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Thu, 2 Jun 2016
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Hospital Staff
Gerry Adams
231. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of Health Service Executive staff at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth, on sick leave due to work-related stress. [14013/16]
Thu, 2 Jun 2016
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HSE Staff
Gerry Adams
232. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of Health Service Executive staff who were on sick leave due to work related stress for any period in each of the years 2013 to 2016 to date. [14014/16]
Thu, 2 Jun 2016
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Speech and Language Therapy
Gerry Adams
248. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the speech and language services, the waiting time for early intervention services and the waiting time from initial assessment to commencement of treatment in County Mayo, by clinic area, in tabular form. [14138/16]
Thu, 2 Jun 2016
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Speech and Language Therapy
Gerry Adams
249. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels in place for speech and language therapy services, the number of vacant positions and the length of time these have been vacant; the measures he will put in place to provide a proper service; the number of children, including the number who are awaiting occupational therapy assessments and early intervention services by community health organisation region in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14139/16]
Wed, 1 Jun 2016
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Services for People with Disabilities
Gerry Adams
74. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date, in conjunction with other Departments and State agencies, in implementing the comprehensive employment strategy for persons with disabilities; the resources that will be allocated to the strategy to enable its full implementation; and the timeframe for implementing and adequately resourcing the strategy. [13901/16]
Wed, 1 Jun 2016
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Disability Activation Projects
Gerry Adams
127. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection the findings from the evaluation of the disability activation project that operated under the previous European Social Fund operational programme; if these projects will be resourced under the comprehensive strategy for people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13877/16]
Wed, 1 Jun 2016
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Disability Activation Projects
Gerry Adams
128. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of meetings of the interdepartmental group held to examine the disability activation project since its establishment in October 2015; the Departments that attended and inputted; the outcome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13878/16]
Wed, 1 Jun 2016
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Departmental Strategies
Gerry Adams
129. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection his progress, in conjunction with other Departments and State agencies, in implementing the comprehensive employment strategy for persons with disabilities; the resources he will allocate to enable its implementation; and the timeframe for this and for adequately resourcing it. [13879/16]
Wed, 1 Jun 2016
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Social Welfare Benefits Data
Gerry Adams
131. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 132 of 26 May 2016, the number of pending applications for each social protection claim within his Department. [13895/16]
Wed, 1 Jun 2016
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Drugs Payment Scheme
Gerry Adams
171. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the average timeframe for reimbursing medical costs under the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13864/16]
Wed, 1 Jun 2016
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Road Safety
Gerry Adams
210. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider lowering speed limits outside rural schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13902/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Gerry Adams
6. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach to report on his visit to the United States of America. [11756/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Gerry Adams
7. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he had an opportunity to raise the issue of the undocumented Irish with the Administration in the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11757/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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NAMA Social Housing Provision
Gerry Adams
261. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance the properties the National Asset Management Agency currently owns in Counties Louth and Meath; the number of these properties that may be suitable for the provision of social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13461/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Special Educational Needs Expenditure
Gerry Adams
319. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider providing funding for the WALK PEER project in County Louth (details supplied). [13229/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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School Guidance Counsellors
Gerry Adams
333. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of guidance counsellors employed in secondary schools in each county, for the years 2011 to 2015. [13456/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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School Guidance Counsellors
Gerry Adams
334. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of guidance counsellors currently employed in secondary schools by county; the number of vacant posts in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13457/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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School Guidance Counsellors
Gerry Adams
335. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of creating ten new guidance counsellor positions. [13458/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Budget Measures
Gerry Adams
336. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reverse the cuts imposed by his Department in budget 2012. [13459/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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School Guidance Counsellors
Gerry Adams
337. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the action his Department has taken to allay concerns raised recently by the Institute of Guidance Counsellors, concerning the 2015 Central Applications Office statistics, whereby 8.1% of students made no choices compared to 1.3% in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13460/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Housing Data
Gerry Adams
372. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of vacant properties which currently exist in County Louth; the number of these vacant properties owned by Louth County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12808/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Departmental Funding
Gerry Adams
480. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider providing funding for the WALK Peer Project in County Louth (details supplied). [13218/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Departmental Funding
Gerry Adams
481. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection the alternative supports which will be put in place for young persons exiting the WALK Peer Project in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13219/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Disability Activation Projects
Gerry Adams
482. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to restart disability activation schemes or similar projects aimed at supporting young persons with disabilities to find pathways to employment. [13220/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Employment Support Services
Gerry Adams
483. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a breakdown of funding allocated to the EmployAbility service, for each county, for the years 2011 to 2016 to date. [13221/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Employment Support Services
Gerry Adams
484. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a breakdown of funding allocated to the wage subsidy scheme, for each county, for the years 2011 to 2016 to date. [13222/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Employment Support Services
Gerry Adams
485. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a breakdown of funding allocated to disability awareness schemes, for each county, for the years 2011 to 2016 to date. [13224/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Humanitarian Assistance Scheme
Gerry Adams
507. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection if payments associated with the humanitarian assistance scheme for victims of flooding can be paid directly to the flood victim or if they must be paid directly to a builder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13467/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Hospital Appointments Status
Gerry Adams
676. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth who is currently waiting for an MRI scan and a nerve test; the position the person occupies on the waiting lists; and when they might expect these appointments to occur. [12792/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Disability Services Funding
Gerry Adams
712. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will consider funding the WALK peer project, in County Louth (details supplied). [13226/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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Social Welfare Benefits Data
Gerry Adams
132. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection the average processing time for each social welfare claim and the number of claims pending for each payment in counties Louth and Meath in tabular form. [12396/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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Counselling Services Provision
Gerry Adams
202. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the waiting time for initial assessment for and access to ongoing counselling in the national counselling service for adult survivors of childhood abuse nationally and in counties Louth and Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12407/16]
Wed, 25 May 2016
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EU Meetings
Gerry Adams
5. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach to report on the European Union meeting of Heads of State on 7 March 2016 with Turkey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10019/16]
Wed, 25 May 2016
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Good Friday Agreement
Gerry Adams
219. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he raised with the British Government the possible repeal of the Human Rights Act 1998 and the likely impact of this on the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11761/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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UK Referendum on EU Membership
Gerry Adams
4. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach to report on his meeting with the British Prime Minister, Mr David Cameron, in London on 25 January 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10017/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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UK Referendum on EU Membership
Gerry Adams
5. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the role of the Economic Management Council in preparing for a possible vote in June 2016 by the British people to exit the European Union. [10018/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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UK Referendum on EU Membership
Gerry Adams
6. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken to the First Minister, Ms Arlene Foster, and the Deputy First Minister, Mr. Martin McGuinness since the recent Assembly election. [11760/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Waste Management
Gerry Adams
239. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to state the allowances or exemptions for the pay-by-weight waste charges for persons generating unavoidable waste due to chronic medical conditions. [11547/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Waste Disposal Charges
Gerry Adams
240. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the regulatory procedure for pay-by-weight waste charges, including the process for ensuring the implementation of fair costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11548/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Flood Prevention Measures
Gerry Adams
378. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to report on his meetings with the national co-ordination group for response to flooding and with those agencies responsible for the River Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10021/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Gerry Adams
484. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); if the person is on the waiting list for a procedure; and when the procedure will be carried out. [11681/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Direct Provision Data
Gerry Adams
71. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of children currently resident in Mosney direct provision centre and the number of children resident there for the past five years. [10393/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Revenue Commissioners
Gerry Adams
211. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue office at the Millennium Centre in Dundalk, County Louth is to be closed to the public from 2 September 2016; the number of persons who have used this walk-in service in each of the past five years; how this change will impact on members of the public and on the staff of the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10325/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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SOLAS Training and Education Programmes
Gerry Adams
274. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for the proposed changes to the SOLAS tendering process for contracted training; if the key determining factor in the tendering procedure is the level of turnover achieved by the training providers in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9715/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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SOLAS Training and Education Programmes
Gerry Adams
277. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the consultation process undertaken prior to the proposed implementation of changes to the SOLAS tendering process for contracted training; how many of SOLAS existing training providers were included in the consultation; and the selection process in this regard. [9716/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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SOLAS Training and Education Programmes
Gerry Adams
279. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills to place a moratorium on the change to the SOLAS tendering process for contracted training and to meet with representatives of the newly formed Contracted Training Tender List Forum, a newly formed representative body for companies currently on the tender list. [9717/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Homeless Accommodation Funding
Gerry Adams
396. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 129 of 21 April 2016, if he records the level of Exchequer funding allocated to homeless services by each local authority. [10025/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Public Sector Pensions
Gerry Adams
599. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to reverse cuts to teachers' pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9525/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Garda Powers
Gerry Adams
629. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if it is within the remit of An Garda Síochána to investigate offences under the Mental Health Act 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10175/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Speech and Language Therapy Provision
Gerry Adams
637. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting speech and language therapy assessment, by community health area and length of time waiting, for each of the years 2010 to 2015. [9424/16]