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Wed, 22 May 2013
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Disability Act Employment Targets
Tom Fleming
255. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the target of his Department and subsidiary offices throughout the country regarding employment of persons with disabilities in the special category; if the target is being achieved; the total number of employees in that category currently and the percentage of the total workforce in his Department that it represents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24616/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
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Freedom of Information Requests
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
256. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health when a Freedom of Information request from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 will be fulfilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24681/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
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Medical Card Applications
Brendan Griffin
257. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he will grant a medical card on discretionary grounds to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24684/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
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Ministerial Meetings
Tom Fleming
258. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he and his officials will meet with a delegation from St. Joseph's Home, Killorglin, County Kerry, at the earliest possible date to discuss the future viability of this home, which has 40 beds and employs 49 staff and has served the mid-, south and east Kerry area so well for many years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24685/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
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Food Safety Authority of Ireland Investigations
Pearse Doherty
259. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health further to comments of 15 May 2013 by the British Member of Parliament, Anne McIntosh which criticized the Food Safety Authority of Ireland for failing to provide information to assist the probe into the horsemeat scandal in Britain, if he will outline the requests made to the FSAI by the British parliamentary probe and outline the responses provided. [24704/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
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Health Services
Paul Connaughton
260. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Health the grants available for community groups wishing to purchase defibrillators; and if there are any plans to introduce new incentives for community groups to install defibrillators in their local areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24724/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
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Hospital Consultants Recruitment
John Deasy
261. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health in relation to the reconfiguration of Waterford Regional Hospital to university hospital the number of specific academic posts to be allocated as in Consultant posts and professorships and the process being used to select the individuals to those posts [24747/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
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Medical Card Applications
John O'Mahony
262. Deputy John O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24748/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
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Abortion Legislation
Billy Timmins
263. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Health the meetings he or his junior Ministers have had with the masters of the Rotunda hospital, the Coombe hospital and Holles Street hospital since 1 October 2012; where these meetings took place and the persons who attended the meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24797/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
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National Car Test
Tom Fleming
264. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine a matter regarding a National Car Test (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24706/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
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Road Classification
Kevin Humphreys
265. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of all roads downgraded in County Dublin from 2010 to date in 2013; when the downgrade occurred; the name and stretch of road; its previous designation and current designation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24509/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
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Air Services Provision
Noel Grealish
266. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an investigation of additional charges associated with airline travel, including bag charges, credit card fees, and so on is being carried out at an EU level by him as part of the Irish Presidency of the EU; if so, from what perspective it will be investigated, for example competition/ consumer rights/law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24522/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
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Bus Éireann Services
Patrick O'Donovan
267. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the recent industrial action in Bus Éireann, if he has examined those routes where commuters and customers have no alternative means of transport due to lack of competition; if he intends to make changes to those routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24555/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
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Appointments to State Boards
Thomas P. Broughan
268. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied that the chairman of Bus Éireann, whom he appointed, is available to fully discharge the duties of this critical position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24561/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
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Rail Services
Thomas P. Broughan
269. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the levels of reductions that have occurred in DART, Commuter and Intercity rail services in the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. [24562/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
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Road Network
Dessie Ellis
270. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of projects under the Ten-T Comprehensive Road Network and the progress being made with these projects. [24573/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
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Disability Act Employment Targets
Tom Fleming
271. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the target of his Department and subsidiary offices throughout the country regarding employment of persons with disabilities in the special category; if the target is being achieved; the total number of employees in that category currently and the percentage of the total workforce in his Department that it represents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24621/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
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Bus Éireann Services
Joe Higgins
272. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide figures comparing the State subvention to Bus Éireann with State subventions to coach services in other OECD countries. [24678/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
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Inland Waterways Maintenance
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
273. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Waterways Ireland has decided to suspend the much-needed dredging works on the Grand Canal with only one section left to be completed; whether he is aware that that section of the canal is the shallowest due to years of silting and dumping, which affects barges trying to traverse the canal; whether he is aware that the delay in recommencing the dredging could have a serious impact on plans by Dublin City Council to install a cycle track from Bluebell to Harold's Cross, due to the need for heavy equipment for any future dredging works to be located on the north side of the canal, where the cycle track would be, as the LUAS is on the other side; and if he will ensure that funding to recommence the dredging works is urgently made available for Waterways Ireland. [24714/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
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Irish Rail Logo Rebranding
Andrew Doyle
274. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details regarding the decision to rebrand the Iarnród Éireann/Irish Rail logo; if the new logo entails rebranding the entire fleet of trains in the network; the procurement method Iarnród Éireann used for the commissioning of the new logo; the cost involved in its design; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24729/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
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Appointments to State Boards
Michael Healy-Rae
275. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will explain how the chairman of Bus Éireann is able to live in Dubai and still carry out his role in a proper and efficient manner; if he will ensure that the chairman comes back to appear before an Oireachtas committee to explain these arrangements and how he manages to be a hands-on chairman and at the same time live such a distance away; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24759/13]