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Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Medicinal Products Expenditure
Richard Boyd Barrett
666. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the amount the Health Service Executive and his Department spent on the drug Ritaline and on all psychoactive medication used by children, by generic drug and brand name in each year of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1270/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Wildlife Protection
Richard Boyd Barrett
961. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the rationale behind the changes to the hedge cutting and scrub burning dates announced on 23 December 2015, the groups she or her Department met with when considering this change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1238/16]
Thu, 17 Dec 2015
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Military Aircraft Landings
Richard Boyd Barrett
17. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the escalation of conflict and military action in Syria, if he will now reconsider allowing the use of Shannon Airport by the United States military; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41200/15]
Thu, 17 Dec 2015
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International Terrorism
Richard Boyd Barrett
41. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any discussions with British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron, in relation to British military action in Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44827/15]
Wed, 16 Dec 2015
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Tax Data
Richard Boyd Barrett
68. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount of tax that was returned from relevant contracts tax 1 by gross figure, by net figure after rebates and offsets for 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45626/15]
Wed, 16 Dec 2015
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Tax Code
Richard Boyd Barrett
69. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will explain the apparent discrepancy in his letter of 17 July 2015 regarding bogus self-employment, where he stated the number of payers of relevant contracts tax 1 in the construction sector was approximately 34,000 and yet, more recently in a parliamentary response on the same issue, he stated that the number was 75,386; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45627/15]
Wed, 16 Dec 2015
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Disability Services Provision
Richard Boyd Barrett
135. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the plans and pilot projects for outsourcing care for the intellectually disabled which was previously delivered in-house by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45625/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Richard Boyd Barrett
5. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice Reform last met. [43507/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Hydraulic Fracturing Policy
Richard Boyd Barrett
44. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider a complete ban on hydraulic fracturing given renewed efforts to mitigate climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44822/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Hydraulic Fracturing
Richard Boyd Barrett
48. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he can provide assurances that there are no potential adverse health impacts from hydraulic fracturing, if it were to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44823/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Youth Services Funding
Richard Boyd Barrett
398. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 7 October 2015, why the Health Service Executive has decided to wind down the oasis project at Mounttown Community Facility; why this long-standing community project was not deemed appropriate to deal with drug and alcohol addiction for local young persons; how extensive was the consultation in making this decision, if oasis project workers or service users were involved in this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44854/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Youth Services Funding
Richard Boyd Barrett
399. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 7 October 2015, if community facility board members were involved in making the decision to wind down the oasis project at Mounttown Community Facility; the specific differences between the new project and the oasis project; the model of service provision the new project is based upon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44855/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Youth Services Funding
Richard Boyd Barrett
400. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 7 October 2015, who the new provider agency is for the new project replacing the oasis project; if, during the tendering process to find a provider agency, there was advertising in local, national and European journals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44856/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Drug Treatment Programmes Funding
Richard Boyd Barrett
415. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health why the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Drug and Alcohol Task Force removed its funding from the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Outreach Project service and allocated its funding to the Community Addiction Team, why one service was seen as more appropriate than the other for the tender, the process regarding how this decision was made, the persons who were consulted, if he envisages possible damage to the Dún Laoghaire area addiction service for service users as a consequence of this decision and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44942/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Drug Treatment Programmes Funding
Richard Boyd Barrett
416. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the obligations the successful tender applicants must meet in respect of funding from the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Drug and Alcohol Task Force for the provision of drug and alcohol addiction services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44943/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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HSE Expenditure
Richard Boyd Barrett
468. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the annual amount he and the Health Service Executive spend on the drug Ritalin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45315/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Health Services Provision
Richard Boyd Barrett
469. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health given the reports of the cost of the new cystic fibrosis drug, if he will provide comparatives of costs for other drugs used across his Department and the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45316/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Foreign Conflicts
Richard Boyd Barrett
498. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any discussions with President Hollande of France regarding French military action in Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44826/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Ministerial Meetings
Richard Boyd Barrett
506. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the recent meetings he has had with European counterparts on the worsening refugee crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45464/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Ministerial Meetings
Richard Boyd Barrett
507. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on meetings held and topics discussed during his recent visit to the United Arab Emirates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45465/15]