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Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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IDA Ireland Data
Brendan Howlin
234. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of visits the IDA made to counties Carlow and Kilkenny over the past five years; the number of additional jobs and investments secured in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30329/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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IDA Ireland Data
Brendan Howlin
235. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of visits the IDA made to County Waterford over the past five years; the number of additional jobs and investments secured in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30330/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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IDA Ireland Data
Brendan Howlin
236. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of visits the IDA made to County Wicklow over the past five years; the number of additional jobs and investments secured in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30331/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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IDA Ireland Data
Brendan Howlin
237. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of visits the IDA made to County Galway over the past five years; the number of additional jobs and investments secured in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30332/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Health Services Expenditure
Brendan Howlin
286. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of extending access to the counselling in primary care service to all 16 to 25 year olds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30348/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Hospital Charges
Brendan Howlin
287. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the status of the €100 fee for those seeking post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV (PEP) here through emergency departments; if the fee will be waived; when this will come into effect; if his Department has been consulted on this for legal advice by the HSE; if he will waive the fee for non-EU nationals accessing the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30349/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Brendan Howlin
288. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the status of the recruitment of a clinical lead in sexual health; the length of time the position has been advertised since the announcement in October 2018; when the role will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30350/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Motorised Transport Grant
Brendan Howlin
289. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the status of the health (transport support) Bill; the projected costs of reintroducing a mobility allowance and motorised transport scheme to new applicants in 2020; the status of work in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30351/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Health Services Staff Data
Brendan Howlin
290. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the full-time equivalent number of staff positions in the health services whose role is to process payments in relation to private health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30352/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Health Insurance Data
Brendan Howlin
291. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the amount recovered in a full year from private health insurers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30353/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Health Insurance Data
Brendan Howlin
292. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the amount recovered in a full year from private health insurers as a percentage of the amount owed by private insurers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30354/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Home Help Service Expenditure
Brendan Howlin
293. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of providing an additional 2.2 million hours of home help; the estimated cost of providing 8,000 extra homecare packages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30355/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Home Care Packages Expenditure
Brendan Howlin
294. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of meeting the outstanding demand for homecare packages and home help hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30356/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
Brendan Howlin
295. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the spend to date and projected full year spend by the HSE on agency staff by position and grade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30357/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Public Service Obligation Levy Payments
Brendan Howlin
346. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the 2018 and 2019 PSO subvention allocated respectively to each transport body and public service provider by the National Transport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30319/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Public Service Obligation Data
Brendan Howlin
347. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of providing an increased subsidy to each public transport provider to reduce fares by 5%, 10% and 20%, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30320/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Road Projects Status
Brendan Howlin
348. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of progress towards delivering the Galway city bypass since approval was provided in 2018; the spend on the N6 Galway city transport project to date; the annual capital allocations for 2019, 2020 and 2021 for the project; the estimated completion date; the estimated final cost of the road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30321/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Affordable Childcare Scheme
Brendan Howlin
362. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated first and full year cost of increasing the universal childcare subsidy from 50 cent an hour to €1 per hour or €2 per hour respectively; the estimated impact such an increase will have on other income assessed subsidies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30344/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Affordable Childcare Scheme Data
Brendan Howlin
363. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of families with children in full-time childcare that will not be eligible for an additional subsidy for childcare in autumn 2019 under the national childcare scheme due to their income exceeding the threshold of €60,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30345/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Parental Leave
Brendan Howlin
395. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the new paid parental leave benefit as announced at budget 2019 for parents will be available; when the application process will open; the number of parents she expects to avail of the new benefit in the remainder of 2019; the estimated number of applicants in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30322/19]