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Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pat Deering
525. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be given a date for an operation. [44574/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Services for People with Disabilities
Pat Deering
583. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health the status of the new building for a centre (details supplied) for children with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44790/19]
Thu, 24 Oct 2019
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Town and Village Renewal Scheme
Pat Deering
14. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the town and village renewal scheme; the role the scheme has in rural areas of County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43814/19]
Thu, 24 Oct 2019
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Departmental Funding
Pat Deering
39. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to allocate funding in 2019 for the various agricultural shows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43815/19]
Thu, 24 Oct 2019
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Hospital Facilities
Pat Deering
162. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health when work on the new 20-bed cystic fibrosis unit at Beaumont Hospital will commence; when it will be completed; and when it will be fully operational in view of the fact it was included in the programme for partnership Government in May 2016. [43878/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pat Deering
138. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be seen by a knee consultant in County Waterford. [43689/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Health Services Provision
Pat Deering
147. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health the entitlements for a person (details supplied); if prosthesis is available; if so, the waiting time for this service; if it is covered under medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43729/19]
Thu, 17 Oct 2019
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Teaching Contracts
Pat Deering
17. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills if teaching principals in small and medium schools will be supported in recognition of their administrative responsibilities. [42603/19]
Thu, 17 Oct 2019
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School Curriculum
Pat Deering
26. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for his decision to give history special core status. [42604/19]
Thu, 17 Oct 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Pat Deering
204. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment. [42727/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Climate Change Policy
Pat Deering
70. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the key elements of the climate action plan 2019 which will put Ireland on a course for carbon neutrality without compromising capacity for food production. [28561/19]
Wed, 9 Oct 2019
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IDA Ireland Jobs Data
Pat Deering
20. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of new jobs created by the IDA in 2018; the percentage of these jobs which were outside Dublin; the efforts being made to increase IDA employment in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40966/19]
Wed, 9 Oct 2019
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Regional Enterprise Development Fund Data
Pat Deering
37. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications received under the 2019 regional enterprise development fund; when she plans to announce successful applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40964/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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State Pensions Reform
Pat Deering
459. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for social welfare payments for persons obliged to retire at 65 years of age as the State pension age increases to 67 years of age and over. [40610/19]
Thu, 26 Sep 2019
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Departmental Properties
Pat Deering
56. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of houses owned by his Department in counties Cork, Limerick and Dublin. [39096/19]
Thu, 26 Sep 2019
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Town and Village Renewal Scheme
Pat Deering
185. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the 2019 town and village renewal scheme will be announced. [39098/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Pat Deering
1013. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be seen in Tallaght University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35705/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Legislative Measures
Pat Deering
112. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the secondary legislation enacted since 1 January 2018; and if the legislation in each case placed additional regulatory burdens on small and medium enterprises. [31491/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Regulatory Impact Assessment Data
Pat Deering
154. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Finance the secondary legislation enacted since 1 January 2018; and if the legislation in each case placed additional regulatory burdens on small and medium-sized enterprises. [31490/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Legislative Measures
Pat Deering
276. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the secondary legislation enacted since 1 January 2018; and if the legislation in each case placed additional regulatory burdens on small and medium enterprises. [31495/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Legislative Programme
Pat Deering
661. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the secondary legislation enacted since 1 January 2018; and if the legislation in each case placed additional regulatory burdens on small and medium enterprises. [31494/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Legislative Measures
Pat Deering
1065. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health the secondary legislation enacted since 1 January 2018; and if the legislation in each case placed additional regulatory burdens on small and medium enterprises. [31492/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pat Deering
1074. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be seen by a plastic surgeon in St. James's Hospital. [31546/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pat Deering
1095. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will be seen in University Hospital Waterford following a report. [31704/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Legislative Measures
Pat Deering
2330. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the secondary legislation enacted since 1 January 2018; and if the legislation in each case placed additional regulatory burdens on small and medium enterprises. [31497/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Legislative Programme
Pat Deering
2602. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the secondary legislation enacted since 1 January 2018; and if the legislation in each case placed additional regulatory burdens on small and medium enterprises. [31496/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Legislative Programme
Pat Deering
2850. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the secondary legislation enacted since 1 January 2018; and if the legislation in each case placed additional regulatory burdens on small and medium enterprises. [31493/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Departmental Strategies
Pat Deering
26. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans for the development of a national strategy to support the community and voluntary sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30085/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Departmental Schemes
Pat Deering
35. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to help those communities in need of assistance towards formulating proposals for funding under various programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30086/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Medical Card Applications
Pat Deering
660. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have a decision on the person's application for a medical card. [31158/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Invalidity Pension Applications
Pat Deering
929. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will have a decision on an application for invalidity. [31412/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Schools Building Projects Status
Pat Deering
208. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an extension approved for a school (details supplied) in April 2017; the status of applications for a further extension or changes to that already approved in relation to the school. [29152/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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School Transport Provision
Pat Deering
221. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills if special supports will be provided to a child (details supplied). [29263/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Respite Care Services Provision
Pat Deering
349. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health if additional respite nights will be provided for a person (details supplied). [29098/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Pat Deering
379. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will be seen in the ophthalmology department of University Hospital Waterford following a report by a doctor. [29280/19]
Thu, 4 Jul 2019
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Climate Change Adaptation Plans
Pat Deering
32. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the climate action fund; when a further call for applications will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28560/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Beef Exports
Pat Deering
55. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the potential opportunities for the beef sector in recently opened markets and in the context of trade deals negotiated at EU level in recent times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28266/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Climate Change Adaptation Plans
Pat Deering
61. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the climate action adaptation plan recently launched by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28271/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Equal Opportunities Employment
Pat Deering
661. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to review and extend the workplace adaptation grant to those on community employment schemes, particularly for those that are vison impaired; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28030/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Free Travel Scheme Eligibility
Pat Deering
674. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to examine and change the eligibility criteria for access to the free travel scheme to include those with a long-term eye condition which means their level of vision does not meet the criteria to get a driver licence in order that they avail of the free travel scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28108/19]
Thu, 27 Jun 2019
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Industrial Development
Pat Deering
27. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of Future Jobs Ireland 2019 further to its launch; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27103/19]
Thu, 27 Jun 2019
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National Broadband Plan
Pat Deering
30. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the estimated impact the national broadband plan will have on transforming business in rural Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27102/19]
Thu, 27 Jun 2019
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Invalidity Pension Appeals
Pat Deering
242. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will issue on an invalidity appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27215/19]
Wed, 26 Jun 2019
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Invalidity Pension Appeals
Pat Deering
261. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will issue on an application for an invalidity payment by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27019/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Special Educational Needs Staff Data
Pat Deering
171. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants sacked or who have faced sanctions under the grievance and disciplinary procedures for special needs assistants in recognised primary and post-primary schools 2011; the breakdown of the figures; and his plans to update the procedures. [26161/19]
Wed, 19 Jun 2019
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Invalidity Pension Appeals
Pat Deering
258. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on an invalidity appeal applied for one year ago; and the reason for the delay from the time of the original application to the appeals decision. [25670/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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Defence Forces Contracts
Pat Deering
94. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the contractual service and financial obligations on members of the Defence Forces, by category (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25199/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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Tax Residency
Pat Deering
130. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Finance when a certificate of tax residence will be issued to a person (details supplied). [24832/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Pat Deering
167. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used by schools to determine the need of a child for a National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS, assessment; the reason for the difficulty to get an assessment; the reason it is limited to two assessments per school regardless of need or size of school; if more funding will be made available for the assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24838/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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Hospital Transfers
Pat Deering
297. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be transferred from Waterford University Hospital to Tallaght Hospital for pelvic surgery following an accident. [24855/19]