1192 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health regarding the high tech drug scheme, if he will provide details of the medicines available under the scheme and for each of the last five years the number of items dispensed; the costs involved and the amount paid to wholesalers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1191 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for reimbursement of medicines under the high tech drug scheme; the reasons for the delay in reimbursement; the likely timescale of decisions; if measures will be implemented to resolve the delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1190 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in reimbursement of vital medicines, such as Gilenya for MS, under the high tech drug scheme; the likely timescale of decisions in view of the urgent medical needs that exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1182 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the progress being made on facilitating adoptions between Ireland and Panama, which is compliant with the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and cooperation in respect of inter country adoption, when she anticipates that adoptions between the two countries will be possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1181 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress being made on facilitating adoptions between Ireland and Panama, which is compliant with the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption; when she anticipates that adoptions between the two countries will be possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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791 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the measure being taken to enforce the non-principal private residence charge against owners of property who do not reside in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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574 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection the criteria used for qualifying for payments in respect of communion and confirmation from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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406 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of schools that have been awarded an Active School Flag; if he will provide a list of schools who have submitted applications for an Active School Flag; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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405 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of schools that have been awarded an active school flag; if he will provide a list of schools that have submitted applications for an active school flag; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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158 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance since 2008,if there have been any pay cuts implemented for staff at IBRC formerly Anglo Irish Bank, the extent of any such cuts; if there have not been any reductions, his views on whether adjustments should be considered by management at the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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516 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details of current waiting times at each legal aid centre; the measures that have been taken to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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371 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it is permissible for local authorities to prioritise persons who are in employment when making offers of leasing arrangements for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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370 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will amend payment provisions for the household charge to provide for deferral payment until the sale of the property for persons acting as executors of wills who are charged with selling a house on behalf of the estate of a deceased person; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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369 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider amending the law relating to the non-principal private residence charge so that executors of wills are not liable to pay the charge in respect of residential property which is vested in their name solely in their capacity as a personal representative; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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279 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue to an appeal for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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198 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a full-time youthreach programme is considered as full-time education for the purposes of family law maintenance payments in respect of young adults aged between 18 and 23 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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128 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the statistics regarding the incidence of childhood type 2 diabetes over the past ten years; the number of cases diagnosed each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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123 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the contact she has had with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland regarding advertising which targets children, particularly advertising that promotes food and drink which are high in fat and sugar; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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627 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the reason an application for a medical card was refused to applicants (details supplied) who are over 70 years of age and are under the income guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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626 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health when an application for a medical card will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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576 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health then number of medical negligence cases involving mishaps at birth over the past five years; the settlement in each case; the amount paid in legal fees; the duration between lodging the claims and the judgments or settlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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546 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health when an application for a medical card will be decided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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222 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the reason a medical card application was refused but a general practitioner card was issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork and their spouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide, in soft copy spreadsheet format, details of the numbers of persons awarded added years under the professional added years for superannuation purposes scheme for institutes of technology for the period 2002 to date, identifying for each institute the number of staff who have benefited, the grades or posts held by staff, the professional qualifications in question, the number of years reckoned in acquiring necessary qualifications and experience for appointment to the post in question, and the number of added years awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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414 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection when she anticipates that the partial capacity benefit scheme will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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228 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health when an application for a medical card will be decided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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227 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health when an application for a medical card will be decided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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226 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health when an application for a medical card will be decided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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649 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health when an application for a medical card will be decided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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648 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health when an application for a medical card will be decided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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647 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health when an application for a medical card will be decided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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601 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health when a medical card, which expired in October 2011, will be renewed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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215 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health his plans to carry out a review of the list of long-term illnesses and if Addison’s disease will be included on a future list; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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199 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total cost of the operation of the Private Residential Tenancies Board; if he will provide a breakdown of the expenditure incurred in the following areas, the cost of full-time administrative staff, the cost of independent adjudicators, the cost of tribunals and the total number of tribunals conducted in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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188 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not yet received payment under the Sustainable Energy Ireland scheme for work carried out; the reasons for the delay; when payment can be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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187 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not yet received payment under the Sustainable Energy Ireland scheme for work carried out; the reasons for the delay; when payment can be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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186 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not yet received payment under the Sustainable Energy Ireland scheme for work carried out; the reasons for the delay; when payment can be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not yet received payment under the Sustainable Energy Ireland scheme for work carried out; the reasons for the delay; when payment can be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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184 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not yet received payment under the Sustainable Energy Ireland scheme for work carried out; the reasons for the delay; when payment can be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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183 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not yet received payment under the Sustainable Energy Ireland scheme for work carried out; the reasons for the delay; when payment can be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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182 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not yet received payment under the Sustainable Energy Ireland scheme for work carried out; the reasons for the delay; when payment can be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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181 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not yet received payment under the Sustainable Energy Ireland scheme for work carried out; the reasons for the delay; when payment can be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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180 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not yet received payment under the Sustainable Energy Ireland scheme for work carried out; the reasons for the delay; when payment can be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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179 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not yet received payment under the Sustainable Energy Ireland scheme for work carried out; the reasons for the delay; when payment can be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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178 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not yet received payment under the Sustainable Energy Ireland scheme for work carried out; the reasons for the delay; when payment can be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he will provide and update on the work of the special action group in obesity; the initiatives he plans to implement to tackle the issue of obesity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8385/12]
474 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he will consider amending the prescription regime for medical card holders in order that they can have prescriptions from consultants and other services which prescribe medication filled without the necessity of a further appointment with their general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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467 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health in view of recent court decisions, if he intends to change the way patients’ private property accounts are operated to give individuals concerned direct access to their own moneys; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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450 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reasons it was decided to permit only inter-country adoptions from countries which are compliant with the Hague Convention rather than permitting inter-country adoptions when the adoption is compliant with the Hague Convention; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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449 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs post ratification of the Hague Convention, the number of inter-country adoptions that have taken place here; if there has been no such adoptions when it is expected that inter-country adoptions will recommence; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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