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Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Ambulance Service
John McGuinness
1581. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the outcome of the recent inspection carried out by the Health and Safety Authority of the National Ambulance Service base in County Carlow; the remedial works required arising from the inspection and the associated costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1025/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Ambulance Service
John McGuinness
1582. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if, arising from recent complaints aired through the media and in Dáil Éireann, he plans to carry out a review and audit of the National Ambulance Service relative to the protocols observed in the dispatching of ambulances, the general efficiency or otherwise of the service, the operational costs, human resources management, the promotions process and the general training of staff throughout the organisation; the level of funding allocated in each of the past five years to operate the service; if the service is operating with the full complement of staff and management required; the positions that are currently vacant in the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1026/22]
Tue, 14 Dec 2021
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Social Welfare Payments
John McGuinness
436. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a maximum guardianship payment will be reinstated for a person (details supplied); and if all arrears due will be expedited. [61402/21]
Tue, 14 Dec 2021
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Healthcare Policy
John McGuinness
596. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will consider introducing a scheme to ease the cost burden on persons and families that for health reasons are forced to buy more expensive specific types of essential foodstuffs such as gluten free products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61436/21]
Tue, 14 Dec 2021
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Medical Cards
John McGuinness
597. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will include the cost to patients of having bloods taken for analysis on the medical card scheme or on the general practitioner contract; if the practice of charging patients and the charge itself is uniform throughout the country; if his Department has agreed the charge with general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61444/21]
Tue, 14 Dec 2021
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Nursing Homes
John McGuinness
599. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the transitional funding arrangement put in place by the HSE for the care of a person (details supplied); if approval for the fair deal scheme will be completed based on the information provided; if an application for a medical card will also be approved as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61457/21]
Tue, 14 Dec 2021
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Agriculture Schemes
John McGuinness
762. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if appeals lodged by a person (details supplied) relative to the BPS for 2019, 2020 and 2021 will be expedited and approved; if the power line corridors highlighted on images of their farm holding submitted with the appeals will be included in their claim for benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61185/21]
Tue, 14 Dec 2021
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Forestry Sector
John McGuinness
768. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an application before the Forest Service by persons (details supplied) submitted on 20 October 2020 is still awaiting a decision and is being delayed by the NPWS which apparently has no wildlife ranger in place to provide a report; the action he is taking to deal with the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61323/21]
Thu, 9 Dec 2021
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Road Projects
John McGuinness
190. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the detail of the list of applications being considered by his Department relative to new roads infrastructure in County Kilkenny; the stage each one is at in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60889/21]
Thu, 9 Dec 2021
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Social Welfare Payments
John McGuinness
256. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if the rate of partial capacity benefit payment being paid to a person (details supplied) will be increased from €101 to €144 per week given that this is the amount they were being paid before being cut off in error; and if the increased payment and arrears will be expedited. [60998/21]
Tue, 7 Dec 2021
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State Bodies
John McGuinness
398. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of verbal and written reports received by him from his nominees to the board of Gaisce; the number of meetings he has had with these board members; if his attention has been drawn to serious HR issues that remain unresolved relating to one person in the organisation; if he will investigate the amount of funding being spent on legal fees relative to the case; if he will intervene to resolve the matter to prevent further trauma and emotional stress being inflicted on the person concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59889/21]
Tue, 30 Nov 2021
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Inland Fisheries
John McGuinness
157. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the recommendations of the Salmon Commission relative to the 5% rod exploitation rate on catch and release and 15% on harvesting fish is being applied and enforced or if a variation of the recommendations are now being applied; the way an allowance for a dry year is calculated; if fish counters are installed on the rivers Suir, Nore and Barrow; if not, if there are plans to install them; if he will outline the way fish stocks are calculated in these rivers and the way the impact of a dry year is reflected in the count; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58552/21]
Tue, 30 Nov 2021
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Social Welfare Appeals
John McGuinness
409. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for a domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied) which is under appeal will be expedited and approved. [59036/21]
Tue, 30 Nov 2021
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Health Services
John McGuinness
569. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm an immediate date for an assessment of a patient (details supplied) at University Hospital Waterford. [58558/21]
Thu, 25 Nov 2021
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Social Welfare Payments
John McGuinness
275. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a working family payment will be reinstated immediately for a person (details supplied) based on the information provided to them by her Department. [58080/21]
Tue, 16 Nov 2021
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Forestry Sector
John McGuinness
663. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application (details supplied) that has been before the Forest Service since 2019 will be approved without delay; the reason for the delay in the processing of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55563/21]
Thu, 11 Nov 2021
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Road Projects
John McGuinness
222. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the list of applications being considered by his Department relative to new roads infrastructure in County Kilkenny; the stage each application is at in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55275/21]
Wed, 10 Nov 2021
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Special Educational Needs
John McGuinness
135. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if approval will be expedited for an ASD classroom for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54807/21]
Wed, 10 Nov 2021
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Disabilities Assessments
John McGuinness
234. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for an assessment for autism will be expedited for a child (details supplied) as a matter of urgency; if a timeline will be provided for the provision of the supports required; if full contact details will be provided for the HSE officials in this area; if he will request that the health professionals in the HSE make immediate contact with the family to set out a course of action for the long-term care of the child; the services available to those with autism in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; and his views on the waiting lists in relation to same. [54947/21]
Tue, 9 Nov 2021
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Banking Sector
John McGuinness
76. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on recent engagement he or his Department have had with a trade union (details supplied) in relation to the future of banking in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54338/21]
Tue, 9 Nov 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
John McGuinness
116. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance the number of businesses in counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford and Waterford that have now registered under the business resumption support scheme in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54337/21]
Tue, 9 Nov 2021
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Social Welfare Payments
John McGuinness
469. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if the partial capacity benefit payment will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied). [54262/21]
Tue, 9 Nov 2021
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Agriculture Schemes
John McGuinness
712. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the payments due to a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [54264/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Small and Medium Enterprises
John McGuinness
12. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports provided for the small business sector under budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52578/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Enterprise Support Services
John McGuinness
47. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of additional support that Budget 2022 will provide for local enterprise offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52579/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Planning Issues
John McGuinness
347. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number and percentage of appeals to An Bord Pleanála to date in 2021 that have not been decided within the prescribed 18 week period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52206/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Planning Issues
John McGuinness
348. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of occasions to date in 2021 that An Bord Pleanála has refused planning permission in circumstances in which the relevant local authority had decided to grant permission; the number of residential units refused by An Bord Pleanála to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52207/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Planning Issues
John McGuinness
349. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if independent contractors are employed or have been employed by An Bord Pleanála as inspectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52208/21]
Thu, 21 Oct 2021
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Road Projects
John McGuinness
203. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the list of applications being considered by his Department relative to new roads infrastructure in County Kilkenny; the stage each application is at in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51860/21]
Wed, 20 Oct 2021
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Vaccination Programme
John McGuinness
263. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the roll out of the HPV vaccine will be extended to all current male secondary school students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51541/21]
Tue, 19 Oct 2021
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Care of the Elderly
John McGuinness
105. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the additional supports Budget 2022 is providing for persons with dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50707/21]
Tue, 19 Oct 2021
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National Children's Hospital
John McGuinness
221. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if his Department has submitted a report to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on the most recent cost estimate and timescale for the completion of the new national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45657/21]
Thu, 23 Sep 2021
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Capital Expenditure Programme
John McGuinness
21. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans he has in place to review the oversight and governance of major spending projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45656/21]
Tue, 21 Sep 2021
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Banking Sector
John McGuinness
27. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance the status of any recent engagement with the banks in Ireland. [44875/21]
Tue, 21 Sep 2021
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Official Engagements
John McGuinness
40. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if he has recently met with a union (details supplied). [44876/21]
Thu, 16 Sep 2021
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Social Welfare Appeals
John McGuinness
244. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a child benefit or family benefit application dating back to 2014 which is now under appeal with a request for an oral hearing will be expedited and approved for a person (details supplied). [44316/21]
Thu, 16 Sep 2021
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Health Service Executive
John McGuinness
286. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the full range of supports and services required by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if a social worker will be appointed to their case to assess their requirements for care at home and at school. [44287/21]
Wed, 15 Sep 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
John McGuinness
59. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in County Kilkenny that have applied to the small business assistance scheme; the number of same that have received funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43829/21]
Wed, 15 Sep 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
John McGuinness
76. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the Sustaining Enterprise and Accelerated Recovery Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43830/21]
Wed, 15 Sep 2021
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Prison Service
John McGuinness
549. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice the estimated final cost for the Limerick Prison redevelopment project currently under construction; the date when the contract was placed with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43588/21]
Wed, 15 Sep 2021
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Prison Service
John McGuinness
550. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice if the final tender award evaluation report in respect of the contract for the Limerick Prison redevelopment project as prepared by a company (details supplied) is available to interested parties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43595/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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National Children's Hospital
John McGuinness
1652. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if his Department has received a report on the most recent cost estimate and timescale for the completion of the new national children’s hospital. [34744/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Health Services Staff
John McGuinness
1667. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a pay award to senior managers in the HSE suggested by the review body report No. 42 will now be approved by his Department; the background to the issue; the reason the issue has not been resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34296/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Health Services
John McGuinness
1694. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 986 of 28 April 2021, as yet unanswered, the reason funding was refused under the treatment abroad scheme in the case of a person (details supplied) given that a previous application was approved on 20 September 2019; if the procedures are available in Irish hospitals; if so, the hospitals that carry out same; if there is a waiting list; if so, the timeframe involved; if he will examine the case of the person as a matter of urgency with a view to ensuring that the two procedures recommended by their consultants are expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34980/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Child Protection
John McGuinness
1696. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the status of the public consultation process relative to the proposed national standards for children’s services; if it is the intention to have a separate standard for foster care similar to the 2003 document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34982/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Hospital Appointments Status
John McGuinness
1698. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for an assessment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [34984/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Health Services Staff
John McGuinness
1699. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if it is stipulated by his Department or the HSE that persons contracted by the HSE for the provision of counselling services through an outside agency (details supplied) will be required to set up a limited company for the purpose; the reason for same given that it causes unnecessary bureaucracy and costs and acts as a disincentive to some counsellors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34989/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Vaccination Programme
John McGuinness
1700. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of versions of a vaccine (details supplied) available; and if all versions are authorised for use in the EU. [34990/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Health Services
John McGuinness
2226. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the full range of supports and services required by a person (details supplied) will be put in place; if a social worker will be appointed to their case to assess his requirements for care at home and at school; and if the matter will be expedited. [37073/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Disability Services
John McGuinness
2621. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the care needs and professional services required by a person (details supplied) will be provided by the HSE or sourced in the private sector and funded by the HSE; if an assessment for ASD will be arranged immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38410/21]