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Tue, 14 Jun 2016
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Light Rail Projects Status
Mary Lou McDonald
62. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress and completion date of the Luas cross-city project; and when it will come into operation. [15619/16]
Tue, 14 Jun 2016
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Public Transport Provision
Mary Lou McDonald
65. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve accessibility for persons with disabilities on public transport services; and the resources he will put in place to provide for these improvements. [15620/16]
Tue, 14 Jun 2016
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Greenways Development
Mary Lou McDonald
570. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has carried out a feasibility study into developing a heritage greenway along the River Boyne linking the heritage sites of Trim Castle, Bective Abbey, Tara, Donaghmore Round Tower, Slane Castle, Slane Hill, Newgrange, the Battle of the Boyne site and Drogheda. [13266/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Sports Facilities Provision
Mary Lou McDonald
107. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when his Department will restore the goalposts on the Dublin County Board's camogie pitches in the Phoenix Park in County Dublin; and if he will ensure that they are installed for the summer matches. [15081/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Hospitals Building Programme
Mary Lou McDonald
122. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the evaluation that formed the basis for selecting the Connolly Hospital site for the replacement of the Rotunda Hospital in County Dublin. [15087/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Departmental Properties
Mary Lou McDonald
123. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if he has established a plan for the Rotunda building in Dublin 1, once the services have been transferred to the new site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15088/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Passport Services
Mary Lou McDonald
357. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current average waiting time for the processing of passports, that is, for the processing of renewal applications, first passport applications, applications for replacements of lost, stolen or damaged passports, northern passport express applications or other types of passport applications; if there is a delay longer than the recommended guidelines and, if so, the cause of the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14781/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Health Services Access
Mary Lou McDonald
443. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied) for occupational therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14615/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Hospital Beds Data
Mary Lou McDonald
518. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient psychiatric beds, including child and adolescent inpatient psychiatric beds; the number of these that are operational; and how this compares to the European average. [15057/16]
Wed, 1 Jun 2016
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Cultural Policy
Mary Lou McDonald
67. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to update Dáil Éireann on the progress of Culture 2025. [13267/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Mary Lou McDonald
485. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be admitted for a procedure. [11682/16]
Thu, 19 May 2016
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Magdalen Laundries
Mary Lou McDonald
31. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will hold a public inquiry into a recent press report (details supplied) that claims that a corporation in the United States of America was able to use cheap labour, in the form of women incarcerated in some Magdalen laundries and other institutions, over many years to make profits for that company that are not taxable in Ireland; if she will request the religious orders to pay into the survivors' redress scheme, given this new information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10997/16]
Thu, 19 May 2016
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Magdalen Laundries
Mary Lou McDonald
32. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to a recent press report, (details supplied) why religious orders were given such a high level of autonomy to collude with global multi-national companies in providing cheap labour, in women incarcerated in Magdalene Laundries and other institutions, to make profits which they did not have to pay taxes on; why these companies were not obliged to pay adequate wages to their workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10998/16]
Thu, 19 May 2016
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Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
Mary Lou McDonald
54. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Finance why religious organisations are not subject to the same level of financial scrutiny as secular organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10999/16]
Wed, 18 May 2016
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Tax Code
Mary Lou McDonald
11. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Finance the cost of the commitment to phase out of the universal social charge; and the level of economic risk he attributes to this policy. [10544/16]
Wed, 18 May 2016
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Programme for Government Initiatives
Mary Lou McDonald
14. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Finance the details of the quantum of the fund referred to in the commitment in the programme for Government to establish a rainy day fund; and the way in which it will operate. [10545/16]
Wed, 18 May 2016
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Mary Lou McDonald
92. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary school places currently available for children with autism in Dublin 15 for September 2016. [10860/16]
Wed, 18 May 2016
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Mary Lou McDonald
93. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills the options and services available for children with autism who have been refused secondary school places in Dublin 15 for September 2016; and the accommodations his Department is making to ensure that they can access education in their locality. [10861/16]
Wed, 18 May 2016
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Public Sector Staff Remuneration
Mary Lou McDonald
135. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his time frame to end pay inequality for teachers, given that these measures have been in place for five years. [10739/16]
Wed, 18 May 2016
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Public Sector Staff Remuneration
Mary Lou McDonald
136. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the time frame for a review of pay inequality for teachers, given the proposed establishment of a public service pay commission. [10740/16]