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Wed, 13 Nov 2013
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European Health Insurance Card Issues
Noel Grealish
162. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1142 of 5 November 2013, the amount that is currently owed to Ireland by other EU states under the EHIC scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48395/13]
Tue, 5 Nov 2013
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Special Educational Needs Expenditure
Noel Grealish
315. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be granted to the Brothers of Charity for the provision of five therapy-changing beds for children with profound general learning disabilities and physical disabilities who attend the Brothers of Charity school in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46402/13]
Tue, 5 Nov 2013
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Flood Relief Schemes Applications
Noel Grealish
356. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when approval will be given for stage 2 of the flood alleviation works between Carnmore and Claregalway, as all documents are currently with the Office of Public Works for approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46366/13]
Tue, 5 Nov 2013
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Public Service Obligation Services
Noel Grealish
589. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will work with persons (details supplied) who are preparing a socio economic study of life on the Aran Islands; if he will give a commitment to renew the PSI for air travel to the Islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45883/13]
Tue, 5 Nov 2013
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Prescription Charges
Noel Grealish
1141. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the reason a general practitioner prescribes medication that is eltroxin or lipitor which only comes in certain strengths, for example 20mg, 40mg, 60mg and 80mg, but a doctor prescribes a dosage of 30mg, which requires a person to purchase two packets; pharmacies are charging for two items under the prescription; his plans to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46367/13]
Tue, 5 Nov 2013
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European Health Insurance Card Issues
Noel Grealish
1142. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the amount of money owed to his Department by other EU Countries under the European Health Insurance Card Scheme; the efforts being taken to recoup the money; the amount of money owed by his Department to other countries under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46368/13]
Tue, 5 Nov 2013
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Road Projects Status
Noel Grealish
1289. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the Galway city outer bypass project; the timescale for moving this project forward; when he expects construction to commence; his views that the decision to build the project will be appealed to Europe again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46944/13]
Wed, 23 Oct 2013
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Sea Lice Controls
Noel Grealish
193. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how he proposes to protect the livelihoods of the 130 people on 32 fishing boats in Galway Bay dependent on the high-value sustainable crab, lobster and shrimp fisheries from the impact of the use of pesticides required to kill infestations of sea lice, which are also crustaceans, by the operators of the proposed Galway Bay open-cage salmon farm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44920/13]
Tue, 15 Oct 2013
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Rural Development Programme Projects
Noel Grealish
236. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to the Rural Development Programme for Ireland 2007-2013, the number of projects that were deemed ineligible either fully or partially on foot of an inspection; the number of these projects that were appealed to the district inspector; the number that were upheld by the district inspector; the number that were appealed to the regional inspector; the number that were upheld by the regional inspector; the number that were appealed to his Department's appeals panel; the number that were upheld by his Department's appeals panel; if the Office of the Ombudsman reviewed any decisions-processes by DECLG and, if so, the number of same; the number of these decisions-processes that were found in favour of DECLG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43358/13]
Tue, 15 Oct 2013
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Garda Divisional Headquarters
Noel Grealish
267. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when construction work on the new Garda divisional headquarters in Renmore, Galway will receive the go ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43357/13]
Tue, 15 Oct 2013
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
Noel Grealish
348. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reasons payments under the disadvantaged areas scheme are slow to process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43356/13]
Tue, 8 Oct 2013
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Tax Reliefs Availability
Noel Grealish
173. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance in regard to section 97(2) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, if the stated deductible expense against rental income called payment of local authority rates covers local property tax in the case of rental properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42170/13]
Tue, 8 Oct 2013
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Insolvency Service of Ireland Issues
Noel Grealish
174. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance if the general age limit for reaching the end of sustainable insolvency arrangements for a person is pegged at 70 years; if that is the case, his view regarding mortgages issued to persons which do not expire until their mid-70s or later, but which have fallen into arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42171/13]
Tue, 8 Oct 2013
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Mortgage Arrears Proposals
Noel Grealish
175. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance if a code similar to the code of conduct on mortgage arrears should be part and parcel of addressing mortgage arrears in the buy-to-let sector which is responsible for housing one quarter of consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42172/13]
Tue, 8 Oct 2013
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Sea Lice Controls
Noel Grealish
498. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the recent publication (details supplied) regarding salmonis infestations on migrating Atlantic salmon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42326/13]
Thu, 3 Oct 2013
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Homeless Persons Data
Noel Grealish
160. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the current level of homelessness in Dublin and the other urban areas compared with two years ago; the amount of such homelessness that can be attributed to the new standards in rental accommodation, specifically those relating to the prohibition of bed-sits; if the requirement to have an individual bathroom for each unit of accommodation is a contributory factor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41611/13]
Tue, 1 Oct 2013
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Sea Lice Controls
Noel Grealish
528. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the recent publication in the Journal of Fish Diseases of the comment on Jackson et al Impact of Lepeophtheirus salmonis infestations on migrating Atlantic salmon (details supplied); if he has sought advice on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40482/13]
Thu, 19 Sep 2013
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Fish Farming
Noel Grealish
157. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the names of the authors of the environmental impact statement report for the proposed Galway Bay salmon farm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38876/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Sea Lice Controls
Noel Grealish
1208. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of his remarks on 8 May 2013 regarding the issue of sea lice, his views on the indication by a company (details supplied), Ireland’s largest producer of farmed salmon, in its last annual report that it has seen a rise in the number of its sites infested with sea lice above the trigger treatment level, from 6.2% in 2010 to 13% in 2011 and 19.9% in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38102/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Sea Lice Controls
Noel Grealish
1209. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the pilot 764/09/ENV investigation into sea lice and salmon farming (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38103/13]