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Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Roads Maintenance
Fergus O'Dowd
633. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is willing to release the funding necessary to expedite the R150 Laytown to Bettystown spine road project due to the very large number of young children in educational campuses in the area and the significant safety concerns that continue due to not having this spine road in place (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19126/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Road Projects
Fergus O'Dowd
645. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the access allowed by Transport Infrastructure Ireland to private service providers to ducting along the M1, M2 and M3 motorways for the provision of broadband and telecommunications services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19649/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Local Enterprise Offices Establishment
Fergus O'Dowd
660. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will establish a local enterprise office in Drogheda, County Louth, following the recent referendum decision in the United Kingdom (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19131/16]
Wed, 29 Jun 2016
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Immigration Policy
Fergus O'Dowd
57. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the increasing income requirement for retirees living here; the further reason for the change from stamp 3 to stamp 0 for Americans retiring to Ireland; if she will make an exception for American nationals looking to retire here, acknowledging the historic and important relationship between America and Ireland; and if she will restore the status quo ante for Irish-Americans. [18588/16]
Wed, 29 Jun 2016
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Medical Card Eligibility
Fergus O'Dowd
152. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will list spinal cord injuries as long-term illnesses with an automatic entitlement to a medical card in view of representation from the Spinal Injuries Ireland panel. [18579/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Teachers' Remuneration
Fergus O'Dowd
25. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills to restore full equality of pay for all teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17910/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
Fergus O'Dowd
123. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills his position on the funding for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18152/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Community Development Projects
Fergus O'Dowd
185. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on issues raised by a person (details supplied) and if a meeting can be raised in this regard. [18117/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Family Income Supplement
Fergus O'Dowd
253. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider changing the family income supplement regulations for a person accessing a higher paying job that surpasses the income limit from losing all support, to a graduated system that would allow a person to get a promotion or higher paying job while also maintaining some level of family income support throughout the set transition period. [17996/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Passport Applications Fees
Fergus O'Dowd
318. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider reintroducing old age pension rates on passport applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18139/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Public Transport Subsidies
Fergus O'Dowd
504. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to address concerns on the taxsavers scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18148/16]
Wed, 22 Jun 2016
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Patient Deaths
Fergus O'Dowd
243. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to outline the full facts in relation to the number of meetings of the team appointed by the Health Service Executive to address the outstanding issues that arose following the death of a person (details supplied) and the dates of those meetings; the documents which were given to and created by the team while the consultant was a member; the issues addressed while the consultant was a member; to provide the details surrounding the withdrawal of the consultant from the team and the reasons for same; the meetings held by this team without the consultant after their withdrawal and what reports or comments were made either verbally or in writing to the Health Service Executive following the withdrawal of the consultant, and actions taken as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17600/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Tax Reliefs Eligibility
Fergus O'Dowd
122. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding tax relief on social housing loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16816/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Local Authority Housing Mortgages
Fergus O'Dowd
232. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of local authority mortgagees, by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16734/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Hospital Accommodation Provision
Fergus O'Dowd
394. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to restore and ensure that there are appropriate emergency beds available in St. Mary’s, Drumcar, for service users who would otherwise need to leave St. Mary's for one week every month and who are then forced to use private nursing home care which is not always appropriate for their needs. [16981/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Education Standards
Fergus O'Dowd
112. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will introduce standards for all primary teachers equivalent to the standards that currently apply to post-primary teachers on their probation year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16400/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Education Standards
Fergus O'Dowd
113. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills if newly qualified Irish primary teachers can complete their probation year in other jurisdictions of comparable educational standards, as they can currently do in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16401/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Teacher Recruitment
Fergus O'Dowd
114. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure a common protocol is put in place for the advertising of all teaching posts, including e-mail; if he will ensure that all qualified applicants are acknowledged and if unsuccessful, that the reasons for not being successful are communicated to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16403/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
Fergus O'Dowd
218. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health his policy on citizens of the Republic of Ireland who were placed in nursing home care in Northern Ireland under the nursing home subvention scheme; if his Department reviewed their cases per the regulations in place under the national guidelines, the Nursing Homes (Subvention) Regulations 1993 to 2006 and when it introduced the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16529/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Air Services Provision
Fergus O'Dowd
275. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to respond to issues raised by a person (details supplied) relating to international flights between Boston in the United States of America and Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16528/16]