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Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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Legislative Measures
Pádraig O'Sullivan
377. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on plans to enact section 37(a) of the Education Act 1998; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31410/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Pádraig O'Sullivan
378. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the number and the percentage of the national total of fee-paying schools that currently provide special classes in post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31411/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Pádraig O'Sullivan
380. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the steps that are being taken to encourage fee paying schools to provide special autism spectrum disorder classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31417/22]
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Pádraig O'Sullivan
381. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the number of students in post-primary schools who currently have a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31423/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Regional Airports
Pádraig O'Sullivan
79. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the status of the Regional Airports Programme 2021-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29348/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Rail Network
Pádraig O'Sullivan
100. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the status of upgrades on the Cork Commuter Rail network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29349/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Waste Management
Pádraig O'Sullivan
241. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has plans to ensure access to domestic compost bins to people in rural areas (details supplied) who are unable to get them through their provider; if not, if there is a plan to compensate people who incur the additional cost of having to dispose of their compostable waste in general waste bins; if there is a timeline in place for when people in rural areas will be able to access brown bins as per the Waste Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30602/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Pádraig O'Sullivan
937. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide information in relation to circular 0020/2022 issued to schools on 8 April 2022; the way that this will this impact on the provision of education for students with complex educational needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28904/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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School Accommodation
Pádraig O'Sullivan
1042. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the status of an application for extension for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30576/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Site Acquisitions
Pádraig O'Sullivan
1043. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the status of the acquisition of a site for replacement of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30577/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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School Admissions
Pádraig O'Sullivan
1044. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if every applicant for secondary school in Newbridge, Kildare and the surrounding rural areas has obtained a school place for the coming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30578/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Ministerial Responsibilities
Pádraig O'Sullivan
1390. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will respond to a matter (details supplied) regarding the endorsement of a person accused of war crimes and genocide. [28885/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Hospital Services
Pádraig O'Sullivan
1396. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE have had discussions on the provision of gallium scans outside Dublin given that there appears to be a considerable waiting list for the two existing units in the belief that those outside Dublin are being unfairly treated on the waiting list; if such discussions have occurred the status of such plans; the areas in which will they be located; if finance has been provided; when the scans will be operational; if not, if he will address this imbalance in the health system as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28940/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Medicinal Products
Pádraig O'Sullivan
1517. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on the full reimbursement of nivolumab for the treatment of oesophageal cancer (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29535/22]
Thu, 2 Jun 2022
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Rights of People with Disabilities
Pádraig O'Sullivan
62. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will detail progress regarding the development and implementation of the Autism Innovation Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28423/22]
Thu, 2 Jun 2022
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Energy Conservation
Pádraig O'Sullivan
149. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the deep retrofit scheme will be in place and ready for contractors to begin work; if he is concerned that labour and material shortages may impact the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28485/22]
Tue, 31 May 2022
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Medicinal Products
Pádraig O'Sullivan
739. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a shortage of a drug (details supplied) used to treat epilepsy; the reason that pharmacies cannot guarantee more than one month’s supply of this medication; his views on whether there is a solution to guarantee a supply for a patient on a monthly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27902/22]
Thu, 26 May 2022
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Pádraig O'Sullivan
16. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the elective hospital in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25968/22]
Thu, 26 May 2022
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Health Services
Pádraig O'Sullivan
86. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lack of services available in the Cork University Hospital paediatric diabetic clinic (details supplied); if additional consultants and specialist nurses are being recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25837/22]
Thu, 26 May 2022
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Farm Costs
Pádraig O'Sullivan
141. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the discussions he has had at European Union level regarding the need to provide assistance to farmers to mitigate the substantial increase in fertiliser costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26981/22]