190 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health the purpose of requesting proof of house insurance from persons making applications for medical card renewals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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189 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health the current waiting time for processing medical card renewal applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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129 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the forthcoming changes to local household waste collection services in the Dublin city area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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128 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the non-principal private residence charge must be paid by persons living outside the State who own a property here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school building project (details supplied) which stalled due to the builder going into receivership; when building will recommence; the persons contracted to complete these works; the current completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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229 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) is not entitled to social welfare support; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the Dog Breeding Establishment Act will be signed into law in order that the relevant authorities can work to prevent animal cruelty; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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96 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 609 of 9 July 2009 and 123 of 5 November 2009, if funding will be made available to upgrade the canal walkway in an area of Dublin (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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572 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health when a nursing home (details supplied) is due to close; the number of patients that are to be transferred to other facilities; the location to which they are to be transferred; the number of these patients originally from the local communities of Inchicore, Kilmainham, Drimnagh and Bluebell in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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370 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a development (details supplied) in Dublin 18, which is lying idle; if this development can be let to tenants; if he will ensure that the developer fulfils their obligations to the authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if passport application forms have been amended to show the €65 fee for passports for citizens aged over 65 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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238 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the requirements for non-consultant hospital doctors from outside the EU/EEA regarding the provision of an IELTS certificate; if there are any exemptions in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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142 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when an application for naturalisation will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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508 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 will be given a date for a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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257 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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244 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10; the reason for the delay in processing an appeal in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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63 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school building project (details supplied); when construction will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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172 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will enter into an arrangement with a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10 to enable their company to trade out of its difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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207 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the way a person (details supplied) can proceed with an application for a temporary Irish travel document, in view of the extenuating circumstances in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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501 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health the position regarding and the future plans for the national positive ageing strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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254 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount granted under the exceptional needs payment for funeral expenses in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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184 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider abolishing the capitation fee for graduate-entry medical students, taking into account the fact that they are not eligible for maintenance grants and many are struggling financially; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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210 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health the services that are in place for adolescents under 18 years who are suffering from drug and alcohol addiction; the number of dedicated detox beds available for those under 18 years of age; the number of rehabilitation beds that are available to under 18 year olds around the country; the locations of same; the after care services that are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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209 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that are on the methadone treatment programme here; the cost of this programme in 2010; if there is a programme in place to assist patients to come off methadone after a certain length of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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208 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of needle exchange services that are currently operating here; the number of patients each service treated in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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207 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of beds available for drug detox in community based residential detox units; the location of these beds; the number of persons currently on a waiting list for admission to this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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206 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of medical detox beds available for rehabilitating drug addicts; the location of these beds; the waiting time to access one of these beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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205 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016, interim; the position regarding the proposed national substance misuse strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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204 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details for each of the local and regional drugs task forces to include chairpersons and the number of Health Service Executive employees and their job titles; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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203 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health the way drugs policy is being directed within his Department; if there is a dedicated unit; the number of staff that are in this unit; their current priorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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202 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to rules prohibiting family members or close friends from accompanying relatives into accident and emergency departments; his views whether this poses a major difficulty for elderly persons; the way he proposes to resolve this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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201 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health the frequency with which a person over 70 years is required to renew a medical card; if he recognises the delays involved, the worry and confusion that this causes for many elderly persons; the way he proposes to resolve this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the proposed transfer of the rent supplement scheme to local authorities will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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131 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of money that was spent by her on the one-parent family payment in 2010; the number of recipients; the number of male and female recipients; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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130 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify the payments awarded in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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116 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the requirements for persons who wish to have a civil ceremony of marriage or a civil partnership; if public notification of the ceremony at the chosen venue is mandatory; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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183 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health when a long-stay unit (details supplied) will open; the way it is proposed to be staffed; if the intake will be from the local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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182 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a nursing home (details supplied) in Dublin 8; if and when it is due to close; the number of patients currently residing in this nursing home; if patients are due to be transferred; if so, to where will they be transferred; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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176 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of redundancies both voluntary and mandatory, respectively, which arose on foot of the cut to funding of section 39 agencies in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review an application for funding for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 6W under the summer works scheme 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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135 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review an application for funding in respect of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 10 under the summer works scheme 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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591 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to improve services for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, in view of the huge pressure on these services at present, particularly in the Dublin-mid-Leinster area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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457 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will issue on an application for citizenship in respect of a person (details supplied); if the outstanding Garda report will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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273 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to protect low paid workers; the way he proposes to reform the joint labour committees system which sets minimum pay and conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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229 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has taken a decision to close a special class in a school (details supplied); if this school will lose a resource teacher as a result; if he will commit to maintaining teacher numbers as they currently stand in this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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130 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Finance if he will explain the effect of the new 0.6% pension levy on defined benefit pension schemes; if this could translate into a 9% cut in pension income for those in receipt of defined benefit pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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197 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on funding for the provision of nursing home care, further to recent difficulties concerning the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any legislation governing the erection of satellite dishes by private residents on apartment buildings here; if he has implemented a communication from the European Commission regarding same (details supplied); if management companies can remove such dishes without the permission of the owner; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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130 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details on the amount of money that has been spent on the back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance in Dublin South-Central in 2010 and to date in 2011; the number of recipients who were non-resident; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection how entitlement to the exceptional needs payment is determined; the person responsible for administering the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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