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National Treatment Purchase Fund
Seán Fleming
1234. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if dental and optical treatment for children will be included under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; the procedures in respect of dental and optical work that can be carried out under the scheme; if it can be used for cases in which there is a long backlog for young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36315/19]
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Appointments to State Boards
Seán Fleming
1265. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health his role in relation to the appointment of members to the board of a hospital (details supplied); if the positions are nominated following a process conducted by the Public Appointments Service; the categories of persons appointed by him; the name of those appointed by him to the board in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36425/19]
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Appointments to State Boards
Seán Fleming
1266. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health his role in relation to the appointment of members to the board of a hospital (details supplied); if the positions are nominated following a process conducted by the Public Appointments Service; the categories of persons appointed by him; the names of those appointed by him to the board in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36426/19]
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Appointments to State Boards
Seán Fleming
1267. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health his role in relation to the appointment of members to the board of a hospital (details supplied); if the positions are nominated following a process conducted by the Public Appointments Service; the categories of persons appointed by him; the name of those appointed by him to the board in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36427/19]
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Maternity Services
Seán Fleming
1270. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health his plans to have the perinatal epidemiology centre operate on a statutory basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36439/19]
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Maternity Services
Seán Fleming
1272. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a maternity monthly safety statement covering serious reportable events will be published; his plans to have these issued on a monthly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36452/19]
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HSE National Service Plan
Seán Fleming
1273. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when the HSE service plan 2019 and capital expenditure plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36453/19]
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Maternity Services
Seán Fleming
1274. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the funding set aside for the maternity strategy in 2019; the amount provided for this purpose in each year since 2016; the amount drawn down and used in each year to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36454/19]
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Broadband Service Provision
Seán Fleming
1494. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has examined a technology in respect of providing broadband (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35172/19]
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Sports Capital Programme Applications
Seán Fleming
1638. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a sports capital grant will be approved for a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36645/19]
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Early Childhood Care and Education Staff
Seán Fleming
1664. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on having a sectoral employment order established for the early childhood education and care sector; if she has discussed this issue with the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform regarding the necessary funding that would be required in due course as a result of the necessary increased costs that will arise once a sectoral employment order is approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35059/19]
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Rent Supplement Scheme Data
Seán Fleming
1786. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of rent supplement at the end of June in each of the past five years; if persons can continue to be in receipt of the payment if the landlord does not enter the housing assistance payment agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34955/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Rent Supplement Scheme Data
Seán Fleming
1795. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of families on rent supplement at the end of each year from 2014 to 2018; the number of families in receipt of the scheme at the end of June 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35075/19]
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Social Welfare Overpayments
Seán Fleming
1808. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the proactive measures in place to ensure that there is not a build-up of debt owed to her Department by persons who are in receipt of a social welfare payment but who may not have a full entitlement to the payment in view of the fact that her Department regularly contacts persons regarding overpayments that have occurred over a period of years as a result of possible undeclared income; if there can be a more timely exchange of information between the Revenue Commissioners and her Department to ensure these matters are picked up earlier to prevent large debts building up and the consequent issue of the person having to deal with the overpayments; if there is a protocol in place for the earlier exchange of information between the two organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35174/19]
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Social Welfare Overpayments
Seán Fleming
1809. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the breakdown of debts owed to her Department of over €10,000; the number and amount due in respect of each scheme category; the proactive measures in place to prevent the build-up of such debts in respect of schemes in which the highest overpayments tend to arise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35175/19]
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Social Welfare Overpayments
Seán Fleming
1810. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of the debt owed in respect of debts of over €10,000 for each scheme; the years in which the debt arose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35176/19]
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Treatment Benefit Scheme Eligibility
Seán Fleming
1822. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an arrangement is in place for costs to be covered in respect of optical procedures in circumstances in which the process has been carried out and paid for on a private basis; if recoupment can be made based on the full PRSI records of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35448/19]
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Disability Allowance Data
Seán Fleming
1871. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of cases approved for a disability allowance and in which the arrears due have not been paid to date; the reason for the delay; when the matter will be rectified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36257/19]
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Social Insurance Fund
Seán Fleming
1876. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1222 of 7 September 2018, the progress made in respect of the 4% PRSI charge in cases in which there is debt forgiveness in relation to the property of a person in view of the fact that Finance Act 2013 provided for the losses incurred not to be subjected to the income tax rules; when there will be consistency between her Department in respect of the same losses for assessment under PRSI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36424/19]
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Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
Seán Fleming
1886. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which means are calculated in respect of a person’s house not occupied by him or her claiming a social welfare payment, the amount allowed for the mortgage and whether or not if rent received from the property is considered the value of the means as opposed to the value of the property less the mortgage; if the same means test rules apply to applications in respect of carer's allowance and supplementary welfare allowance applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36611/19]