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Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Rare Diseases
John Deasy
441. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health the number of patients and families the new national rare diseases office has dealt with since it opened in June 2015, both in person and through the information helpline. [18423/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Better Energy Homes Scheme Data
John Deasy
501. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the funding the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland provided under the better energy communities scheme by county and local authority in each of the years 2012 to 2016 to date. [18421/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Electric Vehicle Grants
John Deasy
502. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of grants his Department has paid out and the total value of such grants for the purchase of battery electric vehicles and for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in each of the years 2010 to 2016 to date. [18422/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Sports Capital Programme Expenditure
John Deasy
530. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital and operational funding allocated directly to the Football Association of Ireland in each of the years from 2002 to 2016 to date, not including individual clubs grant aided under the sports capital programme. [18424/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Waste Management
John Deasy
256. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has analysed the number of jobs that could be created if Ireland’s waste disposal and recovery requirements were handled here instead of being exported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14346/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Hospital Consultant Recruitment
John Deasy
406. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health the average time lag between the initial advertising and filling of consultant vacancies in University Hospital Waterford over the past three years; and how this compares to the other acute hospitals here. [14347/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Fishery Harbour Centres
John Deasy
535. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the design process for the proposed breakwater extension at Dunmore East Harbour, County Waterford. [14344/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Fishery Harbour Centres
John Deasy
536. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken by his Department on foot of the 2015 report of the Committee of Public Accounts and its recommendations in regard to improving commercial management and better utilisation of resources within the State fishery harbour centres. [14345/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Tourism Industry
John Deasy
615. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department or another Government agency monitors the often elevated prices for accommodation, food and drink at and around major events such as concerts and sporting fixtures, given the negative perception it can create among overseas visitors. [14343/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Living City Initiative
John Deasy
266. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance to detail the level of take-up to date in each designated area under the Living City initiative; and if he has received any assessment from his officials of why the scheme has not been more successful in view of the ex-ante cost-benefit analysis carried out prior to its launch. [13563/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Orthodontic Services Data
John Deasy
766. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for patients under 18 years of age and patients over 18 years of age in the Health Service Executive south region who require specialist orthodontic treatment; the current number of such cases on the waiting list in the region; the number of these patients who have been waiting for two years or longer; and if there are plans to deal with the length of time patients have to wait. [13561/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Eating Disorders
John Deasy
767. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time in the Health Service Executive south region for persons diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and bulimia who have been referred to a specialist for treatment. [13562/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Gas Networks Ireland
John Deasy
838. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the importance of extending the natural gas pipeline to Dungarvan, County Waterford, and Gas Networks Ireland's schedule for extending it to Dungarvan and to other towns. [13560/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Local Authority Finances
John Deasy
447. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount, in planning development contributions, owed to each local authority at the end of 2015; and the comparative figures for 2007 and 2011. [8395/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Illegal Dumping
John Deasy
448. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the findings of any comparative analysis carried out by his Department, into the levels of fly-tipping and illegal dumping, reported by local authorities since the start of the economic downturn in 2008. [8396/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Commercial Rates
John Deasy
449. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of rateable commercial premises registered in Waterford city and county in the years 2008 to 2015, inclusive. [8397/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Electric Vehicles
John Deasy
465. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of charging points for electric motor vehicles in place in each county; the total cost per county of installing these facilities to date; and if he will provide a breakdown of the level of usage they generated in each county in 2015. [8394/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Litter Pollution
John Deasy
488. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will publish any recent research that national tourism authorities have conducted into overseas visitors’ attitudes to the levels of littering here; and his views on the extent of the problem. [8398/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Garda Deployment
John Deasy
239. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána stationed in County Waterford; the number who retired in each of the past five years; their rank on leaving the force; and the number of officers of each rank of garda, detective garda, sergeant, detective sergeant, inspector and superintendent currently deployed in the Waterford division compared to five years ago. [7672/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Local Authority Finances
John Deasy
475. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of civil cases for compensation arising from alleged accidental injury or damage that have been instigated against each local authority in the past five years; the number of such proceedings pending, by local authority; and the amount awarded, by plaintiff party and by court, against local authorities over the same period. [7673/16]