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Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Disability Services Provision
Colm Brophy
820. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of needs assessments by assessment of needs officers in areas (details supplied) in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13277/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Primary Care Centres Provision
Colm Brophy
889. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a primary health care centre (details supplied) in Dublin; the timeline for its construction and completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13482/17]
Wed, 8 Mar 2017
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Commemorative Events
Colm Brophy
145. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline his views on a submission made to his Department regarding the provision of lumper potatoes to schools teaching children about the Famine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12269/17]
Tue, 7 Mar 2017
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Irish Language
Colm Brophy
51. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans to support the Irish language and Irish language facilities outside Gaeltacht areas, such as the recent allocation of €150,000 to a centre (details supplied). [11740/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Schools Refurbishment
Colm Brophy
30. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will direct the appropriate officials in his Department to make a site visit to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10334/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Mortgage Interest Relief Extension
Colm Brophy
189. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Finance if the mortgage interest relief will be retained beyond 2017 on a tapered basis, in view of the fact that a substantial number of homeowners are still in negative equity. [9844/17]
Tue, 21 Feb 2017
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Disabled Drivers Grant
Colm Brophy
118. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Finance to outline the financial supports available to assist a wheelchair user to purchase a wheelchair accessible vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8231/17]
Tue, 21 Feb 2017
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School Admissions
Colm Brophy
238. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine the strict access criteria in place in special reading schools in view of the refusal by a school (details supplied) to accept the referral of a child. [8677/17]
Tue, 21 Feb 2017
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Speech and Language Therapy Provision
Colm Brophy
495. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE, in support of the programme for Government commitment to introduce a new in-school speech and language service, to provide speech and language therapy clinical supports to allow for the opening of a dedicated class in a school (details supplied) in County Dublin. [8676/17]
Thu, 16 Feb 2017
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Probate Applications
Colm Brophy
27. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to reduce the length of time it currently takes for probate to be granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7621/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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National Educational Psychological Service Staff
Colm Brophy
256. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the status of the recruitment of a new National Educational Psychological Service psychologist for assignment to a school (details supplied). [4516/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Dormant Accounts Fund
Colm Brophy
380. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when beneficiaries of dormant account funding will be able to draw down funding following the completion of the applications and allocations of this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3866/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Dormant Accounts Fund
Colm Brophy
381. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when, in the first quarter of 2017, applications for dormant account funding will be opened; the time period for organisations to spend the allocations once completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3867/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Grant Aid
Colm Brophy
714. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the provisions which have been made for the establishment of a grant aid scheme for underwater search and recovery as set out in section 4.3.O of the programme for Government. [4048/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Dormant Accounts Fund
Colm Brophy
774. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total sum of money that will be available to her Department from dormant account funding for 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3864/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Dormant Accounts Fund
Colm Brophy
775. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the projects she plans to support with the dormant account funding allocated to her Department for 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3865/17]
Thu, 19 Jan 2017
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Long-Term Illness Scheme
Colm Brophy
204. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Health his plans to include low protein products required by persons that suffer from phenylketonuria as part of the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2292/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Schools Building Projects Status
Colm Brophy
429. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the status of the extension project for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if no further delay will be imposed on this project as a result of changes to school building project management guidelines. [1532/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Local Government Reform
Colm Brophy
468. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that Part 8 of the Local Government Act 2001 has not been commenced; his plans for the commencement of same; and if he will identify the law governing the procedure for the alteration of a local authority boundary. [41316/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Visa Agreements
Colm Brophy
703. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made to establish a bilateral agreement with Saudi Arabia; if his attention has been drawn to the excessive costs currently being charged for Irish citizens to obtain a multi-entry visa to Saudi Arabia as compared to EU countries and the US; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1349/17]