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Thu, 14 Dec 2017
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Teacher Discipline
Mary Lou McDonald
173. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are exceptional circumstances in which the formal procedures set out in circular 0059/2009, as issued by his Department, do not have to be adhered to once the initiation of the formal process has begun; and if he will provide a list of these applicable circumstances. [53547/17]
Thu, 7 Dec 2017
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Departmental Investigations
Mary Lou McDonald
109. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date by which the tender process to secure the membership of two academics for the scoping group to consider the availability of data and make recommendations on a study to identify the prevalence of sexual abuse and violence here and emerging trends will be completed. [52500/17]
Tue, 5 Dec 2017
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Legislative Measures
Mary Lou McDonald
163. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the establishment and annual costs associated with the Office of the Public Sector Standards Commissioner. [51518/17]
Tue, 5 Dec 2017
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Departmental Advertising Expenditure
Mary Lou McDonald
481. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full advertising, print, broadcast media and other associated costs in 2017 for her Department's fraud campaign. [51519/17]
Thu, 30 Nov 2017
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HSE Staff
Mary Lou McDonald
142. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the date on which a person (details supplied) ceased employment as the Health Service Executive's assistant national director for older persons. [51263/17]
Thu, 30 Nov 2017
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Nursing Home Services
Mary Lou McDonald
175. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the year, name and location of the public nursing homes that have closed each year from 2005 to 2013, respectively, in tabular form [51411/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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State Bodies Data
Mary Lou McDonald
79. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the number of vacancies in each State board under the aegis of his Department, in tabular form. [49943/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Appointments to State Boards Data
Mary Lou McDonald
83. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the names of persons he has appointed to each State board under the aegis of his Department who have not come from the Public Appointments Service list of suitable candidates, in tabular form. [50005/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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State Bodies Data
Mary Lou McDonald
91. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of vacancies in each State board under the aegis of his Department, in tabular form. [49929/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Appointments to State Boards Data
Mary Lou McDonald
93. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the names of persons she has appointed to each State board under the aegis of her department that have not come from the Public Appointments Service list of suitable candidates, in tabular form. [49991/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Appointments to State Boards Data
Mary Lou McDonald
105. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Finance the number of vacancies in each State board under the aegis of his Department, in tabular form. [49936/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Appointments to State Boards Data
Mary Lou McDonald
109. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Finance the names of persons he has appointed to each State board under the aegis of his Department who have not come from the Public Appointments Service list of suitable candidates, in tabular form. [49998/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Appointments to State Boards Data
Mary Lou McDonald
141. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of vacancies in each State board under the aegis of his Department, in tabular form. [49941/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Appointments to State Boards Data
Mary Lou McDonald
142. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the names of persons he has appointed to each State board under the aegis of his Department that have not come from the Public Appointments Service list of suitable candidates, in tabular form. [50003/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Appointments to State Boards Data
Mary Lou McDonald
162. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of vacancies in each State board under the aegis of his Department, in tabular form. [49934/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Appointments to State Boards Data
Mary Lou McDonald
167. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills the names of persons he has appointed to each State board under the aegis of his Department that have not come from the Public Appointments Service's list of suitable candidates, in tabular form. [49996/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Appointments to State Boards
Mary Lou McDonald
223. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to set out in tabular form the number of vacancies in each state board under the aegis of his Department. [49937/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Appointments to State Boards
Mary Lou McDonald
225. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to set out in tabular form the names of persons he has appointed to each State board under the aegis of his Department that have not come from the Public Appointments Service list of suitable candidates. [49999/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Departmental Bodies Data
Mary Lou McDonald
260. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vacancies in each State board under the aegis of his Department, in tabular form. [49940/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Cabinet Committees
Mary Lou McDonald
261. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the process by which a chairperson and members of the group that will examine the scope of the updated research on sexual abuse and violence here will be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49968/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Departmental Bodies Data
Mary Lou McDonald
262. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the names of persons he has appointed to each State board under the aegis of his Department that have not come from the Public Appointments Service list of suitable candidates, in tabular form. [50002/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Vacancies on State Boards
Mary Lou McDonald
293. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of vacancies in each State board under the aegis of her Department, in tabular form. [49932/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Appointments to State Boards Data
Mary Lou McDonald
294. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the names of persons she has appointed to each State board under the aegis of her Department that have not come from the Public Appointments Service list of suitable candidates, in tabular form. [49994/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Vacancies on State Boards
Mary Lou McDonald
333. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies in each State board under the aegis of his Department, in tabular form. [49938/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Appointments to State Boards Data
Mary Lou McDonald
345. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the names of persons he has appointed to each State board under the aegis of his Department who have not come from the Public Appointments Service list of suitable candidates, in tabular form. [50000/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Drug Rehabilitation Clinics
Mary Lou McDonald
347. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the rationale for closing the Cabra drug treatment clinic at Broombridge Close; the clinical management plan for the patients during this period; the date on which the clinic will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50017/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Vacancies on State Boards
Mary Lou McDonald
475. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacancies in each State board under the aegis of his Department, in tabular form. [49928/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Appointments to State Boards Data
Mary Lou McDonald
479. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the names of persons he has appointed to each State board under the aegis of his Department who have not come from the Public Appointments Service list of suitable candidates, in tabular form. [49990/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Vacancies on State Boards
Mary Lou McDonald
510. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of vacancies in each State board under the aegis of his Department, in tabular form. [49931/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Appointments to State Boards Data
Mary Lou McDonald
511. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the names of persons he has appointed to each State board under the aegis of his Department who have not come from the Public Appointments Service list of suitable candidates, in tabular form. [49993/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Appointments to State Boards Data
Mary Lou McDonald
536. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of vacancies in each State board under the aegis of his Department, in tabular form. [49944/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Appointments to State Boards Data
Mary Lou McDonald
539. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the names of persons he has appointed to each State board under the aegis of his Department that have not come from the Public Appointments Service list of suitable candidates, in tabular form. [50006/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Vacancies on State Boards
Mary Lou McDonald
576. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of vacancies in each State board under the aegis of her Department, in tabular form. [49930/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Appointments to State Boards Data
Mary Lou McDonald
577. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the names of persons she has appointed to each State board under the aegis of her Department that have not come from the Public Appointments Service list of suitable candidates, in tabular form. [49992/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Vacancies on State Boards
Mary Lou McDonald
622. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of vacancies in each State board under the aegis of his Department, in tabular form. [49942/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Appointments to State Boards Data
Mary Lou McDonald
623. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the names of persons he has appointed to each State board under the aegis of his Department that have not come from the Public Appointments Service list of suitable candidates, in tabular form. [50004/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Appointments to State Boards Data
Mary Lou McDonald
636. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of vacancies in each State board under the aegis of her Department, in tabular form. [49935/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Appointments to State Boards Data
Mary Lou McDonald
641. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the names of persons she has appointed to each State board under the aegis of her Department who have not come from the Public Appointments Service list of suitable candidates, in tabular form. [49997/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Appointments to State Boards Data
Mary Lou McDonald
687. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of vacancies in each State board under the aegis of his Department, in tabular form. [49939/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Appointments to State Boards Data
Mary Lou McDonald
693. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the names of persons he has appointed to each State board under the aegis of his Department that have not come from the Public Appointments Service list of suitable candidates, in tabular form. [50001/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Appointments to State Boards Data
Mary Lou McDonald
735. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of vacancies in each State board under the aegis of his Department, in tabular form. [49933/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Appointments to State Boards Data
Mary Lou McDonald
736. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the names of persons he has appointed to each State board under the aegis of his department that have not come from the Public Appointments Service list of suitable candidates, in tabular form. [49995/17]
Tue, 21 Nov 2017
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Appointments to State Boards
Mary Lou McDonald
98. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the gender balance on each of the State boards under his remit, in tabular form. [48887/17]
Tue, 21 Nov 2017
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Garda Deployment
Mary Lou McDonald
285. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to each Garda station in central Dublin in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [49358/17]
Tue, 21 Nov 2017
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Garda Transport Data
Mary Lou McDonald
286. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vehicles assigned to each Garda station in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [49359/17]
Tue, 21 Nov 2017
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Garda Deployment
Mary Lou McDonald
287. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of additional gardaí that have been assigned to date in 2017 to the north inner city of Dublin. [49360/17]
Tue, 21 Nov 2017
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Garda Station Closures
Mary Lou McDonald
288. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when Fitzgibbon Street Garda station will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49361/17]
Tue, 21 Nov 2017
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Garda Deployment
Mary Lou McDonald
289. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the new Garda special crime task force has been established as recommended by the Mulvey report recommendations for the north-east inner city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49362/17]
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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Gender Balance
Mary Lou McDonald
47. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the gender balance on each of the State boards under her remit, in tabular form. [48557/17]
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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Gender Balance
Mary Lou McDonald
64. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Finance the gender balance on each of the State boards under his remit, in tabular form. [48564/17]
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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Legislative Programme
Mary Lou McDonald
77. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date by which the Public Sector Standards Bill 2015 will be enacted. [48497/17]
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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Appointments to State Boards
Mary Lou McDonald
78. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the action that is taken by his Department in cases in which a State board fails to meet its gender quota; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48540/17]
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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Gender Balance
Mary Lou McDonald
79. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the gender balance on each of the State boards under his remit, in tabular form. [48569/17]
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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Appointments to State Boards
Mary Lou McDonald
80. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his Department's latest guidelines on appointments to State boards. [48643/17]
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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Gender Balance
Mary Lou McDonald
92. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills the gender balance on each of the State boards under his remit, in tabular form. [48562/17]
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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Gender Balance
Mary Lou McDonald
102. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the gender balance on each of the State boards under his remit, in tabular form. [48565/17]
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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Gender Balance
Mary Lou McDonald
130. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the gender balance on each of the State boards under his remit, in tabular form. [48568/17]
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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Gender Balance
Mary Lou McDonald
139. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the gender balance on each of the State boards under her remit, in tabular form. [48560/17]
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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Gender Balance
Mary Lou McDonald
163. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the gender balance on each of the State boards under his remit, in tabular form. [48566/17]
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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Gender Balance
Mary Lou McDonald
175. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the gender balance on each of the State boards under his remit, in tabular form. [48556/17]
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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Gender Balance
Mary Lou McDonald
197. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the gender balance on each of the State boards under his remit, in tabular form. [48559/17]
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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Gender Balance
Mary Lou McDonald
208. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the gender balance on each of the State boards under his remit, in tabular form. [48571/17]
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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Gender Balance
Mary Lou McDonald
235. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the gender balance on each of the State boards under her remit, in tabular form. [48558/17]
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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Gender Balance
Mary Lou McDonald
239. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the gender balance on each of the State boards under his remit, in tabular form. [48570/17]
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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Gender Balance
Mary Lou McDonald
248. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the gender balance on each of the State boards under her remit in tabular form. [48563/17]
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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Gender Balance
Mary Lou McDonald
258. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the gender balance on each of the State boards under his remit in tabular form. [48567/17]
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
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Gender Balance
Mary Lou McDonald
260. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the gender balance on each of the State boards under his remit in tabular form. [48561/17]
Wed, 15 Nov 2017
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Hospital Closures
Mary Lou McDonald
161. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health .the action he will take to halt the proposed closure of the six-bed high-observation unit in Tallaght Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48353/17]
Wed, 15 Nov 2017
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HSE Documents
Mary Lou McDonald
164. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the HSE's financial reporting systems do not provide for sub-speciality reporting and as a result the HSE cannot isolate specific spend for CAMHS and other mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48360/17]
Wed, 15 Nov 2017
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HSE Reports
Mary Lou McDonald
165. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the date by which the HSE's mental health division will complete its allocation and costing model that will provide for detailed annual expenditure reporting. [48361/17]
Tue, 14 Nov 2017
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Crime Data
Mary Lou McDonald
220. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the metrics by which An Garda Síochána collect sexual abuse and violence data both nationally and by county; and the method by which this information is distributed to the relevant Government Departments. [48001/17]
Tue, 14 Nov 2017
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Services for People with Disabilities
Mary Lou McDonald
282. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the status of an autism therapy appointment for a person (details supplied). [47716/17]
Tue, 14 Nov 2017
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HIQA Data
Mary Lou McDonald
341. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the names of the persons and organisations on HIQA's standards advisory group in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [48088/17]
Tue, 14 Nov 2017
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Departmental Funding
Mary Lou McDonald
454. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the annual transitional funding and conditions attached provided by his Department for a society (details supplied) will be made permanent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47999/17]
Tue, 14 Nov 2017
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Traveller Accommodation
Mary Lou McDonald
523. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the 59 units of additional public Traveller accommodation delivered by local authorities in 2016 and the 66 delivered in 2017 that were new builds delivered in their respective years by county, in tabular form. [48161/17]
Tue, 14 Nov 2017
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Traveller Accommodation
Mary Lou McDonald
524. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the enforcement measures contained within the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998. [48162/17]
Thu, 9 Nov 2017
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Hospital Waiting Lists Data
Mary Lou McDonald
170. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a CT scan in St James's hospital, Dublin 8. [47435/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Public Sector Staff Training
Mary Lou McDonald
276. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the shared model for Civil Service training and development includes suicide prevention training for Civil Service staff; if so, if such training is mandatory, and if not, if he will make such training mandatory with the provision of a refresher online course available to staff to be completed every three years thereafter. [45652/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
Mary Lou McDonald
303. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will contribute to the funding of a second sexual abuse and violence study, SAVI 2, here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45633/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Suicide Prevention
Mary Lou McDonald
304. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills if all front-line staff, including but not exclusive of primary, secondary and third level education staff, receive suicide prevention training; if suicide prevention training is mandatory for front-line staff under the aegis of his Department; and if not, if he will make such training mandatory with the provision of a refresher online course available to staff to be completed every three years thereafter. [45655/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Sexual Offences Data
Mary Lou McDonald
471. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department will contribute to the funding of a second sexual abuse and violence study here, SAVI 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45632/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Sexual Offences Data
Mary Lou McDonald
472. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date by which he will conclude his investigation into the financial feasibility, resource implications and approaches to identifying a ring-fenced funding stream for undertaking a SAVI 2 study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45636/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Departmental Staff Training
Mary Lou McDonald
473. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if all front-line staff, including but not exclusive, to An Garda Síochána, prison staff, staff working within the Courts Services, receive suicide prevention training; if suicide prevention training is mandatory for front-line staff under the aegis of his Department; and if not, his plans to make such training mandatory with the provision of a refresher online course available to staff to be completed every three years thereafter. [45654/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Sexual Offences Data
Mary Lou McDonald
619. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if his department will contribute to the funding of a second sexual abuse and violence study here, SAVI 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45634/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Suicide Prevention
Mary Lou McDonald
626. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if all front-line staff working in the public health system and related voluntary agencies receive suicide prevention training such as the HSE's SafeTALK suicide alertness for everyone half-day training programme or its equivalent; if suicide prevention training is mandatory across the public health system and related voluntary bodies; and, if not, his plans to make such training mandatory with the provision of a refresher online course available to staff to be completed every three years thereafter. [45653/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Mary Lou McDonald
679. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the status of a hip replacement operation in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45938/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Data
Mary Lou McDonald
733. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in receipt of the long-term illness scheme card. [46418/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Mental Health Services Staff
Mary Lou McDonald
815. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the number, name and location of psychologists, counsellors and-or other mental health care professionals in each primary care centre by county, in tabular form. [46819/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Mental Health Services Staff
Mary Lou McDonald
816. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the number and location of each type of medical discipline in each community mental health team, by county. [46820/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Mental Health Services Staff
Mary Lou McDonald
817. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if there is a dedicated mental health care professional, such as a psychologist or counsellor, in each public primary care centre. [46821/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Mental Health Services Provision
Mary Lou McDonald
818. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the date by which the roadmap for improved out-of-hours access to mental health services will be completed. [46822/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Mental Health Services Funding
Mary Lou McDonald
819. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the mental health budget expenditure allocation, including the new or additional services that will be provided for in 2018 from the additional €15 million allocation and the €20 million in services committed to in budget 2017 and carried forward into 2018. [46823/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Sexual Offences Data
Mary Lou McDonald
1087. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if Tusla will produce an annual report on sexual violence statistics for 2016 in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45629/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Departmental Reports
Mary Lou McDonald
1088. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department will contribute to the funding of a second sexual abuse and violence study here, SAVI 2; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45630/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Domestic Violence Incidence
Mary Lou McDonald
1090. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will request Tusla to collect figures for women and children using domestic violence refuges and step down accommodation on a monthly basis for inclusion in the monthly Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government homeless figures. [45639/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Suicide Prevention
Mary Lou McDonald
1091. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if all front-line staff, including but not exclusively those of Tusla, receive suicide prevention training, if suicide prevention training is mandatory for front-line staff under the aegis of her Department; and if not, her plans to make such training mandatory with the provision of a refresher online course available to staff to be completed every three years thereafter. [45656/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Departmental Funding
Mary Lou McDonald
1142. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if transitional funding for a society (details supplied) will be provided in 2018; the sum that will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45886/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Suicide Prevention
Mary Lou McDonald
1174. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if all front-line staff receive suicide prevention training, if suicide prevention training is mandatory for front-line staff under the aegis of her Department; and if not, her plans to make such training mandatory with the provision of a refresher online course available to staff to be completed every three years thereafter. [45657/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Free Travel Scheme Data
Mary Lou McDonald
1234. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full-year cost of providing all persons in receipt of the long-term illness scheme card with a free travel pass. [46419/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Domestic Violence Refuges Provision
Mary Lou McDonald
1296. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will include the number of women and children using domestic violence refuges and step-down accommodation in his department’s monthly homeless figures. [45640/17]