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Wed, 11 Dec 2019
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Homeless Persons Data
Gerry Adams
311. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of homeless families and children in each county in December 2018 and each month to date in 2019. [52089/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Criminal Assets Bureau
Gerry Adams
239. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider ring-fencing assets and funds seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau for use by groups working with victims of addiction. [51157/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Substance Abuse Prevention Education
Gerry Adams
321. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Midlands Louth Meath CHO Healthy Ireland Implementation Plan 2018-2022 does not contain specific measures to address substance misuse or support those suffering addiction and their families; the reason this is the case; if the matter will be addressed in future plans; and the measures he will take in the interim. [51158/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Addiction Treatment Services
Gerry Adams
322. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the groups in receipt of core funding from the HSE to deliver supports to family members of persons suffering addiction. [51159/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Addiction Treatment Services
Gerry Adams
323. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the service provided by a group (details supplied) in County Louth; and if the lack of resources available to the group to enable it to remain operational will be addressed. [51160/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Fire Service
Gerry Adams
666. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the funding allocated to Louth County Council for fire services in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [51301/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Fire Service Staff
Gerry Adams
667. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of fire personnel stationed in County Louth. [51302/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Coroners Service
Gerry Adams
267. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a family (details supplied) in County Louth can expect the post-mortem report following the sudden death of a person. [49836/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Direct Provision Data
Gerry Adams
278. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons granted legal status to remain residing within direct provision services by county. [50106/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Direct Provision System
Gerry Adams
279. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the supports available to persons in Mosney direct provision centre who have been granted leave to remain and are seeking alternative accommodation; and the external agencies that are part of the process of support. [50107/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Direct Provision System
Gerry Adams
280. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the health services available to persons resident in Mosney direct provision centre; the specialist services available; the mental health services available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50108/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Direct Provision System
Gerry Adams
281. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if direct advocacy services are available to persons resident in Mosney direct provision centre. [50109/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Direct Provision System
Gerry Adams
282. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the transport services available to persons resident in Mosney direct provision centre. [50110/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Direct Provision System
Gerry Adams
283. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of recommendations of the McMahon report that have and have not been implemented, respectively in each direct provision setting and service nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50111/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Direct Provision System
Gerry Adams
284. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if additional information will be provided further to his officials noting at the Oireachtas Committee of Public Accounts the establishment of a unit to support persons leaving direct provision centres dedicated to working with direct provision centre managers, local authorities and non-governmental organisations; and the status of plans for the unit. [50112/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Home Care Packages Funding
Gerry Adams
393. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if there are persons resident in receipt of a direct payment from his Department or the HSE for the purchase of home care under the intensive home care package. [50009/19]
Wed, 27 Nov 2019
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Addiction Treatment Services
Gerry Adams
137. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if a dedicated addiction service for persons under 18 years of age operates in County Louth; if so, the location from which it operates; if not, his plans to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49237/19]
Wed, 27 Nov 2019
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Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
Gerry Adams
138. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if there is a requirement for statutory partners to engage with regional drug and alcohol task forces. [49238/19]
Wed, 27 Nov 2019
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Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
Gerry Adams
139. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the statutory partners which participate on the north east drug task force. [49239/19]
Wed, 27 Nov 2019
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Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
Gerry Adams
140. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the level of funding allocated to the north east drug task force in each of the past five years. [49240/19]
Wed, 27 Nov 2019
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Addiction Treatment Services
Gerry Adams
141. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number and location of HSE staff working in addiction services nationwide; the staff vacancies and location of each. [49241/19]
Wed, 27 Nov 2019
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
Gerry Adams
145. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 327 of 15 October 2019, if CHO 2 and CHO 8 do not have a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist; if so, the length of time the positions have been vacant; the recruitment under way to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49260/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Home Care Packages
Gerry Adams
304. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if there is a person here in receipt of a direct payment from his Department or the HSE for the purchase of home care under the intensive home care package. [48796/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Health Services Funding
Gerry Adams
339. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated to community and voluntary groups providing dementia day care services in County Louth in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the groups and services that were allocated the funding in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47176/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Health Services Funding
Gerry Adams
340. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated to community and voluntary groups providing dementia day care services in each CHO area in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47177/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Health Services Funding
Gerry Adams
341. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated to a group (details supplied) in County Louth in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [47178/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Health Services Funding
Gerry Adams
342. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a case made by a group (details supplied) to the HSE for additional funding in County Louth; the reason the case for additional funding was not favourably looked upon; if other funding streams are available for the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47179/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Gerry Adams
343. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to plans to build a permanent centre for services (details supplied) in County Louth; and if supports will be provided to the group. [47180/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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National Dementia Strategy
Gerry Adams
344. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the counties in which a dementia adviser is in place; and the counties which do not have an adviser in place in view of the commitment in budget 2020 to provide a dementia adviser in each county. [47181/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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National Dementia Strategy Implementation
Gerry Adams
345. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the National Dementia Strategy 2014 being led by the national dementia office in the HSE; the progress made to date in developing evidence-based care pathways for persons with dementia; the specific elements of the strategy that have been rolled out to date in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47182/19]
Tue, 12 Nov 2019
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Vaccination Programme
Gerry Adams
373. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the status of the 2009 report of the vaccine damage steering group; when the recommendations of the report will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46444/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Garda Data
Gerry Adams
334. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda assigned to the drugs and organised crime unit in County Louth in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [44951/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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National Drugs Strategy Implementation
Gerry Adams
335. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the manner in which the national drugs strategy will be implemented across the State and in County Louth; and the agencies involved in same. [44952/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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National Drugs Strategy Implementation
Gerry Adams
336. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of funding allocated to implementing the national drugs strategy in County Louth. [44953/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Domestic Violence
Gerry Adams
337. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding allocated to agencies in County Louth which work with survivors of domestic abuse in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [44954/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Garda Training
Gerry Adams
338. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the training given to probationary and fully qualified members of An Garda Síochána to deal with incidences of domestic abuse. [44955/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Garda Training
Gerry Adams
339. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the training budget allocated to members of An Garda Síochána in relation to domestic abuse. [44956/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Domestic Violence Policy
Gerry Adams
340. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the locations of perpetrator programmes for persons convicted of domestic abuse crimes; and the funding allocated to these programmes in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [44957/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Illegal Dumping
Gerry Adams
829. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of intermediate bulk containers containing diesel sludge waste dumped in County Louth in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of arrests and subsequent prosecutions made pertaining to each of the dumping incidents recorded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44960/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Illegal Dumping
Gerry Adams
830. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the annual cost for the clean-up and disposal of dumped intermediate bulk containers containing diesel sludge waste in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019 in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44961/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Brexit Preparations
Gerry Adams
110. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the most up-to-date contingency plans his Department has put in place in the event of a no-deal Brexit; his views on whether Border communities will face specific challenges in the event of such a scenario; the supports which will be provided to Border communities to mitigate the impacts of this scenario; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42977/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Brexit Preparations
Gerry Adams
111. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the most up-to-date contingency plans his Department has put in place in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and his plans in place to ensure that existing cross-Border services and infrastructures are protected on an all-island basis. [42978/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Brexit Preparations
Gerry Adams
112. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether Border communities will face specific challenges in the event of a no-deal Brexit; the supports which will be provided to Border communities to mitigate the impacts of this scenario; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42979/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Brexit Preparations
Gerry Adams
113. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has revised contingency plans further to consultation with crisis management specialists to help deal with a no-deal Brexit crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43005/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Brexit Preparations
Gerry Adams
114. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the latest contingency plans his Department has put in place in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and his plans in place to ensure that existing cross-Border services and infrastructures are protected on an all-island basis [43006/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Brexit Preparations
Gerry Adams
115. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether Border communities will face specific challenges in the event of a no-deal Brexit; the supports which will be provided to Border communities to mitigate the impacts of this scenario; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43007/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Brexit Preparations
Gerry Adams
120. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of plans to support and protect Border communities further to consultation with crisis management specialists to help deal with a no-deal Brexit crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42980/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Brexit Preparations
Gerry Adams
123. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has revised contingency plans further to consultation with crisis management specialists to help deal with a no-deal Brexit crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42995/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Brexit Preparations
Gerry Adams
124. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the latest contingency plans his Department has put in place in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and his plans to ensure that existing cross-Border services and infrastructures are protected on an all-island basis. [42996/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Brexit Preparations
Gerry Adams
125. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether Border communities will face specific challenges in the event of a no-deal Brexit; the supports which will be provided to Border communities to mitigate the impacts of this scenario; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42997/19]