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Tue, 13 Nov 2018
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Drugs Payment Scheme
Jan O'Sullivan
416. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to expedite the availability of new medicines to persons with multiple sclerosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46985/18]
Wed, 7 Nov 2018
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Office of Public Works Properties
Jan O'Sullivan
58. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the rationale for the OPW’s decision to dispose of sites zoned for development on Church Avenue, Dublin 9, and Herbert Lane, Dublin 2, instead of reserving them for affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46144/18]
Wed, 7 Nov 2018
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Work Permits Eligibility
Jan O'Sullivan
105. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if persons who have been granted temporary permission to remain here for four months on stamp 1 conditions which enable an employer to apply for an employment permit on their behalf are eligible to apply for this employment permit despite the fact that they are employed in a category that is deemed ineligible for employment permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45976/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Garda Stations
Jan O'Sullivan
223. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a building (details supplied) is owned by the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45286/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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State Properties
Jan O'Sullivan
235. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a building (details supplied) is owned by the Office of Public Works; if not, the person or body that owns the building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45310/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Schools Building Projects Status
Jan O'Sullivan
348. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when building works will commence for a new school building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45585/18]
Tue, 6 Nov 2018
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Statutory Retirement Age
Jan O'Sullivan
1116. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a public servant who is a clerical officer at level 16 and who joined the service in 2001 can continue to work after 65 years of age; if so, if he or she will continue on the same income or if that income will be reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45565/18]
Thu, 25 Oct 2018
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School Transport Eligibility
Jan O'Sullivan
146. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a provision for awarding the remote area grant to a person who has been refused same on the basis that there is a school closer to their residence under the patronage of their preferred ethos in cases in which they were unable to secure a place in the closer school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44341/18]
Wed, 24 Oct 2018
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Citizenship Applications
Jan O'Sullivan
203. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made in relation to an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44171/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Apprenticeship Data
Jan O'Sullivan
286. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has data on the uptake of apprenticeships and traineeships from young Travellers in the context of a commitment given by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection to the effect that Travellers under 25 years of age would receive good quality offers of continuing education, apprenticeships, traineeships or employment in the context of the youth guarantee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43713/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Traveller Education
Jan O'Sullivan
288. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the response from third-level institutions to the bursary scheme to increase the number of Travellers participating in third-level education; the number who were offered places through the scheme in 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43715/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Traveller Education
Jan O'Sullivan
289. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will conduct a full audit of the transition and retention outcomes of Traveller children in post-primary education; his plans in place to improve retention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43717/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Traveller Education
Jan O'Sullivan
294. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish the review that took place in 2017 of the remaining recommendations of the Traveller education strategy 2006 in addition to the education recommendations in the national Traveller and Roman inclusion strategy, NTRIS; the actions proposed following the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43754/18]
Tue, 23 Oct 2018
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Local Government Reform
Jan O'Sullivan
688. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the amalgamated Limerick City and County Council is regarded as an administrative county or an administrative county borough for the purposes of Article 12.4.2°ii of Bunreacht na hÉireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43419/18]
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
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Enterprise Support Schemes
Jan O'Sullivan
6. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the extra support available to Irish businesses to trade online; her plans to ensure this support is available to small, as well as larger, retail businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42697/18]
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
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Retail Sector
Jan O'Sullivan
9. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to reports from retail businesses that banks, which would previously have extended their overdraft facilities at times of the year when such businesses need extra credit owing to cashflow patterns, are now insisting that they take out loans; if she will engage with the banking sector to represent the interests of businesses rather than the interests of banks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42700/18]
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
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National Development Plan Funding
Jan O'Sullivan
13. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which the disruptive technologies innovation fund can be applied for; when grants will be awarded under the fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42699/18]
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
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Gender Balance
Jan O'Sullivan
14. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the guidance given to agencies under her Department's remit to ensure there is more gender balance in terms of the leadership of the companies and research projects that are funded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42698/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Overseas Development Aid
Jan O'Sullivan
135. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the review of the White Paper on Ireland's international development policy will be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42542/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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State Examinations Commission
Jan O'Sullivan
233. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of qualified teachers versus the number of third level students who do not have recognised teaching qualifications and who were engaged by the State Examinations Commission to mark State examination papers in each specific subject area for the junior certificate and leaving certificate examinations in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42320/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Leave to Remain
Jan O'Sullivan
280. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a dispute between the IPO and GNIB is preventing registration of a number of persons granted permission to remain under the International Protection Act 2015; the steps he will take to ensure this matter is resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41780/18]
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
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Hospital Procedures
Jan O'Sullivan
362. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of hip and knee replacements carried out at Croom Hospital, County Limerick, in each of the years 2016 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of persons awaiting hip and knee replacement operations at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41836/18]
Thu, 11 Oct 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
Jan O'Sullivan
121. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41634/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Work Permits Data
Jan O'Sullivan
200. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of permits that will be issued under the proposed meat permit pilot scheme to address labour shortages in the meat processing sector; the nationalities of the employees to receive permits from this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41034/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Work Permits Data
Jan O'Sullivan
201. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if there is a list of the employers involved in the proposed pilot scheme to address labour shortages in the meat processing sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41038/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Work Permits Data
Jan O'Sullivan
202. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if and when copies will be provided of the written statements from employers involved in the proposed pilot scheme containing the information outlined in section 3(1) of the Terms of Employment (Information) Act 1994; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41039/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Work Permits Data
Jan O'Sullivan
203. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she has met the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to discuss the matter of the proposed pilot scheme to address labour shortages in the meat processing sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41042/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Emergency Departments Services
Jan O'Sullivan
289. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the construction and staffing of the 60-bed unit at University Hospital Limerick (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40878/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Health Services Staff
Jan O'Sullivan
374. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if funding for an additional community based diabetes podiatrist in County Limerick will be made available in the upcoming budget; the reason Limerick had the second largest year-on-year increase in the number of persons with diabetes hospitalised for foot ulceration treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41187/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Meat Processing Plants
Jan O'Sullivan
383. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if information has been received or research completed on the meat-processing pilot scheme proposed by the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41043/18]
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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Meat Processing Plants
Jan O'Sullivan
409. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if collaboration has taken place with the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection as mentioned on 14 May 2018 with regard to the pilot scheme addressing labour shortages in the meat-processing sector proposed by the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation; the details of meetings that have taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41041/18]
Thu, 4 Oct 2018
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Tax Credits
Jan O'Sullivan
76. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will include toll booth operators in the list of occupations permitted to claim flat-rate employment expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40371/18]
Thu, 4 Oct 2018
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National Broadband Plan Implementation
Jan O'Sullivan
190. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when broadband services will be provided to certain locations (details supplied) under the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40435/18]
Thu, 4 Oct 2018
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Illness Benefit Applications
Jan O'Sullivan
229. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to resolve the dispute between her Department and general practitioners over the recently introduced revised forms regarding illness benefit applications; if mediation has been offered to address the issue; if discussions are being held with an organisation (details supplied) on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40373/18]
Thu, 4 Oct 2018
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Land Development Agency
Jan O'Sullivan
257. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the Land Development Agency plans to develop State-owned land, particularly Defence Forces property at Gormanstown Camp, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40483/18]
Wed, 3 Oct 2018
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Human Rights
Jan O'Sullivan
110. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the implementation of the recommendations of the Myanmar fact-finding mission; his views on UNSC referring Myanmar to the International Criminal Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40226/18]
Wed, 3 Oct 2018
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Pharmacy Regulations
Jan O'Sullivan
178. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of the group representing pharmacy assistants arising from new rules drafted under section 30 of the Pharmacy Act 2007; the way in which he plans to address those concerns; if he will sign the statutory instrument giving legal effect to the draft rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40196/18]
Wed, 3 Oct 2018
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Child and Family Agency
Jan O'Sullivan
251. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if an element of Tusla is moving its operation to a location (details supplied); the number of staff who will be relocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40195/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Visa Applications
Jan O'Sullivan
144. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a Filipino national married to an Irish citizen resident here on a stamp 4 needs a Schengen visa to travel to Italy on holiday; if so, the application process for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39697/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Maternity Protection Entitlements
Jan O'Sullivan
220. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if circular 0060/2018 on breastfeeding breaks for registered teachers in recognised primary and post-primary schools apply to special needs assistants, SNAs; if not, his plans to extend the same provision to SNAs working in recognised primary and post-primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39649/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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Asylum Applications
Jan O'Sullivan
274. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) will receive correspondence confirming the person's permission to remain here in view of the fact that the person has been granted permission to remain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39689/18]
Tue, 2 Oct 2018
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National Dementia Strategy Implementation
Jan O'Sullivan
392. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase supports and investment for persons living with dementia in budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39698/18]
Thu, 27 Sep 2018
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Public Procurement Contracts
Jan O'Sullivan
4. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on comments by a public official on the cost of public procurement in the context of a housing project in Dublin which will cost nearly €500,000 per unit; if this will be examined as a matter of urgency in order that publicly-owned lands can be developed for social and affordable housing as speedily and cost-effectively as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39228/18]
Thu, 27 Sep 2018
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Credit Union Lending
Jan O'Sullivan
7. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the progress that has been made on ensuring that a funding vehicle for credit unions to invest in social housing provision as committed to under Rebuilding Ireland is compatible with Central Bank of Ireland regulations in view of the fact that such a vehicle will have to be regulated by the Central Bank; if an assurance can be given that such a vehicle will be established that will facilitate credit union finance being made available to approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39066/18]
Thu, 27 Sep 2018
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National Development Plan Funding
Jan O'Sullivan
33. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the guidelines for indigenous businesses and enterprises to access the €2 billion urban regeneration and development fund and the €1 billion rural regeneration and development fund that he recently announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30458/18]
Thu, 27 Sep 2018
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Local Authority Housing Data
Jan O'Sullivan
40. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the average length of time taken for each local authority to reallocate homes under their remit after they have been vacated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38906/18]
Thu, 27 Sep 2018
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Vacant Properties
Jan O'Sullivan
46. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of privately owned homes brought back into use as a result of the vacant homes strategy of Rebuilding Ireland; his plans to amend the incentives and penalties to encourage more owners of empty dwellings to provide them for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38904/18]
Thu, 27 Sep 2018
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Home Loan Scheme
Jan O'Sullivan
49. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of approvals granted under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; his plans to modify the deposit requirement particularly in circumstances in which applicants can show that they have been paying high rents for an appropriate period of time prior to their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38905/18]
Thu, 27 Sep 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists Data
Jan O'Sullivan
139. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting cataract surgery in County Limerick; the average waiting times for such procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39190/18]
Thu, 27 Sep 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists Data
Jan O'Sullivan
140. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting colonoscopy and gastroscopy examinations, respectively, in County Louth; the average waiting times for such procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39191/18]