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Wed, 15 May 2019
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Health and Social Care Professionals Regulation
Declan Breathnach
149. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Health the obligations on the Medical Council of Ireland to report to An Garda Síochána a medical professional who has been struck off the register for offences that are deemed illegal; if there is no obligation on the Medical Council to report such incidents further, his plans to introduce measures to remedy this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20957/19]
Wed, 15 May 2019
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General Practitioner Services
Declan Breathnach
151. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Health his views on the process that is followed or guidelines that are given by the Medical Council of Ireland to general practices when vetting or hiring general practitioners who may have been struck off in another jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20962/19]
Wed, 15 May 2019
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Funding
Declan Breathnach
168. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Health if he will make additional funding available to child mental health services in County Louth; if his attention has been drawn to the long waiting lists for child mental health services causing severe distress to families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20993/19]
Wed, 15 May 2019
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Addiction Treatment Services
Declan Breathnach
170. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by a private health provider (details supplied) for addiction services in receiving recognition for the services it provides and in receiving fair and reasonable payment for the services it provides; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that these problems were highlighted by the Health Insurance Authority in a 2007 report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21000/19]
Wed, 8 May 2019
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Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility
Declan Breathnach
1543. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the 2018 review of income eligibility levels for social housing will be finalised and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18913/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Road Network
Declan Breathnach
531. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made with Transport Infrastructure Ireland in respect of timescales for the delivery of the bypass at Ardee, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16290/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Road Network
Declan Breathnach
532. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made to alleviate the concerns expressed by residents of the negative impact of creating a cul-de-sac at Mulleston and Townpark road once the N52 realignment is constructed in 2019, further to his meetings with local resident groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16291/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Road Network
Declan Breathnach
533. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if priority will be given to the necessary retrofit upon the completion of the realignment of the N52 in order to remedy the negative impact of creating a cul-de-sac at Mulleston and Town Park road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16292/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Energy Schemes
Declan Breathnach
408. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are long delays in applications for the SEAI home energy grants; his plans to make additional funding available to the scheme in order to increase the number of contractors involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14977/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Commemorative Events
Declan Breathnach
124. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to mark the 90th anniversary of the establishment of the Volunteer Reserve Force the precursor to the Reserve Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12936/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Defence Forces Recruitment
Declan Breathnach
125. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the use of competitions will be broadened for direct entry officers to include those with specialist dental, legal and other professional qualifications in order to fill such specialist vacancies within the Defence Forces as they arise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12938/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Respite Care Services Provision
Declan Breathnach
86. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Health if there will be an improvement in the provision of respite facilities in County Louth during 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12409/19]
Tue, 12 Mar 2019
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Departmental Consultations
Declan Breathnach
211. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the result of the public consultation carried out by his Department on the impending decision regarding daylight saving time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12038/19]
Tue, 12 Mar 2019
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Disability Support Services Provision
Declan Breathnach
353. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a new respite service recently opened in Dundalk, County Louth, is not fully wheelchair-accessible; if funding will be made available to make this facility fully wheelchair-accessible and suitably staffed to deal with the needs of those who seek the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11784/19]
Tue, 12 Mar 2019
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Residential Tenancies Board
Declan Breathnach
702. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government where a complaint can be directed regarding poor customer service by a client that had a very negative experience in dealing with them in view of the fact that the Office of the Ombudsman will not hear complaints regarding the Residential Tenancies Board other than in connection with Part 7 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11763/19]
Tue, 12 Mar 2019
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Property Registration
Declan Breathnach
713. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a backlog in registrations in the Land Registry; if such a delay is holding up the sale of a property; if there is a system of expediting a particular case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12072/19]
Tue, 5 Mar 2019
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Coast Guard Services
Declan Breathnach
472. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are grave concerns among the 950 Irish Coast Guard volunteers resulting from a decision of management of the Irish Coast Guard to stop volunteers using blue lights and sirens while responding to rescue calls; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that such a measure could result in delays in responding to life and death situations; if he will intervene to examine if this decision can be reversed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10523/19]
Tue, 5 Mar 2019
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Local Authority Housing Mortgages
Declan Breathnach
578. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to problems being experienced with the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme in which, due to a lack of a national database of applicants, multiple applications have been made to different councils by the same persons; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that this practice is delaying other applications by up to six months due to the fact those multiple applications stay on the system until they expire after six months, thus causing others to lose out; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that up to 50% of the loan offers are duplicated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10397/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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Departmental Funding
Declan Breathnach
309. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 282 of 29 January 2019, the funding for e-hubs provided for entrepreneurship and start-ups in each local authority and local enterprise office by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8360/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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Departmental Staff Retirements
Declan Breathnach
630. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) based in her Department in County Louth will be replaced after the official retires in two weeks' time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8227/19]