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Tue, 23 May 2017
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Air Quality
Regina Doherty
591. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the locations and timeframe for introduction of the national ambient air monitoring network. [24215/17]
Thu, 13 Apr 2017
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Health Services Provision
Regina Doherty
260. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons employed to provide occupational therapy in County Meath; the number of vacant occupational therapy positions in County Meath; when these vacant positions will be filled; the number of persons waiting to receive occupational therapy; the time these persons have been waiting on treatment; the overall size of the backlog; the expected dates of treatments for these persons; and the expected time new persons will wait for treatment in tabular form. [18973/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Teacher Data
Regina Doherty
121. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers employed by his Department and-or ETBs as unqualified eligible part-time or full-time teachers since 1994; and the number of these ETBs that are or were on the incremental salary pay scale. [10588/17]
Wed, 8 Feb 2017
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Education and Training Provision
Regina Doherty
129. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tourism and hospitality skills training positions that were allocated to the Meath East constituency in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6210/17]
Wed, 8 Feb 2017
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Education and Training Provision
Regina Doherty
130. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding that was allocated to the Meath East constituency for tourism and hospitality skills training in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6211/17]
Tue, 6 Dec 2016
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VAT Yield
Regina Doherty
122. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the value of VAT receipts which were collected in County Meath in each of the years 2014, 2015 and to date in 2016. [38796/16]
Tue, 6 Dec 2016
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Roads Maintenance Funding
Regina Doherty
478. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the value of road block funding grants allocated to each county for each of the years 2014, 2015 and to date in 2016 in tabular form. [38798/16]
Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Hospital Staff
Regina Doherty
518. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the transfer of a person (details supplied) from the ambulance services to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, as per a previous appointment which has since been retracted. [34690/16]
Tue, 8 Nov 2016
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Commercial Rates Yield
Regina Doherty
191. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown in commercial rates, in tabular form, collected by Meath County Council associated with occupiers of commercial and industrial property within Ashbourne town. [33373/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Treatment Abroad Scheme
Regina Doherty
671. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will provide treatment for a person (details supplied) who is undergoing treatment in Germany, having been informed that it is not available here following diagnosis of (details supplied). [9599/16]
Wed, 4 May 2016
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Cancer Services Provision
Regina Doherty
217. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons undergoing treatment for cancer at all public hospitals in each month of 2015, in tabular form. [9159/16]
Wed, 4 May 2016
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Cancer Services Provision
Regina Doherty
218. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer at all public hospitals in each month of 2015, in tabular form. [9160/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
Regina Doherty
116. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to reinstate pension entitlements for retired community employment supervisors, given the recommendation from the Labour Court advising for the immediate provision of same.
[8061/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Garda Remuneration
Regina Doherty
191. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of sending wage and payslips for every member of An Garda Síochána by post. [8064/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Regina Doherty
234. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if three children, triplets, who turned three on 15 October 2015, are entitled to free preschool which commenced in January 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8063/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Regina Doherty
259. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide for the funding and provision of special footwear to a person (details supplied) on the basis of ability matters; and the reason for the delay in same. [8010/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Medical Card Appeals
Regina Doherty
264. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health if consideration can be given to reinstating a medical card to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [8030/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Road Tolls
Regina Doherty
474. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the motorway toll usage by residents of County Meath in each of the years 2012 to 2015, in tabular form. [8065/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Employment Rights
Regina Doherty
153. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to recognise the au pair programme officially; and if he plans to recognise au pairs as a separate category of worker under employment law. [6374/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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VAT Rate Increases
Regina Doherty
53. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to amend the value added tax rates on sunbed sessions and on sunscreen, given the 13.5% rate on sunbed sessions and the 23% rate on sunscreen and the significantly increased risk of a number of skin cancers attributable to sunbed use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4718/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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VAT Rate Application
Regina Doherty
417. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will amend the VAT rates on sunbed sessions and on sunscreen, given the 13.5% rate on sunbed sessions and the 23% rate on sunscreen, and given the significantly increased risk of a number of skin cancers attributable to sunbed use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4585/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Housing Adaptation Grant Data
Regina Doherty
556. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of stair lifts installed and paid for, by cost of installation, by local authority, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4587/16]
Thu, 28 Jan 2016
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Home Help Service
Regina Doherty
242. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the cost of every million home help hours provided; the number of home help hours provided in the Health Service Executive's plan for 2016; the cost of these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3495/16]
Thu, 28 Jan 2016
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Hospital Procedures
Regina Doherty
243. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the approximate number of operations, per million euro, that can take place by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3496/16]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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Hospital Services
Regina Doherty
362. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of women who received a second trimester ultrasound, by hospital, in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3098/16]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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Maternity Services Provision
Regina Doherty
363. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of women who gave birth, by hospital, in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3099/16]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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Departmental Projects
Regina Doherty
485. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will commission A Written History of the Post Office by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3124/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Regina Doherty
737. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills when and where an apprenticeship programme for bricklaying will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46477/15]
Thu, 17 Dec 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Regina Doherty
451. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a date for surgery will be arranged for a person (details supplied); the reasons for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46078/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Medical Card Data
Regina Doherty
451. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons 80 years of age and over who are in receipt of a full medical card; the economic cost of a medical card (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45167/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Hospital Staff Recruitment
Regina Doherty
458. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the cost of hiring an advanced nurse practitioner, a consultant, a physiotherapist, an occupational therapist, a staff nurse and an additional dentist, each at entry level; if he will improve the rheumatology service within public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45209/15]
Wed, 2 Dec 2015
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Site Acquisitions
Regina Doherty
158. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the purchase of a site for a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43165/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Census of Population Data
Regina Doherty
120. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Taoiseach the number of applicants over 70 years of age who applied for the position of field supervisor for census 2016; the number who were employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42664/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Departmental Staff
Regina Doherty
125. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Taoiseach the number of employees under his remit who are classified under a contract of indefinite duration; the number of these who are receiving incremental salary payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43284/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Departmental Staff
Regina Doherty
191. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of employees under her remit who are classified under a contract of indefinite duration; the number of these who are receiving incremental salary payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43286/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Departmental Staff Data
Regina Doherty
230. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of employees under his remit who are classified under a contract of indefinite duration; the number of these who are receiving incremental salary payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42900/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Departmental Staff Data
Regina Doherty
241. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of employees under his remit who are classified under a contract of indefinite duration; the number of these who are receiving incremental salary payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43282/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Departmental Staff Data
Regina Doherty
302. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of employees under his remit who are classified under a contract of indefinite duration; the number of these who are receiving incremental salary payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43273/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Departmental Staff Data
Regina Doherty
305. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Defence the number of employees under his remit who are classified under a contract of indefinite duration; the number of these who are receiving incremental salary payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43277/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Departmental Staff
Regina Doherty
358. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of employees under her remit who are classified under a contract of indefinite duration; the number of these who are receiving incremental salary payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43283/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Departmental Staff Data
Regina Doherty
383. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of employees under his remit who are classified under a contract of indefinite duration; the number of these who are receiving incremental salary payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43275/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Departmental Staff Data
Regina Doherty
483. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of employees under his remit who are classified under a contract of indefinite duration; the number of these who are receiving incremental salary payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43281/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Departmental Staff
Regina Doherty
492. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of employees under his remit who are classified under a contract of indefinite duration; the number of these who are receiving incremental salary payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43280/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Teaching Contracts
Regina Doherty
539. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills how many employees in the primary and secondary school system are classified under a contract of indefinite duration; how many of these are receiving incremental salary payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42899/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Departmental Staff Data
Regina Doherty
543. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of employees under her remit who are classified under a contract of indefinite duration; the number of these who are receiving incremental salary payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43278/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Departmental Staff Data
Regina Doherty
595. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of employees under his remit who are classified under a contract of indefinite duration; the number of these who are receiving incremental salary payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43279/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Departmental Staff Data
Regina Doherty
610. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of employees under his remit who are classified under a contract of indefinite duration; the number of these who are receiving incremental salary payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43276/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Departmental Staff Data
Regina Doherty
630. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of employees under his remit who are classified under a contract of indefinite duration; the number of these who are receiving incremental salary payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43285/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Departmental Staff Data
Regina Doherty
643. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of employees under her remit who are classified under a contract of indefinite duration; the number of these who are receiving incremental salary payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43274/15]
Wed, 25 Nov 2015
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Prisoner Releases
Regina Doherty
145. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of premature and early releases from Irish prisons in the past ten years, in tabular form. [41866/15]