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Tue, 17 Apr 2018
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Teachers' Remuneration
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
340. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which the report on the costings of pay equality and the timeframe to achieve it as called for in an amendment to section 11 of the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15163/18]
Tue, 17 Apr 2018
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Community First Responders Network
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
1353. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding streams accessible by local authorities and voluntary responder groups to equip communities with the essential equipment needed by community first responders and public access defibrillator schemes to provide their key services across both rural and urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15371/18]
Thu, 29 Mar 2018
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School Enrolments
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
64. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to ensure that there is an adequate number of primary school places in Greystones, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14429/18]
Wed, 21 Mar 2018
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Vacant Properties
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
231. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the suite of measures and supports she has available and plans to introduce to encourage existing businesses and new business start-ups take up live occupancy of vacant commercial properties that are having an impact on the viability of existing enterprises along the urban streetscapes and other shopping and commercial zones. [13025/18]
Tue, 20 Mar 2018
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Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
114. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the regulations on the disabled drivers' and passengers' scheme to allow drivers of cars bought through a PCP to avail of the scheme. [12928/18]
Tue, 20 Mar 2018
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Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
115. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications under the disabled drivers' and passengers' scheme who were refused access to the scheme to date on the basis that the vehicle in question was bought under a PCP; when the disallowing distinction was introduced; the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12929/18]
Thu, 8 Mar 2018
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HSE Funding
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
291. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of funding by the HSE for the genomic sequencing machine in the next generation sequencing laboratory in the Mater Hospital; the status of the recruitment of a national clinical director who will have responsibility for developing the services envisaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10956/18]
Thu, 8 Mar 2018
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Home Help Service Expenditure
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
341. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the cost of providing home care services on an annual basis from 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018 by CHO area; the division of funding provided by the HSE on a public versus private basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11174/18]
Tue, 27 Feb 2018
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Schools Building Projects Status
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
260. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision on tenders in regard to a school (details supplied) will be announced; when commencement will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9838/18]
Tue, 27 Feb 2018
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Health Services
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
511. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number of short term beds in each area in counties Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan and Monaghan; the funding available to each area for service arrangements and grant aid agreements for older persons in CHO1 in each of the years 2016 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10059/18]
Tue, 27 Feb 2018
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Animal Culls
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
555. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the badger tuberculosis vaccination programme; the commencement date and roll-out, by county; the estimated timeframe for same (details supplied); his plans to continue the programme in response to new badger births; if its rollout will see a progressive reduction in badger cull numbers annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9824/18]
Tue, 20 Feb 2018
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Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
382. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting over 52 weeks for an occupational therapy assessment in a primary care setting, by CHO area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8583/18]
Tue, 20 Feb 2018
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Mental Health Services Data
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
383. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a first appointment for CAMHS, by CHO area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8584/18]
Tue, 20 Feb 2018
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Mental Health Services Staff
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
384. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS staff working less than a 48 hour working week, by CHO area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8585/18]
Tue, 20 Feb 2018
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Respite Care Services Data
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
385. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number of overnight respite hours that were provided in each of the years 2012 to 2017, by CHO area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8586/18]
Tue, 20 Feb 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists Data
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
386. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that waited longer than 20 working days to receive treatment for prostate cancer, by CHO area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8587/18]
Tue, 20 Feb 2018
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Mental Health Services Funding
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
387. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the complete mental health budget and actual spend for 2017 in this regard, by CHO area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8588/18]
Tue, 20 Feb 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
418. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the wait times for providing clinical supports to children with a confirmed diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder without a significant intellectual disability, by CHO, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8789/18]
Tue, 20 Feb 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
419. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the wait times for providing occupational therapy to children with a confirmed diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder without a significant intellectual disability, by CHO, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8790/18]
Thu, 8 Feb 2018
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Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
118. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications to the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme for tax relief for drivers and passengers with disabilities rejected in the past five years due to not having a family member for the purpose of the application process; his views on whether the condition that this scheme is exclusively available to only family members of a disabled person needs to be re-examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6556/18]