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Wed, 3 Oct 2012
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Garda Vetting of Personnel
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
160. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in processing the applications by a company (details supplied) in County Kildare for Garda vetting which is required to enable the company to get a licence which would allow it to take up a pending contract; his views regarding delays in processing vetting applications. [42124/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Commercial Rates Impact
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
73. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an assessment of the impact of current levels of commercial rates on job creation and sustainability. [41607/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Carer's Allowance Eligibility
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
322. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will use the upcoming Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council meeting to try to make progress to abolish the habitual residence condition for carers returning from abroad to care for a family member. [42078/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Anti-Racism Measures
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
410. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide local authorities with extra resources to deal with major incidences of racist attacks in local authority housing. [41245/12]
Thu, 27 Sep 2012
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Dental Services Provision
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
6. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the action he will take to address the prevalence of unregistered, unregulated operators providing dentures directly to consumers as highlighted by the Consumers Association of Ireland in May 2011; if his attention has been drawn to breaches of the law in this regard and the concern expressed by the Dental Council and by properly regulated and registered practitioners, as well as the false advertising by illegal operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41004/12]
Thu, 27 Sep 2012
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Primary Care Centres Provision
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
25. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the progress made, if any, regarding the proposed developments of primary care centres in each case at Crumlin/Drimnagh, Coolock, Darndale, Rowlagh/North Clondalkin, Summerhill, Balbriggan and Swords, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41003/12]
Wed, 26 Sep 2012
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Departmental Strategy Statements
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
22. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which the new Children and Young People's Policy Framework will be published. [40706/12]
Wed, 26 Sep 2012
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Missing Children
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
36. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update on plans for the 11600 missing childrens hotline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40707/12]
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
233. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason rent supplement has ceased in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; the reason the person they were not notified of the decision to withdraw their rent allowance. [40464/12]
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
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Private Rented Accommodation Standards
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
234. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the procedures regarding properties housing rent supplement recipients that fail environmental health inspections and the protections in place to ensure that recipients of rent supplement whose rental property has failed environmental health inspections or been given improvement notices do not end up homeless if the rent supplement is withdrawn. [40465/12]
Wed, 19 Sep 2012
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Penal Policy Review Group Establishment
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
17. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will publish his strategic review of penal policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39335/12]
Wed, 19 Sep 2012
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Drugs Seizures
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
39. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details of the number of drug seizures in each county for each of the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and the quantity, type and value of drug seizures involved. [39334/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
80. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the plans of Dublin City Council to move away from the points system for social housing prioritisation; his plans to implement a national model for assessment of housing need and the prioritisation of that need based on international best practice. [39069/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Schools Building Projects Status
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
413. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the problems associated with building a new school block for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8 which remains partially built and the third contractor still not on site to complete the long awaited school building; the steps he and his officials will take to ensure speedy completion of the building works which started three years ago; the reason the cheapest contractor is always engaged when the experience at the school shows that this is not always the most prudent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38246/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Local Authority Housing Evictions
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
1097. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if any review is taking place in relation to the Supreme Court judgment in the Donegan case and the use of section 62 of the Housing Act to evict local authority tenants; the implications of this decision on local authorities; and if it means that no evictions can now take place under section 62 of the Housing Act; if new legislation is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38434/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Community Employment Drug Rehabilitation Projects
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
1499. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if there is a scheme available to compensate community representatives for attending drugs task force meetings which are often held during working hours and which many community representatives have to take time off work to attend; and, if so, which drugs task forces operate it and the fee payable to those attending meetings on behalf of their community. [38195/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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General Practitioner Services
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
1718. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if he will extend free general practitioner visits to long-term illness card holders this year. [38202/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Hospital Facilities
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
1746. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the crèche facilities in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin and if he will confirm whether the crèche charges have been increased; and if so, the amount of this increase [38400/12]
Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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Local Authority Staff
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
495 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason for the delay in granting sanction to Dublin City Council for two estate management workers which has been sought since January 2012.
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Wed, 18 Jul 2012
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Fostaíocht Gaeltachta
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
39 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den an Aire Ealaíon; Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cad iad na spriocanna atá ag an Aire maidir leis an méid post a chruthófar sa Ghaeltacht sa dara leath den bhliain. [35029/12]
Wed, 18 Jul 2012
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Social Insurance
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
166 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of the number of employees with respect to whom employers are paying PRSI at the rate of 10.75% and the total this raised in 2009, 2010, 2011 and in March 2012 respectively.
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Wed, 18 Jul 2012
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Social Insurance
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
167 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of the number of employees with respect to whom employers are paying PRSI at the rate of 4.25% and the total this raised in 2009, 2010, 2011 and in March 2012 respectively.
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Wed, 18 Jul 2012
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Asylum Support Services
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
282 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the identity and addresses of the successful contractors supplying services to the State in the seven State owned asylum seeker centres following the recent competition; the length, cost and duration of each contract; the date on which the contracts are up for renewal; the number of small to medium sized companies and if they are Irish or European who were successful in obtaining a contract for the supply of services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Wed, 18 Jul 2012
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Asylum Support Services
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
283 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 146 of 16 May 2012, if he will clarify the issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Wed, 18 Jul 2012
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Asylum Support Services
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
284 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new permanent jobs that have been created through the awarding of contracts following the recent competition in the State-owned Reception Integration Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Wed, 18 Jul 2012
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Asylum Support Services
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
285 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the incentives that are given to small indigenous businesses to tender for contracts to provide management and services in State-owned Reception Integration Agency centres; if he will direct, encourage and advise his officials in the procurement area of RIA to facilitate and assist small indigenous Irish or European companies, in competing against large non-EU American corporate subsidiaries, which have recourse to unlimited expertise and financial backing from the parent company; if he will give an assurance that taxpayer moneys earned from Government contracts, remain in the Irish economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Rent Supplement Scheme
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
16 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of additional persons to whom the new lower rent supplement ceiling was applied in the past month; the number who have been forced to move as a consequence of the new ceiling to date in 2012; her views on whether it may be too late for parents who are forced to leave their locality to enrol their children in new schools; and if she will seek to make savings on rent supplement by negotiating directly with landlord representatives instead of placing exclusive responsibility for achieving her Departments savings on individual vulnerable tenants. [35043/12]
Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Homeless Persons
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
27 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that young persons who have experienced homelessness are in need of emergency accommodation (details supplied); and the steps she will take to respond to this situation. [34947/12]
Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Sick Pay Scheme
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
54 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether her proposal to simultaneously cut the illness benefit scheme and introduce statutory sick pay will precipitate business closures, job losses and pay cuts and make Ireland less competitive.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Sick Pay Scheme
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
242 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether her proposal to simultaneously cut the illness benefit scheme and introduce statutory sick pay will precipitate business closures, job losses and pay cuts and make Ireland less competitive.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Good Friday Agreement
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
76 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps the he is taking to compel the British Government to adhere to the wording of Strand 3, Prisoners, paragraph 1 of the Belfast Agreement 1998 (details supplied).
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Good Friday Agreement
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
77 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps the Irish Government is taking to compel the British Government to legislate for and implement in full, the Weston Park Accord as it was originally agreed by the Irish and British Governments in 2001, prior to the withdrawal of the proposed draft legislation on 11 January 2006 by then Secretary of State Peter Hain (details supplied).
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Tax Reliefs
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
99 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance the value of the revenue forgone to the State as a result of the tax relief on income protection insurance premiums each year for the past five years.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Tax Reliefs
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
100 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance the value of the revenue forgone to the State as a result of the tax relief on contributions to private pensions each year for the past five years.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Pension Provisions
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
283 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the changes she intends to make to State pensions; and the timeframe for same.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Defence Forces Medicinal Products
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
622 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence the number of doxycycline tablets issued to members of the Defence Forces annually since 2000.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
719 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for outpatient appointments in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin and the reason for same.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
720 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for various inpatient procedures in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin and the reason for same.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
721 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if all theatre and wards in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin are open and in full use, and if closed, the reason for same.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Nursing Home Services
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
750 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the cost to the Health Service Executive due to patients whose transfer to nursing homes is delayed due to lack of beds and who catch MRSA or similar infections in the acute or general hospitals around the country; and the steps he has taken in the past six months to alleviate the backlog and to free up beds for patients recovering from surgery.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Pilot Training Colleges
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
897 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he has taken to address the situation Irish students undergoing pilot training find themselves in with the collapse of Pilot Training College considering that the State, through the Irish Aviation Authority, licensed Pilot Training College as a fit and proper organisation to provide the education and ensure continuity of training rather than dashing hopes of any young people caught up in the fallout.
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Thu, 12 Jul 2012
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Research and Development
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises will avail of all supports for research and development.
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Thu, 12 Jul 2012
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Research and Development
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
38 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to streamline the application process and support in respect of research and development across Departments.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Child Care Services
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
41 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children who received out of hours emergency care services through the Crisis Intervention Service each month since its establishment; the county in which they normally reside; the type and location of care placement that was found for them; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Inter-Country Adoptions
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
61 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date in September 2012 on which she will sign a new inter-country adoption agreement with Vietnam; and the position regarding any ongoing negotiations with other states regarding inter-country adoption agreements.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Human Rights Issues
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
82 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the deteriorating situation of Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons; and if he has raised this matter with the Israeli authorities; and if he will intervene with them in the case of a person (details supplied).
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Prisoner Releases
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
79 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he will take to demand that the British authorities release a person (details supplied) forthwith in line with the commitments in view of his and other participants in the talks at the time of the signing of the Weston Park Agreement in relation to on-the-runs.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Prisoner Releases
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
80 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the condition of a prisoner (details supplied) and the need for the British Government to release them forthwith in line with the royal pardon they had been issued, or the fact that they would also qualify under the terms and conditions of the Good Friday Agreement for the release of prisoners and further that on humanitarian grounds they should not be incarcerated any longer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Treatment of Prisoners
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
81 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the protests by prisoners in Maghaberry Jail, County Antrim and the effect it would have on the ongoing peace process if the situation further deteriorates due to the lack of action and the need for him to intervene with the authorities to ensure that their grievances are resolved and prisoners are held in decent, safe and humane conditions.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Ambulance Service
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
516 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the reason Skibbereen in west Cork and the area in general has recently had no ambulance cover due to lack of overtime pay; and if he will give a commitment that a full ambulance service cover will be restored and in place for the future.
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