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Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Citizens Information Services
Noel Grealish
343. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has approved the creation of 16 new senior manager posts in the context of the Citizens Information Board planned restructuring of MABS and the dissolution of the network of independent countrywide Citizens Information Services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16136/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Irish Prison Service
Noel Grealish
96. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason no action was taken on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15317/17]
Wed, 22 Mar 2017
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Financial Services Ombudsman
Noel Grealish
118. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance the reason financial institutions are able to legally appoint receivers to properties in dispute while such properties are being investigated by the Financial Services Ombudsman for final determination; his plans to amend the law in this regard, in view of the fact that it can, and does, take many months for the ombudsman process to conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14472/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Register of Electors
Noel Grealish
443. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will undertake a review of the register of electors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13421/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Compensation Schemes
Noel Grealish
664. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans to pay compensation to any farmer who has designated land which they cannot sell; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13279/17]
Thu, 9 Mar 2017
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Social Welfare Schemes
Noel Grealish
159. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the reason pensioners who became recipients of the State pension on dates after November 2016 were not eligible for the 85% Christmas bonus; his plans to address this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12520/17]
Thu, 9 Mar 2017
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Health Insurance
Noel Grealish
193. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the details of the new Government policy and regulations which are provided by health insurers as an explanation of increased insurance costs for young adults between 18 to 25 years of age, despite most children of 18 years of age still being in full time education (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12531/17]
Thu, 9 Mar 2017
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Hospital Services
Noel Grealish
215. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health if, following the commitment given in Dáil Éireann by the Taoiseach on 29 November 2016, he will review the possibility of moving some services out of University Hospital Galway to Merlin Park University Hospital; the services that will be moved; the precise timeframe that is likely to be involved; if he will establish a minor injuries unit at Merlin Park to relieve chronic overcrowding in the emergency department at UHG; the timeframe for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12522/17]
Thu, 9 Mar 2017
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Hospitals Building Programme
Noel Grealish
216. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the funding that will be allocated in 2017 in relation to his commitment to build a new emergency department at University Hospital Galway; the timeframe for the various stages of advancing the project, including an expected completion date, and when the first patients will be seen in a new emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12523/17]
Thu, 9 Mar 2017
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National Treatment Purchase Fund Data
Noel Grealish
217. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have received treatment and the amount of money that has been spent to date in 2017 as a result of the allocation in budget 2017 for persons on hospital waiting lists to receive treatment in private hospitals, by hospital and by the hospital in which they received treatment; the number of additional patients who will be treated for the remainder of 2017; the total amount of money to be spent in 2017 under this allocation; if there is to be a increased expenditure on this method of reducing waiting lists for hospital treatment in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12529/17]
Thu, 9 Mar 2017
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Noel Grealish
218. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on hospital waiting lists for treatment at the time the National Treatment Purchase Fund scheme was suspended, broken down by hospital, speciality and length of time on waiting lists (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12530/17]
Thu, 9 Mar 2017
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Recycling Data
Noel Grealish
315. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Ireland is in compliance with WEEE obligations under EU legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12524/17]
Thu, 9 Mar 2017
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Recycling Data
Noel Grealish
316. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if fines have been imposed in respect of any failure to meet WEEE obligations under EU legislation in the past seven years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12525/17]
Thu, 9 Mar 2017
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Recycling Data
Noel Grealish
317. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the levels of WEEE compliance under EU legislation for each year from 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12526/17]
Thu, 9 Mar 2017
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Appointments to State Boards
Noel Grealish
339. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of vacancies on the board of the Road Safety Authority; his plans to fill the vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12532/17]
Thu, 9 Mar 2017
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Children in Care
Noel Grealish
366. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children currently in care; the number in care without an allocated social worker, broken down by local area; the steps being taken to address this problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12527/17]
Thu, 9 Mar 2017
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Children in Care
Noel Grealish
367. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of social workers in each local area looking after the needs of children in care; the reason some areas appear to have a shortage of social workers who can be allocated to look after the interests of every child in care; the number of extra social workers who would need to be employed to ensure that no child in care is without a dedicated social worker; the additional cost in a year to employ the number required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12528/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Financial Services Regulation
Noel Grealish
95. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance his views on the anomaly in consumer protection law whereby financial institutions in dispute with their customers can appoint receivers to dwelling houses, whether private houses or buy to let, while a dispute is with the Financial Services Ombudsman for formal investigation and adjudication; his plans to amend the law in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10516/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Pension Provisions
Noel Grealish
104. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance to outline his plans to amend section 772(2)(e) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 regarding non-trading companies which, before being formally wound up, are in a position to retrospectively meet pension obligations to their occupational pension schemes but are not allowed to avail of exempt approval status because they are non-trading; if section 772(4)(a) provides sufficient discretion for the Revenue Commissioners in approving such cases; if he is satisfied that an employer’s delay in recognising pension liabilities should absolve it from its obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10712/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Foreshore Licence Applications
Noel Grealish
187. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason his Department and Fáilte Ireland were not officially consulted regarding a 35-year foreshore lease application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10517/17]