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Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Healthcare Professionals
Tony McLoughlin
994. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who sought to have their certificate of good standing and registration documentation sent by CORU to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has been refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35620/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Brexit Preparations
Tony McLoughlin
1034. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the amount of additional funding required to be provided to the HSE in order to enable it to continue the purchasing of a safe level of drugs and medicines for the health service since the decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union in 2016; the effects this decision has had on the ability of Ireland to purchase cheaper medicines globally; the measures being undertaken to ensure there is no major shortage of medicines here due to the UK's exit from the EU; if this will lead to larger budgets for the HSE to purchase drugs due to demand peaking in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35792/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Hospital Staff Recruitment
Tony McLoughlin
1055. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the length of time a staffing embargo will be in place at Sligo University Hospital; his views on whether an embargo on hiring or replacing staff will be cost-effective in view of knock-on effects across the service; if this embargo will end at the start of 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35837/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Disability Allowance Applications
Tony McLoughlin
1837. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a disability allowance will be approved for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35619/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Drugs in Sport
Tony McLoughlin
1256. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the issue of steroid abuse here particularly among young males; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32375/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Architectural Heritage
Tony McLoughlin
3000. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the OPW will conduct investigations into the recent decline of a church (details supplied); the action she will take to stop its demise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31789/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Land Issues
Tony McLoughlin
16. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of his proposal to introduce an indemnity scheme for landowners in relation to the use of their land for recreational purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30083/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Voluntary Sector
Tony McLoughlin
20. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans for the development of a national volunteering strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30084/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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HSE Staff Data
Tony McLoughlin
247. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of staff employed in a facility (details supplied) in County Mayo including whole-time and part-time equivalents; the breakdown of the staffing categories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30151/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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HSE Staff Data
Tony McLoughlin
248. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of staff members currently absent due to sick leave in a facility (details supplied) in County Mayo; the length of time they have been absent; if they are still being paid by the HSE while on sick leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30152/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Waterways Issues
Tony McLoughlin
77. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which communities that wish to develop blueway projects should pursue their projects; the funding available for such projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29571/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Asylum Applications Data
Tony McLoughlin
279. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out in tabular form the number of persons from non-EU countries who arrived here seeking refugee status and-or asylum in each of the years 2013 to 2018, by country of origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29186/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Deportation Orders Data
Tony McLoughlin
280. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deportation orders which have been issued to non-EEA nationals who are here without lawful permission in each of the years 2014 to 2018; the number of non-EEA nationals who have left voluntarily after receiving such an order in the same period; the number of deportations conducted by State agencies in the same period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29221/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Services for People with Disabilities
Tony McLoughlin
328. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health if the decision not to grant funding to a school (details supplied) will be reconsidered in view of the importance of such equipment to a number of pupils at the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29180/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Autism Support Services
Tony McLoughlin
430. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health if the reason a person (details supplied) cannot receive an appointment for an up-to-date diagnosis for autism will be investigated with the autism CAMHS in CHO 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29602/19]
Thu, 4 Jul 2019
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Climate Change Policy
Tony McLoughlin
8. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role which carbon proofing of policy will play in achieving the national policy objective of carbon neutrality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28564/19]
Thu, 4 Jul 2019
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Social and Affordable Housing Data
Tony McLoughlin
464. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number and status of social housing projects in County Sligo as part of the Rebuilding Ireland programme; the number of social homes delivered in the county since the beginning of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28869/19]
Thu, 4 Jul 2019
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Planning Issues
Tony McLoughlin
465. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of planning applications for houses, private flats and apartments which have been lodged and granted since the beginning of 2014. [28870/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Sheepmeat Sector
Tony McLoughlin
57. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the opportunities for sheepmeat in the Japanese market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28268/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Departmental Schemes
Tony McLoughlin
93. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the future growth loans scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28267/19]