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Wed, 10 Oct 2012
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Health Services Staff Issues
Regina Doherty
253. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive is currently granting career breaks to nursing staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43785/12]
Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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Bullying in Schools
Regina Doherty
55. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the growing and worrying trend of youth self-harm and youth suicide, his plans to develop a policy to deal with the growth of social media in education and in particular the use of mobile phones, smart phones, i-pads and laptops during the normal school day; if he has examined the problem of cyber bullying, cyber abuse and the transmission of material including photographs by young persons in an unsupervised, uncontrolled and unacceptable way; in view of his policy to have high speed broadband available in most schools within a short period of time, his views on whether a national policy is required in relation to the use, abuse and misuse of social media in education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42811/12]
Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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Schools Building Projects Status
Regina Doherty
212. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cut off point before a new site is identified for a school (details supplied) in County Meath in view of the frustration this school has experienced waiting for this issue to be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42941/12]
Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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Schools Building Projects Status
Regina Doherty
213. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the purchase of land in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42942/12]
Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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Health Insurance Levy
Regina Doherty
332. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications that have been processed for a refund of the health levy for the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42853/12]
Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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Medical Card Delays
Regina Doherty
680. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting for more than 15 months for a medical card and now faces a five month wait for a MRI scan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43325/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Post-Leaving Certificate Courses
Regina Doherty
143. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown by county of vocational education committee and post leaving certificate places allocated per head of population in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41293/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Telecommunications Services Provision
Regina Doherty
345. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources the reason Irish pre pay mobile phone customers are paying up to 42% more than the European average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41373/12]
Thu, 27 Sep 2012
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Hospital Services
Regina Doherty
177. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the hot meal service will be restored for Dunshaughlin Day Hospital, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41033/12]
Wed, 26 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Career Breaks
Regina Doherty
51. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he still provides staff with the option to take career breaks on one year or more; if not, if this can be considered as a cost saving initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40856/12]
Wed, 26 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Career Breaks
Regina Doherty
145. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Defence if he still provides staff with the option to take career breaks on one year or more; if not, can this be considered as a cost saving initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40857/12]
Wed, 26 Sep 2012
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Health Services Provision
Regina Doherty
189. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason it takes up to nine weeks to process optical at a clinic (details supplied) in County Meath, when the average time in County Kildare is one to two weeks; the action being taken to tackle this delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40837/12]
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Data
Regina Doherty
92. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department still grants leave of absence; and if not, the reason this is not considered as a neutral cost saving exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40597/12]
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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Teacher Recruitment
Regina Doherty
152. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the initiatives and opportunities that will be coming on stream to give hope to newly qualified teachers as they leave college and seek employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40575/12]
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Data
Regina Doherty
153. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department still grants leave of absence; and if not, the reason this is not considered as a neutral cost saving exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40594/12]
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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Redundancy Payments
Regina Doherty
154. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) whose special needs assistant contract was discontinued has been told they will not be issued with a P45 or redundancy payment until next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40604/12]
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Data
Regina Doherty
165. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department still grants leave of absence; and if not, the reason this is not considered as a neutral cost saving exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40601/12]
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Data
Regina Doherty
184. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if his Department still grants leave of absence; and if not, the reason this is not considered as a neutral cost saving exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40599/12]
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Data
Regina Doherty
255. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department still grants leave of absence; and if not, the reason this is not considered as a neutral cost saving exercise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40602/12]
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Data
Regina Doherty
265. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his Department still grants leave of absence; and if not, the reason this is not considered as a neutral cost saving exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40590/12]