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Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Mental Health Services Staff
Jan O'Sullivan
708. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a consultant and supporting posts for mental health and intellectual disability which have been sanctioned for CHO3 will be filled; if the posts have been advertised both nationally and internationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45426/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Child and Family Agency Funding
Jan O'Sullivan
981. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if adequate funding will be provided to an organisation (details supplied) that receives its main funding from Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44310/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Rental Sector
Jan O'Sullivan
1153. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the average length of a private rental tenancy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44985/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Rental Sector
Jan O'Sullivan
1154. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the outcome of the tender process that was conducted in 2016 for a deposit protection scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44986/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Rental Sector
Jan O'Sullivan
1155. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the average cost for mediation, an adjudication and a tribunal provided via the Residential Tenancies Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44987/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Rental Sector
Jan O'Sullivan
1156. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of unlawfully retained deposits that the Residential Tenancies Board ordered landlords to return to tenants in each of the years 2015 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44991/19]
Thu, 24 Oct 2019
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Commencement of Legislation
Jan O'Sullivan
300. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she expects the Parent's Leave and Benefit Bill 2019 which has passed through the Houses of the Oireachtas will be enacted; when eligible parents will be able to apply for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43884/19]
Thu, 24 Oct 2019
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State Pension (Contributory) Data
Jan O'Sullivan
303. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number in receipt of the State pension, contributory, in the pre-2012 rate bands by gender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43937/19]
Thu, 24 Oct 2019
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Working Family Payment Data
Jan O'Sullivan
304. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of civil servants and public servants, respectively, in receipt of the working family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44020/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Schools Building Projects Status
Jan O'Sullivan
110. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a proposed extension for a school (details supplied); when it is expected that the building will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43713/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Jan O'Sullivan
111. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be extra special needs assistant allocations to a school (details supplied) from the increased number announced in view of the specific needs of children in this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43714/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Health Services Data
Jan O'Sullivan
161. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of terminations of pregnancy that have been carried out since the repeal of the eighth amendment and subsequent legislation by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43777/19]
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Road Network
Jan O'Sullivan
180. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will exercise his power under the Roads Act 1993 to designate the R132 as a national route in view of the status of the road at Julianstown, County Meath, as the 16th busiest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43695/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Insurance Costs
Jan O'Sullivan
145. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the progress made in addressing the high cost of insurance for businesses here including the expected implementation of measures in the Judicial Council Act 2019 in addition to other measures that would facilitate small businesses that are in the position of having to close down due to their inability to obtain an insurance quote; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43108/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Jan O'Sullivan
216. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he is taking to ensure that children on the autism spectrum for whom a place in a special class attached to a mainstream school is required can access such a place locally, particularly in County Limerick; if he will use his powers to insist that such provision is available within a reasonable distance of the homes of such children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43405/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Medical Card Eligibility
Jan O'Sullivan
319. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will consider allowing persons in the 66 to 70 years of age bracket to discount the cost of medical insurance against their income in assessing their qualification for a medical card, particularly in view of the significant difference between the means test for that age category and those over 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43118/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Hospital Facilities
Jan O'Sullivan
403. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to provide a second CT scanner for University Hospital Limerick which would alleviate some of the overcrowding in the emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43443/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Planning Issues
Jan O'Sullivan
648. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to amend the Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2007 to lift the current 12 sq. m restriction on domestic rooftop solar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43479/19]
Thu, 17 Oct 2019
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Budget 2020
Jan O'Sullivan
94. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if budget 2020 was poverty proofed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42732/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Schools Building Projects Status
Jan O'Sullivan
186. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when works will commence on a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41654/19]