443 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection if form RP50 has been received by her in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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442 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection if form RP50 has been received by her in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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441 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection if form RP50 has been received by her in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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440 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection if form RP50 has been received by her in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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439 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection if form RP50 has been received by her in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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437 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection if form RP50 has been received by her in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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436 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection if form RP50 has been received by her in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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435 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection if form RP50 has been received by her in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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434 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection if form RP50 has been received by her in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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433 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection if form RP50 has been received by her in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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407 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has or will examine any possible role she can play in resolving the dispute between the former employees of a company (details supplied) their employer and the National Assets Management Agency, if she would consider facilitating payment to the workers of their statutory redundancy payments from the social insurance fund as a matter of urgency in view of the fact that they are the innocent victims in this dispute; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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101 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance if he will make inquiries into any possible role he can play in facilitating a resolution of the dispute between the former employees of a company (details supplied), their employer and the National Asset Management Agency; if he will consider intervening in this matter to assist the former employees who are the innocent victims in this dispute; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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100 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance further to the ongoing refusal of the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, to release funds to pay the former employees of a company (details supplied), the contact there has been between him and NAMA and, in particular, the dedicated unit within his Department which liaises on a daily basis with NAMA; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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365 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to receive the consultant’s report on the future of the three State airports; when he will outline his plans for Cork Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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310 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes that are expected to benefit from his decision to grant free access to general practitioner services to persons on the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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309 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health when a decision is expected on the submission by the national paediatric working group which outlines a business case for paediatric diabetes services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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308 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if his Department or the Health Service Executive is considering changing the recruitment timeline for the intended stroke unit at Cork University Hospital; if there will be any delay establishing the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce European languages to children at primary school level; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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63 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance if he intends to sign a commencement order in respect of provisions of the Finance Act 2011 which provided for tax relief on expenditure on works to improve the energy efficiency of private homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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263 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health in relation to persons who have restricted range of movement in one arm which makes driving severely difficult but who do not meet the criteria for a primary medical certificate, if there is any source of assistance available to facilitate them in acquiring an automatic car or adapting a manual vehicle in order that they can maintain their mobility and independence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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436 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health regarding the childhood immunisation programme, the expenditure reductions achieved by enacting the Health Professionals (Reduction of Payments to General Practitioners) (National Immunisation Programmes) Regulations 2011 (SI 556 of 2011); the amount he expects this will save each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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212 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is any payment available to assist persons meeting maintaining and caring for domestic pets; if there is such a payment, if she will outline the weekly amount paid; the number of persons in receipt of it; the amount paid out by her each year to recipients of such a payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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482 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate the reason the electronic tolling facility at the M8 toll bridge at Watergrasshill, County Cork, does not register some electronic tags which work at every other toll bridge in the country; if he will instruct the operator of the toll bridge to rectify this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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568 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding that has been provided to replace the Tramore bridge, Kinsale Road, Cork; when the works will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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111 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the high cost of company examinership procedures and that such costs effectively preclude many companies from using this option, if he will consider allowing examinership to be carried out at Circuit Court level for companies with turnovers below a certain predetermined level; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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139 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection the progress being made and any instructions issued by her regarding the implementation of Labour Court recommendations for the introduction of an agreed pension scheme for community employment scheme supervisors and assistant supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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649 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he will consider mandating the Health Service Executive to assign the budget used for agency staff to recruit additional front-line HSE staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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648 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if there has been any instruction given to local Health Service Executive service providers to cease using agency staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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647 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by him and the Health Service Executive on agency staff in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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629 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken towards establishing a stroke unit at Cork University Hospital; when the unit will be open and staff assigned to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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487 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in an effort to alleviate the pressure that commercial rents are placing on businesses if he will consider legislating to provide an incentive for landlords to reduce commercial rents to a verifiable sustainable level provided that any such incentive would be proportionate to the effect of a rent reduction on the landlord’s income; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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486 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress being made on legislative proposals to abolish upward only rent review clauses; if he has considered other alternative options for facilitating commercial tenants to obtain reduced rents which reflect the current economic realities faced by businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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214 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total cost, including an itemised breakdown, of the Referendum Commission in respect of the thirtieth amendment to the Constitution; the amount paid to date; if he will detail any further anticipated costs and expenses; the costs and expenses expected to be incurred in the period provided for the commission to report to him and in the period between reporting and dissolution of the commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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586 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health in relation to fair care is it the case that a person who has been approved for participation in the scheme has to wait for all persons who have previously been approved for participation in the scheme to avail of a nursing home bed before they can take up a bed and use the funding for which they have been approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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585 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health in relation to the fair care scheme, where a person has been approved for the scheme, if it is the case that the funding must be used within three months of approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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570 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the location and number of properties owned and rented by the Health Service Executive in Cork city and county, and in the case of rented properties the amount of annual rent paid in respect of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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421 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total cost, including an itemised breakdown, of the Referendum Commission in respect of the Twenty-ninth Amendment to the Constitution; the amount paid to date; if he will detail any further anticipated costs and expenses; the costs and expenses expected to be incurred in the period provided for the commission to report to him and in the period between reporting and dissolution of the commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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378 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total cost, including an itemised breakdown, incurred by the Referendum Commission in respect of the 30th amendment to the Constitution; the amount paid to date; if he will detail any further anticipated costs and expenses; the costs and expenses expected to be incurred in the period provided for the commission to report to him and in the period between reporting and dissolution of the commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the teacher allocation ratio for schools catering for children with severe and profound disability is 6:1 and is also applied to schools who cater for children with severe and profound disability and ASD; if he will consider revising the teacher allocation ratio for schools catering for children with severe and profound disability and ASD; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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520 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if, in view of recommendations in new research for the Irish Heart Foundation entitled, Tobacco Taxation, Smuggling and Smoking in Ireland, he will support the development of a comprehensive national tobacco control strategy combining tobacco tax policy, enhanced anti-smuggling measures and more effective quit smoking supports and services which the report says will reduce smoking rates, save lives and increase tax revenue on a significant scale; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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467 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reasons for the delays in adopted persons being granted access to their files regarding Bessborough Centre, Cork which are being held by the Health Service Executive in St. Stephen’s Hospital, Glanmire, Cork; if measures will be implemented to shorten the delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance if he will act to enhance measures to tackle tobacco smuggling following the publication of new research for the Irish Heart Foundation titled Tobacco Taxation, Smuggling and Smoking in Ireland, which estimates that the investment of an additional €8 million in measures to reduce the illicit trade in tobacco has the potential to bring the State an extra €130 million in tobacco tax receipts per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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470 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the reason a medical card application was refused in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway.
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353 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Justice and Equality, in view of the large number of errors which have been found in Land Registry digital maps with respect to boundary locations and the positioning of rights of way and wayleaves, particularly in County Cork, if he will direct the Property Registration Authority Ireland to put in place a system for rectification in order that these errors, which are the fault of neither vendors nor purchasers, do not unduly delay the sale of properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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352 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reasons for the delay in correcting an error in respect of the location of a right of way in the Land Registry digital map; 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 when a school (details supplied) in County Cork will receive its allocation of resource hours in respect of students who are new to the school in the current academic year; the reasons for the delay in allocating the said resource hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills if it will be possible for a school (details supplied) in County Cork to engage local builders to construct the additional two classrooms for which he has provided funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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56 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Cork has lost two teaching posts despite the stated position that special schools would not be affected by a reduction in the numbers of teachers or special needs assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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553 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health his proposals for developing a dedicated cystic fibrosis care unit at Cork University Hospital or alternatively if he will provide funding to enable Build4Life develop such a facility using money raised by its fund-raising efforts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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271 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection the option now available in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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