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Thu, 2 Jun 2016
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Vacancies on State Boards
James Lawless
227. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of vacancies on the boards of the Arts Council and national cultural institutions; when she will fill them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14159/16]
Wed, 1 Jun 2016
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Arts in Education Charter
James Lawless
39. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the implementation of the Arts in Education Charter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13333/16]
Wed, 1 Jun 2016
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Property Tax Exemptions
James Lawless
83. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Finance to examine a matter (details supplied) regarding local property tax. [13849/16]
Wed, 1 Jun 2016
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Disability Support Services Provision
James Lawless
176. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health to examine and review the case of a person (details supplied) and to expedite the nursing hours which have been granted. [13942/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Garda Deployment
James Lawless
185. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the operating hours and numbers of gardaí based at Naas, Leixlip, Clane, Carbury, Celbridge and Maynooth Garda stations for each year since 2008 in tabular form. [12796/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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After-School Support Services
James Lawless
301. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his upcoming three year strategy, which will include increasing after-school hours, will take into consideration the after-school care providers; the impact these changes will have on this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12821/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Water Charges Data
James Lawless
371. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the average annual domestic water charge amount per house; the number of households in total which paid their water charges; the number in total which claimed the €100 water conservation grant; the number which paid their water charges but did not claim the €100 water conservation grant; the number of households which did not pay their water charges but did claim the €100 water conservation grant; and the cost of administering the water conservation grant and collecting the charges for each of the years 2015 and 2016 to date, in tabular form. [12795/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
James Lawless
439. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the policy which excludes Irish citizens from building up A Class contributions while working in the European Patent Office despite other Irish citizens in other European institutions being able to do so; to extend this allowance to the European Patent Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12721/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Heritage Fund
James Lawless
592. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available from her Department, bodies under the aegis of her Department or other sources, for remedial and improvement works to a historical house and gardens (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12709/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Hospital Appointments Status
James Lawless
661. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the status of surgery waiting time for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12712/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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Teacher Redeployment
James Lawless
83. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills to support a case (details supplied) regarding supplementary panel rights. [12240/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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Carer's Allowance Applications
James Lawless
116. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme, including if he will expedite and approve it. [12239/16]
Wed, 25 May 2016
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Waste Management
James Lawless
158. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for pay-by-weight bin charges for those who have to dispose of incontinent or household medical waste; if progress has been made since the last parliamentary question (details supplied) tabled on this issue; and if this will be resolved before 1 July 2016. [11923/16]
Wed, 25 May 2016
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Water Meters Installation
James Lawless
159. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the suitability and effectiveness of installing water meters for apartments in apartment blocks, given the difficulties involved in identifying which apartment actually uses the water. [11933/16]
Wed, 25 May 2016
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Taxi Licences
James Lawless
341. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) has not been able to obtain a place on the waiting list for an airport taxi licence; and if this information will be provided to the person. [11906/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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School Guidance Counsellors
James Lawless
151. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of guidance counsellors employed in secondary schools in each of the years 2012 to 2016 to date; when he will reverse the cuts imposed in budget 2012; the action his Department has taken as a result of the concerns raised recently by the Institute of Guidance Counsellors about the 2015 Central Applications Office statistics, according to which 8.1% of students made no choices compared to 1.3% in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11343/16]
Wed, 18 May 2016
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Local Authority Funding
James Lawless
112. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding available to Kildare County Council for the social housing fund to enable them to build and-or buy houses; the extent to which this funding has been drawn down by Kildare County Council; when the first units are expected to become available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10804/16]
Wed, 18 May 2016
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Disability Support Services Funding
James Lawless
158. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in relation to longer term residential care funding. [10801/16]
Wed, 18 May 2016
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Forestry Grants
James Lawless
195. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to review the situation that the Irish Farmers Association Irish Hardy Nurserystock Association was not eligible to apply for grants awarded to forestry and hedgerow associations funded by his Department for associations which grow ash trees; to review this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10732/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Motor Insurance
James Lawless
167. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of insurance companies which do not provide commercial car insurance quotes due to a person residing outside of the State for two or more consecutive years, and that certain insurance companies (details supplied) do not accept no claims bonus certificates from other European Union member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10395/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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School Accommodation Provision
James Lawless
299. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received an application for an extension from a school (details supplied) and the timeframe for awarding the funds. [10169/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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School Transport Data
James Lawless
318. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary school pupils who avail of the school transport scheme in County Kildare and the cost of providing this in each of the years 2011 to 2015, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10459/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Hospital Services
James Lawless
751. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the status of the nurse in the diabetes clinic in Tallaght Hospital in County Dublin who specialises in assisting persons with insulin pumps, including if the specialist nurse will be replaced while on long-term sick leave; if he will provide the same service in Naas hospital in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9929/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Hospital Appointments Status
James Lawless
902. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if his Department will review the case of a person (details supplied); if he will expedite this case given the nature of the condition; if his Department intends to replace the consultant who was working in a specialist Department up until November 2014 as there is now only one consultant working in this role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10461/16]
Thu, 5 May 2016
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Flood Prevention Measures
James Lawless
20. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made between the Office of Public Works and Kildare County Council, regarding flooding prevention measures in the Lower Morell area of the county, which has seen consistent flooding from the River Liffey. [9315/16]
Thu, 5 May 2016
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Garda Station Refurbishment
James Lawless
57. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide funding for the renovation and upgrading of Garda stations in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9286/16]
Thu, 5 May 2016
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Children in Care
James Lawless
58. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of young persons in care and without an allocated social worker in County Kildare, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9287/16]
Thu, 5 May 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
James Lawless
103. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she has received recent correspondence dated April 2016 from the local management of Maynooth Education Campus, Maynooth Community College and Maynooth Post Primary School regarding their concerns over the current school site (details supplied); if she accepts the urgency of the situation and that the commencement of this building project is a priority; the status of the tender process, including the timeframes associated with it; if she will authorise an early start to the building project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9283/16]
Thu, 5 May 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
James Lawless
104. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the commencement of the building of a general purpose hall for a school (details supplied). [9284/16]
Thu, 5 May 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
James Lawless
105. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the difficulties being experienced in a school (details supplied) including a lack of library facilities, no general purpose meeting room, children being dispersed across a number of locations and a lack of security; if she accepts the urgency of the situation and that the commencement of the building of the new school at this location is a priority; if she will progress it immediately, as soon as planning permission has been secured; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9285/16]
Thu, 5 May 2016
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
James Lawless
106. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the case of a person (details supplied) and available places for second level students in autism spectrum disorder units in County Kildare. [9288/16]
Wed, 4 May 2016
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Hospital Groups
James Lawless
201. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health to clarify the various hospital groups which were established in terms of movement of staff between two groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9120/16]
Wed, 4 May 2016
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Teaching Qualifications
James Lawless
251. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify the regulation changes being implemented by the Teaching Council with regard to removing regulation 3 which will result in Level 8 degree holders in Montessori Education being unable to teach in a special school setting or as a resource teacher in a mainstream setting. [8942/16]
Wed, 4 May 2016
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Tenant Purchase Scheme
James Lawless
313. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government why local authority houses which have adaptations in place to accommodate disabilities cannot be purchased through the tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9071/16]
Wed, 27 Apr 2016
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Waste Management
James Lawless
96. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way his Department plans to accommodate Pay by Weight for domestic refuse for families with family members with special needs who will have to dispose of waste products due to medical incontinence. [8522/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Public Sector Pensions Levy
James Lawless
111. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will review the pension related deductibles for public servants and if he will phase out this measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8072/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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IDA Ireland Site Visits
James Lawless
132. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of visits by IDA Ireland to County Kildare in each of the years 2011 to 2015 and in 2016 to date, in tabular form. [8132/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Jobs Protection
James Lawless
136. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will engage immediately with a company (details supplied) to assess the impact, if any, on north Kildare of the announcement regarding redundancies across its global organisation; if he will immediately engage with the management of the company to address any threat to local jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8331/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Immigration Status
James Lawless
232. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department will examine the case of a person (details supplied) regarding an immigration visa; the supports available to the person's family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8516/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Medical Card Administration
James Lawless
283. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health his plans to update the medical card application form to include payment of local property tax or water charges as outgoings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8096/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Home Help Service Provision
James Lawless
288. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours allocated nationally and for County Kildare in 2014 and 2015 and to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8182/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Waste Management
James Lawless
457. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way in which the pay-by-weight bin charges will work for multi-unit complexes, such as apartment blocks that share bins; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8520/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Sports Capital Programme
James Lawless
476. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will open the sports capital programme for 2016 to applications. [8078/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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State Examinations Exemptions
James Lawless
427. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills to examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare regarding Irish exemption for students with Asperger's syndrome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7542/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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State Examinations
James Lawless
432. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a reader for the leaving certificate for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [7567/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Visa Applications
James Lawless
264. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is unable to receive visits from family members, who live outside the European Union, due to a refusal to grant a visa. [6345/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Garda Stations
James Lawless
286. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Garda Síochána station in Kilcock, County Kildare, including the concerns of local residents at the insufficient Garda presence in Kilcock the insufficient number of public opening hours of this station; her plans to increase the opening hours of this station; the number full-time gardaí assigned to this station; and her plans to increase the number of gardaí in County Kildare and in the Kilcock station, in particular, in the near future. [6388/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
James Lawless
378. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the funding for the provision of assessments for housing adaption grants by occupational therapists in County Kildare, the waiting times for the service; if there are any additional issues and complications with this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6360/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Health Services Provision
James Lawless
381. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule for the construction and completion of the primary health facility in Kilcock, County Kildare, the proposed medical services that will be available, and the number of general practitioners who will be working there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6386/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Health Services
James Lawless
382. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the early intervention scheme, including its purpose and functions, the waiting times, and the availability of the scheme in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6387/16]