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Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Insurance Industry Regulation
Róisín Shortall
117. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance his plans to require insurance companies to engage in far greater data sharing as occurs in Northern Ireland so that fraud can be reduced and to make it easier for consumers to switch to a competitor. [7771/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Garda Resources
Róisín Shortall
238. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if, given the recent upsurge in gang-related violence in the Dublin area and the comments by the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors on inadequate Garda Síochána resources, she plans to specifically target gang crime; if additional resources will be made available to gardaí in Dublin; if she accepts the role that funding cuts have played in the ability of gardaí to tackle this type of crime in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7668/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Health Services Data
Róisín Shortall
320. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of full and partial lower limb amputations that were carried out in 2015; the number of these patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7526/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Health Services Data
Róisín Shortall
321. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of patients, by county, treated for foot ulcerations which did not require a full or partial limb amputation in 2015; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7527/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Health Services Data
Róisín Shortall
322. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of patients under the age of 65, by county, treated for foot ulcerations which did not require a full or partial limb amputation in 2015; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7528/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Health Services Data
Róisín Shortall
323. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of full and partial lower limb amputations that were carried out in 2015, by county, on persons under 65 years of age; the number of these patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7529/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Health Services Data
Róisín Shortall
324. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of bed days required by patients treated for foot ulcerations which did not require a full or partial limb amputation in the years 2013 to 2015; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7530/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Health Services Data
Róisín Shortall
325. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days required by patients, by county, treated for foot ulcerations which did not require a full or partial limb amputation in the years 2013 to 2015; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7531/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Health Services Data
Róisín Shortall
326. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days required by patients undergoing full and partial lower limb amputation procedures in the years 2013 to 2015, by county, on persons under 65 years of age; the number of these patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7532/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Health Services Data
Róisín Shortall
327. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days required by patients, by county, on persons under 65 years of age; treated for foot ulcerations, which did not require a full or partial limb amputation in the years 2013 to 2015; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7533/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Home Care Packages Data
Róisín Shortall
350. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of home care packages that have been approved but have not commenced due to lack of funding, by community health organisation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7689/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Motor Insurance
Róisín Shortall
71. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to curb the escalating costs of motor insurance; the working groups he has established to deal with this issue; when he established these; the constituent members; the remit of the working groups; the expected outcome of their work; the deadline they are working to; the extent to which he has consulted motorist interest groups on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7156/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision
Róisín Shortall
150. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the options open to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 who is paying exorbitant home insurance premiums because of an estate being incorrectly geo-coded as a flood risk; the steps he has taken to prevent such incorrect geo-coding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7154/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Workplace Relations Services
Róisín Shortall
168. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 will receive an appointment for a hearing at the Workplace Relations Commission. [7155/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Róisín Shortall
606. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for cataract surgery by each public hospital. [7160/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Driver Licences
Róisín Shortall
866. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the justification for the much longer qualifying period applied to the driver licensing arrangements for motorcyclists than for general motorists. [7134/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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VAT Exemptions
Róisín Shortall
156. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the rationale for the application of value-added tax on motorcycling helmets, given that this tax is not paid on the same item in the United Kingdom. [6057/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Credit Unions
Róisín Shortall
181. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance his views on the proposal from the League of Credit Unions to make deposits available to approved housing bodies in order to fund a major public housing programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6270/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Public Sector Pensions Data
Róisín Shortall
187. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans in respect of the restoration of pension cuts to retired public servants; and the timescale proposed for this. [6268/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Construction Contracts
Róisín Shortall
222. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when a statutory instrument or office to enforce the Construction Contracts Act 2013 will be forthcoming; the work already carried out; his plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6238/16]