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Tue, 24 May 2016
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Róisín Shortall
399. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health when a sanctioned health care professional (details supplied) will commence a posting in Dublin North West. [11213/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Disability Support Services
Róisín Shortall
454. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the unacceptable waiting list for children to access a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11444/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Róisín Shortall
457. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for a for a procedure (details supplied) in a hospital in Dublin 1; the steps are being taken to reduce the waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11471/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme
Róisín Shortall
588. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline his proposals to compensate the Irish Airlines (General Employees) Superannuation Scheme pensioners for the extraordinary losses they suffered from the decisions of previous Ministers. [11443/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Employment Rights
Róisín Shortall
615. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to update employment laws to properly regulate the employment of au pairs in line with best international practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11445/16]
Thu, 19 May 2016
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Garda Reports
Róisín Shortall
34. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in publishing the O'Higgins report; her views that the report was obviously leaked in advance of publication; the actions she proposes to take to establish how this important report was leaked; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11059/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments
Róisín Shortall
172. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance to mandate the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund to divest itself of fossil fuel investments; if maintaining these investments is counter to the Government's recent commitment to the Conference of the Parties 21 Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9397/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments
Róisín Shortall
173. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the companies that the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund has invested in which are involved in fossil fuel extraction or burning; the amount the fund has invested; and the return on this investment by year. [9398/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Disability Support Services
Róisín Shortall
498. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection why he ceased funding to an organisation (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9375/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Defence Forces Contracts
Róisín Shortall
1213. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the options open to persons (details supplied) who wish to leave the Defence Forces to pursue an alternative career. [9475/16]
Wed, 4 May 2016
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Fuel Allowance Payments
Róisín Shortall
37. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to restore the winter fuel allowance for a period to acknowledge the reality that many older persons are finding it difficult to heat their homes during the recent cold spell; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9113/16]
Wed, 4 May 2016
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Commissions of Inquiry
Róisín Shortall
111. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to accede to a request by persons for a commission of inquiry into the disappearance of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8854/16]
Thu, 28 Apr 2016
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Hospitals Funding
Róisín Shortall
116. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health his progress in disentangling St. Vincent's University Hospital, a publicly funded hospital, from the St. Vincent's Healthcare Group; if the Health Service Executive proceeded with its proposal to employ forensic accountants for this purpose; the outcome of this exercise; and the steps he is taking to ensure full transparency and accountability in the operation and governance of this public hospital. [8753/16]
Thu, 28 Apr 2016
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National Maternity Hospital
Róisín Shortall
117. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the main elements of the 2012 agreement reached with St. Vincent's Healthcare Group in respect of relocating the National Maternity Hospital to the Elm Park campus in County Dublin; if he will provide a clear undertaking on behalf of the taxpayer that the publicly funded National Maternity Hospital will retain its independent governance structure in its new location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8754/16]
Wed, 27 Apr 2016
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Mental Health Services Staff
Róisín Shortall
51. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the rationale for allocating time -related savings on the recruitment of mental health staff to other services and the reason these cannot be retained for other mental health services of investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8592/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Property Registration
Róisín Shortall
182. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the ownership of a plot of land (details supplied) in Dublin 9, given the ongoing issue regarding right of way on the land. [8052/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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International Agreements
Róisín Shortall
218. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if, with regard to the recent European Union-Turkish migration agreement, she considers Turkey a safe third country for migrants to seek refuge in, given Turkey's human rights record, the recent condemnation of the agreement by the Council of Europe and the backlog of 200,000 asylum applications that the Turkish Government is currently processing; to state her views on the guarantees given to the European Commission by the Turkish Government that migrants' rights will be respected; to state whether the three migration experts seconded from her Department have arrived in Turkey; to state whether she will provide an update on the request for Ireland to contribute personnel to Frontex as part of the agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8319/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
Róisín Shortall
307. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the specific legislative basis that allows the Health Service Executive to request payment from the estate of a deceased person, in circumstances where an overpayment was assessed after the death of a person in respect of the level of support awarded to the deceased person under the nursing home support service scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8286/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Parental Leave
Róisín Shortall
81. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection how she allows for force majeure in circumstances, other than late claims, where the claimant was unable to fulfil all of the qualifying criteria for a genuine force majeure reason. [7679/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Maternity Leave
Róisín Shortall
82. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review and address the anomalous position relating to the qualifying criteria for maternity benefit where current rules can mean that a mother who has to end their employment very early in their pregnancy due to a pregnancy related illness is denied entitlement to maternity benefit, as the rules do not make any allowance for such an illness when calculating if she satisfies the criteria for the minimum number of weeks since employment; if this matter has been raised with her Department previously; and if so, the rationale for not allowing force majeure allowances in such circumstances or providing specific amendments to legislation to deal with this scenario. [7692/16]