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Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Work Permits Eligibility
Peadar Tóibín
292. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to place barbers and hairdressers on the list of eligible staff for work permits; if she has carried out an audit of the number of persons here with the necessary skills and the demand in the industry; and her plans with regard to training in the sector. [51178/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Information and Communications Technology
Peadar Tóibín
436. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the problems that exist regarding the printing of documents from the information technology system in the health service; the number of persons affected by the inability to print documents; the cost of the system; the steps required to fix same; the estimated cost of the fix; and when it will be fixed. [51722/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Schools Building Projects
Peadar Tóibín
192. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will receive a new building. [49810/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Hospital Services
Peadar Tóibín
384. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was informed that they should check themselves out of Drogheda hospital, make their own way up to Beaumont Hospital and be reassessed there for surgery. [49968/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Peadar Tóibín
385. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason for and the detail of the significant variance between waiting time for surgery under the care of different consultants; and the variance from the mean in this regard. [49971/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Bus Éireann Services
Peadar Tóibín
501. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider rerouting the Nos. 190 and 109b bus services through the village of Robinstown, County Meath (details supplied). [49806/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Peadar Tóibín
52. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for ASD units not existing in any post-primary school in Navan, County Meath for children with autism. [43107/19]
Wed, 13 Nov 2019
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Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme
Peadar Tóibín
42. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the details of each State infrastructure project that is in development or is due for completion in 2019 in which it is in excess of the budget assigned to the project for its current stage to date. [39522/19]
Tue, 12 Nov 2019
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Tax Code
Peadar Tóibín
125. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that farmers who operate as a company are significantly better off with regard to tax in comparison to farmers who operate as sole traders; the details of the loss to the Exchequer as a result of farmers opting for the company model rather than the sole trader model; and his views on whether a level playing field with regard to taxation should exist in the agriculture sector. [46363/19]
Tue, 12 Nov 2019
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Tax Compliance
Peadar Tóibín
129. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance his views on the assessment of his predecessor that tax evasion in the poultry industry gave a competitive advantage to those who used it rather than those who did not; the changes made in the sector since the statement was made; his further views on whether the practice might still exist in the poultry and beef sectors; if an investigation has been carried out on whether the practice still exists in the poultry and livestock sectors; and if so, if the loss resulting from the loophole has been identified. [46421/19]
Tue, 12 Nov 2019
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Mortality Rates
Peadar Tóibín
333. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a differential in cancer survival rates between the public and private health systems. [46183/19]
Tue, 12 Nov 2019
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Maternity Services
Peadar Tóibín
367. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason for not providing the couple at the centre of the false diagnosis crisis at the National Maternity Hospital the minutes of their meeting with the CMO in May 2019 and the minutes of the meeting that he had with the master of the hospital in August 2019; and if he will release those minutes pursuant to FOI. [46383/19]
Tue, 12 Nov 2019
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Hospital Services
Peadar Tóibín
376. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if a meeting between a person (details supplied) and the management of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, will be facilitated. [46493/19]
Tue, 12 Nov 2019
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Child and Family Agency Data
Peadar Tóibín
508. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children on Tusla waiting lists in each county; the average wait time in each county; the longest wait time in each county; and the social worker per referral figure in each county. [46373/19]
Wed, 6 Nov 2019
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Peadar Tóibín
58. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of each State infrastructure project that is in development or is due for completion in 2019 in which it is in excess of the budget assigned to the project for its current stage to date. [39522/19]
Wed, 6 Nov 2019
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Maternity Services
Peadar Tóibín
150. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will request from a person (details supplied) the reason for the absence of the HSE-mandated maternal safety statement for March 2019 which the National Maternity Hospital has failed to publish. [45709/19]
Wed, 6 Nov 2019
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Abortion Services Provision
Peadar Tóibín
151. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason he has not taken action to investigate the alleged breaches of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 and accompanying guidelines brought to his attention in May 2019; and when action will be taken [45710/19]
Wed, 6 Nov 2019
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Abortion Services Provision
Peadar Tóibín
152. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the proactive steps he has taken to make sure the external review into the crisis at the National Maternity Hospital, which he personally endorsed as necessary, will go ahead in view of the fact that the tragedy occurred seven months ago and the terms of reference for the review have not been published. [45711/19]
Wed, 6 Nov 2019
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Abortion Services Provision
Peadar Tóibín
153. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason he has failed to provide the couple at the centre of the false diagnosis crisis at the National Maternity Hospital the minutes of their meeting with the CMO in May 2019 and the minutes of the meeting that he had with the master of the hospital in August 2019; and if the minutes will be released pursuant to Freedom of Information. [45712/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Office of Public Works Projects
Peadar Tóibín
153. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date that construction of the wall at the graveyard on the Hill of Tara commenced; and the cost of the construction to date. [45302/19]