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Tue, 23 Jun 2015
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Housing Assistance Payments Implementation
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
610. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a schedule for the roll-out of the Housing Assistance Payment in County Kildare by Kildare County Council; his views that this will help alleviate the housing crisis throughout the country, where some persons are waiting eight years or more for the provision of social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24973/15]
Thu, 18 Jun 2015
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Beit Collection
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
1. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the sale of paintings by the Alfred Beit Foundation; the action her Department can take on any sale; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24010/15]
Thu, 18 Jun 2015
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Irish Music Industry Promotion
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
4. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures she is taking to promote the Irish music industry; the other Government Departments she liaises with to advance this agenda; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23870/15]
Thu, 18 Jun 2015
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An Teanga Gaeilge
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
11. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht ar léigh sí an tuarascáil ina n-iarrtar coimisiún praínneach chun an Ghaeilge a shábháil sa Ghaeltacht [23873/15]
Thu, 18 Jun 2015
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Beit Collection
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
29. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the action she will take with regard to the sale of paintings by the Alfred Beit Foundation; her views on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23872/15]
Thu, 18 Jun 2015
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Deer Hunting
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
33. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her objectives with regard to the level of the deer population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23871/15]
Thu, 18 Jun 2015
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Social Welfare Payments Administration
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
44. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her Department will desist from its policy of actively encouraging social welfare applicants from using the local post office service for the payment of benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24308/15]
Thu, 18 Jun 2015
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Health Services
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
208. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the considerations being provided by his Department and the Health Service Executive to addressing the incidence of pulmonary hypertension; the resources, policies, and strategies in place to support patients with the condition; the extent to which support services are in place, including counselling, for persons diagnosed with the condition; the extent to which the executive draws public attention to the condition, via posters, social media, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24291/15]
Thu, 18 Jun 2015
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School Curriculum
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
235. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills the guidance her Department provides to post-primary schools in terms of time-tabling for students pursuing mathematics courses at junior certificate level and leaving certificate level; if her Department envisages a minimum number of class periods that should apply in such cases; if her Departments inspectorate is active in ensuring a uniformity of delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24307/15]
Wed, 17 Jun 2015
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Arts Promotion
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
26. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way his Department liaises with other relevant State agencies to use the arts to attract visitors from overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16825/15]
Tue, 16 Jun 2015
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Invalidity Pension Eligibility
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
169. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has sufficient contributions to qualify for an invalidity pension; the reason for the decision taken in respect of this person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23104/15]
Tue, 16 Jun 2015
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Disability Allowance Applications
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
170. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23105/15]
Thu, 11 Jun 2015
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
190. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details on the National Council for Special Education guidelines for allocating special needs assistants to students transitioning from primary to post-primary school; if it is the case that, even where a student has a manifest behavioural special need, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or autism spectrum disorder, such students have to undergo a period of within-school assessment prior to being eligible for a special needs assistant; if, due to the delays in the allocation of assistants to these students in their first year of post-primary school, this system of allocation is congruent with the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22715/15]
Wed, 10 Jun 2015
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Employment Rights
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
81. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 125 of 12 March 2015, the reason that contact has not yet been made by the National Employment Rights Authority with the persons involved; if he will have this matter addressed as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22591/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Defence Forces Properties
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
107. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will ensure that all current overholders at the Curragh in County Kildare may remain in their current residence for the duration of the current housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21737/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Defence Forces Properties
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
110. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence his plans for the sale of lands at Magee Barracks in Kildare town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21738/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Defence Forces Medicinal Products
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
112. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if there has been any change in his Department's stance on the use of Lariam by members of the Defence Forces on certain overseas missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21735/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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White Paper on Defence
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
123. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the recent symposium on the proposed White Paper on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21732/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Defence Forces Equipment
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
125. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence his plans to improve the radar capabilities of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21733/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Defence Forces Expenditure
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
126. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence his views on whether there is a need to increase expenditure on defence over the next decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21736/15]