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Thu, 14 Jul 2016
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Pharmaceutical Sector
Róisín Shortall
219. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his views regarding the concerns raised in correspondence dated 30 June 2016 from the Healthcare Enterprise Alliance on the ineffectiveness of the proposed medicines pricing agreement. [21896/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Departmental Agencies Staff Data
Róisín Shortall
138. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of personal advisers recruited by contractors and currently in operation under the JobPath scheme; the basis on which he deems the qualifications and experience of such personal advisers adequate; the procedures in place to ensure that these qualifications and experience, as required by the tendering process, continue to meet the standards set down during the tendering process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21433/16]
Tue, 12 Jul 2016
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Medicinal Products Expenditure
Róisín Shortall
33. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the way he proposes to cut the costs of medication to the State and to the general public. [20949/16]
Tue, 12 Jul 2016
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Health Services Staff Data
Róisín Shortall
86. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the work he has contemplated or plans to determine the areas of greatest need for primary care staff; the extent of unmet demand in each area; the cost of meeting this demand; the staffing requirement in each area; and to develop a system of transparent allocation of such staffing resources. [20948/16]
Tue, 12 Jul 2016
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Patent Applications
Róisín Shortall
427. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to reinstate the entitlement to free passports for senior citizens that was withdrawn in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21133/16]
Tue, 12 Jul 2016
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Occupational Therapy
Róisín Shortall
519. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will intervene to ensure that children who require access to this essential service will not be left waiting beyond the current waiting times in respect to an early intervention team (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20781/16]
Thu, 7 Jul 2016
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Waste Disposal Charges
Róisín Shortall
129. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of the actions of a waste company (details supplied) and his proposed actions to ensure that the company is honouring the agreement reached between his Department and waste companies with regard to charges; the steps he will take to ensure that this company honours the agreement that was reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20285/16]
Thu, 7 Jul 2016
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Róisín Shortall
218. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of a situation where persons who are in nursing homes under the nursing homes support scheme, fair deal, are being charged additional flat social charges beyond the agreed contribution, regardless of their means as assessed as part of the contribution; his views on the impact that this has on families and persons with already limited means; if he will act to ensure that persons are not charged unfairly beyond the contribution they are already making as part of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20418/16]
Wed, 6 Jul 2016
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Public Sector Pay
Róisín Shortall
25. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his target date for the complete unwinding of the financial emergency measures in the public interest measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19801/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Public Sector Staff Recruitment
Róisín Shortall
383. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if recruitment to the Office of the Ombudsman is done on an open basis or is restricted to existing civil servants. [19401/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Ombudsman's Remit
Róisín Shortall
384. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the consequences or penalties that apply, if any, for senior officials following an adverse finding of the Office of the Ombudsman. [19402/16]
Thu, 30 Jun 2016
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JobPath Implementation
Róisín Shortall
5. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the role of JobPath, with particular reference to the need to ensure a strong focus on upskilling the long-term unemployed. [19049/16]
Thu, 30 Jun 2016
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Anti-Poverty Strategy
Róisín Shortall
8. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to draw up a new national anti-poverty strategy; the timeframe for the completion and publication of the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18816/16]
Thu, 30 Jun 2016
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Insurance Industry
Róisín Shortall
74. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance further to the ongoing review of insurance policy in his Department if he will set out the consideration he is affording to the massive premia hikes faced by the small and medium-sized enterprise sector; the actions he is taking to urgently address this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18917/16]
Thu, 30 Jun 2016
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Prescriptions Charges
Róisín Shortall
204. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 412 of 27 January 2015, 120 of 2 December 2015 and 334 of 2 February 2016, the status of the response by the Health Service Executive to this issue; to request an update from pharmacy interface project; and his plans with regard to resolving this anomaly. [18945/16]
Thu, 30 Jun 2016
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Insurance Costs
Róisín Shortall
264. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the action she is taking to address the escalation in the cost base of small and medium-sized enterprises associated with soaring insurance costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18918/16]
Wed, 29 Jun 2016
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Hospital Beds Data
Róisín Shortall
171. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 326 of 20 April 2016, the number of hospital beds required by the number of patients undergoing full and partial lower limb amputation procedures in 2014 and 2015 by county, in tabular form. [18683/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Anti-Social Behaviour
Róisín Shortall
60. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of the difficulties for An Garda Síochána in policing anti-social activity associated with public drinking in view of the fact that this is not currently an offence and by-laws vary in this regard depending on the local authority, harbour authority, transport authority, and so on; and the steps she will take to address this escalating problem. [18271/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Services for People with Disabilities
Róisín Shortall
203. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the obligations on the part of public houses that also serve food to provide wheelchair-accessible toilet facilities for customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18270/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Hospital Mortality Rates
Róisín Shortall
399. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the action he is taking on foot of the findings in his Department's report, National Healthcare Quality Reporting System, in respect of those hospitals that have higher-than-expected death rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18116/16]