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Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Health Services Provision
Regina Doherty
962. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Meath has not completed a course of prescribed laser treatment by their consultant in Temple Street Hospital some four years since the treatment commenced. [31272/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Departmental Bodies Expenditure
Regina Doherty
1544. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide, in tabular form, the expenditure of State-owned entities on self-promotion and advertising to national and local sporting agencies of funding derived from individual and household payments to utility companies such as EirGrid and An Post; and the reason this finance is not being spent on lowering the grid transmission costs or on the rural community post offices respectively. [31269/15]
Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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Postal Codes
Regina Doherty
317. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason the nine requirements of a postcode from his Department's own postcode working group were not incorporated into the Eircode design; and the persons who and the body which specifically made the decision to exclude or ignore the nine requirements. [29262/15]
Thu, 9 Jul 2015
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Health Services
Regina Doherty
197. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is being forced to change service provider for that person's care and support by the Health Service Executive against this person's wishes for the reason that the person has moved from County Dublin to County Meath, given that the original service provider is happy to maintain consistency of service to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28035/15]
Thu, 9 Jul 2015
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Regina Doherty
214. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no uniformity throughout Ireland regarding the reimbursement of the cost of spectacles for children with Down's syndrome (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28106/15]
Thu, 9 Jul 2015
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Schools Site Acquisitions
Regina Doherty
257. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the purchase of a permanent site in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28129/15]
Wed, 8 Jul 2015
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Postal Codes
Regina Doherty
238. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if any other company associated or previously associated with Capita plc within the Eircode consortium, such as Bearing Point, Tico or Autoaddress, or if any personnel previously or currently on the payroll or board of any of the aforementioned companies, have developed, modified or otherwise planned to launch or relaunch a second private general practitioners enabled code in the event that Eircode is not a success. [27897/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Regina Doherty
410. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason funding for equipment, such as vibrating pager systems, for deaf persons under the age of 65 years is not provided for by the Health Service Executive in County Meath under the technical aids and appliances grant for the past four to five years, given that funding was available from the executive in counties Louth, Cavan and Monaghan this year. [27541/15]
Tue, 30 Jun 2015
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National Postcode System Expenditure
Regina Doherty
665. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide, in tabular form, the list of companies contracted for the purposes of developing Eircode; and the total cost of these contracts to date. [26355/15]
Tue, 30 Jun 2015
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National Postcode System
Regina Doherty
666. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the companies contracted for the purposes of developing Eircode developed a second private global positioning system enabled code in the event that Eircode was not a success. [26356/15]
Thu, 11 Jun 2015
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Hospital Services
Regina Doherty
167. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Meath was administered an injection in a toilet prior to a surgical procedure in Navan hospital in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22817/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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HSE Properties
Regina Doherty
681. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive's plans for lands in Ratoath, County Meath, purchased to build a medical centre on ten years ago; the timeframe for development or disposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21509/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Orthodontic Services Provision
Regina Doherty
688. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) in County Meath must wait two and a half years before she will be fitted with braces by the orthodontic unit in Navan, County Meath [21579/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Wind Energy Guidelines
Regina Doherty
1036. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government under what wind guidelines will a planning application (details supplied) be adjudicated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21466/15]
Tue, 19 May 2015
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Regina Doherty
266. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the costs associated with supporting children with disabilities to access the early childhood care and education scheme year, by providing special needs assistant support where required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19443/15]
Tue, 19 May 2015
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Disability Support Services
Regina Doherty
277. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 485 of 6 May 2015, if he will provide details of the work, remit and terms of reference of the health and education steering committee; the number of times it has met; the progress and outputs to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19460/15]
Tue, 19 May 2015
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Disability Support Services
Regina Doherty
330. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the work and outputs of the Health Service Executive's national programme on progressing disability services for children and young people; the structure in place within the executive to ensure progress; the directorate it comes under; the number of meetings, consultations and so on it has held with community groups; if it reports regularly on the executive's website; the impact it has had to date; its forthcoming plans; the funding allocation it receives and disseminates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19462/15]
Tue, 19 May 2015
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Teacher Training Provision
Regina Doherty
426. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of providing continual professional development for teachers annually for the past ten years; the number of teachers and principals in each of the past ten years attending; the way the development is structured; if there is a set number of hours to be attended; the difference between teacher and principal development; if she will provide details of the new leadership centre recently announced; if her Department provides financial support to teachers participating in additional educational qualifications (details supplied); if her Department's inspectorate plays a role in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19458/15]
Tue, 19 May 2015
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Educational Projects
Regina Doherty
427. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 487 of 6 May 2015 the cost of implementing a digital strategy; if this will include broadband in all primary schools; the cost of this alone; the number of primary schools that already have broadband; if capital funding has been allocated for the implementation of the digital strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19459/15]
Tue, 19 May 2015
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Regina Doherty
428. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 475 of 6 May 2015 the flexibility school management has in its staffing schedule should a principal wish to place priority on junior over senior classes, for example; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19461/15]