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Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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School Transport
Alan Kelly
174. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the balance sheet buses are on regarding the €4.16 million spent on new dedicated school buses in 2016 from surplus payments from school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52666/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Medicinal Products
Alan Kelly
354. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the way in which the gainshare and incentive model for biosimilar prescribing operates; if €500 per patient is being allocated to hospital treatment areas that prescribe biosimilars is taking place as reported; if the HSE or his Department has estimated the overall savings potential of biosimilar prescribing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52711/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Hospital Staff Recruitment
Alan Kelly
361. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the arrangements been made to replace a person (details supplied) in Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin and Temple Street Hospital who is due to leave their position before the end of 2019; the arrangements that will be made for patients while a replacement is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52749/19]
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Alan Kelly
84. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if autism spectrum disorder units will be allocated to single sex secondary schools; and if it is a condition that ASD units can only be assigned to co-education secondary schools. [52198/19]
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Alan Kelly
97. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if autism spectrum disorder units can be allocated to single sex secondary schools; if not, if it is a condition that ASD units can only be assigned to co-education secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52369/19]
Wed, 11 Dec 2019
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Hospital Consultant Recruitment
Alan Kelly
179. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the arrangements made to replace a person (details supplied) who is due to leave his position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51902/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Brexit Supports
Alan Kelly
85. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the funding provided to the sectors most affected by Brexit through the Brexit loan scheme in 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of companies that have benefited; the funding provided through the future growth loan scheme to date in 2019; and the number of companies that have benefited. [46863/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Hospital Overcrowding
Alan Kelly
110. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to relieve the overcrowding in University Hospital Limerick for winter 2020. [48825/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Cancer Screening Programmes
Alan Kelly
116. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the way in which the review by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists was leaked before all participating women were informed; and the steps he will take regarding same. [48824/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Alan Kelly
117. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to build a new elderly care home in Roscrea, County Tipperary, to replace the Dean Maxwell home. [48826/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Naturalisation Applications
Alan Kelly
232. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a naturalisation application by a person (details supplied); when the application will be finalised; if the application will be expedited in view of the recent Court of Appeal judgment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48574/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Health Insurance Regulation
Alan Kelly
270. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the status of the Health Insurance Act 2018; when it will be updated for risk and price equalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48589/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Health Services Staff
Alan Kelly
283. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of specialist Parkinson's disease nurses nationally in order to have a specialist nurse in each county (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48663/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Teacher Supply
Alan Kelly
89. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on sharing teachers across schools in view of the fact that a shortage of substitute cover and that pupils across many schools are being left without qualified teachers in Irish, science, foreign languages and maths due to a supply shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47490/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Hospital Appointments Administration
Alan Kelly
384. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason for the loss of 109 referrals to the national gender service; the steps taken to ensure this system failure is not repeated; the way in which he plans to address the delays for those that were waiting and should have had their first initial visit by now; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47334/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Gender Recognition
Alan Kelly
385. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the status of the steering committee to develop an integrated service for those with gender identity issues; the number of times it has met; the recommendations it has made; if it was informed of the loss of 109 referrals to the national gender service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47335/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Rail Network
Alan Kelly
533. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when work on the Nenagh to Ballybrophy rail line will be completed; the costs involved to provide buses as an alternative to the train while work is being completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47117/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
Alan Kelly
602. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the Labour Court recommendation 11 years ago for an agreed pension for community employment supervisors will be put in place (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47164/19]
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
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Health Services Provision
Alan Kelly
130. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of sexual health clinics including a clinic (details supplied) are still using the gardasil 4 HPV vaccines instead of the gardasil 9 HPV vaccine; if recipients of the gardasil 4 HPV vaccine will be invited to receive the gardasil 9 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46967/19]
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
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State Pensions
Alan Kelly
179. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason correspondence sent to her Dublin Central Oireachtas inquiry email address on 21 and 24 October 2019 failed to receive a response; if she will arrange for the issues raised in an email (details supplied) to be addressed as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46988/19]