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Wed, 14 Dec 2016
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Disability Services Funding
Kathleen Funchion
184. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the status of funding for a project (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if the HSE will be forthcoming with the initially agreed funding for the project [40324/16]
Tue, 13 Dec 2016
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
Kathleen Funchion
460. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the new technology for young children with diabetes, the FreeStyle Libre (details supplied); if he will consider investing in this technology to improve blood sugar control in young diabetics; and if he and the HSE will consider approving the freestyle libre on the long-term illness scheme. [39747/16]
Wed, 23 Nov 2016
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School Transport Review
Kathleen Funchion
85. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of the school transport scheme; and if his Department will consider increasing funding to the scheme, in line with a recommendation by a charity (details supplied), by €5 million, resulting in an abolition of fees for parents. [36469/16]
Wed, 23 Nov 2016
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Addiction Treatment Services
Kathleen Funchion
182. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the existing drug addiction facilities in County Carlow, specifically around support and follow-up care for addicts who have recently completed rehabilitation programmes. [36468/16]
Tue, 25 Oct 2016
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Hospital Services
Kathleen Funchion
459. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the reason, after spending over €12 million on renovations to Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel, County Tipperary, wards are sitting idle with the hospital not running at full capacity; and if this was due to the elevator size as the elevator is incapable of transporting a hospital bed in accordance with HIQA regulations. [31897/16]
Thu, 13 Oct 2016
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School Transport Expenditure
Kathleen Funchion
46. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of the school transport scheme; and if his Department will consider increasing funding to the scheme in line with a recommendation by a charity (details supplied) of €5 million resulting in an abolition of fees for parents. [30045/16]
Thu, 13 Oct 2016
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School Completion Programme
Kathleen Funchion
177. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of schools in receipt of funding for the school completion programme; the total amount of funding allocated from her Department for the school completion programme; and the amount by which the total amount of funding has been cut in 2016. [30053/16]
Thu, 13 Oct 2016
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Child Care Services
Kathleen Funchion
178. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the childminding advisory service; and her plans to reinstate it in view of the need for regulation of the childminding sector. [30054/16]
Thu, 13 Oct 2016
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Child Care Services
Kathleen Funchion
179. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for the regulation of the growing childminding sector. [30055/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Hospital Facilities
Kathleen Funchion
377. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health when the Wexford dialysis unit will be open in view of the pre-election promise to provide a facility; if Wexford County Council blocked planning permission for the Wexford dialysis unit; and, if so, the legislation under which this was permitted. [29343/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Hospital Facilities
Kathleen Funchion
378. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the amount it is costing to transport patients from County Wexford to Waterford University Hospital and Dublin hospitals for kidney dialysis every week. [29344/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Bus Services
Kathleen Funchion
582. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the bus service (details supplied) from Callan, County Kilkenny, to Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, has discontinued; his plans to provide an alternative service. [29391/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Departmental Funding
Kathleen Funchion
1640. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount Inland Fisheries Ireland receives from the Government every year; and if it allocates the moneys on a river by river basis. [25267/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Departmental Communications
Kathleen Funchion
1679. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the HSE and other Government bodies are using telephone numbers which are not free phone or low call that is 0818 or 1890 numbers for public queries; the reason they are not instead supplying local call numbers for the public; his views on whether it is unfair to place these high phone call costs on members of the public who could already be under financial strain; and the companies employed by these Government bodies to administer these calls. [25268/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Early Childhood Care and Education Expenditure
Kathleen Funchion
1913. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of making reforms (details supplied) to the ECCE scheme. [24529/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Early Years Strategy Implementation
Kathleen Funchion
16. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for early years in detail and timeline for the implementation of the early years strategy on a yearly basis. [23035/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Child Care Services
Kathleen Funchion
23. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for the reinstatement of the child minding advisory service. [23036/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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General Medical Services Scheme
Kathleen Funchion
183. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the action the Health Service Executive took in respect of a centre (details supplied) where patients covered by the medical card scheme are still being charged €10 for routine blood tests, given that the Minister of State at his Department previously stated that it was not acceptable for such patients and patients covered under the general practitioner-visit card scheme to be charged for procedures associated with routine diagnosis and treatment. [21438/16]
Wed, 6 Jul 2016
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Child Care Services Regulation
Kathleen Funchion
267. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered reinstating the child minding advisory service and developing a national approach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19935/16]
Tue, 14 Jun 2016
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Employment Rights
Kathleen Funchion
644. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to introduce guidelines to protect child care workers in sporadic employment. [14842/16]