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Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Paternity Leave Scheme
Gerry Adams
724. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider relevant parents of babies born before 1 September 2016 for inclusion under the provisions of the Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016. [25260/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Passport Applications Data
Gerry Adams
840. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish passports that were applied for by persons separately living in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland in June and July 2016, compared to the same periods in each of the years 2013 to 2015, in tabular form. [24870/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Gerry Adams
1085. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 530 of 14 April 2016, the outcome of the recruitment process for a rehabilitation consultant post for the Louth-Meath health service and the remit of the rehabilitation team. [24621/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Hospital Appointments Status
Gerry Adams
1096. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health when appointments will be provided for a person (details supplied). [24654/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Hospital Appointments Status
Gerry Adams
1097. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health when an appointment will be provided for a person (details supplied). [24655/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Respite Care Services
Gerry Adams
1113. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the provision in County Louth for adults and children with intellectual disabilities who need emergency respite care; the number and location of emergency respite beds, long-term emergency respite beds and short-term emergency respite beds; the procedure for persons who need this service in the absence of dedicated emergency respite beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24836/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Respite Care Services
Gerry Adams
1114. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of respite beds for adults and children with intellectual disabilities that are currently funded at St. John of God North East Services, Saint Mary's, Drumcar; if the designation of these beds is to provide short-term respite; and if all available beds are being utilised to provide short-term respite for adults and children with learning disabilities. [24837/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Respite Care Services
Gerry Adams
1115. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the cost each year for the past five years of respite provision at St. John of God North East Services, Saint Mary's, Drumcar. [24838/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Respite Care Services
Gerry Adams
1116. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to two persons who are receiving long-term emergency respite at St. John of God North East Services, Saint Mary's, Drumcar; if this facility is designed to cater for long-term emergency respite; if the provision of this emergency respite causes a reduction in respite provision to other service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24839/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Health Services Provision
Gerry Adams
1117. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will initiate an inquiry into the provision of respite care at St. John of God North East Services, Saint Mary's, Drumcar. [24840/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Services for People with Disabilities
Gerry Adams
1198. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 621 of 12 July 2016, if he will provide a further and full breakdown of the €31,869,951.00 HSE funding which was allocated to St. John of God's north east services in 2016; the allocation for staff costs; the allocation for respite provision; if he will provide a breakdown of funding allocated to each SJOG premises; if he will provide a breakdown of funding allocated to each service provided by SJOG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25224/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Ambulance Service Response Times
Gerry Adams
1211. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of a road traffic incident (details supplied) which occurred in County Louth; if he is aware that the ambulance did not arrive at the scene of the accident until 55 minutes after the emergency call was made; the cause of the delay in the ambulance responding to this incident; the station from which the attending ambulance was deployed; the locations of all other ambulances in the north-east region at the time the emergency call was received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25274/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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National Counselling Service
Gerry Adams
1288. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 202 of 26 May 2016, if he will provide details of staff vacancies within the National Counselling Service; the number of posts currently vacant; the length of time they have been vacant and the locations of the vacant posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25594/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Counselling Services Provision
Gerry Adams
1289. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 202 of 26 May 2016, the programme for Government funding that has or will be committed in 2016 to address priority long waiters; and the way this is intended to impact on waiting times in County Louth. [25595/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Sports Capital Programme
Gerry Adams
1790. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a sports capital grant will be made available for 2016; if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25320/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Sports Capital Programme Applications Data
Gerry Adams
1791. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of sports capital grant applications received and funding awarded, by county, for each of the years 2011 to 2016, in tabular form. [25321/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Sports Capital Programme
Gerry Adams
1792. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has communicated the reasons behind the failure to open a sports capital grant 2016 to community and local sports clubs; and if not, his plans to do so in view of the concerns within local community groups waiting for investment to progress with plans and proposals to upgrade or develop facilities for some time. [25322/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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IDA Supports
Gerry Adams
1885. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of funding provided to a company (details supplied) by the IDA or by any other State agency; if she will request that the company make any repayment in view of their decision to close their facility in Dundalk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25636/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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UK Referendum on EU Membership
Gerry Adams
1. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach to report on his conversations with the First and Deputy First Ministers on the work of the North-South Ministerial Council and the cross-Border bodies and the impact of Brexit. [20698/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Gerry Adams
15. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to Germany and the various meetings that he held. [22552/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Gerry Adams
20. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken to the new British Prime Minister, Ms Theresa May. [22553/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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UK Referendum on EU Membership
Gerry Adams
24. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach his plans to reform his Department to manage the response to Brexit. [22525/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Gerry Adams
27. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on European affairs last met. [22554/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Gerry Adams
174. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of a case (details supplied); if he is also aware that a HSE therapist and an educational psychologist have recommended that this child be provided with a special needs assistant for schooling but this request was declined following the school's application for same; if he will review this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23230/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Cabinet Committees
Gerry Adams
2. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on justice reform last met. [22524/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Bank Codes of Conduct
Gerry Adams
179. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance if a bank (details supplied) was permitted to sell life loan products to homeowners who were not the sole occupant of the house on which the life loan was issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22289/16]
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
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Traveller Accommodation
Gerry Adams
101. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the national Traveller accommodation consultative committee has submitted its suggested composition and terms of reference for the Housing Agency's independent review of Traveller accommodation programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21799/16]
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
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Traveller Accommodation
Gerry Adams
102. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the make-up of the special working group which is auditing the delivery and implementation of local authorities' Traveller accommodation plans; when this audit will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21800/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Gerry Adams
7. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach to report on discussions he had with European leaders on the margins of the European Council meeting of 28 and 29 June 2016 and has had since then. [20700/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Gerry Adams
9. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if the Cabinet committee on infrastructure, environment and climate change has met. [18145/16]
Tue, 12 Jul 2016
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Electronic Health Records
Gerry Adams
50. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the progress made to date in the development of e-prescribing, online referrals and scheduling, telehealth and the development of summary patient records; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20924/16]
Tue, 12 Jul 2016
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Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
Gerry Adams
120. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the expenditure of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI, for each of the past five years on legal fees; if this will be broken down in terms of legal representation for NMBI in taking fitness to practice cases, legal advice to the NMBI board, legal advice to NMBI staff and the number of fitness-to-practise cases taken by the board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20925/16]
Tue, 12 Jul 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Gerry Adams
587. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the current average waiting times in respect of cataract surgery for each hospital. [21164/16]
Tue, 12 Jul 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Gerry Adams
588. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times for persons deemed as priority in respect of cataract surgery for each hospital. [21165/16]
Tue, 12 Jul 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Gerry Adams
589. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for outpatient appointments at Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Adelaide Road, Dublin 2. [21166/16]
Tue, 12 Jul 2016
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Hospitals Data
Gerry Adams
590. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of procedures carried out in respect of cataract surgeries for each hospital for each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date, in tabular form. [21167/16]
Tue, 12 Jul 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Gerry Adams
591. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting initial assessment to be placed on a waiting list for cataract surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21168/16]
Tue, 12 Jul 2016
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Respite Care Services Provision
Gerry Adams
621. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the status of respite services at St. John of God St. Mary's centre, Drumcar, County Louth; if St. Mary's currently provides respite services; if it will maintain respite services over the summer period; the funding the Health Service Executive allocated to St. Mary's to provide respite services in each of the years 2011 to date; if and why respite services have been cancelled before at St. Mary's, Drumcar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21298/16]
Tue, 12 Jul 2016
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Broadband Service Provision
Gerry Adams
741. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to identify the areas in County Louth which do not have high speed broadband; the number of business premises and residential properties which cannot access broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21147/16]
Thu, 7 Jul 2016
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Disability Services Provision
Gerry Adams
234. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health to outline the services available in County Louth for persons with spinal cord injuries; the community rehabilitation provision that exists in County Louth; the rehabilitation service that exist here for persons with spinal cord injuries who are on ventilation treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20199/16]
Thu, 7 Jul 2016
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Cross-Border Co-operation
Gerry Adams
246. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the location of the 135 community first responder groups currently operating across the State; the funding that has been allocated to each of these groups each year for the past three years; the level of cross-Border co-operation that exists between these groups in Border counties with similar groups in the North; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20238/16]
Wed, 6 Jul 2016
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Official Engagements
Gerry Adams
1. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent contacts with the Government of the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18143/16]
Wed, 6 Jul 2016
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European Council Meetings
Gerry Adams
5. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach to report on the recent meetings of the European Council that he has attended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18144/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Constitutional Convention Recommendations
Gerry Adams
2. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach to implement the outstanding recommendations of the Convention on the Constitution; and to hold referendums in respect of its reports and recommendations. [17117/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Hospital Consultant Contracts
Gerry Adams
566. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the status of sarcoma cancer care further to his commitments to consider appointing a permanent consultant medical oncologist with a special interest in sarcoma to meet demand at St. Vincent's University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19642/16]
Wed, 29 Jun 2016
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Passport Applications
Gerry Adams
58. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will give consideration to applications for Irish passports made by persons whose great grandparents were born here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18669/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Arts Funding
Gerry Adams
351. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will increase the current spend of 0.11% of gross domestic product, GDP on culture and arts to the European average of 0.6% of GDP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18359/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Cultural Policy
Gerry Adams
352. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when she will publish the Culture 2025 strategy document; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18360/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Arts Funding
Gerry Adams
353. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the breakdown of all funding allocated to the arts in 2015 by specific category, such as film and theatre. [18361/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Arts Funding
Gerry Adams
354. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding provided to each local authority for the arts for 2015. [18362/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Gerry Adams
355. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on funding allocations from the 2015 €9 million investment scheme for arts and cultural centres including which arts and cultural centres will be upgraded. [18363/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Gerry Adams
356. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if additional arts funding is being made available as part of the capital investment framework 2016-2021. [18364/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Arts Funding
Gerry Adams
357. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her objectives for arts funding in the coming years; the specific commitments that are in the programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18365/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Arts Council Funding
Gerry Adams
358. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding in the years 2014 to 2015 and 2015 to 2016 that the Arts Council allocated to projects in County Louth. [18366/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Arts Council Funding
Gerry Adams
359. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding allocations that were made by the Arts Council to each county on a per capita basis in the years 2014 to 2015 and 2015 to 2016. [18367/16]
Wed, 22 Jun 2016
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North-South Ministerial Council
Gerry Adams
197. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the agenda for the next meeting of the North-South Ministerial Council; and if European Union funding for cross-Border bodies and the Narrow Water Bridge is available. [16860/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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UK Referendum on EU Membership
Gerry Adams
2. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach his plans for visits to Britain. [16858/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Northern Ireland
Gerry Adams
6. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach to report on his visit to Belfast. [16859/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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UK Referendum on EU Membership
Gerry Adams
54. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach to report on his visit to London; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14466/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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UK Referendum on EU Membership
Gerry Adams
55. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach to report on the meetings he had with Irish groups while in London; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14467/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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UK Referendum on EU Membership
Gerry Adams
56. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach to report on meetings he had with British politicians during his visit to London; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14468/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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UK Referendum on EU Membership
Gerry Adams
58. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the security concerns expressed at the European Union Council at the implications of the possible British exit from the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14495/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Gerry Adams
357. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the waiting time and the number of persons on the waiting list for computed tomography, CT, scans in the Louth hospital in Dundalk, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16731/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Hospital Appointments Status
Gerry Adams
207. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [16428/16]
Wed, 15 Jun 2016
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Seanad Reform
Gerry Adams
1. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the status of proposals to reform Seanad Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12980/16]
Wed, 15 Jun 2016
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Seanad Reform
Gerry Adams
2. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach his progress in furthering the proposals in the Manning report on reform of Seanad Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12981/16]
Wed, 15 Jun 2016
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Gerry Adams
9. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the religious leaders he has met with in 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14494/16]
Tue, 14 Jun 2016
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Gerry Adams
1. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the dates of the last meeting and the next meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Construction 2020, Housing, Planning and Mortgage Arrears. [11762/16]
Tue, 14 Jun 2016
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Gerry Adams
2. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the number of meetings of the Cabinet Committee on Construction 2020, Housing, Planning and Mortgage Arrears in 2016 to date. [12982/16]
Tue, 14 Jun 2016
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Gerry Adams
3. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach when the last meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Construction 2020, Housing, Planning and Mortgage Arrears took place. [12983/16]
Tue, 14 Jun 2016
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Gerry Adams
10. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the dates of the last meeting and the next meeting of the Cabinet committee on health. [11763/16]
Tue, 14 Jun 2016
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Gerry Adams
11. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the number of meetings of the Cabinet committee on health in 2016 to date. [12985/16]
Tue, 14 Jun 2016
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Gerry Adams
12. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach when the last meeting of the Cabinet committee on health took place. [12986/16]
Tue, 14 Jun 2016
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Cabinet Committees
Gerry Adams
18. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach when he established, or will establish, the Cabinet committee on justice reform and the dates of meetings already held and of planned meetings. [11764/16]
Tue, 14 Jun 2016
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Cabinet Committees
Gerry Adams
20. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the number of meetings of the Cabinet committee on justice reform in 2016 to date. [12987/16]
Tue, 14 Jun 2016
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Cabinet Committees
Gerry Adams
21. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach when the last meeting of the Cabinet committee on justice reform took place. [12988/16]
Tue, 14 Jun 2016
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Fáilte Ireland
Gerry Adams
66. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to support the provision of specific Fáilte Ireland offices in tourism hubs which are not in close proximity to the existing office for that region, such as the County Louth coastline, which is served by an office in Mullingar, County Westmeath. [15617/16]
Tue, 14 Jun 2016
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School Transport Data
Gerry Adams
208. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of eligible and concessionary pupils in County Louth availing of school bus transport. [15872/16]
Tue, 14 Jun 2016
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Medicinal Products Availability
Gerry Adams
440. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 2 June 2016, the types of cancer that are suitable for treatment using the combined nivolumab-ipilimumab therapy; if he will provide this combined therapy to suitable cancer sufferers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15720/16]
Tue, 14 Jun 2016
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Hospitals Data
Gerry Adams
451. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of hazard, incident and near-miss reports indicating stress as a cause of the issuing of reports that were submitted, by hospital, in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date, in tabular form, under the Health Service Executive’s policy for preventing and managing stress in the workplace. [15905/16]
Tue, 14 Jun 2016
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HSE Data
Gerry Adams
452. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals the management of the Health Service Executive made on behalf of the staff of its occupational health department and its employee assistance and staff counselling service in each of the years 2011 to 2015 and in 2016 to date, in tabular form, under its policy for preventing and managing stress in the workplace. [15906/16]
Tue, 14 Jun 2016
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HSE Expenditure
Gerry Adams
453. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the cost of maintaining the Health Service Executive’s occupational health department and employee assistance and staff counselling service in each of the years 2011 to 2015 and in 2016 to date. [15907/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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EU Funding
Gerry Adams
205. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current procedure for notifying stakeholders of domestic and EU funding calls and if he will endeavour to contact all agricultural and aquaculture businesses to notify them of funding opportunities going forward. [15182/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Cabinet Committees
Gerry Adams
4. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the number of Cabinet sub-committees he has chaired since the beginning of 2016. [11758/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Cabinet Committees
Gerry Adams
5. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the programme of Cabinet sub-committee meetings he plans before the summer 2016 recess. [11759/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Cabinet Committees
Gerry Adams
6. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the number of previous Cabinet sub-committees he will retain and the new committees he will establish. [12984/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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North-South Ministerial Council
Gerry Adams
343. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the agenda for the North-South Ministerial Council meeting on 10 June 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14492/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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North-South Ministerial Council
Gerry Adams
344. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his preparatory work for the North-South Ministerial Council meeting on 10 June 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14491/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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North-South Ministerial Council
Gerry Adams
345. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress, especially in respect of the infrastructure goals that were agreed, since the last North-South Ministerial Council meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14493/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Obesity Strategy
Gerry Adams
413. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 301 of 20 April 2016 the number of bariatric surgeries that have been performed by the HSE in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14399/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Cochlear Implants Provision
Gerry Adams
467. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of an issue with children under six years of age and over awaiting sequential and bilateral cochlear implants at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; if funding allocated to the cochlear implant programme has been reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14750/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Gerry Adams
475. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) who is currently undergoing dialysis in the North of Ireland; if this person will be included on the transplant waiting list in the North of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14784/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Gerry Adams
476. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health his plans to create an all-Ireland transplant waiting list; if he has discussed this with the Minister for Health in the North of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14785/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Health Services Data
Gerry Adams
477. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on the waiting list for kidney transplant. [14786/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Health Services Data
Gerry Adams
478. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of kidney transplants which have been performed each year since 2011. [14787/16]
Thu, 2 Jun 2016
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Clinical Trials
Gerry Adams
100. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if any patient not involved in the ongoing clinical trial is currently receiving combined nivolumab-ipilimumab therapy; his plans to make combined nivolumab-ipilimumab therapy available to all suitable cancer patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13711/16]
Thu, 2 Jun 2016
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Clinical Trials
Gerry Adams
111. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of international trials which have indicated substantial results experienced by patients in receipt of combined nivolumab, Opdivo and ipilimumab, Yervoy cancer treatment; if he is aware of the 20 Irish persons currently participating in a clinical trial, under the direction of a person (details supplied); if he will provide statistical information on the progress of this trial, which has been ongoing since August 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13710/16]
Thu, 2 Jun 2016
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Hospital Equipment
Gerry Adams
228. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of patient hoists located at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth, and whether one is permanently located in its emergency department. [14010/16]
Thu, 2 Jun 2016
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HSE Staff
Gerry Adams
229. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of Health Service Executive staff on sick leave due to work-related stress. [14011/16]
Thu, 2 Jun 2016
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HSE Staff
Gerry Adams
230. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of Health Service Executive staff in County Louth on sick leave due to work-related stress. [14012/16]