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Tue, 12 Feb 2019
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Health Products Regulatory Authority
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
447. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the status of an agreement to place a public information poster in all general practitioner and primary care practices concerning warnings about side effects from the prescribing of sodium valproate. [6737/19]
Tue, 12 Feb 2019
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Medical Card Applications
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
484. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the status of a medical card application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6931/19]
Tue, 12 Feb 2019
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
488. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the repairs policy in place for wheelchair users when repairs are required to their wheelchairs in the Waterford city area; the recommended and average timeframe for repairs to take place at present; if further delays are encountered depending on the monetary value of the estimated repair bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6953/19]
Tue, 12 Feb 2019
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Bus Éireann Fleet
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
669. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the difference in area dimension of the door space on the new bus fleet in operation in Waterford city since December 2018; the width between the driver area and the baggage area on the same buses as opposed to those which have since been removed from service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7132/19]
Tue, 12 Feb 2019
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Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
737. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason compensation payments awarded to persons as a result of medical negligence in the circumstances of birth here are taken into account when assessing means for entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6946/19]
Thu, 7 Feb 2019
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Passports for Investment Scheme
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
123. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the historical facts, take-up and status of the passports for sale scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6055/19]
Thu, 7 Feb 2019
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Passport Applications Administration
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
124. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps to be undertaken by a non-national with no qualifying ancestral entitlement to secure Irish citizenship; the potential timeframe of each step; the overall process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6056/19]
Wed, 6 Feb 2019
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Medicinal Products
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
108. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the progress to date towards the introduction of a national biosimilars strategy; if it will be drafted and implemented; the timeframe for each step; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5796/19]
Wed, 6 Feb 2019
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Motor Insurance Coverage
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
179. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale for the green card for cross-Border workers that the insurance industry proposes issuing in the context of a no-deal Brexit; the reason he is of the view that this is either necessary or welcome; the locations where such a device will be needed by Irish workers and motorists who have to drive outside the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5795/19]
Tue, 5 Feb 2019
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Customs and Excise Staff
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
161. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Finance the identified number of customs posts to be filled in advance of Brexit following the advertisement of 600 posts in 2018, by county and region in tabular form; if additional posts to the already advertised 600 posts will be required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5075/19]
Tue, 29 Jan 2019
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Asylum Applications Data
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
266. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of protection applicants residing in emergency beds by location; the number of single males; the number of single females; the number of families; the number of children under 18 years of age; the contact person for each centre in each case; the person or body by which each emergency location was secured; the ongoing Reception and Integration Agency relationship with the party or parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4295/19]
Tue, 15 Jan 2019
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Services for People with Disabilities
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
664. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the details of the use of and access to the limited capacity of the respite house in Cootehill, County Cavan; the reason service users and families that would normally benefit from its services are having access denied; his plans for additional respite provision in counties Cavan and Monaghan to cater to the needs of persons across the Border region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54512/18]
Wed, 19 Dec 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
349. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the definition of the personal assistance service (details supplied). [53722/18]
Wed, 19 Dec 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
350. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if the envisaged newly defined personal assistance service will be funded separately from the existing home help and home care packages; and if it will have a ring-fenced budget. [53723/18]
Wed, 19 Dec 2018
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UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
351. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health when legislation will be introduced to guarantee persons with disabilities the right to a personal assistant service as per Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which Ireland ratified in March 2018. [53724/18]
Wed, 19 Dec 2018
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Disability Support Services Expenditure
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
352. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the amount of expenditure allocated in budget 2019 for personal assistant services to enable persons with disabilities to live independent lives. [53725/18]
Wed, 19 Dec 2018
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Disabilities Assessments
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
353. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a standard assessment of need for persons with disabilities to access the personal assistance service across all HSE CHO areas; and if such a standard system will include support for independent assessments of need as per the Disability Act 2005. [53726/18]
Wed, 19 Dec 2018
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Disability Support Services
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
354. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the work carried out on a cross-departmental basis in co-operation with the HSE to create a system that will allow for portability of personal assistance services across CHO areas that can meet the social, personal and employment needs of disabled persons without bureaucratic barriers. [53727/18]
Wed, 19 Dec 2018
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Disability Support Services
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
355. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the systems to be put in place to ensure that the attention of persons with disabilities is drawn to the availability of the personal assistant service in order that they can seek to lead independent lives and access the necessary supports to allow them to do so. [53728/18]
Tue, 18 Dec 2018
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Assisted Decision Making
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
284. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to commence the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 in full and at the earliest practicable date; the timeframe for its commencement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53364/18]