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Tue, 18 Nov 2014
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Agriculture Scheme Eligibility
Paul Connaughton
243. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be eligible for a single farm payment and a disadvantaged areas payment from 2015 onwards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44226/14]
Tue, 18 Nov 2014
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Agriculture Scheme Payments
Paul Connaughton
244. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received their disadvantaged area payment and single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44227/14]
Tue, 11 Nov 2014
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Single Payment Scheme Applications
Paul Connaughton
259. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment in respect of disadvantaged area payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42960/14]
Tue, 4 Nov 2014
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Agriculture Scheme Payments
Paul Connaughton
453. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason no payments have issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway in relation to disadvantaged area scheme or single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41867/14]
Tue, 4 Nov 2014
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Dental Services Provision
Paul Connaughton
589. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Health the dental screening services that are being given to primary school children in County Galway; the reason children are not being screened in second and fourth class when the Health Service Executive states that it provides dental screening to children in second, fourth and sixth classes; his plans to reinstate this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40992/14]
Thu, 23 Oct 2014
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Student Universal Support Ireland Administration
Paul Connaughton
168. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision will be made regarding a Student Universal Support Ireland application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway in view of the fact that all of the documents that the applicant has to prove independent residence have been furnished; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40889/14]
Tue, 21 Oct 2014
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
Paul Connaughton
307. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received their disadvantaged area scheme payment; if it is being held up awaiting a satellite inspection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40427/14]
Tue, 21 Oct 2014
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
Paul Connaughton
308. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway received no payments for disadvantaged area scheme in respect of 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40428/14]
Thu, 16 Oct 2014
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
Paul Connaughton
100. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway did not receive their disadvantaged area scheme payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39595/14]
Wed, 8 Oct 2014
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Paul Connaughton
25. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she review the pupil-teacher ratio for small rural schools in the upcoming budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37958/14]
Wed, 8 Oct 2014
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Domiciliary Care Allowance Payments
Paul Connaughton
46. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when arrears relating to a domiciliary care allowance and respite grant will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway as the appeal to the appeals office was deemed successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38503/14]
Tue, 7 Oct 2014
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Grassland Sheep Scheme Payments
Paul Connaughton
242. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received their 2013 grassland sheep scheme grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38004/14]
Tue, 7 Oct 2014
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Hospital Appointment Status
Paul Connaughton
357. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Health when an orthopaedic appointment at University Hospital Galway will take place in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38029/14]
Thu, 2 Oct 2014
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Post Offices and Credit Unions Merger
Paul Connaughton
7. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to the proposed mergers between post offices and credit unions as an alternative to mainstream banking; the measures needed to make this happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37053/14]
Thu, 2 Oct 2014
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Pension Levy
Paul Connaughton
22. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Finance the consideration given to removing the pension levy in the upcoming budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37054/14]
Thu, 2 Oct 2014
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Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
Paul Connaughton
138. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Health when orthodontic work will be carried out in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the current waiting time in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37464/14]
Thu, 2 Oct 2014
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Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
Paul Connaughton
139. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Health if the drug Daxas is covered under the drugs payment scheme; if not, the efforts being made in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37465/14]
Thu, 2 Oct 2014
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Hospital Appointment Status
Paul Connaughton
140. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be granted an appointment in the orthopaedic unit in University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37467/14]
Tue, 30 Sep 2014
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Health Insurance Regulation
Paul Connaughton
87. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Health the measures he has taken or hopes to take to stabilise the private health insurance market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36496/14]
Tue, 30 Sep 2014
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Cancer Screening Programmes
Paul Connaughton
101. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made on extending the free national breast cancer screening programme, BreastCheck, to women aged 65 to 69 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36546/14]
Tue, 30 Sep 2014
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Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
Paul Connaughton
162. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway who applied for the allowance in March; if she is aware that the applicant on supplying requested documents was told that the case was then put to the back of the queue and they could face another wait of up to 12 weeks to have the matter determined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36910/14]
Tue, 30 Sep 2014
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Single Payment Scheme Appeals
Paul Connaughton
253. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an agricultural appeal in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36906/14]
Tue, 30 Sep 2014
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Grassland Sheep Scheme Payments
Paul Connaughton
254. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received their 2014 sheep grassland scheme grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36911/14]
Thu, 25 Sep 2014
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Departmental Staff Data
Paul Connaughton
105. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Department staff in County Galway that have transferred to Government Departments in counties Mayo or Sligo to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36209/14]
Thu, 25 Sep 2014
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Paul Connaughton
188. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Health when an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36210/14]
Thu, 25 Sep 2014
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Hospital Appointments Status
Paul Connaughton
189. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive an appointment for an MRI scan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36211/14]
Thu, 25 Sep 2014
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Orthodontic Services Provision
Paul Connaughton
191. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Health when orthodontic work will be carried out in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; the current waiting time in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36213/14]
Tue, 23 Sep 2014
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Grassland Sheep Scheme Payments
Paul Connaughton
248. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received the 2014 grassland sheep scheme grant. [35626/14]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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Employment Rights
Paul Connaughton
400. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the break entitlements for outdoor workers working eight hour shifts and ten hour shifts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34180/14]
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
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Bovine Disease Controls
Paul Connaughton
467. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding compensation for calves diagnosed with bovine viral diarrhoea, BVD, (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34227/14]
Wed, 16 Jul 2014
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Paul Connaughton
272. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31788/14]
Wed, 16 Jul 2014
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Sports Capital Programme Applications
Paul Connaughton
308. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason an application for a sports capital grant made by a club (details supplied) in County Galway was unsuccessful; if his attention has been drawn to the work being done in the club with hundreds of young persons in the Craughwell area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31777/14]
Tue, 15 Jul 2014
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Departmental Staff Data
Paul Connaughton
333. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of positions filled in the role of administrative officer in each stream from the specialist panels recruited for in 2013 and to date in 2014; the geographic locations and Departments to which roles have been appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30825/14]
Tue, 8 Jul 2014
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Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Payments
Paul Connaughton
455. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received compensation in view of the fact that he ceased cutting turf for the past number of years in the Monivea bog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29831/14]
Tue, 24 Jun 2014
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School Transport Eligibility
Paul Connaughton
212. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the family of a person (details supplied) in County Galway has been advised that their child is ineligible for school transport in view of the fact that the school in question is the most suitable school as it is multi-denominational, and the family is non-Christian and the student has attended a non-denominational national school that was in line with the family's ethos; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27019/14]
Tue, 24 Jun 2014
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Agriculture Scheme Payments
Paul Connaughton
410. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments of single farm payment 2012 and 2013, rural environment protection scheme 2012 and 2013 and suckler cow welfare scheme will be paid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway now that a probate matter which was holding up the payments has been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26682/14]
Thu, 19 Jun 2014
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Paul Connaughton
180. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Health when an operation will take place in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26424/14]
Tue, 17 Jun 2014
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Single Payment Scheme Payments
Paul Connaughton
504. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a 2013 single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25376/14]
Tue, 17 Jun 2014
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Health Services
Paul Connaughton
716. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive an appointment for physiotherapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25924/14]
Wed, 11 Jun 2014
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Agri-Environment Options Scheme Appeals
Paul Connaughton
116. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received their 2013 AEOS payment considering that they had two inspections and was found to be clear on both occasions yet for some reason a penalty is still showing up as outstanding on their file; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24891/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Defence Forces Properties
Paul Connaughton
583. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Defence the plans that exist for the sale of the former Army barracks in Loughrea; if a reserve price has been put in place; if the sale has been advertised; and, if not, when it will be advertised; when an auction will take place; where members of the public can get more information on the sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23308/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
Paul Connaughton
633. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the disadvantaged areas scheme for 2012 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23312/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Herd Numbers
Paul Connaughton
634. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application for a herd number will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23313/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
Paul Connaughton
945. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on a fair deal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway as the additional waiting period is a cause of great distress to the applicants family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23307/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Medical Card Administration
Paul Connaughton
946. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Health the steps persons who hold medical cards and who have had to pay for blood tests taken in their general practitioners surgeries should take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23309/14]
Tue, 13 May 2014
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Single Payment Scheme Appeals
Paul Connaughton
527. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a farmer who currently has a land parcel area under appeal and is waiting on the result of the inspection can apply on the reduced area and if the appeal is successful, will receive the increased area retrospectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21245/14]
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Work Placement Programmes
Paul Connaughton
307. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Social Protection the eligibility criteria for the Gateway programme; if it is envisaged that persons on disability allowance will gain work with local authorities as part of this programme and if so, if any indications are available as to the numbers involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18738/14]
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Work Placement Programmes
Paul Connaughton
355. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to introduce a scheme which will allow local authorities to employ persons with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19111/14]
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
Paul Connaughton
657. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine under new single farm payment rules if a farmer decides in 2015 to lease entitlements do they retain ownership of them or lose them completely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19107/14]
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Ambulance Service Response Times
Paul Connaughton
825. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Health the reason the ambulance service took a person (details supplied) to Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe as opposed to University Hospital Galway when the medical care required was only available in UHG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19110/14]