72 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health the plans he has to tackle the distress that alcohol-fuelled consultation causes to staff and other patients in hospital accident and emergency departments; and will moneys raised by a fat tax or sugar tax be used to deal with this crisis in our accident and emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take or consider to control the cost of private health insurance here; the discussions he is having with the VHI to control the cost of VHI premiums to customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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31 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce legislation to change the valuation date of 30 November 2009 that the National Asset Management Agency is still using to value property it is acquiring; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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18 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce legislation for non-recourse mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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94 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the implementation of the Croke Park agreement is on track to deliver the expected savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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54 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if focusing cuts in expenditure on the non pay element of public expenditure is having a disproportionate impact on service provision; if there are any plans on reducing payroll costs, other than reduction in numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3320/12]
Bill entitled an Act to provide for the making of medical treatment decisions in advance by competent persons with the intention of those decisions subsequently providing for the withholding of care at a time when the person loses competence to make treatment decisions; to amend the Powers of Attorney Act 1996 to allow for attorneys under that act to take healthcare treatment decisions; and to provide for connected matters
223 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will remove the obligation for a means test in view of the fact that it discourages elderly persons from applying for senior alert scheme alarms; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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181 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children who have died while in care between January and July 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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180 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children who have gone missing while in care between January and July 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will protect the half payment to carers already in receipt of a social welfare payment as a recognition of the role they play in assisting the State in the care of the most vulnerable in our society; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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21 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Social Protection if finger print scanning equipment that has been purchased by her is being used; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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239 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health how the Health Service Executive intends monitoring quicker discharge of patients, particularly at weekends by hospital consultants; the other changes to consultants’ work practices envisaged under the Croke Park agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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238 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health the aspects of the Croke Park agreement, such as an 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. working day and a 5-7 workday week, that have been implemented; the areas of the health service in which this is happening; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that local authorities are spending an inordinate length of time processing educational grants and this is increasing the risk that some students may drop out and end up in the dole queue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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97 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that local authorities are spending an inordinate length of time processing educational grants and this is increasing the risk that some students may drop out and end up in the dole queue; if he will direct local authorities to speed up this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Finance when looking at profit margins of the banks, are they in line with similar institutions in Europe after we have stripped out impairment charges on the bad loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Finance if the base-line costs in the banks are in line with the costs of similar banks in other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Finance the average interest that the guaranteed banks charge on money they lend for commercial loans; the average interest rate charged to the banks to borrow this money; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Finance the average interest that the guaranteed banks pay on money they lend on mortgages here; the way this compares with the interest paid by mortgage holders in the same institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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654 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of positions on State boards and agencies under his aegis which he has advertised in the past seven months; the number of applications received; the number of applicants subsequently appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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607 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health the number of positions on State boards and agencies under his aegis which he has advertised in the past seven months; the number of applications received; the number of applicants subsequently appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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546 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of positions on State boards and agencies under her aegis which she has advertised in the past seven months; the number of applications received; the number of applicants subsequently appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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512 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of positions on State boards and agencies under his aegis which he has advertised in the past seven months; the number of applications received; the number of applicants subsequently appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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473 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Defence the number of positions on State boards and agencies under his aegis which he has advertised in the past seven months; the number of applications received; the number of applicants subsequently appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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453 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of positions on State boards and agencies under his aegis which he has advertised in the past seven months; the number of applications received; the number of applicants subsequently appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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394 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of positions on State boards and agencies under his aegis which he has advertised in the past seven months; the number of applications received; the number of applicants subsequently appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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355 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of positions on State boards and agencies under his aegis which he has advertised in the past seven months; the number of applications received; the number of applicants subsequently appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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344 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of positions on State boards and agencies under his aegis which he has advertised in the past seven months; the number of applications received; the number of applicants subsequently appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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313 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of positions on State boards and agencies under her aegis which she has advertised in the past seven months; the number of applications received; the number of applicants subsequently appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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242 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of positions on State boards and agencies under his aegis which he has advertised in the past seven months; the number of applications received; the number of applicants subsequently appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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225 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of positions on State boards and agencies under his aegis which he has advertised in the past seven months; the number of applications received; the number of applicants subsequently appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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224 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of appointments to principal officer level and above made in the Civil Service in the past seven months; the number of successful candidates who came from outside traditional Civil Service structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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206 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of positions on State boards and agencies under his aegis which he has advertised in the past seven months; the number of applications received; the number of applicants subsequently appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Finance the number of positions on State boards and agencies under his aegis which he has advertised in the past seven months; the number of applications received; the number of applicants subsequently appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of positions on State boards and agencies under his aegis which he has advertised in the past seven months; the number of applications received; the number of applicants subsequently appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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131 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the six-month delay in processing family income supplement applications is preventing those on social welfare from taking up low-paid or part-time employment, where they would also be entitled to FIS; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Taoiseach when he expects to publish the first results of the recent census; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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440 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will be seen by a psychologist to review a learning disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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176 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had discussions with CIE on the savings that have been achieved by having no ticket checkers on trains; the steps that have been taken to reduce fare evasion because of this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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175 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ascertain from CIE whether the journey time for the train between Rosslare, County Wexford and Dublin can be reduced if the standing time at railway stations was reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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597 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Wexford who has been on an ear, nose and throat waiting list for the past three years will be seen; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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593 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Health the cost of the disposal of medical waste; where this cost is incurred; the amount of this bill that is spent outside the jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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55 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans for the conservation of historic buildings that are in a perilous state of repair at present and if funding is available to carry out major conservation work cooperating with other State agencies on a building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to fund projects that look at inter-country cultural events, with countries with which Ireland does not have an established cultural connection (details supplied).
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169 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason persons who have been trying to get full-time employment but can only get occasional work, are excluded from the Tús scheme in preference to persons who have not worked in any capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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46 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to streamline the process for renewable energy projects, that is, solar, wind and sea to connect to the grid, in order to reach our target of 10% for renewable electricity sources by 2020 as in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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32 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources regarding rural areas which do not have access to DSL or fibre cable, the proportion of the population that have no access to fixed wireless, mobile wireless or satellite broadband; if he will provide figures for the proportion of persons accessing these three services; if he will give details of the average service quality in terms of megabytes and latency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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35 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to make grants available for upgrading to householders whose septic tanks fail to pass inspections by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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51 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way he intends measuring leakage prior to water reaching the consumer; the steps he will take to penalise wastage by the new water management company if it fails to deal with water wastage on its infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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