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Tue, 12 Dec 2017
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Noel Rock
467. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has given consideration to reversing the decision to no longer accept applications for overage exemptions for the ECCE programme from the 2018/2019 programme year; if not, the reason this decision was made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52765/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Nursing Staff Recruitment
Noel Rock
435. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to expedite the appointment of two clinical nurses for a service (details supplied) through the community alcohol response and engagement initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50450/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
Noel Rock
436. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if he will review the funding for a charity (details supplied) after its recent application to the HSE for funding for an education officer and information officer was refused without formal reasoning for the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50452/17]
Thu, 23 Nov 2017
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Education Policy
Noel Rock
99. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to address the lack of STEM subjects available to female students in secondary schools; the barriers to entry for female students into third-level STEM courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49684/17]
Thu, 23 Nov 2017
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Prisoner Releases
Noel Rock
114. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost to the State for the day release of prisoners from the State's prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49685/17]
Tue, 21 Nov 2017
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Property Tax Exemptions
Noel Rock
138. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce an exemption for old age pensioners for the payment of local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48817/17]
Tue, 21 Nov 2017
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Data Protection
Noel Rock
266. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if public and semi-State bodies are obliged to comply with the general data protection regulation which will pass into EU law in May 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48818/17]
Tue, 21 Nov 2017
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Medical Card Eligibility
Noel Rock
331. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce the necessary primary legislation to increase the gross income per week to €1,000 in order for persons over 70 years of age to receive a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48819/17]
Tue, 21 Nov 2017
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Irish Aviation Authority
Noel Rock
506. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when legislation will be in place for the Irish Aviation Authority to become the noise regulator for the State's airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48820/17]
Thu, 9 Nov 2017
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Equality Issues
Noel Rock
105. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there are standard practices in place to ensure companies and semi-State bodies do not discriminate against persons that may be computer illiterate by moving all services online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47419/17]
Thu, 9 Nov 2017
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Hospital Beds Data
Noel Rock
163. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of beds in the stroke unit in Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47420/17]
Thu, 9 Nov 2017
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Physiotherapy Provision
Noel Rock
164. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the physiotherapy deficit for stroke patients in Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47421/17]
Thu, 9 Nov 2017
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Stroke Care
Noel Rock
165. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the early supported discharge for stroke patients in Beaumont hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47422/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Civil Service Staff Data
Noel Rock
272. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of civil servants on contracts post-1995 who have had their pay affected by the introduction of PeoplePoint and insisting employees show their sick pay documents despite having no legal basis and threatening that pay may be affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45806/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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School Staff
Noel Rock
402. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount saved by his Department in the past five years by not spending on substitute teachers in primary education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46683/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Sentencing Policy
Noel Rock
507. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to increase the maximum penalty for engaging in a sex act with a child beyond the current sentence of five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46103/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Assisted Human Reproduction
Noel Rock
656. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce legislation regarding surrogacy allowing persons to be recognised as a child’s legal parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45807/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Noel Rock
781. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if there are grants to help persons with the cost of mobility scooters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46682/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Housing Policy
Noel Rock
1303. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to reintroduce the key worker mortgage scheme, which was previously shelved before implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45808/17]
Tue, 24 Oct 2017
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National Mitigation Plan Publication
Noel Rock
305. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the national mitigation plan is due to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44641/17]