemes Data
Mary Butler
2683. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of the community employment programme for the past five years to the end of the second quarter of 2019, by budgeted versus actual costs under the headings "participants' wages", "supervisory wages", "materials costs" and "training costs" in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31835/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Community Employment Schemes Data
Mary Butler
2684. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of community employment participants, supervisors and assistant supervisors on the community employment programme at the end of June 2019, by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31836/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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State Pension (Contributory) Data
Mary Butler
2723. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 813 of 9 July 2019, the percentage of the 32,307 pensioners who received an increase (details supplied) in their payments in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32782/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Housing Estates
Mary Butler
2878. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the funding and grants available to assist in the ongoing maintenance of small long established housing developments of 30 to 50 homes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32340/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
Mary Butler
2900. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason funding for adaptation grants for council-owned housing stock for Waterford City and County Council has been cut from €300,000 to €200,000; his views on whether this reduction will exasperate an already extensive waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32981/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
Mary Butler
2901. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to Waterford City and County Council for the mobility aids housing grant scheme in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32982/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
Mary Butler
2902. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to Waterford City and County Council for the housing adaptation grant for people with a disability in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32983/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
Mary Butler
2903. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to Waterford City and County Council for the housing aid for older people grant in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32984/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
Mary Butler
2904. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to each of the 31 local authorities for the mobility aids grant scheme in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33064/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
Mary Butler
2905. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to each of the 31 local authorities for the housing adaptation grant for people with a disability in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33065/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
Mary Butler
2906. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to each of the 31 local authorities for the housing aid for older people grant in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33066/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Vaccination Programme
Mary Butler
447. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of a national pertussis whooping cough vaccination programme for pregnant women in the health service. [30471/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Infectious Disease Epidemics
Mary Butler
448. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if a case and incident management system for health protection to support more efficient and robust reporting and management of infectious disease outbreaks has been developed. [30472/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Infectious Diseases
Mary Butler
449. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken in 2019 to enhance the control of tuberculosis. [30473/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Public Health Policy
Mary Butler
450. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the development of a new operating model for public health. [30474/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Mary Butler
249. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment with an orthopaedic consultant at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30160/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Tobacco Control Measures
Mary Butler
335. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of initial tobacco sales to minors test purchase inspections carried out at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available. [29082/19]