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Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Driver Test
Pat Deering
647. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the language used in driver theory test publications will be examined as to use of plain English in driver theory books and the driver theory test (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37098/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Vehicle Registration
Pat Deering
94. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Finance the reason the vehicle registration tax calculator calculates a different value for a vehicle that been imported than for a similar vehicle being exported. [35437/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Work Permits Eligibility
Pat Deering
538. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration is being given to extending employment permits to construction workers and drivers in the construction sector from outside the EU-EEA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36100/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Orthodontic Services Provision
Pat Deering
872. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive braces. [36498/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Gambling Legislation
Pat Deering
393. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the implementation of an amendment which will close the legal loophole that permits bet-on-lottery operators to take bets on lottery products impacting good cause funds here (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32693/18]
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Pat Deering
1329. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) will have to wait to be seen by a consultant; and the length of time they must be on the waiting list before other options become available to them. [32441/18]
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
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Common Agricultural Policy Subsidies
Pat Deering
14. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts he is making with his EU colleagues to secure an increase in the CAP budget post 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31159/18]
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
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Fodder Crisis
Pat Deering
31. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quantity of fodder imported under import scheme in 2018; the way in which this compares with a similar scheme in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31158/18]
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
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Vaccination Programme
Pat Deering
484. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 3 July 2018, when he expects this to take place; and when the vaccine will be made available to teenage boys [32244/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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General Practitioner Services
Pat Deering
389. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health the position regarding general practitioners charging medical card holders for blood tests; and if persons are not required to pay for the service, the way in which payments already made will be refunded. [30048/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
Pat Deering
679. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health when he will publish the review of the fair deal pricing mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30903/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
Pat Deering
680. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce an independent appeals process under the fair deal scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30904/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Pat Deering
681. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health his plans to review the position of the role of healthcare assistants from the ineligible categories of employment for employment permits list and their removal from this list on a controlled basis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30905/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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Health Services
Pat Deering
682. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health his plans to review the decision not to implement a full courier service for collection of blood samples from general practitioner surgeries (details supplied) in County Carlow; the reason this is not being considered; the counties which do not have the facility in which blood and samples for laboratory testing are not collected directly from a surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30906/18]
Tue, 10 Jul 2018
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National Broadband Plan Implementation
Pat Deering
749. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a broadband service will be available in Ballydarton, Fenagh, County Carlow. [30049/18]
Wed, 4 Jul 2018
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Capitation Grants
Pat Deering
204. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an increase to the primary school capitation grant will be considered further to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29502/18]
Wed, 4 Jul 2018
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Public Sector Staff Retirements
Pat Deering
351. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will address the matter of the extension of the retirement age of retained fire fighters; if an expert review panel will be established to review the retirement age anomaly (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29609/18]
Tue, 3 Jul 2018
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Schools Building Projects Applications
Pat Deering
195. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an application by a school (details supplied) has been received for the construction of an extension; if so, the status of the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29309/18]
Tue, 3 Jul 2018
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Vaccination Programme
Pat Deering
277. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health his plans to administer the human papilloma virus, HPV, vaccine to teenage boys; the timeframe for same; the age at which boys will be included in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28728/18]
Tue, 3 Jul 2018
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pat Deering
283. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment to see a consultant. [28798/18]