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Thu, 20 Nov 2014
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Brendan Griffin
100. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health when a date for an operation will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44622/14]
Wed, 19 Nov 2014
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Garda Vetting Applications
Brendan Griffin
80. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision is expected on an application for Garda clearance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44487/14]
Wed, 19 Nov 2014
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Services for People with Disabilities
Brendan Griffin
135. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.113 of 15 October 2014, if he will liaise with the Department of Education and Skills to devise a fairer and more progressive approach to continuing education and school transport for persons with disabilities as they enter adulthood, as the current system presents numerous transitional difficulties and there seems to be a lack of joined-up thinking on a number of fronts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44514/14]
Wed, 19 Nov 2014
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HSE Properties
Brendan Griffin
136. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has approached, consulted with or invited interest from other State agencies or Departments regarding putting the old Dingle Community Hospital to use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44518/14]
Wed, 19 Nov 2014
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HSE Properties
Brendan Griffin
137. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his views on the old Dingle Community Hospital building falling into a state of repair and dereliction if it is not put to use soon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44519/14]
Wed, 19 Nov 2014
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HSE Properties
Brendan Griffin
138. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if there has been any serious expressions of interest in the old Dingle Community Hospital from potential investors, public or private; if so, if details of these expressions of interest will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44520/14]
Wed, 19 Nov 2014
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School Accommodation
Brendan Griffin
159. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Kerry will be permitted and enabled to carry out the full planned expansion now in one phase rather than partially in two phases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44492/14]
Wed, 19 Nov 2014
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School Guidance Counsellors
Brendan Griffin
160. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will implement measures to reverse the adverse changes that were made in relation to guidance counsellor positions in schools in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44515/14]
Wed, 19 Nov 2014
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School Guidance Counsellors
Brendan Griffin
161. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she acknowledges that changes to the status of school guidance counsellor positions are now resulting in costly consequences, such as increased university drop out rates and other social problems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44516/14]
Wed, 19 Nov 2014
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School Staffing
Brendan Griffin
162. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the difficulties caused by the changes to teaching structures in schools affecting assistant teaching positions; her views on these changes limiting principals' freedom to delegate, stifling promotion opportunities and making it more difficult to find suitable candidates for principal or deputy principal positions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44517/14]
Wed, 19 Nov 2014
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School Guidance Counsellors
Brendan Griffin
163. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will implement measures to reverse the adverse changes that were made in relation to guidance counsellor positions in schools in recent years; her views on these changes now resulting in costly consequences, such as increased university drop out rates and other social problems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44521/14]
Wed, 19 Nov 2014
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Road Projects
Brendan Griffin
186. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will initiate measures to allow the National Roads Authority to liaise with An Bord Pleanála on a pre-planning basis on projects of strategic public interest, such as the Adare bypass project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44522/14]
Wed, 19 Nov 2014
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Road Improvement Schemes
Brendan Griffin
187. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if increased funding will be provided to Kerry County Council to replace the old bridge at Listry on the R563; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44523/14]
Wed, 19 Nov 2014
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Road Improvement Schemes
Brendan Griffin
188. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided to progress the N86 road improvement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44524/14]
Wed, 19 Nov 2014
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National Monuments
Brendan Griffin
192. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if funding will be provided to protect a historical structure (details supplied) from being washed away by the sea; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44525/14]
Tue, 18 Nov 2014
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Free Travel Scheme Eligibility
Brendan Griffin
130. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will extend free travel passes to epilepsy sufferers whose drivers' licences have been surrendered until they have gone a year without a seizure; if her attention has been drawn to the systems in place for such persons in the United Kingdom; her views on implementing similar systems here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43831/14]
Tue, 18 Nov 2014
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Community Employment Schemes Review
Brendan Griffin
136. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she has further plans to change the way community employment schemes operate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43901/14]
Tue, 18 Nov 2014
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Community Employment Schemes Data
Brendan Griffin
150. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the percentage and the number of persons participating in community employment schemes who will achieve full-time employment after their schemes in the first 12 months; if she will provide other statistics regarding the success rates associated with the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44287/14]
Tue, 18 Nov 2014
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National Internship Scheme Data
Brendan Griffin
151. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the percentage and the number of persons participating in JobBridge schemes who will achieve full-time employment after their scheme in the first 12 months; if she will provide other statistics regarding the success rates associated with the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44288/14]
Tue, 18 Nov 2014
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Farm Assist Scheme Appeals
Brendan Griffin
153. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a farm assist appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44321/14]