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Wed, 25 Jun 2014
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Eoghan Murphy
191. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health when and the way the Health Service Executive is to clear the waiting list for bariatric surgery in Loughlinstown weight management clinic; if additional funding will be provided; and if he is committed to reducing the waiting list for bariatric surgery to a maximum of one year [27570/14]
Tue, 24 Jun 2014
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Social Welfare Benefits Data
Eoghan Murphy
272. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons receiving disability allowance, illness benefit and invalidity pension this year, and every year since 1994, broken down by benefit category; the total number of persons in receipt of one or more of these allowances each year; and the total cost to the Exchequer for each of these years. [26734/14]
Tue, 24 Jun 2014
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Crime Prevention
Eoghan Murphy
448. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider making provision in regulations for the introduction of a new bike scheme (details supplied). [27013/14]
Wed, 18 Jun 2014
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Health Services
Eoghan Murphy
193. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding hereditary angioedema; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26324/14]
Wed, 18 Jun 2014
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Parking Provision
Eoghan Murphy
205. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update regarding his engagement with the National Transport Authority on the possibility of a pilot partial footpath parking scheme. [26318/14]
Tue, 17 Jun 2014
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Tax Compliance
Eoghan Murphy
153. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance to outline his views on whether the Revenue Commissioners should be paying the same attention to hospital consultants and medical professionals as it does to sole traders in terms of auditing their accounts and in view of the high number of medical practices that accept only cheque or cash payments; if a system of spot-checks on those who apply for tax back on medical expenses each year by furnishing their receipts might be a way of initiating this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25423/14]
Tue, 17 Jun 2014
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English Language Training Organisations
Eoghan Murphy
249. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills his view on correspondence which has arisen with students of a college (details supplied) and other similar institutions. [25666/14]
Tue, 17 Jun 2014
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English Language Training Organisations
Eoghan Murphy
578. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on correspondence which has arisen with students of a college (details supplied) and other similar institutions. [25667/14]
Tue, 17 Jun 2014
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Public Transport
Eoghan Murphy
757. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the involvement he has in the introduction of the new bus rapid transit between Blanchardstown and UCD; his views that the new BRT should be introduced in a way that makes the operation of the service compatible with pedestrian and cyclist safety in order that it does not have a negative impact on residents living in the city centre, particularly in the city’s historic Georgian quarter; and if he will consider the merits of a policy (details supplied). [25380/14]
Wed, 11 Jun 2014
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Mortgage Interest Rates
Eoghan Murphy
41. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons in the covered institutions, by institution, on a variable rate mortgage; if he has spoken to any of the public interest directors in these institutions in relation to the matter of increasing variable rates, in contradiction to the trend of rate reductions from the ECB in the past three years; if he will provide the percentage of mortgage holders, by institution, in default or mortgage distress that are on variable rate mortgages; if the Regulator carried out an impact analysis in 2011 on this issue as instructed by Government; and if the banks have justified to the regulator or the Central Bank of Ireland the reason for the increase in variable rates, and his views on same. [24886/14]
Wed, 11 Jun 2014
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Asylum Applications
Eoghan Murphy
126. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide information on a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2 in the asylum process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24887/14]
Wed, 4 Jun 2014
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Skills Shortages
Eoghan Murphy
57. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the position regarding upskilling and retraining in the area of Java programming (details supplied). [23778/14]
Wed, 4 Jun 2014
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Building Regulations Application
Eoghan Murphy
115. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide clarification regarding the position of self-builders after the introduction of the recent building regulations, SI 80, which came into effect on 1 March 2014; if he will shed light on the position of certified suppliers such as small quarries supplying stone gravel or small family joinery shops in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23779/14]
Wed, 28 May 2014
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Preschool Services
Eoghan Murphy
137. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his attention has been drawn to plans to close the crèche in Tallaght hospital; the way this will affect parents and children who avail of the crèche facility; and if he has seen or will publish the report commissioned by the hospital management. [23445/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Mortgage Schemes
Eoghan Murphy
113. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering adopting a similar approach to the UK in its implementation of a recent mortgage market review that aims to place more responsibility on mortgage lenders and prevent the development of poor lending practices. [22541/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Mortgage Schemes
Eoghan Murphy
171. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered proposals for restructuring lending practices in the mortgage market whereby mortgage lending would be calculated in terms of the average value of a house over a fixed period, say 20 years, for which the money is being borrowed, rather than calculating the loan in terms of the present-day value of the house which may not reflect the longer-term value of the asset. [23321/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Water Charges Exemptions
Eoghan Murphy
542. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if persons with an ileo-anal pouch will qualify for an increased water allowance. [22652/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Lease Agreements
Eoghan Murphy
572. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason Dublin City Council have not met its responsibilities under the management company agreement and specify the actions it has taken to ensure that the developer and their agent, Ballymun Regeneration, complete the transfer of the leases to Gateway Management Company (details supplied). [23322/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Planning Issues
Eoghan Murphy
577. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that the current process in regard to objecting to or appealing planning applications is not unfairly weighted against the objecting parties (details supplied). [23400/14]
Thu, 15 May 2014
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Sports Capital Programme Eligibility
Eoghan Murphy
14. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current position of the 2014 sports capital programme. [21487/14]