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Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Garda Resources
John Lahart
53. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of training in the use of Garda bicycles including the cost of bicycle purchase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23769/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Garda Resources
John Lahart
54. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Segway vehicles in use by the Garda in the Dublin metropolitan area; the cost of provision of the Segways; the cost of training and other associated costs such as insurance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23770/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Garda Retirements
John Lahart
55. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who retired between 2010 and 2016 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23771/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Summer Works Scheme Data
John Lahart
191. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the works taking place in schools in Dublin this summer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23779/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Education Data
John Lahart
192. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and post-primary schools in Dublin and the number of primary and post-primary teachers employed in Dublin. [23780/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Schools Building Projects
John Lahart
193. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and post-primary schools planned for Dublin between 2016 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23781/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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State Examinations Data
John Lahart
194. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who repeated their leaving certificate from 2001 to 2016 in tabular form. [23782/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Third Level Fees
John Lahart
195. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the annual yield from the annual student registration fee at third level from 2010 to 2016 in tabular form. [23783/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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English Language Training Organisations
John Lahart
196. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of English language schools and colleges here; and the number of nationalities attending them proportionately by nationality. [23784/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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English Language Training Organisations
John Lahart
197. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the present situation with English language colleges in Dublin; the way they are regulated and audited; the number that ceased trading in the period from 2010 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23785/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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English Language Training Organisations
John Lahart
198. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the annual spend on research and development in respect of English language education here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23786/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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English Language Training Organisations
John Lahart
199. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the annual expenditure with regard to the marketing of English language education here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23787/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Schools Chaplaincy Services Provision
John Lahart
200. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of chaplains employed in post-primary and third level education here; the cost to his Department of chaplaincies in training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23788/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Water Quality
John Lahart
242. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the condition of the beaches along the coastline of County Dublin in terms of environmental standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23790/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Research and Development Funding
John Lahart
725. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent on research and development in food-related activities on an annual basis from 2010 to 2016 in tabular form. [23789/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Land Issues
John Lahart
760. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the authority or organisation that has responsibility for the rivers in Dublin city and county; the body with responsibility for physical boundaries such as river banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23791/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Broadband Service Provision
John Lahart
761. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to provide mapping information of broadband areas which include the broadband capability and plans for the Dublin Mountains area in Dublin South West, including Cruagh, Tibradden, Bohernabreena and Glenasmole; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23792/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Public Transport Provision
John Lahart
807. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has examined the possibility of providing a bus route serving the Knocklyon, Ballycullen, Firhouse and Rathfarnam areas and UCD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23772/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Rail Passengers Data
John Lahart
808. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual numbers of the public using the DART in Dublin in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23773/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Rail Passengers Data
John Lahart
809. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual total users of the red and green Luas lines in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23774/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Light Rail Projects
John Lahart
810. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Luas extensions and the detailed timeline for completion. [23775/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Private Bus Operators
John Lahart
811. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of private bus operators utilising public bus routes in Dublin, that is, those who are contracted to provide a service along public routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23776/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Public Transport Initiatives
John Lahart
812. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the development of rapid bus transport in the Dublin region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23777/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Tourism Funding
John Lahart
813. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of the tourism budget allocated towards research and development on an annual basis from 2010 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23778/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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School Transport
John Lahart
120. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria set for obtaining a concessionary bus ticket for students attending second level schools; the number of these tickets that were issued for the academic year 2015-2016 in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22919/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Student Support Schemes
John Lahart
121. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will restore financial supports for postgraduate students; to what level he intends on restoring the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22920/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Student Accommodation
John Lahart
122. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views that, in Dublin, the shortage of accommodation together with the cost of available accommodation is resulting in a pattern of non-progression to third level, especially for students from outside of Dublin who wish to attend third level in the capital; his plans to make some National Asset Management Agency owned properties available for affordable student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22921/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Higher Education Institutions Staff
John Lahart
123. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he plans to take decisive action to ensure that postgraduate students who are hired as academic staff are afforded the necessary working conditions, incorporating pay and duration of contract, to deliver high quality education to students; if not, if he will put plans in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22922/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
John Lahart
124. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is will develop a scheme to encourage Irish persons living abroad to return here and return to education; if he is aware that the current Student Universal Support Ireland criteria exclude Irish citizens who have being living abroad for more than three of the previous five years on date of application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22923/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Disability Support Services
John Lahart
291. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons of 18 years of age who are accommodated in institutions across the State overseen by his Department and the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22924/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Sports Capital Programme Data
John Lahart
408. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the sports capital allocation by county for 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22925/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Sports Capital Programme Data
John Lahart
409. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the sporting organisations and their affiliated clubs and units that received funding from the sports capital programme in 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22926/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Sports Capital Programme Data
John Lahart
410. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the clubs that have applied for sports capital funding for the 2016/2017 sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22927/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Sports Capital Programme Data
John Lahart
411. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of the sports capital funding allocation in 2015 that remains to be drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22928/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Sports Capital Programme Data
John Lahart
412. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the outstanding funding that remains to be drawn down from sports clubs under the sports capital programme for years prior to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22929/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Garda Operations
John Lahart
135. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí deployed as part of the Marlay Park concerts; the cost to the State of these deployments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22590/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Garda Stations
John Lahart
136. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations in Limerick city; the number of gardaí deployed in each of these stations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22591/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Garda Deployment
John Lahart
137. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí employed in Tallaght Garda station, Dublin 24; and the breakdown between rank and file. [22592/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Third Level Education
John Lahart
232. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will increase the funding given specifically for the provision of adequate counselling services to all third level students either through the direct employment of more counsellors or in purchasing external counselling session hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22584/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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End-of-Life Vehicles Disposal
John Lahart
366. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the statistics in respect of abandoned cars in the four Dublin local authorities for 2015 and in 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22594/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
John Lahart
501. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to consider including local authorities in the remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22593/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Film Industry
John Lahart
538. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding allocated to the film industry between 2011 to 2016; the spending on the film industry as a percentage of GNP in that time in tabular form; and her views on funding plans for the film industry in budget 2017. [22589/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Mental Health Awareness
John Lahart
658. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to develop and provide funding for a mental health strategy specifically for mental health promotion in third level universities and institutions and to include an action plan for the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22585/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Mental Health Services Funding
John Lahart
659. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to provide a commitment that all the funding allocated to mental health stays within mental health areas for the duration of the term of the 32nd Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22586/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Prescriptions Data
John Lahart
660. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if there has been a noticeable increase in the prescribing of the drug Lyrica by doctors to patients; if he is aware of the dramatic increase in the misuse of this drug and the effect it has on users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22587/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
John Lahart
661. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to protect the confidentiality of the clients of the suicide charity, Console, in the aftermath of its collapse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22588/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Access to Higher Education
John Lahart
112. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of any specific access programmes that are being established to provide a route to third level, specifically to Dublin Institute of Technology, Grangegorman, for young persons from the inner city of Dublin; if there are none, if he will consider putting some in place; if he recognises the importance of such access programmes for persons from disadvantaged areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21439/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Urban Renewal Schemes
John Lahart
123. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his immediate plans to renovate or demolish the flats at O'Devaney Gardens, Dublin 7; if he is aware of the level of anti-social behaviour in that area, including regular fires being started in abandoned flats; if he will consider allocating some funds to refurbish the flats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21388/16]
Tue, 12 Jul 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
John Lahart
48. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the reason for the substantial increase between December 2015 and May 2016 in the number of children waiting more than a year for an outpatient consultation in Temple Street Children's University Hospital, Dublin 1. [20974/16]
Tue, 12 Jul 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
John Lahart
76. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the reason for the substantial increase between December 2015 and May 2016 in the number of children waiting more than a year for an outpatient consultation in Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin 12. [20973/16]