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Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Fergus O'Dowd
1333. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who were waiting for access to an ICU bed during June 2016; the duration of these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25742/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Fergus O'Dowd
1334. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who were waiting for access to an ICU bed during June 2015; the duration of those waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25743/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Health Services Data
Fergus O'Dowd
1338. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the number of Irish citizens who have been placed in care outside the State for medical, special nursing and long-term care and whose care is being funded by the State; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25767/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Respite Care Services
Fergus O'Dowd
1339. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health his views on the situation in St. John of God, Drumcar, County Louth, regarding the urgent need to provide alternative and age-appropriate respite care for persons with disabilities in County Louth who cannot be provided with this service at present in Drumcar. [25768/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Waste Disposal Charges
Fergus O'Dowd
1641. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will review correspondence regarding concerns on a waste company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25583/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Nuclear Safety
Fergus O'Dowd
1642. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will meet with his counterpart in the UK as a matter of urgency to discuss serious safety issues arising from a television programme (details supplied) on Sellafield on 5 September 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25793/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Sports Capital Programme
Fergus O'Dowd
1766. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if and when the sports capital grants will open for applications to the large number of sporting bodies that are relying on these funds to remain in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24912/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Cross-Border Projects
Fergus O'Dowd
1775. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to date on the Narrow Water Bridge, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25152/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Sports Capital Programme
Fergus O'Dowd
1798. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if and when the sport capital grants will be released for 2016 in view of the fact there are a large number of sporting clubs relying on the release of these funds to continue their operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25484/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Tourism Project Funding
Fergus O'Dowd
1836. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the funding request for the Boyneside trail (details supplied) under Fáilte Ireland and the National Transport Authority and any other details surrounding the Boyneside trail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26070/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Youth Services Funding
Fergus O'Dowd
1925. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of applications received nationally in relation to the capital funding scheme; the number of qualified applications received nationally; the number of applications received from counties Louth and Meath; the number of qualified applications received from counties Louth and Meath in relation to the capital funding scheme which was open to applications from her Department funded projects under the special projects for youth scheme, youth information centres, young people’s facilities and services fund and local drugs task force, 21 mainstreamed projects schemes, along with organisations in receipt of the youth service grant scheme; if a list of these applications and qualified applications can be made available for counties Louth and Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24930/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Local Authority Funding
Fergus O'Dowd
430. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided to the Louth County Council for roads in each of the years 2014 to 2016 to date; the amount of that designated money that has been used for national roads, regional roads, local primary roads, local secondary roads and local tertiary roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23291/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Local Authority Funding
Fergus O'Dowd
431. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if and when Louth County Council and Meath County Council will receive grants from his Department for community involvement schemes for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23300/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Fergus O'Dowd
623. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the status of the waiting lists nationally for inpatient procedures by acute hospital; the patient waiting times for each such procedure by individual hospital; the funding provided for such procedures for each hospital for each of the past three years; his plans to significantly reduce these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22270/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Fergus O'Dowd
624. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the status of the waiting list nationally for cardiology tests, MRI, CT, EEG and bone scans in tabular form; the patient waiting times for such tests for each acute hospital; the funding provided for each hospital for each of the past three years; his plans to significantly reduce these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22271/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Fergus O'Dowd
625. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the comprehensive review undertaken by the HSE to establish the reason patients have to wait more than 12 months to be seen in a small number of hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22272/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Hospital Facilities
Fergus O'Dowd
676. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the improvements made to the Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda through capital investment in each of the years 2014 to 2015 and 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22750/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Road Projects Status
Fergus O'Dowd
852. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 764 of 12 July 2016, the date Meath County Council applied for the revised total application of €4.38 million in respect of the R150 Bettystown-Laytown spine road; the date at which all available funding had been allocated to projects within his Department for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22759/16]
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
Fergus O'Dowd
91. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will urgently meet with a school (details supplied) which was removed from the list of agreed major projects for construction in 2016; if he is aware of the major concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21912/16]
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
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Local Enterprise Offices Data
Fergus O'Dowd
271. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons who accessed the local enterprise offices for their services in the Leinster region in the years 2014 and 2015; the number of staff currently employed in each location in Leinster; the amount of funding each location in Leinster has drawn down in the years 2014 and 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21839/16]
Tue, 12 Jul 2016
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Roads Maintenance
Fergus O'Dowd
764. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 633 of 5 July 2016, the funding Meath County Council has applied for in respect of the proposed spine road R150 Laytown to Bettystown, County Meath, for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21056/16]
Thu, 7 Jul 2016
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Local Authority Housing Mortgages
Fergus O'Dowd
117. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will increase the income limit for families who have dependent children who apply for house purchase loans under Statutory Instrument No. 408 of 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20135/16]
Wed, 6 Jul 2016
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Recycling Policy
Fergus O'Dowd
118. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will introduce the tyre levy; the recycling targets he will introduce as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19918/16]
Wed, 6 Jul 2016
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Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
Fergus O'Dowd
203. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to review, as a matter of urgency, the disabled drivers and passengers scheme to allow consideration of additional medical conditions and disabilities which are not currently covered under it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19908/16]
Wed, 6 Jul 2016
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Health Services
Fergus O'Dowd
222. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to review an application by a person (details supplied) for a transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19973/16]
Wed, 6 Jul 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Fergus O'Dowd
227. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list, the average waiting time and the number of persons waiting over six months for laser treatment of kidney stones in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20045/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Penal Policy Review Group
Fergus O'Dowd
102. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on issues and concerns raised by the Irish Penal Reform Trust (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19570/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Garda Complaints Procedures
Fergus O'Dowd
104. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will initiate a full public inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19639/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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School Guidance Counsellors
Fergus O'Dowd
171. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will meet with a person (details supplied) to discuss the issue of guidance counsellors in post-primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19116/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Local Government Reform
Fergus O'Dowd
276. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the efficiency of local government, including its financial and organisational remit, and best practice in other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19777/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Waste Disposal Charges
Fergus O'Dowd
278. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that users of the tag on the bag system of waste management who are not weekly users will not be required to pay a service charge along with the tag lift charge under new regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19781/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Hospital Consultant Contracts
Fergus O'Dowd
449. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19119/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Roads Maintenance
Fergus O'Dowd
633. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is willing to release the funding necessary to expedite the R150 Laytown to Bettystown spine road project due to the very large number of young children in educational campuses in the area and the significant safety concerns that continue due to not having this spine road in place (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19126/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Road Projects
Fergus O'Dowd
645. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the access allowed by Transport Infrastructure Ireland to private service providers to ducting along the M1, M2 and M3 motorways for the provision of broadband and telecommunications services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19649/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Local Enterprise Offices Establishment
Fergus O'Dowd
660. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will establish a local enterprise office in Drogheda, County Louth, following the recent referendum decision in the United Kingdom (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19131/16]
Wed, 29 Jun 2016
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Immigration Policy
Fergus O'Dowd
57. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the increasing income requirement for retirees living here; the further reason for the change from stamp 3 to stamp 0 for Americans retiring to Ireland; if she will make an exception for American nationals looking to retire here, acknowledging the historic and important relationship between America and Ireland; and if she will restore the status quo ante for Irish-Americans. [18588/16]
Wed, 29 Jun 2016
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Medical Card Eligibility
Fergus O'Dowd
152. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will list spinal cord injuries as long-term illnesses with an automatic entitlement to a medical card in view of representation from the Spinal Injuries Ireland panel. [18579/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Teachers' Remuneration
Fergus O'Dowd
25. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills to restore full equality of pay for all teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17910/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
Fergus O'Dowd
123. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills his position on the funding for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18152/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Community Development Projects
Fergus O'Dowd
185. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on issues raised by a person (details supplied) and if a meeting can be raised in this regard. [18117/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Family Income Supplement
Fergus O'Dowd
253. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider changing the family income supplement regulations for a person accessing a higher paying job that surpasses the income limit from losing all support, to a graduated system that would allow a person to get a promotion or higher paying job while also maintaining some level of family income support throughout the set transition period. [17996/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Passport Applications Fees
Fergus O'Dowd
318. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider reintroducing old age pension rates on passport applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18139/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Public Transport Subsidies
Fergus O'Dowd
504. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to address concerns on the taxsavers scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18148/16]
Wed, 22 Jun 2016
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Patient Deaths
Fergus O'Dowd
243. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to outline the full facts in relation to the number of meetings of the team appointed by the Health Service Executive to address the outstanding issues that arose following the death of a person (details supplied) and the dates of those meetings; the documents which were given to and created by the team while the consultant was a member; the issues addressed while the consultant was a member; to provide the details surrounding the withdrawal of the consultant from the team and the reasons for same; the meetings held by this team without the consultant after their withdrawal and what reports or comments were made either verbally or in writing to the Health Service Executive following the withdrawal of the consultant, and actions taken as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17600/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Tax Reliefs Eligibility
Fergus O'Dowd
122. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding tax relief on social housing loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16816/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Local Authority Housing Mortgages
Fergus O'Dowd
232. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of local authority mortgagees, by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16734/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Hospital Accommodation Provision
Fergus O'Dowd
394. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to restore and ensure that there are appropriate emergency beds available in St. Mary’s, Drumcar, for service users who would otherwise need to leave St. Mary's for one week every month and who are then forced to use private nursing home care which is not always appropriate for their needs. [16981/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Education Standards
Fergus O'Dowd
112. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will introduce standards for all primary teachers equivalent to the standards that currently apply to post-primary teachers on their probation year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16400/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Education Standards
Fergus O'Dowd
113. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills if newly qualified Irish primary teachers can complete their probation year in other jurisdictions of comparable educational standards, as they can currently do in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16401/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Teacher Recruitment
Fergus O'Dowd
114. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure a common protocol is put in place for the advertising of all teaching posts, including e-mail; if he will ensure that all qualified applicants are acknowledged and if unsuccessful, that the reasons for not being successful are communicated to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16403/16]