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Wed, 25 Mar 2015
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Patrick O'Donovan
165. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way her Department decides which schools receive the July provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12220/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Social Insurance
Patrick O'Donovan
193. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if consideration has been given to the possibility of counting the years that parents spend in the home looking after their children as a contribution towards social insurance benefits, such as the contributory pension; if such a proposal has been suggested to her Department by other Departments in the context of the provision of child care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11440/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Tax Code
Patrick O'Donovan
265. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to the provision of tax relief to families where one of the parents chooses to stay at home to care for children, in an effort to meet increased child care costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11499/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Tax Data
Patrick O'Donovan
281. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding tax paid by groups of income earners (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11906/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Tax Data
Patrick O'Donovan
282. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the percentage of tax take in respect of income categories (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11907/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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GLAS Eligibility
Patrick O'Donovan
348. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 10 March 2015, if he will confirm that all lands will be effectively designated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11537/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Afforestation Programme
Patrick O'Donovan
360. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department will not issue a letter of loss of premium in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick, in order that this person can receive compensation from the Electricity Supply Board for the loss in premium in relation to forestry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11596/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Agri-Environment Options Scheme Eligibility
Patrick O'Donovan
363. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeframe as to when a 2014 agri-environment options scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11661/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Felling Licences Applications
Patrick O'Donovan
367. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 134 of 12 March 2015, when his Department received the application for the felling licence for the person concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11724/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Tax Reliefs Availability
Patrick O'Donovan
533. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he has put forward any suggestion or proposal to the Department for Finance to enhances tax relief for those families where one of the parents chooses to remain at home in order to provide child care for their family; if he will provide details of any discussions that his Department has had with the Department of Social Protection in relation to acknowledging the role that stay at home parents play; his views on the possibility of having childhood years in the home being counted as contributions under the social insurance fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11437/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Patrick O'Donovan
611. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health the number of children with neurofibromatosis awaiting surgery at Our Lady's Hospital in Crumlin, Dublin 12; the maximum waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11468/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Hospital Staff Data
Patrick O'Donovan
612. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric anaesthetists operating in public hospitals on 1 January 2011 and on 1 January 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11469/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Patrick O'Donovan
613. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form and by age, the number of children up to ten years of age who are awaiting surgery for scoliosis; the maximum length of time that children are waiting for procedures to be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11470/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Health Insurance Community Rating
Patrick O'Donovan
708. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health the position in respect of a matter (details supplied) regarding the community rating for health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12003/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Passport Applications
Patrick O'Donovan
735. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the child of a couple who was born here in 2010, the couple having arrived from Romania in November 2007, is entitled to an Irish passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11215/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Bullying in Schools
Patrick O'Donovan
790. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the guidelines issued to the board of management of secondary schools in respect of bullying policies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11550/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Summer Works Scheme Applications
Patrick O'Donovan
809. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update regarding a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary in respect of its application under the summer works scheme for the provision of a hard-court area at the rear of the school. [11885/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Departmental Funding
Patrick O'Donovan
839. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding available through his Department for the maintenance of walking trails; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11066/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Water Quality
Patrick O'Donovan
878. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to provide an allowance to householders in areas with hard water to assist with the additional costs associated with the flushing of water softeners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11388/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Building Regulations
Patrick O'Donovan
917. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made in reviewing the inspection process for the new building regulations; when a decision is due to be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12024/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Electricity Transmission Network
Patrick O'Donovan
933. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Ireland is implementing the new European electrical grid codes, 2015 to 2018, differently from other European Union Member States; if he will provide a rationale for that difference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11197/15]
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Sports Funding
Patrick O'Donovan
986. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 163 of 11 March 2015, if he will provide details of allocations made rather than providing a website (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11837/15]
Thu, 12 Mar 2015
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Patrick O'Donovan
31. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views that carbon monoxide alarms should be installed in all public places such as hotels as a matter of public safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10236/15]
Thu, 12 Mar 2015
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Felling Licences Applications
Patrick O'Donovan
134. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application for a felling licence will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; the reasons for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10842/15]
Wed, 11 Mar 2015
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Easter Rising Commemorations
Patrick O'Donovan
26. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if, as part of the commemoration of 1916, consideration will be given to placing the national flag in classrooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10017/15]
Wed, 11 Mar 2015
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Primary Medical Certificates Applications
Patrick O'Donovan
63. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance if the primary medical certificate will be re-issued in circumstances to allow tax relief to be claimed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10670/15]
Wed, 11 Mar 2015
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SportNation Programme
Patrick O'Donovan
163. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the allocations which have been made under the SportNation programme for capital expenditure; the timeframe for the drawdown on these funds; if he anticipates that some local authorities may not avail of their allocation; if he will reallocate such unused funds to support projects that are ready projects in other local authority areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10716/15]
Tue, 10 Mar 2015
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Departmental Properties
Patrick O'Donovan
145. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Taoiseach if he will provide details of all properties rented by his Department; the annual cost of the leases; the duration of the leases; and the capacity, and occupancy of each premises as at the end of January 2015. [9472/15]
Tue, 10 Mar 2015
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Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility
Patrick O'Donovan
153. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to reintroduce the dietary allowance for coeliac food; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9885/15]
Tue, 10 Mar 2015
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Departmental Funding
Patrick O'Donovan
169. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if financial assistance is available from her Department in respect of a community initiative (details supplied) in County Wicklow. [10127/15]
Tue, 10 Mar 2015
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Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
Patrick O'Donovan
255. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department imposed penalties and exclusions on entitlements under the single payment scheme for those areas of ground where trees were felled during the storms in 2014; if his Department provided reasonable time in all cases to landowners to have storm damage cleared to avoid penalties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9920/15]
Tue, 10 Mar 2015
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Single Payment Scheme Administration
Patrick O'Donovan
256. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if penalties are applied, under the single payment scheme, for the non-cutting of rushes on eligible holdings; when these penalties were imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9922/15]
Tue, 10 Mar 2015
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Departmental Meetings
Patrick O'Donovan
265. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of a meeting (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10206/15]
Tue, 10 Mar 2015
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GLAS Administration
Patrick O'Donovan
268. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that no penalty will be incurred by a farmer wishing to transfer from the agri-environment options scheme to the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme or the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme+; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10242/15]
Tue, 10 Mar 2015
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GLAS Payments
Patrick O'Donovan
270. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the recently announced green low-carbon agri-environment scheme and the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme+, the position regarding a farmer, part of whose land is designated for the protection of the hen harrier, and if it is the case that where there is one hectare out of a total of 30 hectares designated, all the lands will effectively be designated without the designation for the purposes of the schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10290/15]
Tue, 10 Mar 2015
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GLAS Payments
Patrick O'Donovan
271. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers owning Natura and hen harrier designated lands are eligible to receive the payment of €79 per hectare per year for the private Natura sites on top of the hen harrier payment under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme and the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme+; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10291/15]
Tue, 10 Mar 2015
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Medical Card Applications
Patrick O'Donovan
416. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10299/15]
Tue, 10 Mar 2015
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Health Services Provision
Patrick O'Donovan
432. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health if male cancer sufferers who donate sperm samples for future use will be offered such treatment free of charge if it becomes a medical necessity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10394/15]
Tue, 10 Mar 2015
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Community Development Initiatives
Patrick O'Donovan
524. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if financial assistance is available from his Department in respect of a community initiative (details supplied) in County Wicklow. [10128/15]
Thu, 5 Mar 2015
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Office of Public Works Properties
Patrick O'Donovan
100. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the ownership of a public slipway in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9660/15]
Thu, 5 Mar 2015
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Organic Farming Scheme Applications
Patrick O'Donovan
114. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm if a person (details supplied) in County Limerick made a late application in 2013 under the organic farming scheme for an increase in land claimed; and if so, if that extra land will now be considered for inclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9695/15]
Thu, 5 Mar 2015
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Court Accommodation Refurbishment
Patrick O'Donovan
137. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding services at Westport courthouse, County Mayo; when repair and refurbishment works will be completed on the building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9616/15]
Wed, 4 Mar 2015
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Scheme
Patrick O'Donovan
32. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider introducing legislation to ensure the installation of carbon monoxide alarms in public places, such as in hotels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9100/15]
Wed, 4 Mar 2015
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Planning Issues
Patrick O'Donovan
44. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will carry out a review of the current planning regulations, where State-funded third parties will lodge appeals to An Bord Pleanála in respect of planning applications which have been assessed by the local authority in compliance with local, regional and national planning guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8867/15]
Wed, 4 Mar 2015
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Departmental Properties
Patrick O'Donovan
57. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of all properties rented by her Department; the annual cost of the leases; the duration of the leases; and the capacity and occupancy of each premises as of 31 January 2015. [9464/15]
Wed, 4 Mar 2015
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Departmental Properties
Patrick O'Donovan
68. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of all properties rented by his Department; the annual cost of the leases; the duration of the leases; and the capacity and occupancy of each premises as of 31 January 2015. [9458/15]
Wed, 4 Mar 2015
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Departmental Properties
Patrick O'Donovan
79. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of all properties rented by his Department; the annual cost of the leases; the duration of the leases; and the capacity and occupancy of each premises as of 31 January 2015. [9463/15]
Wed, 4 Mar 2015
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Departmental Properties
Patrick O'Donovan
81. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details of all properties rented by his Department; the annual cost of the leases; the duration of the leases; and the capacity and occupancy of each premises as of 31 January 2015. [9461/15]
Wed, 4 Mar 2015
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Departmental Properties
Patrick O'Donovan
85. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of all properties rented by his Department; the annual cost of the leases; the duration of the leases; and the capacity and occupancy of each premises as of 31 January 2015. [9451/15]
Wed, 4 Mar 2015
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Departmental Properties
Patrick O'Donovan
93. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide details of all properties rented by his Department; the annual cost of the leases; the duration of the leases; and the capacity and occupancy of each premises as of 31 January 2015. [9455/15]
Wed, 4 Mar 2015
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Departmental Properties
Patrick O'Donovan
96. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details of all properties rented by her Department; the annual cost of the lease; the duration of the leases; and the capacity and occupancy of each premises as of 31 January 2015. [9462/15]
Wed, 4 Mar 2015
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Departmental Properties
Patrick O'Donovan
106. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide details of all properties rented by his Department; the annual cost of the leases; the duration of the leases; and the capacity and occupancy of each premises, as of 31 January 2015. [9453/15]
Wed, 4 Mar 2015
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Departmental Properties
Patrick O'Donovan
130. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of all properties rented by his Department; the annual cost of the leases; the duration of the leases; and the capacity and occupancy of each premises as of 31 January 2015. [9460/15]
Wed, 4 Mar 2015
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Proposed Legislation
Patrick O'Donovan
175. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on proposals to be brought to Government for the drafting of primary legislation for a new scheme to replace the motorised transport scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9572/15]
Wed, 4 Mar 2015
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Departmental Properties
Patrick O'Donovan
190. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of all properties rented by her Department; the annual cost of the leases; the duration of the leases; and the capacity and occupancy of each premises as of 31 January 2015. [9456/15]
Wed, 4 Mar 2015
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Departmental Properties
Patrick O'Donovan
204. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of all properties rented by his Department; the annual cost of the lease in each case; the duration of the leases; and the capacity and occupancy of each premises as of 31 January 2015. [9457/15]
Wed, 4 Mar 2015
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Departmental Properties
Patrick O'Donovan
228. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide details of all properties rented by his Department; the annual cost of the leases; the duration of the leases; and the capacity and occupancy of each premises as of 31 January 2015. [9454/15]
Wed, 4 Mar 2015
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Departmental Properties
Patrick O'Donovan
232. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of all properties rented by his Department; the annual cost of the leases; the duration of the leases; and the capacity and occupancy of each premises as of 31 January 2015. [9465/15]
Wed, 4 Mar 2015
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Departmental Properties
Patrick O'Donovan
240. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide details of all properties rented by her Department; the annual cost of the leases; the duration of the leases; and the capacity and occupancy of each premises as of 31 January 2015. [9452/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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Schools Inspections
Patrick O'Donovan
118. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills in view of her reply on the carrying out of whole-school evaluations, WSE, and specifically on the physical infrastructure and conditions within schools, if she is satisfied the WSE format adequately reflects the ability of teachers to properly deliver the curriculum at primary and secondary level in view of the physical condition of the school or classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8739/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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Educational Disadvantage
Patrick O'Donovan
131. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the successes of the reading and mathematics recovery programmes in Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools, if she will extend the programmes to non-Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8738/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
Patrick O'Donovan
265. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a payment under the agri-environment options scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; when is it likely that this payment will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8789/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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GLAS Eligibility
Patrick O'Donovan
284. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the recent announcement regarding the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme and the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme+, if there will be a maximum and minimum number of acres that payment will be made in respect of, and if persons in hen harrier designated areas must have a plan to avail of the schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9171/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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GLAS Eligibility
Patrick O'Donovan
285. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the recent announcement regarding the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme and green low-carbon agri-environment scheme+, if he will please advise whether a farmer, who has finished with the agri-environment options scheme 1 and-or with the agri-environment options scheme 2, may transfer to these green schemes, and if it is possible to make this transfer without incurring a penalty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9174/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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Bovine Disease Controls
Patrick O'Donovan
293. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the compensation available in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9276/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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Mobility Allowance Eligibility
Patrick O'Donovan
356. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health if a primary medical certificate could be reissued in view of financial circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8722/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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School Accommodation Provision
Patrick O'Donovan
468. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm that a grant will be increased in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8770/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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Schools Establishment
Patrick O'Donovan
494. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the patronage process in place for a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and the timeframe for this process. [9131/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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School Curriculum
Patrick O'Donovan
500. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way a person (details supplied) in County Wexford may apply for an exemption from Irish in secondary school. [9154/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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Schools Establishment
Patrick O'Donovan
506. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a site will be purchased for a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if this school will be housed at a temporary location in the interim. [9236/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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Building Regulations Qualifications
Patrick O'Donovan
560. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the proposal to introduce a register for technologists to enable them to work under the new Building Control (Amendment) Regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9049/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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Building Regulations Amendments
Patrick O'Donovan
570. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to amend the construction regulations for one-off houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8866/15]
Thu, 26 Feb 2015
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Living Alone Allowance
Patrick O'Donovan
43. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to the decision to backdate the living alone allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford, if a review of this decision will be carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8533/15]
Thu, 26 Feb 2015
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School Staff
Patrick O'Donovan
216. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide full-time contracts to secretaries, employed by the board of management, in secondary schools, in order for them to be in receipt of the same entitlements as other permanent staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8544/15]
Thu, 26 Feb 2015
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Community Involvement Scheme
Patrick O'Donovan
252. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the abolition of the community involvement scheme; his plans for the reintroduction of this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8557/15]
Thu, 26 Feb 2015
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Driving Test
Patrick O'Donovan
254. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position, in respect of car hire costs and scheduled driving tests (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8640/15]
Thu, 26 Feb 2015
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Roadworthiness Testing
Patrick O'Donovan
255. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will publish the submissions that were received by the Road Safety Authority regarding a review carried out on the testing of the roadworthiness of vintage vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8699/15]
Thu, 26 Feb 2015
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Roadworthiness Testing
Patrick O'Donovan
256. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will publish the report by the Road Safety Authority on testing the roadworthiness of vintage vehicles; the timeframe for a decision to be made on any changes that are proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8717/15]
Thu, 26 Feb 2015
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Roadworthiness Testing
Patrick O'Donovan
257. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there will be an opportunity for the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport and Communications to consider the report from the Road Safety Authority into the testing of the roadworthiness of vintage vehicles, in advance of any decision being made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8719/15]
Wed, 25 Feb 2015
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Home Care Packages Provision
Patrick O'Donovan
35. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health when he plans to regularise the provision of home care, both public and private, provided to elderly persons, and vulnerable adults, in their own homes; his plans to extend the Health Information and Quality Authority inspection regimes to those organisations, and companies, that provide home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7897/15]
Tue, 24 Feb 2015
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Tax Code
Patrick O'Donovan
229. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance the tax implications for a parent, who wishes to financially assist their child with mortgage repayments, where the mortgage is half-paid but the child is currently unemployed; and if the parent will be penalised in the same way as a parent helping a child with a deposit, under the new guidelines. [7826/15]
Tue, 24 Feb 2015
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Single Payment Scheme Payments
Patrick O'Donovan
306. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason penalties on single farm payments were imposed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8201/15]
Tue, 24 Feb 2015
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Home Schooling
Patrick O'Donovan
353. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position in regard to his Department's guidelines for children's home schooling for two days a week, while they attend school for the other three days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7914/15]
Tue, 24 Feb 2015
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Broadband Service Provision
Patrick O'Donovan
608. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to update broadband in the Ballycanew and Ballyoughter area of County Wexford. [7808/15]
Wed, 18 Feb 2015
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Naval Service Vessels
Patrick O'Donovan
6. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Defence if home ports have been assigned by the Defence Forces to the new Naval Service vessels which have been acquired by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6799/15]
Wed, 18 Feb 2015
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Renewable Energy Generation
Patrick O'Donovan
221. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the supports for microgeneration here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7299/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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GLAS Eligibility
Patrick O'Donovan
149. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's plans to address the difficulties faced by farmers whose lands have been designated as sanctuaries for protecting the habitat of hen harriers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6621/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Tax Credits
Patrick O'Donovan
223. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary does not qualify for the single parent tax allowance. [6997/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Departmental Funding
Patrick O'Donovan
290. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the engagements her Department has had with officials in the European Commission in respect of an application for funding from the Rape Crisis Network Ireland, in respect of funds under the access to justice proposal under the European Union Commission Justice Programme 2014 to 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6643/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Magdalen Laundries Report
Patrick O'Donovan
302. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made, to date, on the recommendations made by Mr. Justice Quirke in respect of the Magdalen laundries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6816/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Mobility Allowance Review
Patrick O'Donovan
362. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health if a person in receipt of half-rate mobility allowance can have the rate increased (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6805/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Medicinal Products Supply
Patrick O'Donovan
375. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive's plans to include the new drug, Regorasenib Stivarg,a from a pharmaceutical company (details supplied), for inclusion in the community drug scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6903/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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General Medical Services Scheme Administration
Patrick O'Donovan
392. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health if general practitioners can impose a charge of €20 on medical card patients to provide a script for vital medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7047/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Grant Payments
Patrick O'Donovan
413. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will confirm that he has approved a grant of €250,000 to a sports club (details supplied) in New York; the terms of this grant; if it is funded from current or capital expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6912/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Grant Payments
Patrick O'Donovan
414. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of funds available to his Department in 2014 and allocated for 2015, to grant aid sports clubs based outside Ireland. [6913/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Grant Payments
Patrick O'Donovan
415. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if advertisements were placed inviting sporting clubs based outside Ireland to apply for grant aid for the development of their sporting facilities; if he will confirm where these advertisements were placed; the number of applications received; the criteria used to adjudicate on these applications; the total number of successful applicants; and the total amount of money allocated. [6914/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Grant Payments
Patrick O'Donovan
416. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a legal charge will be required on a sports club (details supplied) in New York, to safeguard the taxpayers' grant aid of €250,000, as would be required for a similar grant award to a sports club here; and the way this might be registered and enforced, if required. [6915/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Grant Payments
Patrick O'Donovan
417. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the verification and inspection process he has put in place to ensure the integrity of the grant award of €250,000 to a sports club (details supplied) in New York. [6916/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Tribunals of Inquiry Reports
Patrick O'Donovan
476. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of recent announcements that the planning tribunal was withdrawing all findings of obstruction and non co-operation by persons who appeared before the tribunal, the level of expenses that will now become payable to the legal representatives of each of these persons; the subsequent effect on the total expenditure on the tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6806/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Tribunals of Inquiry Expenditure
Patrick O'Donovan
477. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total expenditure on the legal team acting for the planning tribunal; and in view of the findings of this tribunal now having been withdrawn with huge additional implications for the costs to the tax payer, if he will seek to recoup all or at least some of this additional money from the legal team. [6834/15]