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Thu, 4 Oct 2018
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Pension Provisions
Danny Healy-Rae
224. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the inequality and injustice experienced by women within the pension system will be addressed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40380/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Tax Code
Danny Healy-Rae
91. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance the reason a tax is imposed on movement of goods, that is, cars (details supplied); when tariff-free trade will be allowed; and if refunds will issue to persons that have been overcharged. [36780/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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VAT Rate Application
Danny Healy-Rae
123. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance if the 9% tourism VAT rate will be retained in order to ensure the further recovery and growth of the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36005/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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School Transport Eligibility
Danny Healy-Rae
273. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to amend the rule by which medical card holders can only access free travel to school if they attend the closest school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35872/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Health and Safety
Danny Healy-Rae
378. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to make it compulsory that first aid be a basic requirement in all national schools and secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36811/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Nursing Staff Provision
Danny Healy-Rae
595. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a return to 24-7 nursing cover on Bere Island to ensure the future sustainability of the island community will be authorised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35517/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Medicinal Products Availability
Danny Healy-Rae
655. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if an application submitted by a company (details supplied) will be prioritised to ensure the availability of the drug Translarna; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35730/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Hospital Facilities
Danny Healy-Rae
792. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if conditions for patients (details supplied) will be improved at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36109/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Hospital Investigations
Danny Healy-Rae
793. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if the case of poor practice relating to a person (details supplied) in a hospital will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36110/18]
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
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Agriculture Scheme Payments
Danny Healy-Rae
986. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the payment for suckler cow farmers will be increased to €200 per suckler cow (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36212/18]
Thu, 5 Jul 2018
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Sentencing Policy
Danny Healy-Rae
4. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if longer sentences and stiffer penalties for criminals who break into homes of elderly persons will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29824/18]
Thu, 5 Jul 2018
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Garda Stations
Danny Healy-Rae
125. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Garda stations in Lauragh and Sneem, County Kerry, will reopen on a full-time basis. [29825/18]
Wed, 4 Jul 2018
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Medical Aids and Appliances Expenditure
Danny Healy-Rae
262. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the amount the HSE spent on wheelchairs in 2017; if the HSE will consider repairing wheelchairs rather than offering new chairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29442/18]
Wed, 4 Jul 2018
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HSE Expenditure
Danny Healy-Rae
269. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the amount the HSE spent on crutches in 2017; the reason it does not take back used crutches when a patient wishes to return them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29470/18]
Tue, 3 Jul 2018
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Employment Rights
Danny Healy-Rae
226. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline his plans to remove the unconstitutional ban on asylum seekers' right to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28942/18]
Tue, 3 Jul 2018
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Teagasc Courses
Danny Healy-Rae
411. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are sufficient places to accommodate the number of applicants who wish to do a green certificate course. [29163/18]
Thu, 28 Jun 2018
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School Accommodation Provision
Danny Healy-Rae
124. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an application by a school (details supplied) will be responded to as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28410/18]
Tue, 26 Jun 2018
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Capitation Grants
Danny Healy-Rae
189. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if sufficient funding will be provided for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27616/18]
Tue, 26 Jun 2018
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Deportation Orders Re-examination
Danny Healy-Rae
252. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider altering his response to an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27791/18]
Tue, 26 Jun 2018
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Dental Services
Danny Healy-Rae
359. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding dental care under the medical card system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27633/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Ambulance Service Data
Danny Healy-Rae
302. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency ambulances based in County Kerry; the locations in which are they are based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26251/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Ambulance Service Data
Danny Healy-Rae
303. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the number of intermediate care vehicles based in County Kerry; the locations in which the intermediate care ambulances are based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26252/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Public Procurement Contracts
Danny Healy-Rae
260. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether the inflexibility of State contracts in the face of substantial increases in input costs means construction companies may now be forced out of business or to abandon ongoing public sector projects. [24774/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Driver Licences
Danny Healy-Rae
1075. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the NDLS is allowed to reissue a driver licence to the address that is on file for that person in the case of a driver licence that is still in date but has been lost; if the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24771/18]
Wed, 30 May 2018
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School Funding
Danny Healy-Rae
99. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if grant aid or support will be provided for a school (details supplied) in view of the granting of planning permission for new housing developments in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23848/18]
Wed, 30 May 2018
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Teacher Career Breaks
Danny Healy-Rae
112. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a matter in relation to a person (details supplied) being classed as a new entrant teacher will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23911/18]
Wed, 30 May 2018
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Danny Healy-Rae
121. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if the decision to take Versatis patches off the drug payment scheme will be reversed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23816/18]
Wed, 30 May 2018
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Medicinal Products Availability
Danny Healy-Rae
141. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) and the pharmaceutical industry to ensure new medicines are made available to persons with MS which is the case in other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23850/18]
Wed, 30 May 2018
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Danny Healy-Rae
158. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the reason for excluding persons over 21 years of age with type 1 diabetes from accessing the new FreeStyle Libre glucose monitor; his views on whether it should have been made available to all persons with diabetes based on clinical need at the discretion of their diabetes consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23888/18]
Wed, 30 May 2018
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Planning Issues
Danny Healy-Rae
218. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if school facilities are taken into consideration when reviewing planning applications for housing developments by the county councils; if there is provision in planning regulations to provide quality child care and preschool facilities in view of the fact that they are lacking in some villages in which planning permission has been granted for large housing developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23849/18]
Wed, 16 May 2018
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Danny Healy-Rae
94. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills the grounds on which a child with Down's syndrome can be refused the July provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21498/18]
Tue, 15 May 2018
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Brexit Negotiations
Danny Healy-Rae
74. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the preparation his Department is making in anticipation of either a hard or soft border. [20509/18]
Tue, 15 May 2018
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National Parks Facilities
Danny Healy-Rae
609. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will request the National Parks and Wildlife Service to allow jarveys that use the Mission Road in Killarney access to the national park from a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20991/18]
Tue, 15 May 2018
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National Parks and Wildlife Service
Danny Healy-Rae
610. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will request the National Parks and Wildlife Service to erect a fence at Ballydowney, Killarney, County Kerry, to stop deer coming onto the N2 Killarney to Killorglin Road in order to prevent further accidents and fatalities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21146/18]
Thu, 3 May 2018
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Health Services Provision
Danny Healy-Rae
165. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has to wait for two years for medical treatment in view of the fact that their condition is life threatening. [19374/18]
Tue, 1 May 2018
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Roads Maintenance Funding
Danny Healy-Rae
350. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that funding and works are required to address a flooding problem at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18558/18]
Tue, 17 Apr 2018
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Parking Provision
Danny Healy-Rae
1225. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a matter (details supplied) will be addressed regarding coach parking in Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15230/18]
Wed, 28 Mar 2018
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School Accommodation Provision
Danny Healy-Rae
159. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision to refuse an application by a school (details supplied) for additional school accommodation will be reconsidered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14392/18]
Wed, 28 Mar 2018
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Summer Works Scheme
Danny Healy-Rae
163. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) was not awarded funding in the summer works scheme to replace windows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14402/18]
Thu, 8 Mar 2018
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Sentencing Policy
Danny Healy-Rae
186. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for mandatory sentences for persons that break in and burgle homes especially those of elderly persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10871/18]
Thu, 8 Mar 2018
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
Danny Healy-Rae
272. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the reason high blood pressure is not considered for the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10903/18]
Tue, 27 Feb 2018
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Pharmacy Services
Danny Healy-Rae
397. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will be using the FEMPI legislation to find a solution in future negotiations with regard to pharmacists; his views on whether this legislation should be used in view of the fact the financial emergency is over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9343/18]
Wed, 21 Feb 2018
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Vehicle Testing
Danny Healy-Rae
187. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a facility to test commercial and heavy goods vehicles will be provided in south County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8923/18]
Tue, 20 Feb 2018
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School Enrolments
Danny Healy-Rae
215. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to address the problem in which a school (details supplied) has a waiting list to enrol new pupils in September 2018 and will not be able to enrol all students; if temporary units will be provided to resolve this difficulty to allow all students attend their chosen school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8690/18]
Tue, 20 Feb 2018
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General Practitioner Services Provision
Danny Healy-Rae
326. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when a resident general practitioner will be provided in an area (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8234/18]
Tue, 20 Feb 2018
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Health Insurance Company Payments
Danny Healy-Rae
405. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a matter (details supplied) will be addressed regarding a payment method; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8682/18]
Thu, 15 Feb 2018
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Road Network
Danny Healy-Rae
4. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the need for the provision of the Killarney bypass from Farranfore to Lissivigeen and from Lissivigeen to Castlelough. [7875/18]
Thu, 15 Feb 2018
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Road Network
Danny Healy-Rae
249. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to replace Listry bridge, Milltown, County Kerry, with a new structure in view of the fact that the bridge was built over 200 years ago. [7876/18]
Tue, 13 Feb 2018
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Tuberculosis Eradication Programme
Danny Healy-Rae
45. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a pilot scheme in south County Kerry to eliminate tuberculosis in badgers by way of vaccinations and removal of badgers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6672/18]
Tue, 13 Feb 2018
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Pharmacy Services
Danny Healy-Rae
318. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his views on the policy of reversing the cuts imposed on HSE employed pharmacists, and that does not include self-employed pharmacists, which it is perceived further discriminates against self-employed pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6966/18]