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Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Pension Provisions
Marc MacSharry
177. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 153 of 1 October 2019, when a determination will be made on the appeal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48654/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Invalidity Pension Applications
Marc MacSharry
500. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive a decision on an invalidity pension application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49083/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Invalidity Pension Appeals
Marc MacSharry
501. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive a decision on an invalidity pension application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49090/19]
Thu, 21 Nov 2019
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Roads Maintenance Funding
Marc MacSharry
1. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether there is sufficient funding provided for maintenance and improvement of local and regional roads in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48417/19]
Thu, 21 Nov 2019
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National Transport Authority Staff
Marc MacSharry
11. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the NTA offers significantly higher salaries on average to external agency staff than it does to permanent members of staff; his views on whether this is appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48146/19]
Thu, 21 Nov 2019
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Sports Capital Programme
Marc MacSharry
18. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the sports capital funds allocated for 2019 are sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48145/19]
Thu, 21 Nov 2019
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Haulage Industry
Marc MacSharry
31. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific measures planned to assist hauliers in view of the higher operating costs and considerable negative impacts that Brexit will create for the industry. [48143/19]
Thu, 21 Nov 2019
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Public Transport
Marc MacSharry
39. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the considerable capacity issues across the public transport system; and if he will take steps in the short to medium-term to address same. [48147/19]
Thu, 21 Nov 2019
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Public Transport Initiatives
Marc MacSharry
42. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered establishing a transport security unit to tackle widespread and dangerous antisocial behaviour on public transport and at public transport hubs. [48144/19]
Thu, 21 Nov 2019
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National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
Marc MacSharry
157. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the breakdown on the year-to-date distribution of the 2019 €75 million budget of the NTPF amongst each private and public hospital benefitting from same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48457/19]
Thu, 21 Nov 2019
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National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
Marc MacSharry
158. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the amounts paid to individual public hospitals receiving NTPF and other HSE funding for the purposes of insourcing and outsourcing of surgical procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48458/19]
Thu, 21 Nov 2019
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National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
Marc MacSharry
159. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the number and types of surgical procedures and treatments carried out to date in 2019 by each public and private hospital under the NTPF scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48459/19]
Thu, 21 Nov 2019
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Penalty Points System Offences
Marc MacSharry
208. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is considering measures to ensure that in circumstances in which a person is found guilty of a penalty point offence, the correct number of penalty points are endorsed on their licence. [40157/19]
Thu, 21 Nov 2019
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Taxi Data
Marc MacSharry
216. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of taxi drivers operating illegally; the measures he is taking to follow up on such taxi drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48452/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Vaccination Programme
Marc MacSharry
467. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there have been no BCG vaccinations for babies since May 2015 due to a shortage of the vaccine here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47770/19]
Tue, 12 Nov 2019
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School Transport Administration
Marc MacSharry
183. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has requested individual accounts from Bus Éireann in view of the fact that a company (details supplied) would have to audit the separate annual profit and loss accounts for the provision of school transport in order to audit the statutory account of Bus Éireann as published in the annual reports; if he is in receipt of the audits since 1997 for his examination of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46336/19]
Tue, 12 Nov 2019
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Air Services Provision
Marc MacSharry
468. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process by which fifth freedom aviation agreements are set out. [46123/19]
Tue, 12 Nov 2019
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Air Services Provision
Marc MacSharry
469. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process through which the safety standards of partner airlines that are applying for or have been granted fifth freedom flight rights are verified and assessed. [46124/19]
Tue, 12 Nov 2019
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Air Services Provision
Marc MacSharry
470. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of permits issued to airlines outside the State under the fifth freedom over the past five years. [46125/19]
Tue, 12 Nov 2019
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Air Services Provision
Marc MacSharry
471. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the granting of fifth freedom traffic rights to an airline (details supplied) for the Dublin to Madrid route; his views on whether the decision potentially creates a competitive distortion in view of the different obligations on an airline with such rights; the policy in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46126/19]