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Wed, 2 May 2018
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Dormant Accounts Fund Administration
Peter Burke
61. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the dormant accounts action plan 2018; the engagement and consultation he has had in drawing up a plan; and the steps that are being taken to maximise the effectiveness of the funding available. [18906/18]
Wed, 2 May 2018
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Property Registration Authority Administration
Peter Burke
199. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his Department has examined the possible effects of measures in the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 which make it necessary for all rights of ways to be registered by 2021 in view of the fact that his Department now has responsibility for the PRA; the practical effects this will have on the system; the progress made to date to promote and encourage land owners to register their interests before the deadline; if provisions will be made for farmers regarding accessing septic tanks and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19204/18]
Wed, 2 May 2018
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EU Regulations
Peter Burke
200. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 262 of 7 December 2017 and 631 of 27 March 2018, when the European Union (Licensing of Large-Scale Extraction of Peat) Regulations 2016 will be commenced; the status of interactions to date between his Department, the EPA and the Office of the Attorney General in relation to the regulations; the outstanding issues which are delaying matters; if stakeholders have been briefed on delays on enacting the regulations; if his attention has been drawn to the urgency to address this issue ahead of impending harvesting months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19207/18]
Tue, 1 May 2018
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Peter Burke
232. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be replaced; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18673/18]
Tue, 1 May 2018
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Road Safety
Peter Burke
255. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to review the traffic arrangements at a site (details supplied) under its control in view of the danger they pose to customers and residents of the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18757/18]
Tue, 1 May 2018
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Hospital Staff Data
Peter Burke
296. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of staff in each of the hospitals in the South/South West Hospital Group in each of the years 2009 to 2017, by category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18995/18]
Thu, 26 Apr 2018
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Food Exports to China
Peter Burke
15. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when trade will commence following the announcement that the Chinese beef market will open to exports from Ireland. [18276/18]
Thu, 26 Apr 2018
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Food Exports to China
Peter Burke
21. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the further steps being taken to boost agrifood exports to China following the opening of the Chinese market to Irish beef. [18275/18]
Tue, 24 Apr 2018
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Land Ownership
Peter Burke
278. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has examined the possible effects of measures in the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 that make it necessary for all rights of way to be registered by 2021; the practical effects this will have on the system; the progress made to date to promote and encourage landowners to register their interests before the deadline; if provisions will be made for farmers regarding accessing septic tanks and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17665/18]
Tue, 24 Apr 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
Peter Burke
407. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to review its new policy of in loco parentis and the need for a competent adult to be in the home at all times in cases in which a qualified and highly trained nurse is also present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17824/18]
Tue, 24 Apr 2018
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Hospital Appointments Status
Peter Burke
419. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17916/18]
Tue, 24 Apr 2018
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Property Registration Authority
Peter Burke
593. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will examine the delays in the land registry system (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17664/18]
Tue, 24 Apr 2018
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Local Authority Housing Eligibility
Peter Burke
603. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the next review of local authority social housing income threshold bands will take place; if the special treatment of the working family payment will be considered when calculating thresholds; if the number of children in a family will play more of a role in respect of income thresholds; his views on a particular case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17497/18]
Thu, 19 Apr 2018
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Hospital Services
Peter Burke
34. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the details of the radiology unit for the Regional Hospital Mullingar, as outlined in the Capital Plan 2016-2021, which will host the MRI scanner that was funded by a group (details supplied); the timeframe for the establishment of the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16741/18]
Thu, 19 Apr 2018
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Hospitals Building Programme
Peter Burke
59. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to build a neurorehabilitation unit in County Longford; the progress that has been made on this matter in the past number of months; when business cases were received by the HSE on the establishment of such a unit; when a decision will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16740/18]
Thu, 19 Apr 2018
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Hospital Appointments Status
Peter Burke
248. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [17228/18]
Thu, 19 Apr 2018
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Departmental Staff Recruitment
Peter Burke
277. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which his Department fills vacancies that arise from a panel (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17219/18]
Wed, 18 Apr 2018
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Regional Development Funding
Peter Burke
27. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which the regional enterprise development fund can help drive job creation in midlands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16179/18]
Wed, 18 Apr 2018
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Regional Development Funding
Peter Burke
51. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when the next round of the Regional Enterprise Development Fund 2017-2020 will open for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16178/18]
Wed, 18 Apr 2018
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School Accommodation Provision
Peter Burke
93. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for works by a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16926/18]