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Wed, 21 Jun 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Martin Ferris
221. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29240/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
Martin Ferris
1178. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health if he will consider putting the new diabetes glucose monitoring system sensor on the long-term illness book. [27184/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Hospital Consultant Recruitment
Martin Ferris
1537. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an MRI scan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28795/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Inland Fisheries Ireland
Martin Ferris
1720. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason an inaccurate press statement issued by Inland Fisheries Ireland with the headline, New Study reveals Pike Native to Ireland, has not been corrected to reflect the actual report's findings despite requests from organisations (details supplied); the reason Inland Fisheries Ireland has failed to remove this inaccurate press statement from its website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28727/17]
Wed, 31 May 2017
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Mental Health Services Provision
Martin Ferris
217. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive psychological cognitive behaviour therapy. [26126/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Departmental Staff Redeployment
Martin Ferris
116. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will facilitate the transfer of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25369/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Home Help Service
Martin Ferris
492. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the reason it is proposed to reduce home help hours for a person (details supplied). [25907/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Dairy Sector
Martin Ferris
618. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the organisation with responsibility for the regulation of robotic milking machines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25725/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Dairy Sector
Martin Ferris
619. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a robotic milking machine manufacturer (details supplied) is governed by any regulation by her Department. [25726/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Dairy Sector
Martin Ferris
620. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the complaints procedure open to purchasers of robotic milking machines. [25727/17]
Tue, 23 May 2017
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Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
Martin Ferris
463. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the status of respite placing for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24225/17]
Tue, 16 May 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Martin Ferris
465. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23171/17]
Wed, 3 May 2017
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Hospital Equipment
Martin Ferris
233. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the operational status of the DXA scanner at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20921/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Martin Ferris
396. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the reason a school (details supplied) in County Kerry has not received DEIS status despite the profile of both students and parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20695/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Martin Ferris
794. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19211/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Martin Ferris
975. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the status of a cataract operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19937/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Martin Ferris
977. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a further appointment at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19939/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Harbours and Piers Development
Martin Ferris
1202. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will meet a group (details supplied) from County Donegal. [20035/17]
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Harbours and Piers Development
Martin Ferris
1203. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of funding for the pier at Leenan, County Donegal in order that the pier can be extended; and if his attention has been drawn to the real threat to the future of the local fishing industry if these works are not carried out. [20036/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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School Funding
Martin Ferris
807. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of schools in County Kerry, both secondary and primary, that have been affected by the cut to the counselling grant. [17728/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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School Funding
Martin Ferris
808. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount which was allocated to schools in County Kerry for counselling in each of the years, 2011 to 2016, inclusive. [17729/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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School Funding
Martin Ferris
809. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason the counselling grant is being cut; and the detail of the replacement payment in this regard. [17730/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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State Properties
Martin Ferris
634. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of all State properties sold in County Kerry between 2011 and February 2017; and the valuation of each at the time of sale. [13642/17]
Wed, 8 Mar 2017
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Medical Card Administration
Martin Ferris
72. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the data collection processes that exist in respect of the return of medical cards following death; the number of medical cards that were returned and cancelled as a result of patient death in each of the past five years; the number of death certificates signed by general practitioners in respect of GMS patients; the number of medical cards that were not reissued following the expiration date as a result of the death of a patient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11896/17]
Wed, 8 Mar 2017
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Health Services Funding
Martin Ferris
112. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the investment required in the Health Service Executive, HSE, information technology budget to bring it up to the OECD average; the projects that are being held up as a result of lower levels of investment in the HSE information technology budget; the investment that would be required in HSE information technology in order to modernise and bring benefits to the health system; the additional resources that are needed to deliver the digital solutions for waiting list challenges in respect of the approach to funding that has been agreed within the HSE office of the chief information officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11897/17]
Tue, 7 Mar 2017
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Martin Ferris
621. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to have a cataract operation at Cork University Hospital. [11956/17]
Thu, 2 Mar 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Martin Ferris
212. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive appropriate inpatient treatment at a facility suitable for children. [10949/17]
Tue, 21 Feb 2017
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Nursing Home Beds Data
Martin Ferris
385. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the capacity of each community hospital in County Kerry; the number of beds that are occupied and vacant respectively, at present; the staff numbers in each community hospital for each of the years 2013 to 2016; the future potential for extra capacity in Kerry community hospitals, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8057/17]
Tue, 21 Feb 2017
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Disability Services Provision
Martin Ferris
504. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the number of respite beds and their locations in counties Cork and Kerry; the number of residential places for persons with intellectual disabilities available in County Kerry as of February 2017; the number of places available for each year from 2007; the number of persons on the County Kerry emergency respite list as of February 2017; the figures for each year from 2002; the number of persons on the County Kerry residential placement list needing residential placement; and the number of idle beds or places currently available in County Kerry, but remain unused due to the policy of de-congregation or due to lack of funding in tabular form. [8815/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Martin Ferris
351. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an operation in Tallaght Hospital. [6662/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Martin Ferris
413. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment. [6909/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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International Agreements
Martin Ferris
599. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures being put in place to ensure that unlawful discrimination is not being undertaken or facilitated in preclearance areas at Irish airports through the application of President Trump's policies. [5658/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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International Agreements
Martin Ferris
600. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures being taken to ensure that international refugee law is not subverted through the application of President Trump's policies in preclearance areas at Irish airports. [5659/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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International Agreements
Martin Ferris
601. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the mechanisms currently in place to ensure Ireland's obligations, under the TFEU and the ECHR and other applicable international laws, are fully complied with in preclearance areas in Irish airports. [5660/17]
Thu, 2 Feb 2017
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Respite Care Services Provision
Martin Ferris
241. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health his views on the current lack of respite beds for adults in north Kerry in view of the fact all places are being used for residential care; when the four-bed property purchased in Listowel, County Kerry by the HSE for adult respite will be operational; and if the beds will be used for respite care only. [4979/17]
Wed, 1 Feb 2017
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National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility
Martin Ferris
66. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the mechanisms in place to ensure that consultants will not be funded by the national treatment purchase fund to privately treat patients that are on their public lists except in exceptional circumstances in which no alternative exists; the body which will carry out this policing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4564/17]
Wed, 1 Feb 2017
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Hospital Beds Data
Martin Ferris
70. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the number of beds that have been closed due to staff shortages in each of the past five years; the number of beds closed currently due to staff shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4563/17]
Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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Coast Guard Services
Martin Ferris
584. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will enact statutory instrument legislation in order that the Irish Coast Guard can become a stand-alone primary response agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2720/17]
Wed, 18 Jan 2017
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GLAS Applications
Martin Ferris
214. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a GLAS payment. [2028/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Tax Code
Martin Ferris
39. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance the average effective tax rate on income of farmers based in the south west; if he will provide an illustration of the impact on the average farmer on the Revenue Commissioners' treatment of patronage shares as income assuming they sell the shares and pay CGT at 33%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1613/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Tax Code
Martin Ferris
59. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance the tax policy logic in forfeiting capital gains tax at 33% in view of the fact that the effective income tax rate is 27%; and his views on whether it is appropriate that the Revenue Commissioners' resources should be deployed in circumstances which will result in a cost to the Exchequer if they are successful in sustaining their position. [1614/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Revenue Commissioners Legal Cases
Martin Ferris
315. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance if, in the event of the Revenue Commissioners' position being upheld in a test case in relation to patronage shares, he will change the legislation such that tax will not arise until the shares are sold, thus aligning it to the position now intended generally for share based reward in an SME context. [1752/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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School Transport Applications
Martin Ferris
417. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on an application for a special transport grant. [1251/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Medical Card Drugs Availability
Martin Ferris
801. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied), who is on long-term disability, is no longer receiving nabilone on their medical card. [41029/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Hospital Services
Martin Ferris
905. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the number of patients outsourced and the location at University Hospital Kerry in each of the years from 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41283/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Emergency Departments Data
Martin Ferris
906. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department attendances at University Hospital Kerry in each of the years from 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41284/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Martin Ferris
907. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the outpatient waiting times at University Hospital Kerry in each of the years from 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, broken down by year, by specialty and the wait time bands of up to three months, six months, 12 months, 15 months, 18 months, two years and over two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41285/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Hospital Accommodation Provision
Martin Ferris
908. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry in each of the months of 2015, broken down by month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41286/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Hospitals Data
Martin Ferris
909. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the operating budget for University Hospital Kerry in each of the years from 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41287/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Hospitals Capital Programme
Martin Ferris
910. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Health the capital budget or total capital spend at University Hospital Kerry in each of the years from 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41288/16]