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Tue, 18 Oct 2022
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Education Policy
Gary Gannon
591. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update to an organisation (details supplied) on his promise to consult it in various relevant committees convened from within his Department, including fund the future committees. [51695/22]
Tue, 18 Oct 2022
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Education Standards
Gary Gannon
592. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of PhD researchers who have dropped out of their studies in the past three years in tabular form. [51696/22]
Tue, 18 Oct 2022
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Health Strategies
Gary Gannon
784. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if he will remove any roadblocks by Government Departments to the setting-up of the independent radiation therapist review; and if he will commit to implement any recommendations which could emanate from the review dealing with the crisis in recruitment and retention of radiation therapists and or service improvements including advanced practice and safe and adequate staffing levels. [51692/22]
Tue, 18 Oct 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Gary Gannon
851. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the hospitals which are still enforcing visiting rules which were brought into effect during the Covid-19 pandemic, specifically relating to end-of-life circumstances and childbirth; and the details of these restrictions in each hospital. [52039/22]
Tue, 18 Oct 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Gary Gannon
852. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the conditions which are required for hospitals to ease visiting restrictions which were brought into effect during the Covid-19 pandemic, specifically relating to end-of-life circumstances and childbirth. [52040/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Departmental Policies
Gary Gannon
63. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the latest Central Statistics Office figures which state that one in ten households cannot afford to pay for school trips, while 12% of one-parent families cannot afford to pay for them; and the steps that her Department is taking, if any, to counter this. [50748/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Public Transport
Gary Gannon
186. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport if he can confirm that hard copies of the Ballymun core bus corridor, CBC, consultation will be placed in Ballymun and Millmount libraries in order that residents without access to IT can review and engage with the consultation. [51087/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Environmental Impact Assessments
Gary Gannon
206. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport when the services of the independent experts, RINA, for residents on the MetroLink project are due to be completed; and if there will be independent expert advice for residents during the enabling works and construction works. [51089/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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State Bodies
Gary Gannon
228. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider putting an ABP submission cost-waiver in place for those in receipt of social welfare payments in order to allow them to participate fully in the planning process, given that the National Transport Authority opted to run the MetroLink railway order and Ballymun CBC application processes at the same time. [51088/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Gary Gannon
317. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of times that a one-parent family has had their allowance temporarily re-directed to a different post office without the prior knowledge of the recipient. [51086/22]
Wed, 12 Oct 2022
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Further and Higher Education
Gary Gannon
147. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of appeals heard by the independent student grants appeal board in 2021; and if he will provide a breakdown of the number of appeals that were upheld, partially upheld, overturned and withdrawn in 2021. [50744/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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State Examinations
Gary Gannon
56. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the date for the release of the 2022 junior certificate results; and if a date cannot be provided, the reason that a date cannot be confirmed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50372/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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School Curriculum
Gary Gannon
368. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the status of the implementation of a science-led and age appropriate relationship and sexual education programme that is mandatory across all publicly funded schools. [50373/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Gary Gannon
469. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if she will outline information in relation to newly established collaborative efforts between HSE children's disability services and education to examine if services to children with complex additional needs and their families has been rolled out in all up and running CDNTs to date; and when and how such a collaboration will be evaluated in the future. [50380/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Disability Services
Gary Gannon
651. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the details of the current 12 month wait times for each children's disability network team in CHO9 that is, the number of children that are waiting for one, two, three, four and five plus years. [49658/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Disability Services
Gary Gannon
729. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the name, address, service provider and area served for each of the children's disability network teams in CH09. [50062/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Disability Services
Gary Gannon
770. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if any of the 12 newly established CDNTs for the Dublin north city and county service serve the areas of Drumcondra, Phibsboro, South Glasnevin, Smithfield and the Quays area of the north inner city. [50374/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Disability Services
Gary Gannon
771. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to set up CDNTs for the Dublin north city and county areas, to provide services to children with complex additional needs and their families; and the timelines that are in place for same. [50375/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Disability Services
Gary Gannon
772. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if children and their families in areas in Dublin north city and county are receiving any services at present; and if so, the service providers from which they receive same. [50377/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Departmental Policies
Gary Gannon
773. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if any national guidelines and circulars or other written instructions related to best practice exist in relation to the way that individual CDNTs should operate services and waiting lists for the two different pathways of children (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50378/22]