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Tue, 24 May 2016
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School Guidance Counsellors
James Lawless
151. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of guidance counsellors employed in secondary schools in each of the years 2012 to 2016 to date; when he will reverse the cuts imposed in budget 2012; the action his Department has taken as a result of the concerns raised recently by the Institute of Guidance Counsellors about the 2015 Central Applications Office statistics, according to which 8.1% of students made no choices compared to 1.3% in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11343/16]
Wed, 18 May 2016
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Local Authority Funding
James Lawless
112. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding available to Kildare County Council for the social housing fund to enable them to build and-or buy houses; the extent to which this funding has been drawn down by Kildare County Council; when the first units are expected to become available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10804/16]
Wed, 18 May 2016
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Disability Support Services Funding
James Lawless
158. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in relation to longer term residential care funding. [10801/16]
Wed, 18 May 2016
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Forestry Grants
James Lawless
195. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to review the situation that the Irish Farmers Association Irish Hardy Nurserystock Association was not eligible to apply for grants awarded to forestry and hedgerow associations funded by his Department for associations which grow ash trees; to review this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10732/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Motor Insurance
James Lawless
167. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of insurance companies which do not provide commercial car insurance quotes due to a person residing outside of the State for two or more consecutive years, and that certain insurance companies (details supplied) do not accept no claims bonus certificates from other European Union member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10395/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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School Accommodation Provision
James Lawless
299. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received an application for an extension from a school (details supplied) and the timeframe for awarding the funds. [10169/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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School Transport Data
James Lawless
318. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary school pupils who avail of the school transport scheme in County Kildare and the cost of providing this in each of the years 2011 to 2015, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10459/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Hospital Services
James Lawless
751. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the status of the nurse in the diabetes clinic in Tallaght Hospital in County Dublin who specialises in assisting persons with insulin pumps, including if the specialist nurse will be replaced while on long-term sick leave; if he will provide the same service in Naas hospital in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9929/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Hospital Appointments Status
James Lawless
902. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if his Department will review the case of a person (details supplied); if he will expedite this case given the nature of the condition; if his Department intends to replace the consultant who was working in a specialist Department up until November 2014 as there is now only one consultant working in this role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10461/16]
Thu, 5 May 2016
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Flood Prevention Measures
James Lawless
20. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made between the Office of Public Works and Kildare County Council, regarding flooding prevention measures in the Lower Morell area of the county, which has seen consistent flooding from the River Liffey. [9315/16]
Thu, 5 May 2016
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Garda Station Refurbishment
James Lawless
57. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide funding for the renovation and upgrading of Garda stations in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9286/16]
Thu, 5 May 2016
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Children in Care
James Lawless
58. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of young persons in care and without an allocated social worker in County Kildare, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9287/16]
Thu, 5 May 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
James Lawless
103. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she has received recent correspondence dated April 2016 from the local management of Maynooth Education Campus, Maynooth Community College and Maynooth Post Primary School regarding their concerns over the current school site (details supplied); if she accepts the urgency of the situation and that the commencement of this building project is a priority; the status of the tender process, including the timeframes associated with it; if she will authorise an early start to the building project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9283/16]
Thu, 5 May 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
James Lawless
104. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the commencement of the building of a general purpose hall for a school (details supplied). [9284/16]
Thu, 5 May 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
James Lawless
105. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the difficulties being experienced in a school (details supplied) including a lack of library facilities, no general purpose meeting room, children being dispersed across a number of locations and a lack of security; if she accepts the urgency of the situation and that the commencement of the building of the new school at this location is a priority; if she will progress it immediately, as soon as planning permission has been secured; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9285/16]
Thu, 5 May 2016
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
James Lawless
106. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the case of a person (details supplied) and available places for second level students in autism spectrum disorder units in County Kildare. [9288/16]
Wed, 4 May 2016
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Hospital Groups
James Lawless
201. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health to clarify the various hospital groups which were established in terms of movement of staff between two groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9120/16]
Wed, 4 May 2016
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Teaching Qualifications
James Lawless
251. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify the regulation changes being implemented by the Teaching Council with regard to removing regulation 3 which will result in Level 8 degree holders in Montessori Education being unable to teach in a special school setting or as a resource teacher in a mainstream setting. [8942/16]
Wed, 4 May 2016
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Tenant Purchase Scheme
James Lawless
313. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government why local authority houses which have adaptations in place to accommodate disabilities cannot be purchased through the tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9071/16]
Wed, 27 Apr 2016
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Waste Management
James Lawless
96. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way his Department plans to accommodate Pay by Weight for domestic refuse for families with family members with special needs who will have to dispose of waste products due to medical incontinence. [8522/16]