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Tue, 19 Jan 2016
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Services for People with Disabilities
Clare Daly
283. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 328 of 1 December 2015, if she will provide sign language interpreters to deaf persons for a certain number of hours each year free of charge, as put forward in the Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2013, as one of the mechanisms for the promotion, recognition and use of Irish Sign Language, thereby improving service delivery on the ground. [2107/16]
Tue, 19 Jan 2016
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Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board
Clare Daly
420. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funds distributed by Caranua, by heading and by the number of persons in 2015; and the amount of funds remaining to be distributed. [2058/16]
Thu, 14 Jan 2016
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Tax Code
Clare Daly
20. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Finance the status of the advice he received from his Department opposing the introduction of a tax on sugar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1273/16]
Thu, 14 Jan 2016
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Tax Reliefs Application
Clare Daly
23. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Finance if the rules in place for the application of tax relief at source unfairly discriminate against persons who are unable to meet their mortgage repayments, particularly given the ongoing mortgage crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1274/16]
Thu, 14 Jan 2016
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Departmental Investigations
Clare Daly
211. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health to outline the nature and scope of the Health Service Executive investigation to ascertain the circumstances of an event (details supplied). [1676/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Employment Support Services
Clare Daly
20. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she has had any discussions with the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation regarding the prevalence of low wage, zero-hour and casual contracts and their impact on the social protection budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1163/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Family Income Supplement Data
Clare Daly
30. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of family income supplement for each of the years 2011 to 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1162/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility
Clare Daly
44. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why the Christmas bonus is only given to persons on the live register for 15 months or longer, given that persons who are only recently unemployed feel discriminated against; the rationale behind this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46451/15]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Parental Leave
Clare Daly
265. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to enable public sector workers to enjoy the same entitlements as their colleagues in the Civil Service regarding transferring 14 weeks of entitlements to parental leave between one parent and the other under the Parental Leave Act. [46809/15]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Animal Welfare
Clare Daly
269. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps the Office of Public Works is putting in place to protect deer in the Phoenix Park, given that over 21 deer were killed by cars in 2015. [1049/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Defence Forces Medicinal Products
Clare Daly
433. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence further to response to Parliamentary Question No. 97 of 11 November 2015 wherein the Minister states that he is awaiting the outcome of seven files, if these files have been completed; and if he will forward this information to this Deputy. [46480/15]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Prisoner Transfers
Clare Daly
473. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the transfer of a prisoner (details supplied); why this prisoner's request to transfer to Portlaoise prison has not been addressed for more than a year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46677/15]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Parental Leave
Clare Daly
484. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to extend provisions in the Parental Leave Act whereby parents can transfer up to 14 weeks of parental leave to the other parent, currently only available if the individuals work for the same employer or in any Department in the Civil Service, in order to provide this benefit to all parents where both employers agree and to other public sector workers. [46810/15]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Health Services Expenditure
Clare Daly
622. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the amount it costs a multidisciplinary team in the Health Service Executive to diagnose autism spectrum disorder as against diagnosis by a private psychiatrist; if the psychiatrist has done work for the executive over a period of years; and the amount paid from the public purse for this. [46905/15]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Mental Health Services Provision
Clare Daly
633. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has plans to close residential units (details supplied) in County Westmeath; why this decision is being taken; what steps have been factored in to assess the impact on the mental health of a number of very elderly and vulnerable residents residing at that institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1061/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Consular Services Provision
Clare Daly
726. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the deportation from the United Arab Emirates of a person (details supplied) in October of 2014; if this matter has been raised with the Government of the United Arab Emirates, with particular reference to the fact that he notified the Irish Embassy in Abu Dhabi of his arrest in June 2014 but did not get a response. [46921/15]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Consular Services Provision
Clare Daly
727. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of a Home Box Office "Vice" documentary, due to air on television in the United States of America in January 2016, which will include audio recordings detailing how the United Arab Emirates Government arrested a person (details supplied); and his plans to address this issue with the Government of the United Arab Emirates. [46922/15]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Seniors Alert Scheme
Clare Daly
835. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government why the number of lots that any given company could apply for in the Telecare tender, either individually or as part of a consortium, was not limited to two or three lots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46456/15]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Seniors Alert Scheme
Clare Daly
836. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government whether the Telecare system is best served by one of the winners of the tendering process subcontracting its functions out to one of the losers in the process; and if, in view of this, the tendering process was sufficiently robust to choose the most qualified applicants for the contracts. [46457/15]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Seniors Alert Scheme
Clare Daly
837. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government why companies that won contracts for Telecare were not asked to submit any proof of Garda Síochána clearance before the contracts were awarded to them. [46458/15]