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Wed, 25 Sep 2019
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General Practitioner Services Provision
Carol Nolan
115. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if a stakeholder forum will be convened on the crisis affecting the provision of rural general practitioner services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38952/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Carol Nolan
237. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the weighting percentages to be used as part of the upcoming HSE FreeStyle Libre review decision making process that will be given to criteria (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38950/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Carol Nolan
238. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if the reimbursement dataset will specifically cover only current HSE funded users of FreeStyle Libre device; if not, if the Health Technology Assessment Group review will compare total blood glucose strip usage spend year on year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38951/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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National Carers' Strategy Funding
Carol Nolan
317. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will allocate annual funding of €3.2 million in budget 2020 to an organisation (details supplied) to assist it in the delivery of vital core services to carers nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38471/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Transport Support Scheme
Carol Nolan
318. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will replace the mobility and transport grant which was withdrawn in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38472/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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General Practitioner Services Provision
Carol Nolan
319. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will extend the general practitioner visit card to carers in receipt of the carer's support grant in Budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38473/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Carer's Allowance Eligibility
Carol Nolan
502. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider increasing the hours a carer can work or study from 15 hours to 18.5 hours per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38470/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Carer's Allowance Eligibility
Carol Nolan
513. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will reform the means test for carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38466/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Carer's Allowance Eligibility
Carol Nolan
514. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will increase the income disregard for carer's allowance from €332.50 to €450 for a single person and from €665 to €900 for a couple; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38467/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Carer's Allowance Eligibility
Carol Nolan
515. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the formula for assessing means from capital savings, shares and property for carer's allowance can be increased in line with the disability allowance in which the first €50,000 of capital is disregarded. [38468/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Working Family Payment Eligibility
Carol Nolan
516. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider excluding carer payments in the financial assessment of the working family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38469/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Hospital Equipment
Carol Nolan
368. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the retention of an MRI scanner at Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, referred to in the capital plan; and the number of staff required to operate the service. [37150/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Hospital Staff Recruitment
Carol Nolan
369. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of staff recruited to date to operate an MRI scanner at Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [37151/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Hospital Staff
Carol Nolan
370. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to difficulties regarding the lack of key staff to operate an MRI scanner at Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37152/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Brexit Supports
Carol Nolan
477. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in the context of Brexit, he will put a comprehensive package of market support measures in place including direct support for farmers which includes structural and adjustment funding in addition to the setting aside of state aid limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37099/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Agriculture Scheme Expenditure
Carol Nolan
478. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding for suckler cow farmers will be increased in addition to the existing BDGP and BEEP schemes to bring the total funding to €100 million in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37100/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Agriculture Scheme Expenditure
Carol Nolan
479. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if ANC funding will be increased by a further €50 million in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37101/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Agriculture Scheme Expenditure
Carol Nolan
480. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure that TAMS funding is increased to €120 million to meet all current and future payment claims ensuring that the full RDP allocation is spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37102/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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National Parks and Wildlife Service Expenditure
Carol Nolan
694. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to ensure that €10 million is allocated for the reopening of the NPWS farm plan scheme for farmers with natura land in budget 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37103/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Credit Unions
Carol Nolan
146. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if the increased industry funding levy on credit unions will be opposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33132/19]