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Thu, 16 May 2013
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Medicinal Products Supply
Joe McHugh
253. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health his views on the decision by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics not to recommend reimbursement for Pirfenidone to patients with idopathic pulmonary fibrosis; if he will engage with the Irish Lung Fibrosis Association; if he will review a submission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23381/13]
Wed, 15 May 2013
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Tourism Industry Issues
Joe McHugh
68. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his 32-county strategy for a lighthouse tourism trail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19160/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Proposed Legislation
Joe McHugh
226. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills with reference to the draft SOLAS Bill's definition of further education and training, if he will consider broadening the definition to include other systematic and deliberate learning undertaken by adults in a wide variety of settings and contexts, both formal and non-formal, in particular community education; if he will consider specifically naming Independent Community Education as a provider group within the legislation; if there is scope for modification of Section 7(h) and Section 7(h)2 to expressly address the training and upskilling needs of persons within and outside the labour market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22702/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Air Pollution
Joe McHugh
444. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government with reference to the Air Pollution Act, if he will update Dáil Éireann on the impact of the new regulations on activity in the black market; if he will advise businesses that legitimately operate in this sector whose customer bases have heretofore been drawn from within and outside of the restricted area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22760/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Health Services Provision
Joe McHugh
589. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will update Dáil Éireann on the proposal to establish a paediatric diabetic nursing service in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22209/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Hospital Services
Joe McHugh
590. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will update Dáil Éireann on plans to develop a new radiotherapy unit at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry City. [22210/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Services for People with Disabilities
Joe McHugh
661. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive gives priority to personal care to the exclusion of other needs and services for persons with disabilities [22708/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Services for People with Disabilities
Joe McHugh
662. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has contingency funds or plans for persons with a disability who may have to attend public hospitals if carer services change [22709/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Mobility Allowance Decision
Joe McHugh
663. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will update Dáil Éireann on plans for a proposed new allowance form for transport grants. [22710/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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EU Funding
Joe McHugh
722. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will update Dáil Éireann on his engagements with the European Commission in respect of the TEN-T funding round; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22211/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Road Improvement Schemes
Joe McHugh
723. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will update Dáil Éireann on plans to upgrade the N14 road linking Letterkenny and Lifford/Strabane. [22212/13]
Thu, 9 May 2013
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School Staffing
Joe McHugh
86. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review an application for supplementary redeployment panel by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal. [21958/13]
Thu, 9 May 2013
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Auctioneering Licences
Joe McHugh
159. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality with reference to the licensing of auctioneers who operate in livestock marts, if he will give due consideration to marts in Gaeltacht regions; his views on whether professional indemnity insurance requirements for such commercial operations should take into account the fact that marts do not provide advice to purchasers but instead facilitate sales and purchases; if he will try to identify a less bureaucratic way of securing tax clearance compliance than via the method currently envisaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21974/13]
Wed, 8 May 2013
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Commonage Division
Joe McHugh
15. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals he has to update regulation of commonage lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19159/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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Tax Reliefs Application
Joe McHugh
121. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance the reason persons who availed of Revenue job assist whilst enduring long-term unemployment, subsequently receive wage deductions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21147/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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Student Grant Scheme Delays
Joe McHugh
168. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if students whose Student Universal Support Ireland grants were delayed through no fault of their own will be compensated, consistent with extra revenue secured by the State via delayed payments of the household charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21211/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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School Staffing
Joe McHugh
180. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review a submission from a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21420/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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Property Taxation Application
Joe McHugh
263. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the purpose of the local property tax; if he will itemise its envisaged usage in public expenditure, with particular reference to rural counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21210/13]
Thu, 2 May 2013
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Cross-Border Co-operation
Joe McHugh
30. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will work with the Northern Ireland Minister for Justice to explore the potential value of a Donegal-Tyrone-Derry community policing board structure based on this State's existing joint policing committee model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20591/13]
Thu, 2 May 2013
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Cross-Border Co-operation
Joe McHugh
40. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will engage with Minister David Ford of the Northern Ireland Executive with a view to establishing the worthiness of a possible Donegal-Tyrone-Derry community policing structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20592/13]
Thu, 2 May 2013
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Irish Communities Abroad
Joe McHugh
49. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on his efforts to engage with Irish citizens who work and reside abroad. [20906/13]
Thu, 2 May 2013
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Schools Health and Safety Issues
Joe McHugh
83. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the health and safety guidelines that pertain in respect of supervision of primary school children; if there is a pupil-adult ratio regarding same; the number of students per campus that is permissible per adult; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20891/13]
Thu, 2 May 2013
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Schools Recognition
Joe McHugh
86. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review a submission from a school (details supplied) in County Donegal that proposes to continue to provide a valuable educational facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20941/13]
Thu, 2 May 2013
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Fish Quotas
Joe McHugh
203. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on a submission regarding the seafood industry (details supplied) that was presented to him in March 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20877/13]
Wed, 1 May 2013
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Carbon Tax Collection
Joe McHugh
88. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline his plans for introducing carbon taxation on coal; if he has considered the implications of such a development on cross-Border imports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20668/13]
Wed, 1 May 2013
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Joe McHugh
256. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health with reference to a service (details supplied) in County Donegal, if there is a timeframe for this appointment. [20729/13]
Tue, 30 Apr 2013
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Job Creation Numbers
Joe McHugh
276. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the percentage of new jobs that were created in 2012 and in Q1 2013 by Industrial Development Agency supported companies on a county basis. [20106/13]
Tue, 30 Apr 2013
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Languages Programme
Joe McHugh
343. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will engage with the Northern Ireland Executive and the Scottish Government to develop a Gaeilge-Ulster Scots language tourism product; his views in this respect on Ulster-Scots culture in North America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19947/13]
Tue, 30 Apr 2013
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Tourism Promotion
Joe McHugh
595. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline his vision for the development of the country's maritime heritage, with specific reference to community dividends from tourism associated with lighthouses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19946/13]
Wed, 24 Apr 2013
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Domestic Violence Policy
Joe McHugh
244. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will consider a submission from an organisation (details supplied) about the rationalisation of health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19310/13]
Wed, 24 Apr 2013
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Disability Support Services
Joe McHugh
247. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health with reference to mobility allowances and motorised transport grants, his plans for provision of services to persons who live with cystic fibrosis; if the criteria will take specific account of lives conditioned by cystic fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19338/13]
Tue, 23 Apr 2013
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Garda Recruitment
Joe McHugh
504. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will indicate when recruitment to an Garda Síochána is likely to recommence. [18890/13]
Tue, 23 Apr 2013
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Sale of State Assets
Joe McHugh
521. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the concerns of an organisation (details supplied); if he will outline his views on the ownership of Coillte; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18266/13]
Tue, 23 Apr 2013
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Rural Transport Programme
Joe McHugh
692. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding rural transport developments in County Donegal. [19105/13]
Thu, 18 Apr 2013
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Performance Management Systems
Joe McHugh
25. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on his efforts to implement performance management methodologies within the public sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17735/13]
Thu, 18 Apr 2013
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Strategic Management Initiative
Joe McHugh
44. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the efficacy of the Strategic Management Initiative of 1994; the action that he has taken to promote greater systematic incentives for public service workers in this decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17736/13]
Thu, 18 Apr 2013
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Farm Assist Scheme Payments
Joe McHugh
141. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who are in receipt of a payment (details supplied); if she will publish this information in a county format; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18056/13]
Thu, 18 Apr 2013
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Mortgage Arrears Proposals
Joe McHugh
146. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection if all financial brokers who are independently regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland and who carry professional indemnity insurance will be eligible as operators of his new scheme for assisting persons in mortgage arrears. [18174/13]
Wed, 17 Apr 2013
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Joe McHugh
8. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the level of funding that is being provided for support services for children with autism; the numbers of people who are employed in associated programmes; if he will provide information on support services that are provided at regional levels to parents of children with autism; if he will outline the relationship with the primary and secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17447/13]
Wed, 17 Apr 2013
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Joe McHugh
65. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding that is being provided for support services for children with autism; the numbers of staff employed in associated programmes; if he will elaborate on support services that are provided to parents of children with autism at a regional level; if he will outline the relationship with the primary and secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17446/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Inter-Country Adoptions
Joe McHugh
115. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will update Dáil Éireann on her Department's engagements with Prospective Adoptive Parents of Ireland. [17246/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Cross-Border Projects
Joe McHugh
159. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will update Dáil Éireann on her Department's engagements with Northern Ireland agencies in developing youth cross-border and cross-community relationships. [17247/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Teachers' Remuneration
Joe McHugh
369. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline any plans that are being developed to revise Gaeltacht, Island and Secretary to Board of Management allowances that are provided for teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16100/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Joe McHugh
399. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider including Down syndrome under the low incidence disability classification for the purpose of allocation resource hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16424/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Exemptions
Joe McHugh
799. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government with reference to the non-principal private residence charge, if he will advise a person (details supplied) who has moved to Great Britain where he is now working and who now faces a bill that includes arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16758/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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UN Conventions Ratification
Joe McHugh
913. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will update Dáil Éireann on the ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities; his views on whether there is legal impediment to its immediate ratification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16925/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
Joe McHugh
956. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will clarify the availability of extra Garda patrolling hours with reference to the patrol car attrition rate; the number of extra patrolling hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17508/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Child Care Services Provision
Joe McHugh
1086. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs with reference to the €2.75 million fund for maintaining the upkeep of interior services, equipment and natural outdoor spaces for all children, if she will clarify which types of child care settings are eligible for this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16810/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Joe McHugh
1262. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will request that the Health Service Executive consider a proposal that may shorten waiting lists; and if he will ask the HSE to contact this Deputy directly. [16928/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Hospital Procedures
Joe McHugh
1263. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will review the proposal to make deep brain stimulation available here, through a North-South initiative; if he will consider the idea of allowing procedures to be carried out in Northern Ireland in order that patients could have pre and post-operative care managed in the Republic, instead of patients in the Republic of Ireland having to go overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16930/13]