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Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Family Reunification
Jan O'Sullivan
201. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a particular issue in the embassy in Abuja, Nigeria, that is causing difficulty in the processing of join family visa applications in view of the fact that there are serious delays in sending the applications to Dublin such as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38233/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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HSE Staff Recruitment
Jan O'Sullivan
248. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if progress has been made in appointing a clinical lead for the national clinical dual diagnosis programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38234/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Hospital Beds Data
Jan O'Sullivan
249. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient detox beds for persons with a dual diagnosis; the HSE regions in which these beds are available; when such beds will be available for those that need them in all regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38235/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Housing Assistance Payment
Jan O'Sullivan
548. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the local authorities that have appointed a HAP pathfinder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38454/19]
Wed, 18 Sep 2019
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Local Authority Housing Maintenance
Jan O'Sullivan
56. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of local authority homes that will be retrofitted in 2019 in order to protect tenants from high energy costs and to address climate change; if he has a monitoring process in place to ensure that the work is done and the funding allocated to local authorities is spent in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37495/19]
Wed, 18 Sep 2019
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Homelessness Strategy
Jan O'Sullivan
62. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the strategy in place to stem the increase in the number of children in homeless services in view of evidence of the negative affect on their lives; if he will introduce a time limit on their stay in homeless services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37493/19]
Wed, 18 Sep 2019
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Homeless Accommodation Provision
Jan O'Sullivan
69. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of Housing First tenancies that have been provided in 2017, 2018 and in the first half of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37494/19]
Wed, 18 Sep 2019
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Social and Affordable Housing Provision
Jan O'Sullivan
74. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of sites that are being considered for development of cost rental homes in each relevant local authority area; the specific sites under consideration in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37496/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Flood Relief Schemes Status
Jan O'Sullivan
215. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when funding will be provided under the flood relief schemes to strengthen the banks of the River Shannon in the Corbally area of Limerick city to protect residents in the Mill Road and the Corbally Road from flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36270/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Public Procurement Regulations
Jan O'Sullivan
221. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to review the changes made to the public procurement process in view of the fact that they have been in place for a number of years; if the changes that have resulted in large contractors winning tenders for services and in turn sub-contracting out much of the work to sub-contractors will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36479/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Commencement of Legislation
Jan O'Sullivan
562. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 with the exception of Parts 2 and 3 of the Act will be fully commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34986/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Citizenship Applications
Jan O'Sullivan
587. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the spouse and children of a naturalised Irish citizen living in the United Kingdom and whose family joined them there through family reunification can be granted Irish citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35372/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Departmental Schemes
Jan O'Sullivan
624. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the recent changes to the atypical working scheme will be reviewed in view of the effect it is having on the availability of locum doctors who have been playing a strong role in out-of-hours general practitioner schemes, including Shannondoc; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35834/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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IDA Ireland Data
Jan O'Sullivan
710. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the name and location of each IDA client company in County Meath; the number employed by each company to 31 December 2018; the level of employment grants provided by IDA to each identified client company in 2018; the number of IDA sponsored site visits to County Meath to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34719/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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IDA Ireland Data
Jan O'Sullivan
711. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the name and location of each IDA client company in County Louth; the number employed by each company to 31 December 2018; the level of employment grants provided by IDA to each identified client company in 2018; the number of IDA sponsored site visits to County Louth to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34720/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Assisted Human Reproduction Legislation
Jan O'Sullivan
775. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when Parts 2 and 3 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 will be fully commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34986/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists Data
Jan O'Sullivan
807. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for spinal fusion operations; the steps he will take to ensure there is more access to operating theatres for such children including clearer pathways to facilities in Cappagh Hospital for adolescents in need of spinal fusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34776/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Rehabilitation Training Allowance Payments
Jan O'Sullivan
902. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to abolishing the training allowance paid to persons who have a disability and are enrolled in training programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35190/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Jan O'Sullivan
932. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that patients who have Parkinson’s disease can continue to receive a medication (details supplied) which is no longer available to them despite having been provided to those who have an advanced stage of the condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35373/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Health Services Provision
Jan O'Sullivan
1258. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will extend the scheme for free eye care for primary school children to include secondary school children in view of the fact that once a child leaves the primary education system they receive no financial help for glasses or eye tests unless they hold a full medical card. [36388/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Medicinal Products Availability
Jan O'Sullivan
1315. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Duodopa, which is particularly advised to patients with Parkinson’s disease who require pump therapy, is no longer available to such patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36609/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Nursing Staff Recruitment
Jan O'Sullivan
1336. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the commitment he gave that all graduating nurses and midwives in 2019 would be offered positions provided in locations in which there were approved vacant posts will be fulfilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36713/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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HSE Staff Recruitment
Jan O'Sullivan
1345. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 144 of 10 April 2019, if the position of clinical nurse specialist for multiple sclerosis in University Hospital Limerick has been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36772/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Jan O'Sullivan
1359. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a review of the nursing home subvention scheme is planned; if the disincentives to renting out a home that is owned by a person who is in a nursing home will be examined to examine if the scheme can be altered in order to free up more of the empty homes nationwide to the private rental sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36949/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Warmer Homes Scheme
Jan O'Sullivan
1487. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to expand the warmth and well-being pilot scheme being operated in Dublin 8, 10, 12, 22 and 24 to other parts of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35052/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Warmer Homes Scheme Waiting Times
Jan O'Sullivan
1488. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will facilitate the hiring of more contractors in order to reduce the waiting times for the SEAI warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35053/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Treatment Benefit Scheme Eligibility
Jan O'Sullivan
1873. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the treatment benefit scheme will be extended to allow parents that pay PRSI contributions to claim for their dependent children’s eye care and glasses while they are in secondary school in view of the fact that the free eye care scheme ends when a child leaves primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36389/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Home Loan Scheme
Jan O'Sullivan
2000. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if there is a requirement for persons who are approved for a Rebuilding Ireland home loan to sign up for a specific mortgage protection insurance policy; if they can opt for a policy from a company other than the one advised by the council approving the loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36610/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Schools Building Projects Status
Jan O'Sullivan
464. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in the opening of a new school (details supplied); when the school community will be in a position to occupy the proposed temporary buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32232/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Schools Building Projects Status
Jan O'Sullivan
470. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost for a school project (details supplied); when the new school building will be completed and fully in use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32347/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Primary Care Centres Provision
Jan O'Sullivan
1238. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason for the reduction in the hours and availability of the podiatry clinic service in the HSE Boyne primary care centre in Drogheda, County Louth; when the full hours of operation of the clinic will be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32225/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Hospitals Building Programme
Jan O'Sullivan
1240. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for completion of the St. Joseph’s Hospital development in Ardee, County Louth; the number of beds that will be available at the facility on completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32229/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Primary Care Centres Provision
Jan O'Sullivan
1248. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delays in the opening of the Bettystown primary care centre; the services the centre will provide; the date for the opening of the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32346/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Better Energy Homes Scheme
Jan O'Sullivan
2236. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there has been a reduction in funding for the SEAI better energy warmer homes scheme in view of the increase in waiting times for works to be carried out; his plans to increase funding to the scheme in order to reduce the waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32760/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Library Services Provision
Jan O'Sullivan
2597. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a new library facility will be established in Laytown and Bettystown, County Meath; the overall cost of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32345/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Local Authority Boundaries Review
Jan O'Sullivan
2873. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when an implementation group will be formed by Louth and Meath county councils jointly to implement the findings of the recent Drogheda boundary review; if he has received confirmation from the councils on the person or body that will sit on the implementation group; when its first formal meeting will take place; if he has been advised by the local authorities as to when the process to develop a joint local area plan for the development and management of the southern environs of south Drogheda in County Meath will commence; if he has insisted on a timeline for the completion of such a plan; when the proposed retail plan contained in the Drogheda boundary review recommendations will be started and completed; his views on the delays in implementing the recommendations of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32233/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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School Discipline
Jan O'Sullivan
854. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the 2008 guidelines on reduced timetables in schools deem a reduced timetable to be a suspension; if in such circumstances it should be reported to Tusla; if she will engage with the Department of Education and Skills in order that schools can be informed of their obligations in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30895/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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School Transport Provision
Jan O'Sullivan
204. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department received a request from a school (details supplied) to support the provision of a dedicated school bus to transport students of the school to and from the Southgate and Grange Rath area of County Meath to the new temporary accommodation of the school in Bettystown, County Meath in view of the planning delays associated with the school site; if the support requested will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30361/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Hospital Charges
Jan O'Sullivan
313. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 187 of 4 July 2019, when the review of the basis for existing hospital and medication charges to be carried out under commitments given in the Sláintecare implementation strategy will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30408/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Data Protection
Jan O'Sullivan
385. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the progress being made in relation to an investigation by the Data Protection Commissioner of a data breach involving the five pages of medical records pertaining to ten patients at a hospital (details supplied) in late April 2019; when the data protection audit at the hospital will be completed; if the findings of the investigation will be made public; the steps the hospital has taken to improve the management of sensitive patient information since this breach occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29300/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Cycling Policy
Jan O'Sullivan
600. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is preparing a new national cycle policy framework in view of the fact that the current policy finishes in 2020; if there will be consultation with various interests in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29134/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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State Airports
Jan O'Sullivan
641. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 592 of 2 July 2019, if the decision that Shannon Airport should not receive State funding for capital projects will be reviewed in view of the fact that it does qualify for State support under European Union rules (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29617/19]
Thu, 4 Jul 2019
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
Jan O'Sullivan
187. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to update the long term illness scheme to include other illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28628/19]
Thu, 4 Jul 2019
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Housing Adaptation Grant
Jan O'Sullivan
460. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount allocated in 2019 to local authorities for the housing adaptation grant for persons with a disability, housing aid for older persons and mobility aids grants for council owned properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28830/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Apprenticeship Data
Jan O'Sullivan
117. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if all new apprenticeship programmes developed since 2017 will receive the same allowances for apprentices attending college as apprenticeships developed prior to 2017; if he will seek equality of allowances for all apprenticeships in Budget 2020; the estimated cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28614/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Apprenticeship Data
Jan O'Sullivan
118. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new apprenticeships developed since 2017; the number of apprentices enrolled per apprenticeship programme developed since 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28615/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Industrial Relations
Jan O'Sullivan
218. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when a hearing will be held in the Labour Court in relation to an unfair dismissals case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28395/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Schools Building Projects Applications
Jan O'Sullivan
272. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a permanent extension by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27840/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Special Educational Needs Staff
Jan O'Sullivan
294. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if special needs assistants and other workers in the primary and second-level education system will be provided with the same entitlement to paid annual leave that is provided to teachers to allow them to serve on public bodies such as local authorities; the reason this right is denied to special needs assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28189/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Hospitals Data
Jan O'Sullivan
399. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons presenting to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, with alcohol and drug misuse related issues from 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27612/19]