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Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
Derek Keating
451. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Health if he will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) to expedite a very urgent appointment in a hospital, given that the urgency of this case requires him to directly intervene and not to send it to the Health Service Executive for a response, and given the performance of the executive on this matter to date. [42835/15]
Thu, 12 Nov 2015
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Child Benefit Eligibility
Derek Keating
54. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in relation to the SAFE programme, the number of persons in the years 2012 to 2015 to date who have had their child benefit suspended as a consequence of not attending a SAFE registration appointment and obtaining a public services card. [39881/15]
Thu, 12 Nov 2015
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Social Welfare Fraud Data
Derek Keating
57. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the amount that is represented as fraudulent claims for social protection benefits for the years 2012 to 2015 to date. [39907/15]
Thu, 12 Nov 2015
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Fishing Industry
Derek Keating
96. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that are being taken to confirm the veracity of the allegations impinging on the reputation of the Irish fishing fleet in reports in newspapers of poor employment practices that should not be tolerated, and other measures alleged to circumvent the work permit and migration laws, to remedy the situation; and the action to be taken against the perpetrators, should wrongdoing or criminality be found. [39836/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Child Care Costs
Derek Keating
329. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered the introduction of tax relief for child care costs (details supplied). [38132/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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HSE Funding
Derek Keating
817. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to a charity (details supplied) for each of the years, 2011 to 2014, and for 2015 to date. [38133/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Light Rail Projects
Derek Keating
714. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport given that a Lucan LUAS line, LUAS F, has been in planning since 2000 and that the development would have had 10.5 km of rail with capacity to carry 4,650 persons in each direction per hour and could carry over 20 million passengers per year, with a significant reduction in vehicle traffic along the N4 corridor and given that the proposed line had significant development work completed and was at the stage to proceed to construction when work was suspended and given that the capital investment plan, Building on Recovery 2016 to 2021, makes no mention of what is seen as a vital transport link, if he will confirm that this project remains under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36077/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Schools Building Projects Status
Derek Keating
407. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Education and Skills given that the project to extend and refurbish Lucan Community College in County Dublin is included in the current five-year construction programme, and has a target opening date of September 2018, and given that Lucan is one of the fastest growing residential areas in the country, and is in urgent need of secondary school places, if she will ensure that there is no further impediment in authorising the progress of the project to stage 2A; if she will expedite the preparation and submission of the planning application preferably before, but no later than, spring 2016; if she will confirm that the target opening date of September 2018 will be met; if she will accommodate the attendance of a staff representative at future meetings between her Department and Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board regarding the progress of this project in order that the board of management and parents can become fully aware of all progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35758/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Rail Network Maintenance
Derek Keating
767. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport given that the new capital plan includes an allocation in the order of €3.6 billion for public transport and and given that €6 million has already been spent on a train station at Kishogue in Lucan in County Dublin, which is already constructed and lying idle, his plans to ensure that this station is completed and opened within the lifetime of the plan, in order that the journey time for a 7 km trip can be reduced from the current 1 hour and 45 minutes by bus to the area where Kishogue is located; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34336/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Health Services
Derek Keating
993. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Health the number of diagnoses of Lyme disease here in recent years; the number of diagnoses for Lyme disease that were missed, in view of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; his views on the matter; his further views on the quality of testing here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31410/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Swimming Pool Programme Applications
Derek Keating
1651. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the fact that Lucan, County Dublin, is one of the biggest population growth areas in the State, that there is a lack of a public swimming pool to support a population of over 50,000 people and that grant assistance is an integral part of the financing of elements of South Dublin County Council’s water leisure strategy, and that the council could not of its own resources provide a swimming pool for the area, if he will commit to reopening the local authority swimming pool grant scheme in order to provide a swimming pool facility for Lucan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31997/15]
Thu, 16 Jul 2015
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Departmental Legal Cases
Derek Keating
831. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 775 of 17 June 2014, previous parliamentary questions and correspondence with him and his Department over the past 20 years, if he has consulted recently with the Dublin Airport Authority regarding the actions of his former agent, Aer Rianta, in this matter; and, notwithstanding ongoing court proceedings, if he is satisfied that there was no conflict of interests, breach of official policy, misrepresentation, or concealment or wrongdoing on the part of his former agent, Aer Rianta, in this matter. [29885/15]
Thu, 9 Jul 2015
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Mental Health Services
Derek Keating
195. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Health in view of the fact that this Deputy has received a letter of concern from the board of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin regarding the functioning of the child and adolescent mental health service, in which this Deputy is advised that parents have been told that there is a one-year waiting list for an appointment, and expressing concern regarding the early sign-off of identified cases where there is already a psychological report outlining significant emotional, behavioural or intellectual challenge; if such a one-year waiting list exists for an appointment with the service; the position regarding the signing-off of cases where such a psychological report exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28026/15]
Thu, 9 Jul 2015
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Road Safety
Derek Keating
272. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the Department, agency, authority or local authority that is responsible for safety on motorways, national primary, national secondary, local primary, local secondary, local tertiary and any undesignated roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28063/15]
Thu, 9 Jul 2015
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National Archives
Derek Keating
280. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of the fact that the Ireland-Australia transportation database is incomplete as a result of the destruction of the National Archives in 1922 and only contains transport registers from 1836 to 1857; given that in 1988 the then Taoiseach gave a microfilm copy of the database as a gift to the Australian archives as part of Australia's bicentennial celebrations and, particularly, as it is a stated objective of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport to increase tourist numbers from Australia, if she will seek a reciprocal copy of the existing convict transportation records from Australia, which are held in the New South Wales archives in Australia, to be placed in the Irish National Archives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28000/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Road Projects
Derek Keating
592. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the support he will provide to an important infrastructural development by EirGrid (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27510/15]
Thu, 2 Jul 2015
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School Management
Derek Keating
202. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Education and Skills given that an investigation pursuant to section 19 of the Education Act 1998 has been carried out in a school (details supplied) in County Dublin, if she will confirm that recommendations have been made and fully implemented and that a copy of these will be provided for this Deputy and parents of pupils who were interested or affected by the issues raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26738/15]
Wed, 17 Jun 2015
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Rare Diseases
Derek Keating
168. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Health in view of the fact that the Health Service Executive has now opened the National Rare Disease Office, the scope of the conditions that will be dealt with there; if a person (details supplied) in County Dublin who has the condition Alkaptonuria, which is extremely rare and of which this person is one of only two sufferers here, will have her condition managed here rather than having to travel to Liverpool in England for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24087/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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EU Regulations
Derek Keating
516. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will investigate a situation whereby a person (details supplied) who applied to the central authority for maintenance recovery, for enforcement under Council regulation (EC) 4/2009 of 18 December 2008 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and co-operation in matters relating to maintenance obligations from a person who is resident in the United Kingdom, and despite the fact that the relevant maintenance was granted in 2012, no payments have been actioned to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20520/15]
Thu, 16 Apr 2015
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Military Honours
Derek Keating
110. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Defence in view of the fact that a large number of members of the Defence Forces served during the emergencies that were declared as a result of the period here known as the Troubles, maintaining peace in this State, one of whom made the ultimate sacrifice, if consideration will be given to awarding a service medal to those who gave service to the State and who were directly involved in the support of the civil power during that time, from 1968 to 1998; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15007/15]