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Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Education and Training Boards Expenditure
Alan Kelly
155. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the purpose and cost of the lease of a new Tipperary Education and Training Board, ETB, office in Thurles; and the amount that is being paid by SOLAS. [41354/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Education and Training Boards Administration
Alan Kelly
156. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if Tipperary Education and Training Board, ETB, was offered the use of the old Thurles town council offices for training purposes; and if so, the reason it was turned down. [41355/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Education and Training Boards Staff
Alan Kelly
157. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the job advertisements and job specifications in Tipperary Education and Training Board, ETB, since 2013, by date. [41356/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Education and Training Boards Staff
Alan Kelly
158. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the staffing allocations by grade and location in Tipperary Education and Training Board, ETB. [41357/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Education and Training Boards Administration
Alan Kelly
159. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a copy of the Tipperary Education and Training Board, ETB, policy on expenses in place currently. [41358/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Education and Training Boards Staff
Alan Kelly
160. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of posts that have been advertised in Tipperary Education and Training Board, ETB, since 2013; and the location that the winner of each post has commenced work in. [41359/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Education and Training Boards Staff
Alan Kelly
161. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if every post that has been advertised in Tipperary Education and Training Board, ETB, since 2017 has had a place of work as part of the job description; and if not, the reason therefor. [41360/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Education and Training Boards Staff
Alan Kelly
162. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of times Tipperary ETB has been unable to fill positions internally and has had to advertise externally; the details of those posts; and the dates on which they were advertised externally. [41361/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Education and Training Boards
Alan Kelly
163. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a copy of the plans and drawings for the Tipperary ETB training centres and offices in Nenagh, Thurles and Clonmel. [41362/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Education and Training Boards Expenditure
Alan Kelly
164. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the expenditure on room rental and conference facilities by Tipperary ETB in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [41363/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Education and Training Boards Staff
Alan Kelly
165. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of posts that have changed location in Tipperary ETB in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the details of these posts; and the locations which they changed from and to. [41364/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Education and Training Boards Administration
Alan Kelly
166. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the processes and procedures in place for the way in which teaching allocations are distributed in Tipperary ETB. [41365/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Education and Training Boards Staff
Alan Kelly
167. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason different leave entitlements continue to be in operation for staff in Tipperary ETB which means workers on the same grade have different leave entitlements. [41366/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Education and Training Boards Staff
Alan Kelly
168. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which the decision was made to create the director of further education, director of operations and director of schools posts across all ETBs. [41367/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Education and Training Boards Data
Alan Kelly
169. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the enrolment figures for 2015, 2016 and 2017 across all schools under the domain of Tipperary ETB. [41368/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Education and Training Boards Staff
Alan Kelly
170. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the staffing numbers for 2015, 2016 and 2017 by grade and post across all schools under the domain of Tipperary Education and Training Board, ETB. [41369/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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SOLAS Expenditure
Alan Kelly
171. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the capital expenditure by SOLAS in County Tipperary in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, by location and date. [41370/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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SOLAS Expenditure
Alan Kelly
172. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the expenditure by SOLAS in County Tipperary in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [41371/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Education and Training Boards Administration
Alan Kelly
173. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the financial or professional management of ETBs. [41372/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Education and Training Boards Staff
Alan Kelly
174. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the job specification that was advertised for the first chief executive of Tipperary ETB. [41373/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Education and Training Boards Funding
Alan Kelly
175. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the ETBI is funded. [41375/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Education and Training Boards Data
Alan Kelly
176. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the budget allocation for ETB schools in each of the years 2013 to 2017. [41376/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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SOLAS Expenditure
Alan Kelly
185. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the detail of all capital expenditure given by SOLAS to Tipperary ETB between 2013 to 2017, by location and date. [41538/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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SOLAS Expenditure
Alan Kelly
186. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the detail of all current expenditure given by SOLAS to Tipperary ETB between 2013 to 2017, by location and date. [41539/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Mental Health Services Provision
Alan Kelly
319. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when the post of director of nursing in child and adolescence in a mental health service in Cork city will be filled in view of the fact that it has been vacant for over a month and no process has commenced to fill it; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41374/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Departmental Communications
Alan Kelly
530. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the documentation between his Department and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on the 2018 Estimates. [41601/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Sports Events
Alan Kelly
531. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the bid for Rugby World Cup 2023 is successful, the departmental Vote from which the funding for the actual bid will come. [41602/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Sports Events
Alan Kelly
532. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the bid for the Rugby World Cup 2023 is successful, if his Department will have to provide the required bid funding of a minimum of €120 million from within its current budget allocation; and if so, if special provision will be made for same. [41603/17]
Thu, 28 Sep 2017
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Medicinal Products Availability
Alan Kelly
13. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when life-saving drugs (details supplied) will be made available to people here. [40782/17]
Thu, 28 Sep 2017
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Medicinal Products Availability
Alan Kelly
61. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if the overspend in the HSE budget will affect the provision of the nine life-saving drugs (details supplied) the HSE stated it would fund in July 2017. [40783/17]
Thu, 28 Sep 2017
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Crime Data
Alan Kelly
131. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of arrests and convictions that were recorded in the recent Operation Thor carried out by An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41161/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Garda Commissioner Appointment
Alan Kelly
225. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether members of the Policing Authority or the policing commission should stand aside from their position on either organisation if they are applying for the job of Garda Commissioner. [40657/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Garda Commissioner Appointment
Alan Kelly
226. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether it would be appropriate for a member of the Policing Authority or the policing commission to be a candidate for the post of Garda Commissioner. [40658/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Garda Commissioner Appointment
Alan Kelly
227. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether members of the Policing Authority should be part of the process of preparing the competition for the new Garda Commissioner post if they are actually intent on applying for the post. [40659/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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Departmental Agencies Data
Alan Kelly
214. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the names of all persons who served as chairperson and ordinary members of FÁS from 2012 until its dissolution; the amount of remuneration, travel and subsistence paid to each person from 2012 until its dissolution; if persons who are public servants received remuneration in breach of the one person one salary rule; if he plans to recover such payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39864/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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Departmental Agencies Staff Data
Alan Kelly
559. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the names of all persons who have served as chairperson and as ordinary members of the Aquaculture Licence Appeals Board since 2012; the amount of remuneration, travel and subsistence paid to each person in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017; if persons who are public servants received remuneration in breach of the one person one salary rule; if he plans to recover such payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39865/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Ambulance Service
Alan Kelly
768. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason paramedics are not subject to emergency arrangements similar to their colleagues in An Garda Síochána and the fire brigade. [36860/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Hospital Records
Alan Kelly
784. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the amount of income generated from fees in each voluntary and public hospital in 2015 and 2016 respectively for the provision of medical records; the number of requests processed in each hospital; the number of records released under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 in each, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36930/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Hospital Records
Alan Kelly
785. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if publicly funded hospitals must provide personal medical records by request under the Freedom of Information Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36931/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
Alan Kelly
1774. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for delays in processing applications for domiciliary care allowance; and the reason for the delay in the case of a person (details supplied). [36889/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
Alan Kelly
69. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she received the annual report of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission by 30 June 2017 as required under section 30 of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014; if not, the reason for the delay; and when she plans to publish the annual report. [35368/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
Alan Kelly
70. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to make appointments of members of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, in view of the fact the current membership of only three is the statutory minimum membership and the workload of the CCPC requires a membership of four or five. [35369/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
Alan Kelly
71. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is currently no qualified lawyer on the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, following recent retirements; and if she will prioritise the appointment of a qualified lawyer as a member of the CCPC, as is the norm in all such equivalent competition enforcement agencies in the European Union. [35370/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Higher Education Authority Administration
Alan Kelly
268. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the HEA board minutes for its meeting of October 2014 were published; the reason they were only published after they were requested by the Committee of Public Accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35074/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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School Transport Applications
Alan Kelly
275. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the special transport grant has been refused for a person (details supplied). [35217/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Higher Education Authority
Alan Kelly
291. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if all the current members of the Higher Education Authority are ordinarily resident within the State. [35371/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Tribunals of Inquiry Establishment
Alan Kelly
471. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 June 2017, the date on which and the format in which the Garda Commissioner consulted with his Department regarding the creation of the Charleton liaison committee. [35375/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Tribunals of Inquiry Establishment
Alan Kelly
472. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 June 2017, the meaning of the phrase "The Commissioner subsequently sought formal sanction to retain the services of a small number of individuals"; and the way the Commissioner could sanction to retain persons if they had not been formally sanctioned by his Department, the Policing Authority and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. [35376/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Tribunals of Inquiry Establishment
Alan Kelly
473. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 June 2017, the meaning of the phrase "The Commissioner subsequently sought formal sanction to retain the services of a small number of individuals"; and the way the Commissioner could seek to sanction to retain persons to work on the Charleton liaison committee in view of the fact that this was a new committee that did not actually exist before. [35377/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Tribunals of Inquiry Establishment
Alan Kelly
474. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 June 2017, if the Garda Commissioner employed persons as part of the Charleton liaison committee before getting formal sanction from his Department, the Policing Authority or the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. [35378/17]