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Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Hospital Staff
Jack Chambers
583. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the policies or measures in place to ensure the retention of staff in hospitals here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26605/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Hospital Staff
Jack Chambers
584. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if he will offer further education opportunities or rent assistance as part of any policies to entice overseas hospital staff to work in hospitals here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26606/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Hospital Staff
Jack Chambers
585. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the measure or plans being used to replace agency nursing staff in hospitals here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26607/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Nursing Staff Data
Jack Chambers
586. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of all nursing management positions in each hospital here over the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26608/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Jack Chambers
587. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for paediatric rheumatology services in Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, for the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26609/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors
Jack Chambers
588. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of non-consultant hospital doctors in HSE training positions for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26610/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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National Drugs Strategy Implementation
Jack Chambers
589. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if the Minister of State with responsibility for the national drugs strategy has met with the Minister of State with responsibility for mental health in regard to the next national drugs strategy; if so, the number of times they have met and the matters discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26611/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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National Drugs Strategy
Jack Chambers
590. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of times the oversight forum on drugs has met in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26612/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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National Drugs Strategy
Jack Chambers
591. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to hosting a drugs summit to hear the opinions of all interest groups with a view towards developing policy in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26613/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Cancer Services Provision
Jack Chambers
592. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if he will reverse the decision to cut by 50%, funding for transport services for cancer patients at St. Luke’s radiation oncology network, which operates cancer services across St. Luke’s Hospital, Rathgar, and St. Luke’s radiation oncology services at St James’s Hospital and at Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26614/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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National Drugs Strategy
Jack Chambers
593. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the attendance records of representatives of the education awareness prevention pillars at meetings held under the national drug strategy from 2008 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26615/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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National Drugs Strategy Implementation
Jack Chambers
594. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to the roll-out of a national service level agreement across all section 37 and section 38 bodies involved in drug treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26616/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Health Products Regulatory Authority
Jack Chambers
595. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if he will commit to a large public awareness campaign to highlight the dangers associated with illicit steroid usage, which has increased exponentially in recent times, particularly among young men; if he will further commit to providing specific training for front-line health care workers to be able to properly address problem steroid taking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26617/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Taxi Regulations
Jack Chambers
872. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reasoning behind the decision to prevent cars which are more than ten years old from being used as taxis; if he will reconsider this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26563/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Rail Network Expansion
Jack Chambers
873. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to the provision of an electric rail system for Dublin west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26564/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Jack Chambers
950. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the safeguards the State has put in place to ensure there is fair and equitable admissions to preschools for applicants; if there is any legal certainty for parents who have been awarded a place and then told they cannot get a place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26561/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Departmental Staff Sick Leave
Jack Chambers
45. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the figures for her Department on the percentage of working days lost to sickness absence through certified leave and uncertified leave in each year from 2011 to 2015, inclusive. [23416/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Garda Deployment
Jack Chambers
49. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí currently assigned to each divisional drugs unit in tabular form. [23605/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Ministerial Remuneration
Jack Chambers
88. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of miles claimed for and the travel expenses paid to her and each Minister of State in her Department in respect of their functions as a Minister in her Department between 1 January 2016 and 10 March 2016; between 11 March 2016 and 6 May 2016; and since 7 May 2016. [24301/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Ministerial Advisers
Jack Chambers
89. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide the name, position and annual salary awarded to her special advisers; if she will provide details for requests, if any, for an increase above the special adviser's pay cap as set by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24318/16]