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Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Grocery Industry
James Browne
201. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to meet supermarket owners to discuss and ensure proper payments are made to farmers for their produce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15089/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Trade Agreements
James Browne
60. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contingency plans he has in place for future agrifood trade should the UK vote to leave the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14481/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Dairy Sector
James Browne
586. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to ease the financial burden dairy farmers are currently experiencing due to the low price of milk, given the European Commission's refusal to facilitate a further deferral of superlevy payments. [15071/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Credit Availability
James Browne
587. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to address the current access to credit crisis that some farmers are experiencing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15072/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Local Improvement Scheme Funding
James Browne
605. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will provide funding for the local improvement schemes; the amount he intends to provide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14588/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Road Projects Status
James Browne
628. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Oylegate-Enniscorthy bypass; the stage it is at and the projected timeline for its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14589/16]
Thu, 2 Jun 2016
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Mental Health Services Funding
James Browne
3. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health his priorities for mental health services under the new programme for Government; why there is no funding commitment on mental health services as there was in the programme for Government for the period 2011 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14119/16]
Thu, 2 Jun 2016
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School Transport
James Browne
177. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 102 of 26 May 2016, if he monitors payments to Bus Éireann under State aid rules; if Bus Éireann is market-orientated; the meaning of the phrase market-oriented; if Bus Éireann competes with private bus operators; the specific monitoring precautions in place since 2004 to make sure there is no cross-subsidisation from payments to Bus Éireann for school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14167/16]
Wed, 1 Jun 2016
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Medicinal Products Supply
James Browne
163. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive clinically evaluated the impact of discontinuing access to Camcolit for medical card holders or through community drug schemes and, if so, whether he will publish the evaluation. [13844/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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International Time Zones
James Browne
212. Deputy James Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the European Union issues that arise with regard to the duration of summer time from March to October; if it is possible to extend summer time to run from February to November; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13154/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Medicinal Products Availability
James Browne
694. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health why the HSE has stopped access to Camcolit for medical card holders, or through community drug schemes; his views on whether it is too expensive; the number of persons in 2015, who received the drug through the medical card or community drug scheme and the overall cost of this provision; the extent of the proposed price increase sought by the manufacturer; the impact of this on overall expenditure on the drug in 2016; and his views regarding claims that this could put patients at risk and that the HSE’s recommended alternative is not interchangeable. [13149/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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Garda Resources
James Browne
41. Deputy James Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide support services such as mental health supports for members of An Garda Síochána to ensure their well-being; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12312/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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Tax Reliefs Eligibility
James Browne
58. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Finance his plans to extend stamp duty consanguinity relief to farmers of over 67 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12334/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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School Transport
James Browne
102. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills given the assurance from Bus Éireann that any surplus received for the operation of school transport services is ring-fenced and exclusively used on school transport such as information technology and new school buses, the amount spent, including expenditure from this surplus, with a value of over €25,000 for each item, and if the expenditure went out to public tender under law or Government guidelines, in each of the years 2005 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12493/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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HSE Expenditure
James Browne
184. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the amount the Health Service Executive expended on legal fees in 2015; the barristers and solicitors who received these fees; the amount paid to each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12297/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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HSE Expenditure
James Browne
187. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the amount the Health Service Executive expended on legal fees in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12306/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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Mental Health Tribunals
James Browne
188. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health when he will put positions on the Mental Health Tribunal up for renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12307/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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Mental Health Services Staff
James Browne
199. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health as per Annex 17.2 of A Vision for Change, the original requirement set out for each position (details supplied), the number of these positions filled and the number yet to be filled, in tabular form, taking account of demographic change. [12388/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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Counselling Services Provision
James Browne
206. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the counselling service in the primary care service, including the numbers referred to, seen by and on waiting lists for community health care organisations in 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12427/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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Mental Health Services Staff
James Browne
207. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of posts targeted, filled and still in the recruitment process by year using the extra funding of €35 million originally committed to in the 2011 to 2016 programme for Government for the enhancement of community-based mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12428/16]