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Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Disability Support Services Provision
Shane Cassells
444. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health if extra home nursing hours will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29659/16]
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Waste Disposal
Shane Cassells
535. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he intends to put in place for the elderly and also for persons who are unable, due to infirmity or storage issues, to have wheelie bins for waste management in their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29314/16]
Wed, 5 Oct 2016
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School Transport Applications
Shane Cassells
121. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will accommodate a person (details supplied) with transport on the Bus Éireann school bus scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28901/16]
Wed, 5 Oct 2016
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Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
Shane Cassells
191. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health the status of medical equipment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28900/16]
Wed, 28 Sep 2016
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Garda Reserve
Shane Cassells
41. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda reservists in the Meath Garda division. [27397/16]
Wed, 28 Sep 2016
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Community Policing
Shane Cassells
55. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to increase the number of community gardaí in the Meath Garda division. [27396/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Irish Water
Shane Cassells
623. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he is bringing forward any plans to facilitate the entry by Irish Water employees or their agents to private dwellings in order to be able to deal with waste water issues in pipes located on private property and deal with waste water blockages across individual homes and housing estates where pipes are located on private gardens and not public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25756/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Disability Support Services
Shane Cassells
1340. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health when he will introduce the promised schemes to replace the mobility allowance and the motorised transport grant schemes, which were discontinued for new applicants, pending a review which was announced in February 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25770/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Local Government Fund
Shane Cassells
354. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amounts allocated to each local authority in 2014 from the local government fund in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22394/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Hospital Appointments Status
Shane Cassells
636. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health to expedite surgery for a person (details supplied). [22354/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Prescriptions Charges
Shane Cassells
645. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health to abolish prescription charges for persons with intellectual disabilities as this cost is a burden on their already small incomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22386/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Mental Health Services Provision
Shane Cassells
646. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health to provide further funding for sufferers of agoraphobia who require psychiatric counselling in their home as many sufferers are not receiving the support they require for this condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22387/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Mental Health Services Provision
Shane Cassells
647. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health if sufferers of agoraphobia can receive funding support from the HSE for private psychiatric counselling as many sufferers require more counselling hours than are provided by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22388/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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UK Referendum on EU Membership
Shane Cassells
735. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the plans his Department has put in place to protect Irish farmers following the recent referendum result in which the people of Great Britain and Northern Ireland voted to leave the European Union. [22393/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Public Service Vehicles
Shane Cassells
835. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason an application (detailed supplied) for a hackney licence was refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22389/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Driver Licences
Shane Cassells
836. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a person who has applied for right of residency here, based on their parentage of an Irish citizen child and who has passed the RSA driver theory test can be issued with a driver’s learner permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22391/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Public Transport Provision
Shane Cassells
837. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the provision of public transport services to the Kilmessan area in County Meath in order to reduce the amount of commuter traffic to Dublin on a daily basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22392/16]
Tue, 12 Jul 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Shane Cassells
75. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health the reason for the substantial increase between December 2015 and May 2016 in the number of outpatients waiting more than a year for a consultation in Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, County Meath. [20970/16]
Tue, 12 Jul 2016
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Hospital Appointments Delays
Shane Cassells
497. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health to expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20570/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
Shane Cassells
142. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the processing of the brief formulation document and schedule of accommodation for a school (details supplied) following the board of management's meeting with his Department on 18 February 2016; when he will commence the next stage, given the complexity of the work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18385/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Site Acquisitions
Shane Cassells
143. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the site acquisition for a new school (details supplied) which is included in the school building programme for commencement in 2017; when he will progress this project to the brief formulation document and schedule of accommodation stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18386/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
Shane Cassells
144. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the planned construction of a school (details supplied) which is included in the school building programme for commencement in 2016; when will construction be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18387/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Broadband Service Provision
Shane Cassells
498. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will undertake to ensure broadband roll-out for Pluckstown and Hurdlestown, Athboy, County Meath under the national broadband plan, as the areas nearby are currently being rolled out with fibre broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18198/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Broadband Service Provision
Shane Cassells
499. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when broadband will be rolled-out in Fordstown, Navan, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18199/16]
Wed, 22 Jun 2016
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Garda Deployment
Shane Cassells
56. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána stations and the number of gardaí in each in County Meath on 30 April 2011 and on 30 April 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17093/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Public Service Obligation Levy Increase
Shane Cassells
8. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the rate at which the public service obligation, PSO, is levied on electricity bills; his views on increasing this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16205/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Education and Training Provision
Shane Cassells
110. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Education and Skills to alleviate the hardship and social exclusion experienced by persons over 25 years of age and those in the one-parent family payment scheme who cannot afford to participate in education and training as they receive just €4 per week in subsistence payments while participating in courses under the local training initiative and under the auspices of the Education and Training Boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16532/16]
Wed, 15 Jun 2016
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Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
Shane Cassells
41. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she examined empowering the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission in order to issue civil fines for anti-competitive practices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15803/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Shane Cassells
10. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of the access and inclusion model for children with additional needs entering the early childhood care and education scheme in September 2016; and if she will provide a commitment that the Health Service Executive will not withdraw any supports currently in place until the new seven level model is embedded in the early years sector. [14720/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Home Care Packages Provision
Shane Cassells
187. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health if the recently announced freeze on new home care packages for the elderly affect those supported by home care packages who need increased hours of home care support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15246/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Home Care Packages Provision
Shane Cassells
188. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health when the recently announced freeze on new home care packages for the elderly will be lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15247/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Home Care Packages Provision
Shane Cassells
189. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health if he considered the impact on the independence of the elderly prior to the recent decision to freeze new home care packages for the elderly; the rationale for continuing the freeze given this impact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15248/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Eurozone Issues
Shane Cassells
207. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department performed an analysis of the economic impact on the agricultural sector here of a potential Brexit and, if so, to provide the details and data from this analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15249/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Eurozone Issues
Shane Cassells
208. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department put in place measures to deal with the impact on the agricultural sector of a potential Brexit and, if so, his Department’s strategy for protecting farmers and the agricultural sector if the United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union on 23 June 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15250/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Garda Deployment
Shane Cassells
122. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if and when she will appoint a permanent chief superintendent for the Meath division of An Garda Síochána, given this county’s high population and that it has been without one for some time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14965/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Data
Shane Cassells
154. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Finance the precise number and percentage of small and medium enterprises refused funding for the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland scheme in each of the eight stated regions in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14978/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Waterways Issues
Shane Cassells
372. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to instruct the relevant authority in the Office of Public Works or Waterways Ireland to address a serious hazard (details supplied) along the Yellow Ford River in Drewstown, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14964/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Hospital Appointments Status
Shane Cassells
495. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health to expedite the consultation and surgery for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14966/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Health Services Data
Shane Cassells
496. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health to provide data on the number of missed outpatient appointments in the Mater Hospital in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14967/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Health Services Data
Shane Cassells
497. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health to provide data on the number of missed outpatient appointments in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14968/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Health Services Data
Shane Cassells
498. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health to provide data on the number of missed outpatient appointments in Beaumont Hospital in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14969/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Health Services Data
Shane Cassells
499. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health to provide data on the number of missed outpatient appointments in St. James’s Hospital in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14970/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Health Services Data
Shane Cassells
500. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health to provide data on the number of missed outpatient appointments in St. Vincent’s hospital in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14971/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Health Services Data
Shane Cassells
501. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health to provide data on the number of missed outpatient appointments in the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14972/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Health Services Data
Shane Cassells
528. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health to provide data on the number of missed outpatient appointments in the Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath, in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15075/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Defence Forces Reserve
Shane Cassells
694. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to list the recruitment figures for the Reserve Defence Force, RDF, for each of the years 2011 to 2015, inclusive, in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14974/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Defence Forces Reserve
Shane Cassells
695. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to list the recruitment figures for the Reserve Defence Force, RDF, for each of the years 2011 to 2015, inclusive, in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14975/16]
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Defence Forces Reserve Training
Shane Cassells
696. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the scarcity of Reserve Defence Force, RDF, training units in rural areas, resulting in a lack of opportunity for persons in rural Ireland who wish to participate in Reserve Defence Force activities; his views on whether this is negatively affecting recruitment in the Reserve Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14976/16]
Tue, 31 May 2016
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Sale of State Assets
Shane Cassells
36. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform how he has deployed cash received from the sale of State assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13073/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Local Government Reform
Shane Cassells
48. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to re-establish town councils, given that the new municipal district system has seen local authority spending in former town council areas decrease as a result of the removal of the focused town council structure, coupled with the removal of dedicated block grant funding for these administrative areas. [11530/16]