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Thu, 26 May 2016
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Schools Refurbishment
Fergus O'Dowd
86. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a two-storey extension to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12260/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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Waste Management
Fergus O'Dowd
108. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, in conjunction with the Department of Social Protection, he will arrange for a specific support for a waiver or other support system for larger families with low incomes who have been estimated as being part of the five per cent of households who have five or more members who will be affected by the increased charges they will have to pay as a direct result of the pay-by-weight system for waste disposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12401/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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Waste Management
Fergus O'Dowd
109. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce a waiver system for larger families with low incomes who have been estimated as being part of the five per cent of households who have five or more members who will be affected by the increased charges they will have to pay as a direct result of the pay-by-weight system for waste disposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12403/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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Local Government Reform
Fergus O'Dowd
110. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to introduce legislation to restore the former Drogheda borough council and the Dundalk and Ardee urban district councils in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12404/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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Disability Activation Projects
Fergus O'Dowd
119. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on issues concerning the WALK disability project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12261/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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Carer's Allowance Delays
Fergus O'Dowd
133. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Social Protection to respond to correspondence (details supplied) regarding delays under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12397/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times
Fergus O'Dowd
137. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Social Protection the waiting times for processing applications for social welfare payments; how he will reduce these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12439/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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National Monuments
Fergus O'Dowd
167. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will take urgent steps to protect St. Laurence's Gate in Drogheda in County Louth from being further damaged by vehicular traffic (details supplied); if he will consult with Drogheda Borough Council and put a proper traffic management system in place which will afford full protection to this national monument; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12405/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Fergus O'Dowd
198. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the status of the waiting lists for the insertion of spinal cord stimulators including the waiting time and the funding he provides, by hospital, in each of the years 2013 to 2016 to date; his plans to significantly reduce these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12385/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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Traveller Community
Fergus O'Dowd
214. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will publish an updated action plan on Traveller health with agreed actions by voluntary and statutory agencies and an agreed budget and timelines; if he will update the all-Ireland Traveller health survey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12456/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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HSE Investigations
Fergus O'Dowd
218. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the action the Health Service Executive will take to inquire into the circumstances surrounding the death of a person (details supplied) including all aspects of the medical and nursing care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12489/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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Road Projects Status
Fergus O'Dowd
251. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the spine link road between Laytown and Bettystown in County Meath, which was included in the roads capital plan for 2016, given that Part 8 of the planning Acts has been completed by Meath County Council; to provide funding for the acquisition of land and the construction of this road which will be of huge benefit to over 2,000 children who attend schools on the adjoining education campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12487/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Traveller Accommodation
Fergus O'Dowd
412. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding requested and provided for Traveller accommodation facilities and the drawdown, by local authority, for each of the past three years; if all the funding provided was spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10453/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Hospital Services
Fergus O'Dowd
709. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the status of the continued use of Lourdes laundry which is attached to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda in County Louth; the Health Service Executive's plans to keep it open; the reassurances it will offer to the staff employed there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9754/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Diabetes Strategy
Fergus O'Dowd
924. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will respond to representations from Diabetes Ireland (details supplied) regarding the recruitment of Health Service Executive posts for Louth Diabetes Community Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10563/16]
Wed, 27 Apr 2016
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Mental Health Services Funding
Fergus O'Dowd
43. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if funding can be made available to a charity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8561/16]
Wed, 27 Apr 2016
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Driver Test Centres
Fergus O'Dowd
109. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will designate Drogheda, County Louth as a driving test centre; the location of driving test centres nationally and the cost per annum of running each such centre; if such centres are owned or leased or rented by the Road Safety Authority and from whom; if so, the length of such lease or rental agreement and when they come up for review; the number and designation of staff for each such centre; the annual number of tests carried out for each of the past three years by location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8562/16]
Thu, 21 Apr 2016
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Garda Deployment
Fergus O'Dowd
46. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number and rank of gardaí in the Drogheda district for each year since 2010; if in view of the significant increase in population she will allocate additional gardaí to the Drogheda district area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7901/16]
Thu, 21 Apr 2016
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Crime Levels
Fergus O'Dowd
48. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware that burglaries in the Drogheda, County Louth, area have increased by 8% in the past year; the steps that can be taken to assist the Garda in dealing with this issue; the additional resources that can be allocated to it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7947/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Tax Data
Fergus O'Dowd
120. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons qualifying for the rent-a-room tax relief for each year since 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7821/16]