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Questions and answers for Dáil or Seanad term
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Wed, 3 Feb 2016
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Vaccination Programme
John Browne
68. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Health to establish an independent investigation into the adverse affects of the Gardasil vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4555/16]
Wed, 3 Feb 2016
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Vaccination Programme
John Browne
69. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Health to put financial and educational supports in place to assist persons affected by the adverse affects of the Gardasil vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4556/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Hospital Beds Data
John Browne
67. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Health if hospital acute bed capacity here is sufficient and if the norm for hospital bed occupancy should be 85% capacity, as is the case in other countries; the details of the acute bed capacity here on 1 January 2016 and the number of additional beds that are required in order that the bed capacity here will have a norm of 85% occupancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3929/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Community Care Provision
John Browne
89. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of Health Service Executive community intervention teams by local health office; the local health offices that do not have a community intervention team exclusive to their locale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3930/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Hospital Beds Data
John Browne
355. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Health if hospital acute bed capacity here is sufficient, and if the norm for hospital bed occupancy should be 85% capacity, as is the case in other countries; the acute bed capacity as of 1 January 2016; the number of additional beds that is required in order that bed capacity here has a norm of 85% occupancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4183/16]
Tue, 19 Jan 2016
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Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
John Browne
137. Deputy John Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal of a decision refusing domiciliary care allowance to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will reconsider this decision and grant the allowance in the circumstances. [2325/16]
Tue, 19 Jan 2016
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Equality Issues
John Browne
198. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a person whose human rights were discriminated against but who does not fall within the criteria allowed by the Workplace Relations Commission can pursue the discrimination through another mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1867/16]
Tue, 19 Jan 2016
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Agriculture Scheme Payments
John Browne
225. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will receive payment under the young farmer payment scheme and the national reserve scheme as promised in December 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1984/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Basic Payment Scheme Payments
John Browne
390. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will issue to persons (details supplied) in County Wexford under the single payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1173/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Basic Payment Scheme Payments
John Browne
391. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford under the single payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1174/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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State Examinations
John Browne
759. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a reader for the leaving certificate for a person (details supplied) which had been refused; if she will examine this case and agree to provide the reader in this instance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46640/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility
John Browne
113. Deputy John Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her policy on the payment of single-parent payments; her views on the concerns of single fathers who express concern at the fact that they feel discriminated against, where most single-parent payments are paid to the female in situations where both parents, living separately and apart, are awarded joint custody and take equal responsibility for the cost of rearing the child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45093/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
John Browne
115. Deputy John Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of a person (details supplied) who is unemployed and available for work but who is in receipt of no State benefit and who was informed of not being entitled to sign on for credits; if she will outline the options open to this person; the person's current payments and the person's position regarding credits under the State pension, contributory, scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45138/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Third Level Institutions
John Browne
536. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the system of degree courses being offered by private colleges which cost large amounts of money to complete but which are not recognised in countries outside our own; the steps she will take to ensure that certain private colleges which offer and actively encourage participation in such costly degree courses will make prospective course participants aware that the courses being offered may not be recognised abroad; the steps she will take to bring about a situation where a degree course in psychology provided by a private third level college (details supplied) will be recognised abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45214/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Rural Development Programme Projects
John Browne
571. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the Leader programmes will fully commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44901/15]
Wed, 9 Dec 2015
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Disability Allowance Applications
John Browne
60. Deputy John Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application for a disability allowance will be finalised for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44335/15]
Wed, 9 Dec 2015
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Urban Renewal Schemes
John Browne
70. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on proposals unveiled in the Capital Investment Plan 2016-2021 to develop and regenerate Waterford city's north quays to support jobs and tourism in the region; the timeframe for delivery; the estimated Exchequer funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44292/15]
Wed, 9 Dec 2015
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Urban Renewal Schemes
John Browne
207. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of proposals unveiled in the capital investment plan 2016-21 to develop and regenerate Waterford city's north quays and to support tourism in the region, the timeframe for their delivery; the estimated Exchequer funding foreseen for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44293/15]
Thu, 3 Dec 2015
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Mental Health Services Provision
John Browne
45. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of mental health services in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43009/15]
Thu, 3 Dec 2015
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HSE Staff
John Browne
62. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Health if the next Health Service Executive service plan will provide for a dementia case worker in the Wexford local health office; the number of dementia-related intensive home care packages being provided in County Wexford in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43008/15]
Thu, 3 Dec 2015
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Fisheries Protection
John Browne
114. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his views on the sightings of super trawlers fishing off the western seaboard; the effect this is having on Irish fish stocks in Irish territorial waters; if such vessels have been inspected by the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority or by the Navy; if such activity is in breach of Irish and European Union fishing regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43223/15]
Thu, 3 Dec 2015
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School Transport Data
John Browne
238. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide in tabular form from the 2010 financial year to 2014, the number of eligible and separately the number of concessionary customers transported each year for these specified sub-divisions: the percentage decrease or increase in customers transported; the percentage decrease or increase in average cost per customer; whether the minimum number of ten or seven for a distinct locality applied for the tabulated years and columns showing the sums paid by the customers and her Department; the percentage saving to the Department and the percentage with separate columns for private operators and Bus Éireann services, as well as for buses and minibuses and separately for taxis transporting children with special transport needs; as part of the school transport scheme's financial years and as part of the provision of bus or taxi transport under the various schemes arranged by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43227/15]
Thu, 3 Dec 2015
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School Transport Administration
John Browne
239. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will impose strict rules determining distinct localities rather than these being decided by Bus Éireann or anybody else on her behalf; if documented and published rules are necessary to avoid inequitable situations and to provide fair and sound administration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43228/15]
Thu, 3 Dec 2015
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School Transport Administration
John Browne
242. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons who contacted her Department or Bus Éireann with complaints regarding routes or services not being made available due to decisions made regarding what is or is not a distinct locality with a minimum number of ten customers for the route, since the decision-making process was taken over by Bus Éireann; the dates the decision-making process was agreed and commenced by Bus Éireann; the number of routes that have been discontinued as a result of the ten-customer rule; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43241/15]
Thu, 3 Dec 2015
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School Transport Provision
John Browne
252. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify the rules of entitlement relating to the provision of school transport for children with disabilities so that these rules can be applied fairly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43328/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Garda Operations
John Browne
58. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the additional resources that will be made available to An Garda Síochána in County Wexford under Operation Thor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42413/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Garda Deployment
John Browne
66. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána stations and the number of gardaí in each station in County Wexford on 1 November 2010 and on 1 November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42414/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Medical Card Applications
John Browne
444. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Health when a medical card will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford, given that this application is with a deciding officer for the past three weeks and no decision has been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42784/15]
Wed, 25 Nov 2015
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Ash Dieback Threat
John Browne
133. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the Ash tree disease; the total number of Ash trees destroyed; the action he is taking to eliminate the disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42025/15]
Wed, 11 Nov 2015
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Single Payment Scheme Payments
John Browne
82. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39701/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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Human Trafficking
John Browne
241. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on reports regarding the possible maltreatment of migrant workers in the fishing industry; the steps he is taking to ascertain if this is taking place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39033/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
John Browne
232. Deputy John Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position of persons who are receiving the back to education allowance, and how this affects their contribution record and future payment of jobseeker's benefit; if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17 will be entitled to jobseeker's benefit, if required, after the course is completed, if the person's credits are used while on the allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38037/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Tax Code
John Browne
309. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Finance further to parliamentary Question No. 242 of 20 October 2015, if he is satisfied that in light of the decision of the European Union Commission in a legal case (details supplied), that the differential treatment between insured and non-insured approved retirement fund providers under the Ireland-United Kingdom double tax agreement A does not constitute state aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37830/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Farmers Indebtedness
John Browne
439. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views regarding the matter of loans to individual farmers from banks and financial institutions for the past three years, for which returns are available; the amount of total loans that are available; in view of concerns regarding falling commodity prices, if he has requested the banks to act cautiously, as some banks are concerned at the level of loans and what they perceive to be trouble in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37866/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Crime Data
John Browne
580. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if online fraud and cybercrime are included in crime statistics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37930/15]
Thu, 22 Oct 2015
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Registration of Nurses
John Browne
31. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Health if his Department will take action to expedite the processing of nurse registration applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36565/15]
Thu, 22 Oct 2015
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Home Help Service Provision
John Browne
59. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Health if there will be an increase in home help hours in County Wexford in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36566/15]
Thu, 22 Oct 2015
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Crime Data
John Browne
216. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the recorded annualised crime statistics (details supplied) for the Wexford Garda Síochána districts for the second quarter of 2015 and the second quarter of 2014, in tabular form. [37043/15]
Thu, 22 Oct 2015
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Crime Data
John Browne
219. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the recorded annualised crime statistics (details supplied) for the Wicklow Garda Síochána districts for the second quarter of 2015 and the second quarter of 2014, in tabular form. [37046/15]
Thu, 22 Oct 2015
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Crime Data
John Browne
225. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the recorded annualised crime statistics (details supplied) for the Dublin south Garda Síochána districts for the second quarter of 2015 and the second quarter of 2014, in tabular form. [37077/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Tax Code
John Browne
242. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that Irish insurers who provide Approved Retirement Funds are granted a tax advantage under the Irish-United Kingdom Double Tax Agreement which is not available to other non-insured Appointed Retirement Fund providers (details supplied); if he is satisfied that this practice accords with European Union law and does not amount to State aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36165/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Registration of Nurses
John Browne
522. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Health the action he will take to expedite the processing of nurse registration applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36599/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Home Help Service Provision
John Browne
529. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Health if there will be an increase in home help hours in County Wexford in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36617/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Departmental Correspondence
John Browne
671. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will make public the Law Society submission to his Department in respect of the building control regulations, SI 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35952/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Fishing Vessel Licences
John Browne
135. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on amending the existing regime pertaining to fishing boat licences that restrict inshore fishermen from engaging in marine tourism activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35634/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Personal Insolvency Act
John Browne
161. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality regarding the Personal Insolvency Act 2012 and the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2013, her views on a situation where the owner of a principal private residence formulates a proposal to the lender without the help of a personal insolvency practitioner, PIP, if the lender is prohibited from requiring the debtor to dispose of an interest in, or cease to occupy, a principal private residence, as currently applies when the proposal is officially dealt with by a PIP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35240/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Garda Deployment
John Browne
222. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set down in tabular form the number of members of An Garda Síochána assigned to each Garda Síochána station in the Wexford division from the end of September 2010 to the end of September 2015 or the latest date available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35754/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Garda Deployment
John Browne
223. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set down in tabular form the number of members of An Garda Síochána assigned to each Garda Síochána station in the Wicklow division from the end of September 2010 to the end of September 2015 or the latest date available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35755/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Vaccination Programme
John Browne
234. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Health his views that schools are an appropriate environment for providing vaccinations for first year students, some of whom are only in their first few months in their new school; that this is a safe environment for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35717/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Vaccination Programme
John Browne
304. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that the human papilloma virus vaccine, Gardasil, was fast-tracked on to the market; the reason it is considered appropriate to fast-track this vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35595/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Vaccination Programme
John Browne
321. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Health given that it is medically accepted that there will be issues with all vaccines, the supports he plans to put in place for girls who may become injured as a result of receiving the human papilloma virus vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35718/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Vaccination Programme
John Browne
322. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Health the reason parents are not given a copy of the patient information leaflet, prior to signing the consent form for the human papilloma virus vaccine, given concerns expressed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35719/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Vaccination Programme
John Browne
324. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will recognise that Pandemrix was at one time considered as safe as the human papilloma virus vaccines, that the benefits outweighed the risks, and the possibility that the many auto-immune reactions being experiences by vaccinated girls are following a similar pattern of neurological disturbances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35743/15]
Thu, 1 Oct 2015
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Road Traffic Offences
John Browne
269. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider an amendment to section 12 of the Road Traffic Act 2002 to allow for suspension of parking fines when such fines are under appeal to either the local authority concerned or to the Ombudsman; if he is satisfied that section 12(c), which allows local authorities to increase the amount of a fine by 50% if it is unpaid after 28 days, is fair and equitable in the circumstances of an appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33787/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Register of Lobbyists Legislation
John Browne
439. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is a anomaly in the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 in that one part says that a representative body may only be required to register as a representative body if a paid employee, or an officeholder, is directly engaged in communicating independently with designated public officials, whereas a guidance note from the Standards in Public Office Commission indicates that a representative body should register when a designated public official is, or ever has been, whether before or after the passing of the Act, employed by, or providing services, and who was-is engaged in carrying on lobbying activities for that representative body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32168/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Register of Lobbyists Legislation
John Browne
440. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a representative body retaining the contracted services of a person who was a designated public official up to 2008 is required to register under the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 if the contracted person is the sole lobbying contact for that body, or if the registration of the contractor is sufficient to comply with the legislation in a situation where no employed personnel or office holders of the representative body engage independently in lobbying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32169/15]
Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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Employment Rights
John Browne
10. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to outline his plans to regulate the au pair industry in view of the recent publicity regarding poor wages and bad working conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28414/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Carer's Allowance Applications
John Browne
216. Deputy John Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application for a carer's allowance will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [28744/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Disability Allowance Applications
John Browne
217. Deputy John Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application under the disability allowance scheme will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [28748/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Carer's Allowance Applications
John Browne
218. Deputy John Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application for a carer's allowance will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [28749/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Carer's Allowance Appeals
John Browne
219. Deputy John Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in hearing an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Wexford under the carer's allowance scheme. [28750/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Property Tax Administration
John Browne
269. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Finance the reason it is not inequitable to refuse deductibility of local property tax levied on private rental property against private rental income from that property; how it is equitable to continue disallowing it purely on the basis that it would reduce the tax base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28555/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Mortgage Interest Rates
John Browne
297. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Finance his views that it is justified, morally or otherwise, for Bank of Ireland to continue charging a variable mortgage interest rate of 5.5% on a property which was purchased as a residential investment some years ago, but which has now been re-designated as a principal private residence, due to the bank requiring the sale of a former principal private residence, the debt on which has been repaid in full, including a tracker mortgage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28845/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Tax Code
John Browne
298. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Finance the reason there is an imbalance in the tax treatment between private rental income and commercial rental income, regarding the different treatment of mortgage interest relief; his plans to provide for equity of treatment under section 97(2) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997; his views on the inherent inequality in refusing to provide equity of treatment on the basis of a figure of €80 million to restore mortgage interest deductibility to 100%, in the case of private rental income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28846/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Derelict Sites
John Browne
869. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to bring forward legislation to address the hoarding of empty premises on high streets in towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28887/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Derelict Sites
John Browne
870. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the Derelict Sites Act applies to brownfield sites in circumstances where a building has been razed and the site is left vacant but in a unkempt condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28888/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Disability Allowance Eligibility
John Browne
97. Deputy John Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application for a disability allowance will be approved for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [27569/15]
Tue, 30 Jun 2015
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Invalidity Pension Applications
John Browne
184. Deputy John Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application for an invalidity pension will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [26033/15]
Tue, 23 Jun 2015
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Recycling Policy
John Browne
571. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to establish a system for recycling gas appliances, similar to the waste electrical or electronic equipment provisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24747/15]
Tue, 23 Jun 2015
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Cycling Policy
John Browne
649. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, in the context of the Road Safety Bill, he plans to make it an offence when cyclists do not use designated cycle lanes, where these are provided; his further plans to address excessive speeding by cyclists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24746/15]
Wed, 17 Jun 2015
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Disability Allowance Payments
John Browne
56. Deputy John Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application for arrears of disability allowance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [24050/15]
Wed, 17 Jun 2015
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Invalidity Pension Applications
John Browne
57. Deputy John Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application for invalidity pension will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [24051/15]
Wed, 17 Jun 2015
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Hospital Services
John Browne
163. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Health when a full-time asthma nurse will be appointed for Wexford General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24052/15]
Tue, 16 Jun 2015
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Claims Processing
John Browne
434. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to increase the monetary limit of claims which can be brought to the Small Claims Court, in view of the fact that the €2,000 limit has remained static for almost a decade; if she is aware of the limits in the United Kingdom which were recently raised to £10,000 sterling with plans to increase them by a further 50%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23117/15]
Tue, 16 Jun 2015
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Hospital Staff Recruitment
John Browne
585. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Health when the position for a consultant dermatologist will be filled in Waterford University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23292/15]
Tue, 16 Jun 2015
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Derelict Sites
John Browne
757. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to examine the issue of abandoned residential properties which are not in a derelict condition, many of which may be subject to long-running family disputes; having due regard for the constitutional right to private property, his further plans to requisition or otherwise bring back such abandoned and non-derelict residential properties in the interest of being an additional strand to resolving the shortage of homes; if, in the context of the proposed vacant land levy of 3% in urban areas - Planning and Development (No.1) Bill, 2014 - he has considered a similar levy on abandoned residential properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23115/15]
Thu, 11 Jun 2015
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Public Order Offences
John Browne
118. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and planned legislation regarding aggressive begging in public places; the powers provided to An Garda Síochána under this legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22745/15]
Thu, 11 Jun 2015
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Public Order Offences
John Browne
203. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the powers of local authorities to introduce by-laws to deal with aggressive begging in their areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22745/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Child Care Services Funding
John Browne
616. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to introduce capital funding for private childcare providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21650/15]
Thu, 28 May 2015
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Job Retention
John Browne
79. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions he has taken to protect jobs at a supermarket (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21071/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
John Browne
405. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under pillar 1 of the agri-environment options scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20312/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Fishing Fleet Modernisation
John Browne
409. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on calls to discontinue the sub-segmentation of tonnage and kilowatts in order to facilitate the modernisation of the Irish fishing fleet in the interests of safety at sea and better fish quality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20359/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Fishing Fleet Modernisation
John Browne
419. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his position on calls to discontinue the sub-segmentation of tonnage and kilowatts in order to facilitate the modernisation of the Irish fishing fleet in the interests of safety at sea and better fish quality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20419/15]
Tue, 26 May 2015
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Medical Card Applications
John Browne
716. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Health the length of time it takes to process a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20552/15]
Tue, 12 May 2015
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Energy Conservation
John Browne
217. Deputy John Browne asked the Taoiseach regarding the lack of fulfilling Statutory Instrument 426 of 2014, if he will report annually on energy usage; the actions that have been taken to reduce consumption; the reason no reports have been issued since 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18140/15]
Tue, 28 Apr 2015
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Fisheries Protection
John Browne
11. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he plans to carry out a review of the ban on eel fishing, as promised when the closure of the fishery took place in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16196/15]
Thu, 23 Apr 2015
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Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration
John Browne
23. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a new tenant purchase scheme in order to enable tenants to purchase their homes from the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15556/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Legislative Measures
John Browne
786. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on an anomaly in the Residential Tenancies Act 2004, which does not expressly prohibit the signing of a private residential lease on a purely commercial rated property, without the property having the benefit of planning permission for a change of use, or building control approval in relation to fire and safety regulations; if he will consider an amendment to rectify this anomaly in the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2012, currently awaiting Committee Stage in Seanad Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14305/15]
Wed, 11 Mar 2015
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Grassland Sheep Scheme Payments
John Browne
79. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a sheep grazing grant will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10653/15]
Tue, 10 Mar 2015
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Tax Data
John Browne
192. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10001/15]
Tue, 10 Mar 2015
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Public Sector Pensions
John Browne
233. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the capitalised value of full pensions for Garda inspectors, Garda superintendents, school principals, directors of services in county councils and paramedics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10002/15]
Tue, 10 Mar 2015
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
John Browne
376. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the national placement list under the nursing homes support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10000/15]
Tue, 10 Mar 2015
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Local Authority Housing Provision
John Browne
511. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the number of houses built by Wexford County Council, including former town councils, for each year from 1970 until 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9999/15]
Wed, 4 Mar 2015
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VAT Rate Application
John Browne
62. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Finance the VAT rate that applies to defibrillators, which are life-saving equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9423/15]
Wed, 4 Mar 2015
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Insurance Compensation Fund
John Browne
72. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Finance his views on what has turned out to be an inappropriate insurance compensation fund mechanism for claims against the former Setanta Insurance, in liquidation, which only allows 65% of awards and costs, in view of the fact that policyholders are statutorily bound to take out a motor policy by Government who therefore have a direct or indirect responsibility to adequately oversee the financial viability of insurance companies; his views on whether oversight was lacking in the case of Setanta Insurance, in liquidation; if it is acceptable to him that the balance of 35% of awards and cost should have to be the subject of separate legal action by claimants in view of the statutory nature of motor insurance; the actions that have been taken by Government to ensure that the situation pertaining to the collapse of Setanta Insurance, in liquidation, does not happen again; his plans to amend the Insurance Act 1993 to allow the President of the High Court to administer awards and costs up to the full amount of such awards and costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9545/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
John Browne
359. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 693 of 14 January 2015, if when pharmacists are dispensing branded non-generic medication on the explicit instruction of a prescriber to eligible patients using State drug schemes, such as the medical card or drugs payment scheme, they will be fully refunded the extra cost of the medication by the Health Service Executive; if he will provide a composite list of any exceptions to a full refund; the timeframe to refund pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6785/15]
Thu, 29 Jan 2015
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Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council
John Browne
152. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Health his plans for the replacement for the position of director of the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council; his views that the selection panel for that position should not include current or past members of that council, including current or past chairpersons, that the selection process itself should come under the remit of the Public Appointments Commission in order to ensure that no bias or perceived bias could be attributable to the appointment of the new director; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4241/15]
Wed, 21 Jan 2015
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Tax Code
John Browne
108. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether DIRT paid on children's savings is unfair and a disincentive to save; his further views on an exemption for children under 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2997/15]
Thu, 15 Jan 2015
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Mortgage Interest Relief Application
John Browne
71. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Finance the reason the relevant percentage of mortgage interest relief is not applied to the interest included in a full redemption of an outstanding mortgage on a primary home which was in receipt of it while instalments were being paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2052/15]
Wed, 14 Jan 2015
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Medicinal Products Prices
John Browne
693. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Health in view of the policy of reference pricing for prescription medication, if a person with cardiac disease who has been proven to be medically unable to take the generic form of a particular medication is required to pay over the €144 monthly prescription costs as they are using the branded prescription and the branded medication is on the prescription; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1692/15]